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OUT AND ABOUT CULTURE FIX SNAPS New Yorkers come out for children, education by Emily Laermer and Miriam Kreinin Souccar CAREER BUILDERS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 VentureOutNY will host COMING TO AMERICA: IMMIGRATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND THE ECONOMY, a conversation about how immigration policies make it difficult for foreign-born entrepreneurs to start their own businesses in the U.S. Speakers include Rep. Michael Grimm, who introduced the Startup Act into the House; Robert Greifeld, chief executive of Nasdaq; and Dario Mutabdzija, co-founder and president of Blueseed. It is at 6:30 p.m. at New York Law School, 185 West Broadway, at Leonard Street. Tickets are $20 for general admission. For more information, visit www.ventureoutny.com. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 THE NEW YORK TECH-SECURITY CONFERENCE will feature vendor exhibits and industry experts discussing current issues. Topics of conversation include modern cyberthreats, security systems and eliminating data security problems. It runs from 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Bridgewaters, 11 Fulton St., at the South Street Seaport. Tickets are $100 and include breakfast, lunch, conference materials and entrance to conferences and exhibits. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.dataconnectors.com. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, THROUGH SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14 The Film Society of Lincoln Center will host the 50TH NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL, which opens with the world premiere of Ang Lee’s Life of Pi in 3-D. Films will be shown at several venues: Alice Tully Hall, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, at West 66th Street; the Walter Reade Theater, 165 W. 65th St.; and the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center, 144 W. 65th St. Tickets for the main slate of screenings at Alice Tully Hall are $20 for members and $24 for nonmembers. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www .filmlinc.com. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 The Harbor Lights Theater Company will present a one-man show, CHAZZ PALMINTERI TELLS A BRONX TALE. It features true stories that inspired the actor’s Broadway play and film A Bronx Tale. All proceeds will benefit the company. The performance is at 8 p.m. at the Music Hall at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Gardens, 100 Richmond Terrace, at Hamilton Avenue, Staten Island. Tickets start at $49 and can be purchased by calling (866) 811-4111 or by visiting www.theharborlightstheater company.org. VIP tickets, which cost $129, include a question-and-answer session with Mr. Palminteri and a cocktail reception. patrick mcmullan WENDI MURDOCH at the New Yorkers for Children fall gala on Sept. 18. The event raised more than $1.4 million to benefit kids in foster care. JOHN DEMSEY, group president of Estée Lauder Cos., and AERIN LAUDER at the New Yorkers for Children fall gala at Cipriani 42nd Street. patrick mcmullan DON’T MISS MET OPERA OPENS SEASON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 The Metropolitan Opera will open its 2012-13 season with a new production of Donizetti’s L’ELISIR D’AMORE, featuring Anna Netrebko, Matthew Polenzani and Mariusz Kwiecien. Though it’s one of the Met’s most popular comic operas, this is the first time it will be performed on opening night. It will also be transmitted live for free on large screens on Lincoln Center’s Josie Robertson Plaza and in Times Square. Tickets start at $30. Curtain time is 7 p.m. The theater is located between West 62nd and West 65th streets, and Columbus and Amsterdam avenues. For more information, visit www.metoperafamily.org. (From left) DOROTHY HAMILTON, ROHINI DEY, MARTHA STEWART, SUSAN UNGARO, MARTHA TEICHNER and LIDIA BASTIANICH at the launch of Chefs for Women, an initiative to promote women in the culinary industry. Western Union Chairman JACK GREENBERG (left), his wife, DONNA, and Western Union CEO HIKMET ERSEK at the Institute of International Education’s awards gala on Sept. 18. The event raised $1.2 million for the IIE and $3 million for its Scholar Rescue Fund. Jeffrey Marcus, Esq. Attorney at Law OPENING WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 Two exhibitions, MARVELS AND MONSTERS: UNMASKING ASIAN IMAGES IN U.S. COMICS, 1942-1986 and ALT. COMICS: ASIAN AMERICAN ARTISTS REINVENT THE COMIC BOOK, will open at the Museum of Chinese in America. Both explore the relationship between AsianAmericans and comic books, and both run through Feb. 24. The museum is located at 215 Centre St. Tickets to the museum are $7 for general admission, $4 for students and seniors, and free for members and children under 12. For more information, visit www.mocanyc.org. FUNDRAISERS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Youth on the Move in the Community Inc. will host an INAUGURAL RECEPTION AND FUNDRAISER. Proceeds will benefit the group, which offers young people opportunities to engage in physical activity through organized sports. The event is at 5 & Diamond Restaurant, 2072 Frederick Douglass Blvd., at West 112th Street. Tickets start at $225. For more information or to become a sponsor, call (212) 726-1163 or email yotm@gillardjonesagency.com. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 NPower’s board of directors will host its 2012 gala, an EVENING OF POWERFUL CONNECTIONS. The evening’s honoree is Bill McDermott, co-chief executive of software company SAP AG. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. at Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 W. 18th St. Tickets start at $3,000. Donations are tax-deductible. For more information, call Malika Vitet at (212) 444-7298, email malika.vitet@npower.org or visit www.npower.org. Dedicated Client Service Teams Big Bank Products, Small Bank Attention Serving Businesses since 1929 It’s time you switched to Sterling. Call us today to learn more or visit snb.com/stories to read about Jeffrey’s story. MARK YOUR CALENDAR … STARTING SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 snb.com 212-757-1100 TICKETS ARE ON SALE for the Broadway revival of GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS. The production, starring Tony winner Al Pacino, marks the 30th anniversary of the play, written by David Mamet. Shows are at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 236 W. 45th St. Tickets start at $72 and can be purchased by calling (212) 239-6200 or visiting www.telecharge.com. For information, visit www.glengarrybroadway.com. 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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Crains New York - September 24, 2012

In the Boroughs
In the Markets
The Insider
Business People
Corporate Ladder
Small Business
Opinion
Greg David
Report: Accounting
The List
Classifieds
Real Estate Deals
New York, New York
Source Lunch
Out and About
Snaps

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