After providing services and programs for 25 years, the Louis Armstrong House Museum in Queens, N.Y., will hold its first annual gala on December 6. The event will honor 92-year-old record producer George Avakian, trumpeter Jon Faddis, and Dr. James Muyskens, the ninth president of Queens College/CUNY, the parent organization of the Museum.
The gala will take place at the 3 West Club at 3 W. 51st Street in Manhattan. A cocktail and hors d’oeuvres reception at 6 p.m. will be followed by an awards ceremony and dinner. The evening will conclude with a performance by Faddis, accompanied by David Hazeltine (piano), Todd Coolman (bass) and Dion Parson (drums).
Gala tickets, sponsorships, and journal ads are available by calling Nayelli DiSpaltro at 718-997-3670 or by visiting Louis Armstrong House.
