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Ballet Hispánico announces The Quinceañera Gala, honoring Oscar Munoz, Former CEO & Chairman, United Airlines, with the Nuestra Inspiración Award—presented by Marcos Torres, Senior Managing Director at Rbc Capital Markets and Ballet Hispánico Board Member, and Eduardo Vilaro’s 15th season as Artistic Director of Ballet Hispánico, with remarks by Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation.

Ballet Hispánico 2024 Gala Performance (6:30pm) and Dinner

The Ballet Hispánico Gala Dinner is a beloved New York event attended by some 500 leaders in the arts and business communities and is truly a spectacular evening filled with performances by the students from its School of Dance and, of course, live music by three-time Grammy Award Winner, Spanish Harlem Orchestra, that entices guests to take to the dance floor. The critical funds raised at the Gala provide dance training scholarships that change the lives of young people, inspiring performances by the professional Company, and...

Jimmy Kimmel railed against United Airlines and its CEO after a passenger was forcibly dragged off an overbooked flight Monday.

As Kimmel explained, United was trying to make room for four of its own employees who needed to get from Chicago to Louisville. The airline attempted to incentivize passengers to give up their seats, but after there were no takers, the crew randomly selected four passengers to boot. One of them, however, refused, saying he was a doctor and needed to be at a hospital in Louisville the following morning.