The annual “HEROES” Gala, hosted Oct. 16 at Flushing Town Hall , honored the historic venue’s mission to present a variety of global arts that engage and educate the global communities of Queens and New York City, as well as foster mutual appreciation.

This year’s event featured the venue’s highly anticipated exhibition on sequential art storytelling, “ Comics in the City , ” which highlighted artists and writers of comic books and cartoons, as well as the heroic characters they created over the years.

The gala, which featured food and live entertainment, serves as the venue’s main annual fundraiser to raise critical funds for its programming. This year’s sponsors included Veronica Y. Tsang, president of the FTH board ; American Institute of Architects Queens Chapter; and

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