Honorees Include Earvin "Magic" Johnson & Cookie Johnson, Estrellita B. Brodsky, Buffy Sainte-Marie, and Sau-Wing Lam Family
The Metropolitan Museum of Art will host its third Multicultural Gala, "An Evening of Many Cultures," on September 23, 2013. This year's event will honor Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Cookie Johnson, Estrellita B. Brodsky, Buffy Sainte-Marie, and the Sau-Wing Lam family for their broad-ranging efforts to further the sharing of art and culture in many diverse communities. This year's dance chair is Rosie Perez; dance vice chairs are Estelle and LION BABE. The benefit chair is Spencer Means. Proceeds will benefit programming for the Museum's Multicultural Audience Development Initiative.EBONY is the media sponsor of the Multicultural Gala."We are delighted to join our many ardent supporters in heralding the amazing strides the Museum has made in sharing its vast global collections with so many related cultures and communities, both near and far," commented Donna Williams, the Museum's Chief Audience Development Officer. "We also acknowledge the important contributions our honorees have made to the public through their efforts to spread knowledge of many cultures."Videos