Recreation

Harlem's rich cultural heritage just got a little richer, thanks to the City College Center for the Arts.

The annual National Meningitis Association (NMA) Give Kids a Shot Gala was once again an emotion filled evening and a stellar success in aiding in the fight against meningitis, a potentially vaccine preventable disease.

"We are thrilled to have Amy receive The Gilda Radner Award for Innovation in Comedy," expressed Lily Safani, CEO of Gilda's Club NYC.

"GE Smith here, and I am very excited to be bringing my band to Ross School to help raise funds and provide a great educational opportunity for all kinds of children," rock legend GE Smith told Hamptons.com.

"I believe it's the premiere social services charity in NYC," Jean Shafiroff told us. "We serve more than 35,000 people, from all religious, ethnic, and socio economic backgrounds."

Two hundred women listened and brushed tears from their eyes, as Regina Calcaterra spoke of her childhood growing up in Suffolk County.

Did anyone else shop for Easter flowers in the snow?

So was Frank Perdue really tough? "Not with me," cooed widow Mitzi Perdue.

"What better way to welcome spring and support CMEE than by getting together with a group of friends for a night out on the town?" asked Steve Long.

"After a successful decade with Philippe in Manhattan, we felt like it was the right time to expand and enter the nightlife arena," noted Abraham Merchant of Merchants Hospitality Inc.