The Harlem School of the Arts will name their main building of musician and executive Herb Alpert.
Herb Alpert
The Herb Alpert Center will honor the generosity of Alpert, his wife Lani Hall and the Herb Alpert Foundation which have been instrumental since 2010 in the rebuilding of the school after it was forced to close.
The naming of the Hamilton Heights building will be on Monday, March 11 at 11 A.M. (ET) with guests Alpert, Hall, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the school’s president and CEO Yvette Campbell, actress Phylicia Rashad and N’Kenge, who graduated from the school and is in the upcoming Motown: The Musical.
For nearly a half-century, the Harlem School of the Arts (HSA) has transformed the lives of tens of thousands of young people. Located in Harlem’s historic Hamilton Heights, this pioneering, world-class institution brings together music, dance, theatre, visual arts, and musical theatre instruction under one roof. Serving young people, ages 2 to 18, from the under-served communities of Harlem, across New York City, New Jersey and Westchester County, HSA leverages its reputation for excellence and roster of celebrated alumni to empower youths and constantly revitalize its surrounding community.
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