Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez was only a teenager in Mexico when he wanted to give up his career as a pianist. However, what he would believe to be his last performance changed his life. Now he will lead a chamber choir in an upcoming one-night-only concert on the Upper East Side. more

Liz Guarracino, who had been a freelance photographer for 25 years, got the screen-play writing bug in 2013-14 when she was unemployed. It all started when she downloaded a script-writing app and wrote a story on her cracked iPhone. Little did she know a decade later her story would be part of a prestigious film festival. more

Ask anyone who lived in greater Riverdale over the past 50 or so years, and they will tell you about the Simon sisters, a group of girls who sang on their front lawn to raise money for such efforts as the Riverdale Mental Health Association. more

More than a million dollars has flowed in to The Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, ensuring the popular venue will be ready to reopen on Oct. 2. more