Photos by Jamal Richards Bronx, New York: Children from the Bronx Children's Museum's Little Friends of the Museum program celebrated their artistic accomplishments on Thursday in an Ending Celebration at Roberto Clemente State Park attended by caregivers, teachers, and special guests. Twenty-five second grade children from P.S. 274 have been engaged in twice weekly arts experiences with Museum Director of Arts & Programming and Teaching Artist Natalie Wood and Teaching Artist Katherine Perez since October. Classes were held at nearby Roberto Clemente State Park, where the young artists were able to use the park and the Harlem River as inspiration for multiple individual pieces of artwork. S
Evening Honors SONIA MANZANO, KERRY MALAWISTA and ALAN HEILBRON, and CHAZZ PALMINTERI with Co-Chairs Kerry Washington, Richard Abrons and Rafael Collado “Building Our Future Together” was the focus of Bronx Children’s Museum’s second Annual Gala at an evening of star-studded excitement for close to 400 eventgoers at the Edison Ballroom in New York City raising $465,000. Friends and supporters joined Event Co-Chairs Bronx-born Kerry Washington, actress, producer, activist, and daughter of Museum Board Member Valerie Washington; Richard Abrons, playwright, activist; and Bronx native Rafael Collado, entrepreneur. Everyone came together to honor Sonia Manzano, “Maria” from Sesame Street, author
