On Wednesday, April 17th, HAI set a record with a roster of 56 events in a single day, including six Broadway shows, the Mets in the afternoon, the Yankees in the evening, three Off Broadway shows and, to top it off, Omni*Bus trips to the Museum of Natural History and Lundy’s Restaurant. Participants from 36 mental health agencies and public schools attended. An additional 19 agencies hosted on-site HAI arts or violence prevention workshops as well as performing arts events.

This date was a milestone in HAI’s 33-year history in terms of the number, range and quality of “community events,” such as performances attended at New York cultural venues outside of institutional settings. HAI has often had 3,000 participants in one day, such as at Madison Square Garden and its own Community Performing Arts Series productions. On April 17th, 1,600 individuals participated. It was the range of community events that was exceptional.
On May 8th, HAI set another record, offering nine Broadway shows on the same day, all part of Arts Alive! (see p. 2-5).

Students from 13 schools attended:IS 370, PS 303, PS 184, PS217, PS 89, PS 20 and P 94 at PS 196 (Manhattan); PS 184 and PS 96 (Queens); PS 23 and IS 49 (Staten Island); and Lafayette High School and PS 378 (Brooklyn).

Students from Lafayette High School were so moved by the performance of Aida that they waited outside the theater to greet the cast and get their autographs.