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OUT AND ABOUT SNAPS NY Landmarks Conservancy kicks off anniversary year by Emily Laermer and Miriam Kreinin Souccar THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7 Meet some of the hottest venture capitalists and business angels at the showcase event REVERSE VENTURE FAIR. Each firm will have its own nook with a cocktail party as a backdrop. There will also be an optional pitching workshop at 2:30 p.m. Presenters include New York Angels, StarVest Partners and Golden Seeds. The showcase is at 6 p.m. at Credit Suisse, 1 Madison Ave., at East 24th Street. Tickets are $420 for the event and pitching workshop, $150 for investors or service providers, and $135 for entrepreneurs looking to raise capital. For more information, visit www.thesoholoft.com. Dr. OLIVER SACKS and HARVEY LICHTENSTEIN at the 2013 BAM Theater Gala on Jan. 24. The evening raised $450,000 for the Brooklyn Academy of Music. DON’T MISS LOTS OF SHORT PLAYS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, TO SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24 Explore new shows at the THIRD ANNUAL MIDWINTER MADNESS SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL. Works range in length from 30 to 75 minutes and cover topics such as love, racism and space travel. The festival takes place at Roy Arias Studios’ Stage 2, 300 W. 43rd St., at Eighth Avenue. Tickets range from $13 to $18, depending on the play’s length. To buy tickets, call (212) 868-4444 or visit www.smarttix.com. OPENING DIANA and JOE DIMENNA at the first benefit party for the New-York Historical Society’s DiMenna Children’s History Museum on Jan. 26. More than 700 families attended the event, which raised $250,000. See more of this week’s Snaps online at CrainsNewYork.com/galleries. FUNDRAISERS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7 Come see contemporary art, music, literature and film at the Whitney Museum’s BLUES FOR SMOKE. The exhibition will include artwork by David Hammons, Zoe Leonard and Jean-Michel Basquiat, along with the music of jazz, blues and hiphop legends. It runs through April 28 at 945 Madison Ave. The museum is open Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Fridays from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Admission is $18 for adults, $14 for 19- to 25-year-olds and seniors, and free for those 18 and under. Visit www.whitney.org. STUART MATCH SUNA and LAWRENCE GRAHAM at Crain’s New York Business’ Breakfast Forum on midtown east rezoning on Jan. 29 at the Yale Club. patrickmcmullan.com THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, TO SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10 Celebrate artists of the African diaspora at the HARLEM FINE ARTS SHOW. The festival is a salute to the late Percy E. Sutton, a Harlem political, civil rights and business leader. Events include a celebration of Motown and a fine-art exhibition. All events are at Riverside Church, 91 Claremont Ave., between West 121st and West 122nd streets. Tickets are $20 per day or $50 for a weekend pass. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (914) 980-4427 or visit www.hfas.org. ELIZABETH STRIBLING, GUY ROBINSON and PEG BREEN at the New York Landmarks Conservancy’s 40th Anniversary Celebration Kick-Off on Jan. 24. The reception was held at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian at Bowling Green, the first historic building the conservancy helped save. buck ennis MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4 Find out how blogs can make money at MONETIZING OUTSIDE THE BANNER: A FIRESIDE CHAT WITH GAWKER MEDIA’S ERIN PETTIGREW. The company’s executive director of business development will discuss monetization strategies and ways to combine content with commerce. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. at WeWork Lounge, 154 Grand St., at Lafayette Street. Tickets cost $10. For more information, visit www.blog.skimlinks.com. wireimage/getty images CAREER BUILDERS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6 Learn about “outsider mathematicians” at MATH ENCOUNTERS: INGENIOUS MATHEMATICS, a free discussion hosted by the new National Museum of Mathematics. Guest speakers Doris Schattschneider and Robert Fathauer will discuss how certain mathematicians have expanded our definition of infinity by thinking outside the box. The discussion is at 7 p.m. at the Baruch College Conference Center, 55 Lexington Ave., at East 24th Street. For more information and to register, visit www.mathencounters.org. diane bondareff CULTURE FIX THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7 Join more than 700 young Jewish philanthropists at the UJA-Federation’s GENEROSITY SIGNATURE EVENT for an evening of dancing and fundraising. The organization aims to inspire future philanthropists to create meaningful and lasting changes. The event begins at 8:30 p.m. at Ajna Bar, 25 Little W. 12th St. Tickets are $240. To RSVP, visit www.ujafedny.org/generosity-signature-event. For more information, call (212) 836-1208 or email kassena@ujafedny.org. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9 Reality stars will join forces during Fashion Week to raise awareness at THE REALITY OF FASHION, THE REALITY OF AIDS. The goal of the evening is to raise more than $300,000 for AIDS United. Participants include Lil’ Kim of Dancing With the Stars and Janice Dickinson and Brittany Brower of America’s Next Top Model. The program is at 7:30 p.m. at the Altman Building, 135 W. 18th St., between Sixth and Seventh avenues. Tickets are $200. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.realityontherunway.com. MARK YOUR CALENDAR … FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, TO SUNDAY, MARCH 3 LEARN ABOUT BREWERIES at the FIFTH ANNUAL NEW YORK CITY BEER WEEK, a celebration that will bring together craft breweries, nationally renowned breweries and beer destinations. Events include an opening-night party, a Brewers Choice event and the Seventh Annual Williamsburg Cask Beer Festival. For more information, including ticket prices and locations, visit www.newyorkcitybrewersguild.com. Convenient access to major business hubs. Subways & Highways just blocks away. COMMERCIAL UNITS WITH FLEXIBLE SPACE. 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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Crains New York - February 4, 2013

THE INSIDER
ALAIR TOWNSEND
IN THE BOROUGHS
IN THE MARKETS
BUSINESS PEOPLE
OPINION
GREG DAVID
DIGITAL NY
SMALL BUSINESS
REPORT: HEALTH CARE
THE LIST
CLASSIFIEDS
REAL ESTATE DEALS
SOURCE LUNCH
OUT AND ABOUT
SNAPS

Crains New York - February 4, 2013