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OUT AND ABOUT SNAPS Real estate titans come out for REBNY and Met Museum by Emily Laermer and Miriam Kreinin Souccar CAREER BUILDERS FRIDAY, JANUARY 25 The Center for New York City Law will host its first CityLaw Breakfast of the year, GROWING NEW YORK CITY’S ECONOMY. Seth Pinsky, president of the city’s Economic Development Corp., will speak. The free event is at 8:15 a.m. at 185 West Broadway, between Worth and Leonard streets. To reserve a seat, call (212) 431-2115, email nycitylaw@nyls.edu or visit www.citylaw.org. Sen. CHARLES SCHUMER stands out in the crowd at REBNY. don pollard SUNDAY, JANUARY 27 After nearly 40 performances at Carnegie Hall, soprano Renée Fleming will curate a four-event series of collaborations with some of her favorite artists. The series will begin with a DUO RECITAL WITH SUSAN GRAHAM AND PIANIST BRADLEY MOORE. It will be aired on WQXR 105.9 FM in New York and stations nationwide. The recital starts at 8 p.m. at Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, 881 Seventh Ave., at West 57th Street. Tickets start at $44 and can be purchased at the Carnegie Hall Box Office, 154 W. 57th St., calling (212) 2477800 or visiting www.carnegiehall.org. Real Estate Board of New York’s new chairman, ROB SPEYER, in an interview last week during the association’s 117th annual banquet. The commercial real estate event of the year drew 2,200 attendees. buck ennis WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23 Entrepreneurs who are ready to set up a business may want to attend FUTURELAB, FINANCE: GET PAID, a workshop designed to shed light on the subject of finance. Topics include creating invoices, paying bills, collecting money and designing an accounting system. The workshop starts at 6 p.m. at 369 Lexington Ave., between East 40th and East 41st streets. Tickets cost $139. For more information, visit www.futurelabmedia.com. DON’T MISS OFF-BROADWAY SHOWS STARTING TUESDAY, JANUARY 22 To see some of the hottest shows off Broadway without dropping a mint, get in line. The Off Broadway Alliance will sponsor its biannual 20AT20, a promotion where attendees can purchase $20 tickets for a show 20 minutes prior to curtain. Some 40 shows are participating, including Avenue Q, Stomp and The Wonderful Wizard of Song: The Music of Harold Arlen (right). Purchases are cash only. For more information, including a list of participating shows and venues, visit www.20at20.com. OPENING KEITH LIEBERTHAL, JULIANNA MARGULIES, RICHARD BERNSTEIN and KATHERINE DAMKOHLER at a private party for Education Through Music on Jan. 15. See more of this week’s Snaps online at CrainsNewYork.com/galleries. FUNDRAISERS STARTING FRIDAY, JANUARY 25 See a maid turned princess in the Broadway production of CINDERELLA. The show includes music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. This version offers a new romantic twist. Previews run through Feb. 24, with regular performances beginning on Feb. 26. The musical is at the Broadway Theatre, 1681 Broadway, between West 52nd and West 53rd streets. Tickets start at $45 and can be purchased by calling (212) 239-6200 or visiting www.telecharge.com. (From left) DAVID PICKET, JOEL PICKET, ALAN WIENER and DANIEL BRODSKY at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 17th Annual Real Estate Council Benefit on Jan. 14. The black-tie affair raised more than $1.3 million for the museum’s education programs. chris marolf STARTING FRIDAY, JANUARY 25 Looking for some vintage items? Check out the WINTER ANTIQUES SHOW, an exhibit that provides museums, collectors, design professionals and first-time buyers with opportunities to see and purchase pieces. The 59th annual event runs through Feb. 3. It is open daily from noon to 8 p.m., except for Sundays and Thursdays, when it is open from noon to 6 p.m. It is at the Park Avenue Armory, 643 Park Ave., between East 66th and East 67th streets. Admission is $20. For more information, visit www.winterantiquesshow.com. buck ennis CULTURE FIX THURSDAY, JANUARY 24 Join the conclusion of BAM’s 150th anniversary celebration at the BAM THEATER BENEFIT. The evening will honor director Peter Brook’s return to the BAM Harvey Theater with The Suit. Cocktails start at 6 p.m., followed by the performance and a reception. Tickets are $1,500 per person. The theater is at 651 Fulton St., Brooklyn. To RSVP, contact Joe Guttridge at (718) 7248022 or jguttridge@bam.org. For more information, visit www.bam.org. SATURDAY, JANUARY 26 Have a chuckle while raising money for underprivileged children at GARDEN OF LAUGHS. Performers include Whoopi Goldberg and Brooke Shields. The show begins at 8 p.m. at the Theater at Madison Square Garden. Tickets start at $50 and can be purchased by calling (886) 858-0008 or visiting www.ticketmaster.com. For information, visit www.gardenofdreamsfoundation.org. MARK YOUR CALENDAR … TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, TO SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24 LEARN ABOUT HOW ONE ATTACK on a gay college student sparked national outrage at THE LARAMIE PROJECT CYCLE. The event will include presentations of The Laramie Project, a play about the murder of 21-year-old Matthew Shepard, and its sequel, The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later. There will also be an artist talk with his mother, Judy Shepard, and the plays’ director, Moisés Kaufman, as well as a workshop on the techniques used to create the plays. The event is at BAM Harvey Theater, 651 Fulton St., between Ashland Place and Rockwell Place, Brooklyn. Tickets start at $40 and include admission to both plays. For more information, visit www.bam.org. 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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Crains New York - January 21, 2013

Crains New York - January 21, 2013
In the Boroughs
In the Markets
The Insider
Business People
Corporate Ladder
Opinion
Greg David
Real Estate Deals
Report: Small Business
Classifieds
New York, New York
Source Lunch
Out and About
Snaps

Crains New York - January 21, 2013