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OUT AND ABOUT CULTURE FIX SNAPS New York Fashion Week: DKNY meets FDNY by Emily Laermer and Miriam Kreinin Souccar WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, TO FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 The Business Council of New York State Inc. will host its 2012 ANNUAL MEETING. The event will include a health care panel, an awards ceremony and a presentation on economic development opportunities in New York. It will be held at the Sagamore Hotel, 110 Sagamore Road, in Bolton Landing, N.Y. Registration is $495 for members, $675 for future members, $325 for spouses and $325 for chamber executives. For more information, visit www.bcnys.org. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 Come pay your respects to companies that have gone under at STARTUP FUNERAL. Founders representing these startups will have the chance to speak about the lessons they’ve learned and their new ventures. The free event is at 8 p.m. at the New Work City Funeral Home, on the second floor of 412 Broadway, at Canal Street. For more information, visit www.startup funeral.com. patrick mcmullan CAREER BUILDERS STARTING TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 The New York City Ballet will open its 201213 season with its first ALL STRAVINSKY/ALL BALANCHINE FESTIVAL, a two-week celebration of the partnership between Igor Stravinsky and the ballet’s founder, George Balanchine. It will include performances of 12 ballets created by Mr. Balanchine to Mr. Stravinsky’s music. The fall season will continue through Oct. 14, with performances of nine additional ballets. Shows are at the David H. Koch Theater, Columbus Avenue and West 63rd Street. Tickets can be purchased online at www.nycballet .com or by calling (212) 496-0600. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, TO SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 HOLDING IT DOWN: THE VETERANS’ DREAM PROJECT will make its world premiere at the Harlem Stage Gatehouse.The show is a combination of music and poetry about the actual dreams of veterans of color of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. at 150 Convent Ave., between West 133rd and West 135th streets.Tickets are $30, but openingnight tickets are $60, $30 of which underwrites a ticket for a veteran. For more information, visit www.harlemstage.org. New York designer MARC JACOBS (left) and pop star RICKY MARTIN at Mr. Jacobs’ fashion show on Sept. 10 at the Lexington Armory. Mr. Martin is currently starring in Evita on Broadway. SAMUEL L. JACKSON, NANCY ALTOBELLO, ANNIE GRIFFITH, NICOLE GRIFFITH, KAREN RUSSELL and Golf Channel’s DAVID FEHERTY at the annual Mentor’s Champions Golf Challenge on Long Island. Nicole Griffith, an Ernst & Young executive, received the Mentor of the Year award. The event raised nearly $700,000 for Mentor: The National Mentoring Partnership. MISS PIGGY and designer DONNA KARAN at DKNY’s Fashion Night Out on Sept. 6. The event, honoring the release of the FDNY 2013 Calendar of Heroes, raised more than $25,000 for the FDNY Foundation, which offers fire-prevention programs throughout the city. DON’T MISS SOCIAL GOOD SUMMIT SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, TO MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 Find out how social media and technology can help make the world a better place at the third annual SOCIAL GOOD SUMMIT. The event is sponsored by Mashable, the 92nd Street Y, the United Nations Foundation, Ericsson, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the United Nations Development Program. It is at the 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Ave., between East 91st and East 92nd streets. Tickets are $50 for one day or $130 for three days. For more information, visit www.socialgoodsummit.com. We congratulate our client OPENING FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 NATURE AND THE AMERICAN VISION: THE HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL will open at the New-York Historical Society. The exhibit will display 45 iconic 19th-century landscape paintings by artists including Thomas Cole, John F. Kensett and Albert Bierstadt. It will run through Feb. 21, 2013. The museum is located at 170 Central Park West, at West 77th Street, and is open Tuesdays through Thursdays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Fridays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and educators, $10 for students, $5 for children 5 to 13 years old and free for children under 5. For more information, visit www.nyhistory.org or call (212) 873-3400. FUNDRAISERS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 The Staten Island Museum will host a benefit concert by INGRID MICHAELSON, a singer-songwriter from the borough. The event takes place at 8 p.m. at St. George’s Theatre, 35 Hyatt St., at Central Avenue. Tickets cost $30, $40 and $150. The $150 ticket includes a champagne cocktail reception. Tickets to an after-party, where fans can meet Ms. Michaelson, are an additional $100. To purchase tickets, call the St. George’s box office at (718) 442-2900. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 Chef Charlie Palmer will host AUREOLE’S FIRST OYSTER SOCIAL. Half the proceeds from each ticket will go to Citymeals-on-Wheels. The event will include oysters, seasonal fare, Bloody Marys, beer, wine and live music. It takes place at noon at Aureole, 135 W. 42nd St., at Broadway. Tickets are $75 in advance or $85 at the door. For reservations, call (212) 319-1660 or email aureoleevents@charliepalmer.com. on the $1.71 billion transaction relating to the acquisition of the US assets of MARK YOUR CALENDAR… STARTING WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28 ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER will open its 2012-2013 season. This is the company’s second season led by artistic director Robert Battle. New York performances run through Dec. 30 and will include the world premiere of Another Night, choreographed by Kyle Abraham. The theater is located at 405 W. 55th St., at Ninth Avenue. Tickets start at $25, and can be purchased by calling (212) 5811212 or visiting www.alvinailey.org or www.nycitycenter.org. Want more info on our done deals? Scan the QR Code with your smart phone. September 17, 2012 | Crain’s New York Business | 27 patrick mcmullan chaz niell http://www.bcnys.org http://www.nycballet.com http://www.startupfuneral.com http://www.startupfuneral.com http://www.harlemstage.org http://www.socialgoodsummit.com http://www.nyhistory.org http://www.alvinailey.org http://www.nycitycenter.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Crains New York - September 17, 2012

IN THE BOROUGHS
IN THE MARKETS
THE INSIDER
BUSINESS PEOPLE
OPINION
GREG DAVID
SMALL BUSINESS
REPORT: REAL ESTATE
THE LIST
REAL ESTATE DEALS
FOR THE RECORD
CLASSIFIEDS
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
SOURCE LUNCH
OUT AND ABOUT
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Crains New York - September 17, 2012