From: Photo Flash: George “Best” Costacos Awarded Posthumously In Austria
An overflow crowd including many dignitaries from the political, scientific and artistic communities of Austria, the United States and Greece, came to the historic city hall, the Altes Rathaus in Vienna, Austria on Friday, November 4th, 2011 for the presentation of the George 'Best' Costacos Cultural and Cancer Research Foundation's awards.
George 'Best' Costacos Award 2010 presented to Ms. Marianna Vardinogianni, president of Foundation for the Child and Family and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for her philanthropic contributions.
Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Katherine received tonight the first annual Award of George 'Best' Costacos Cultural and Cancer Research Foundation for significant philanthropic activities at the National Historical Museum (an old Parliament building) in Athens. At the same ceremony, choreographer Maria Hors was awarded for her contributions to the arts.
The events in honor of the late Broadway actor/singer George 'Best' Costacos are continuing in his native Greece on the beautiful island of Aegina, where George was laid to rest last November. The first George 'Best' Costacos Memorial Marathon will be held on Saturday, July 11, 2009.
An overflow crowd of friends, colleagues, and fans packed the Actors Equity Audition Center this past Monday, March 16th, 2009 to pay tribute to the late Broadway actor/singer George Best Costacos. The memorial, right in the heart of Broadway, was a moving, magical tribute to a multitalented artist who passed away a few months ago at the age of 44 of complications from a brain tumor.
An overflow crowd of friends, colleagues, and fans packed the Actors Equity Audition Center this past Monday, May 16th, 2009 to pay tribute to the late Broadway actor/singer George Best Costacos. The memorial, right in the heart of Broadway, was a moving, magical tribute to a multitalented artist who passed away a few months ago at the age of 44 of complications from a brain tumor. His untimely death left a big void but George?s talent, passion and spirit filled the room as his friends and colleagues performed works they had collaborated on, as well as pieces dedicated specifically to him. Among these was Broadway cabaret legend Steve Ross, composer and pianist Seth Weinstein and singer Lynn Manuel. Noted actress/director Fotini Baxevani and novelist, author, screenwriter and Fulbright Scholar Gianni Scaraga, both from Greece, recited some of George?s poems and prose in Greek and in English. They were joined by actress Carina Gregorio. Video clips of George?s performances and life filled the screen and mesmerized those present.
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