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OUT AND ABOUT CULTURE FIX SNAPS Big bucks for American Museum of Natural History by Emily Laermer and Miriam Kreinin Souccar CAREER BUILDERS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 Entrepreneurs can join the New York Venture Community as it hosts its NYVC SPEAKER SERIES: BRAD SVRLUGA, GENERAL PARTNER, HIGH PEAKS. This month’s topic is “I’d Rather Get Rich Than Be Sexy.” Mr. Svrluga will discuss why business-tobusiness startups will dominate the market in the next five years. He has been a venture investor since the bubble days of the late 1990s. The free event is at 7 p.m. at Projective Space L.E.S., 72 Allen St., at Grand Street. For more information, visit www.octoberspeakerseries.eventbrite .com. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, TO SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 Initiatives in Art and Culture will host its 14th annual New York fashion conference, ONE OF A KIND: INDIVIDUALITY, INTEGRITY AND INNOVATION IN FASHION. Speakers include Stephen Sadove, chairman and chief executive of Saks Fifth Avenue; designer Tracy Reese; and Nicole Phelps, executive editor at Style.com. The conference is at the CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Ave., at East 35th Street. Tickets are $350 for the general public and $100 for students. For more information, visit www.artinitiatives.com. ed lederman MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, TO THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29 Come browse the FIFTH ANNUAL AMERICAN ART FAIR, the only fair to focus on American 19th- and 20th-century works. The event features hundreds of landscapes, portraits and sculptures from 17 specialists. It is from noon to 6 p.m. at the Bohemian National Hall, 321 E. 73rd St., between First and Second avenues. The fair, which coincides with American Paintings Week, will also host two lectures—one by Elizabeth Kornhauser, curator of American paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the other by the New-York Historical Society’s curator of American art, Kimberly Orcutt. For more information, visit www.theamericanartfair.com. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30 Get a taste of Hawaii in the Big Apple. Ukulele player JAKE SHIMABUKURO will mix jazz, rock, classical and folk music in his upcoming performance. Mr. Shimabukuro has been compared with the likes of Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis. The show, part of a 30-plus city tour, starts at 8 p.m. at the NYU Skirball Center, 566 LaGuardia Place, at Washington Square South. Tickets start at $34 and can be purchased by calling (212) 352-3101 or visiting nyuskirball.org. patrick mcmullan.com (From left) KAREN LEFRAK, ELLEN FUTTER, GILLIAN MINITER and RICHARD LEFRAK at the American Museum of Natural History gala on Nov. 15. The evening raised $3.3 million for the museum. (From left) JONATHAN MECHANIC, GLEN WEISS, MARY ANN TIGHE and DR. DAVID HIDALGO mingle at the 10th-anniversary gala for Joan’s Legacy: Uniting Against Lung Cancer on Nov. 14. The event raised $1.3 million for lung cancer research. DON’T MISS WINTER’S EVE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26 To help kick off the holiday season, the Lincoln Square Business Improvement District will host its 13TH ANNUAL WINTER’S EVE, a night of live music, outdoor food tasting from more than 30 local restaurants, and a tree lighting. Attendees are encouraged to donate to New York Cares’ coat drive. The free event is open to the public starting at 5 p.m. on Broadway between the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle and West 68th Street. For more information, call (212) 581-7762 or visit www.winterseve.org. (From left) DAVID BOULEY, DANIEL HUMM, ALFRED PORTALE, MICHEL RICHARD, TOM COLICCHIO and SUSAN UNGARO at the James Beard Foundation Silver Anniversary Gala on Nov. 16. The evening raised a record $400,000 for the culinary nonprofit. MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG and PEGGY DOWD seen chatting at the SLE Lupus Foundation Life Without Lupus Gala on Nov. 19. OPENING TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 Come see African artifacts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s exhibition AFRICAN ART, NEW YORK AND THE AVANTE-GARDE. It includes 40 wood sculptures from West and Central Africa in addition to photographs, sculptures and paintings. It runs through April 14 at 1000 Fifth Ave., at 82nd Street. The museum is open Tuesdays to Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sundays from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Recommended admission is $25 for adults, $17 for seniors, $12 for students and free for members and children. For more information, visit www.metmuseum.org. FUNDRAISERS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26 The Best of Broadway & Cabaret will support the Actors’ Temple with its THIRD ANNUAL CONCERT. Performers include Douglas J. Cohen, Jamie deRoy and Shana Farr.The Actors’ Temple is a synagogue that embraces creativity. The concert is at 6:45 p.m. at the temple, 339 W. 47th St..Tickets start at $125. For more information, email accentonbcast@aol.com, call (212) 362-3616 or visit www.theactorstemple.org. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29 At First Book-Manhattan’s WINTER SOIREE, guests will enjoy hors d’oeuvres, a two-hour open bar, a live DJ, and raffle and auction prizes. Proceeds will go to the Harlem Village Academies charter schools. First Book-Manhattan supports childhood literacy in the New York City area. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. at Midtown 1015, at 1015 Second Ave. Tickets are $50 online, $45 each for groups of five or more, or $60 at the door. For more information, visit www.firstbook.org/manhattan. MARK YOUR CALENDAR… WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, TO SATURDAY, MARCH 2 The New York Philharmonic will stage a production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s CAROUSEL. Based on Ferenc Molnár’s Liliom, the musical revolves around the tragic romance between a carousel barker, played by Nathan Gunn, and a mill worker, played by Kelli O’Hara. All showings will be at Avery Fisher Hall, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza. The debut is at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $65. For more information, call (212) 875-5656 or visit www.nyphil.org. November 26, 2012 | Crain’s New York Business | 31 patrick mcmullan.com ed lederman http://www.mcmullan.com http://www.octoberspeakerseries.eventbrite.com http://www.octoberspeakerseries.eventbrite.com http://www.theamericanartfair.com http://www.mcmullan.com http://www.nyuskirball.org http://www.artinitiatives.com http://www.winterseve.org http://www.theactorstemple.org http://www.metmuseum.org http://www.firstbook.org/manhattan http://www.crainsnewyork.com/insider http://www.crainsnewyork.com/insider http://www.nyphil.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Crains New York - November 26, 2012

Crains New York - November 26, 2012
IN THE BOROUGHS
IN THE MARKETS
THE INSIDER
BUSINESS PEOPLE
OPINION
ALAIR TOWNSEND
GREG DAVID
SMALL BUSINESS
REPORT: REAL ESTATE
THE LIST
REAL ESTATE DEALS
CLASSIFIEDS
FOR THE RECORD
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
SOURCE LUNCH
OUT AND ABOUT
SNAPS

Crains New York - November 26, 2012