Xavier Mascareñas/The Journal News; Eric Wheeler of Queens, a bassist with harpist Brandee Younger, uses his smartphone before performing at the Boys & Girls Club of Mount Vernon 100th Anniversary Gala at the Rye Town Hilton in Rye Brook on March 24, 2012. Among other honorees, New York State Sen. Malcolm Smith, a longtime friend of scheduled gala presenter Denzel Washington, was awarded the inaugural Denzel Historic Leadership Award, and Ken Singleton was presented with the Denzel Lifetime Achievement Award for Sports.