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OUT AND ABOUT SNAPS Loews Regency power breakfast kicks off in new space by Emily Laermer and Miriam Kreinin Souccar CULTURE FIX WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16 Take a step into the early 1900s at A NIGHT AT THE OPERETTA,a collaboration between Juilliard’s Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts and the New York Festival of Song.The show is at 8 p.m. at Alice Tully Hall, 1941 Broadway, at West 66th Street.The performance is free, but tickets need to be picked up at the Janet and Leonard Kramer Box Office at Juilliard, 155 W. 65th St.For more information, call (212) 769-7406 or visit www.juilliard.edu. SATURDAY, JANUARY 19 Knock back a few drinks at one of Al Capone’s old Prohibition stomping grounds at EAST VILLE DES FOLIES: BEER & WHISKEY FESTIVAL.Attendees can sample four floors’worth of rare whiskeys and beers from around the world.The event also features a spinning prize wheel, trapeze and circus acts, burlesque dancers and swing-jazz bands. It starts at 2:30 p.m. at Webster Hall,125 E.11th St., between Third and Fourth avenues. General admission tickets are $35.VIP tickets, which permit access at 1:30 p.m., are $45.For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.websterhall .com/eastvilledesfolies. CAREER BUILDERS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16 Discuss the data science revolution at the ADVERTISING + DATA SCIENCE CONGRESS.The half-day symposium will explore how the prevalence of big data is changing advertising and society. Speakers include Vasant Dhar, professor and head of the information sciences group at New York University, and Vikram Somaya, general manager at WeatherFX.The event starts at noon at the NYU Stern School of Business, 44 W.Fourth St., at Washington Square East.For more information, visit www.m6d.com/datasciencerevolution. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, TO FRIDAY, JANUARY 18 Join Womensphere, a multidisciplinary group of women leaders, at the FOURTH ANNUAL EMERGING LEADERS GLOBAL SUMMIT. Speakers will include Musimbi Kanyoro, chief executive of the Global Fund for Women; Shirley Tilghman, Princeton University president; and Marie Wilson, founder and president emerita of the White House Project and the Ms.Foundation. Attendees will also have the opportunity to attend a career fair, learn from mentors and attend panel discussions.Tickets start at $1,000.The summit will be held at Columbia University and various locations throughout the city.For more information, including a schedule of events, visit www.womensphere.org. DON’T MISS RESTAURANT WEEK STARTING MONDAY, JANUARY 14 Enjoy a taste of some of Manhattan’s trendiest restaurants during NEW YORK RESTAURANT WEEK.Participating eateries will serve threecourse lunches for $25 and three-course dinners for $38. Hundreds of restaurants will take part in the biannual event, which runs through Feb. 8, including Nobu New York, Mercer Kitchen and Locanda Verde.For more information or to make a reservation, visit www.nycgo.com/restaurantweek. OPENING FRIDAY, JANUARY 18 See how other cities honor one of the great figures of American history at the New-York Historical Society’s THE DREAM CONTINUES: PHOTOGRAPHS OF MARTIN LUTHER KING MURALS BY VERGARA through May 5. Camilo José Vergara has traveled across the country since the 1970s, documenting the murals in carrepair shops, barbershops and fast-food restaurants.The museum is at 170 Central Park West.For more information, visit www.nyhistory.org. FUNDRAISERS THURSDAY, JANUARY 17 Help raise money for Brooklyn businesses that were affected by Superstorm Sandy at VAUDEVILLE NIGHT IN DUMBO.All proceeds will be donated to the Brooklyn Recovery Fund. It is at 7 p.m. at Think Conservatory,65 Jay St., between Water and Front streets,in Brooklyn. Tickets, which start at $75, include two drinks and hors d’oeuvres, and 1920s attire is encouraged.For more information, email spring@thinkconservatory.com. SATURDAY, JANUARY 19 Enjoy cocktails and support local nonprofit the Mary Kay Foundation at LEGACY OF LOVE.The group aims to provide resources that promote a greater understanding of the issue of violence against women.Tickets cost $40 per person or $70 for couples in advance,and $60 per person at the door.The event is at 7 p.m. at Vermilion, 480 Lexington Ave.,between East 46th and East 47th streets.For more information, call (303) 390-2873, email info@glamorality.org or visit www.glamorality.org. MARK YOUR CALENDAR… MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11 A TONY AWARD-WINNING MUSICAL will return for one night only for IN THE HEIGHTS: IN CONCERT. The event marks the fifth anniversary of the show’s Broadway opening, and will be the first time members of the original cast will return to the stage together. The performance is at 8 p.m. at the United Palace of Cultural Arts, 4140 Broadway at West 175th St., in the uptown neighborhood that inspired the show. Tickets start at $45, and are available at www.telecharge.com. For more information, visit www.linmanuel.com. January 14, 2013 | Crain’s New York Business | 43 MICHAEL GOULD, MATILDA CUOMO, TONY SPRING and ANNE KEATING pose on Jan. 9 at an event at Bloomingdale’s to celebrate National Mentoring Month. STEFANO TONCHI and ALINA CHOO at the 2013 YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund’s Geoffrey Beene Awards dinner on Jan. 8. See more of this week’s Snaps online at CrainsNewYork.com/galleries. ANDREW TISCH, RAY KELLY and JON TISCH schmooze at a power breakfast kickoff event at the Park Avenue Winter on Jan. 9. The Loews Regency owners are hoping its VIP breakfast clientele will congregate at the nearby restaurant while their hotel undergoes a yearlong renovation. Sen. CHARLES SCHUMER and KATHRYN WYLDE at the Park Avenue Winter breakfast event. rob kim getty images getty images patrickmcmullan.com http://www.patrickmcmullan.com http://www.m6d.com/datasciencerevolution http://www.juilliard.edu http://www.websterhall http://www.womensphere.org http://www.CrainsNewYork.com/galleries http://www.nycgo.com/restaurantweek http://crainsnewyork.com/2013BOL http://www.nyhistory.org http://www.glamorality.org http://crainsnewyork.com/2013BOL http://www.telecharge.com http://www.linmanuel.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Crains New York - January 14, 2013

Crains New York - January 14, 2013
In the Boroughs
In the Markets
The Insider
Business People
Opinion
Greg David
Small Business
Report: Real Estate
The List
Classifieds
New York, New York
Source Breakfast
Out and About
Snaps

Crains New York - January 14, 2013