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OUT AND ABOUT SNAPS Donors come out for Studio Museum, Lincoln Center by Emily Laermer and Miriam Kreinin Souccar CULTURE FIX CAREER BUILDERS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14 Need a laugh on Valentine’s Day? Spend the evening discussing love and life with two comedians at A CONVERSATION WITH JOY BEHAR AND SUSIE ESSMAN. Ms. Behar, a co-host of The Behar View, and Ms. Essman, of Curb Your Enthusiasm, have been friends since the early 1980s. It is at 7 p.m. at Stage 72, 158 W. 72nd St., between Columbus and Amsterdam avenues. Tickets start at $25. For more information or to buy tickets, visit Essman www.stage72.com. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11 Entrepreneurs will discuss tips for success at HAVING FUN WITH SALES AND SUCCESS FOR STARTUPS. Students will learn how to create business strategies, develop pitches and stay persistent. The class is geared toward those with no knowledge of sales who are looking to pitch to venture-capital firms or sell their products. It is at 6:30 p.m. at AlleyNYC, 500 Seventh Ave., at West 37th Street. Tickets are $199. For more information, visit (From left) WILLIAM LEWIS, KEN CHENAULT and JOHN HESS at the Studio Museum in Harlem gala on Feb. 4. The event raised more than $1.6 million, a record for the museum. Honoree AGNES GUND and CHUCK CLOSE at the Studio Museum in Harlem gala. www.funwithsales-es2 .eventbrite.com. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, TO SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23 See the controversial New York City Opera production POWDER HER FACE, inspired by a sex scandal that rocked Britain in the early 1960s. The opera centers on a series of Polaroids presented during the 1963 divorce case against Margaret Campbell, the Duchess of Argyll, and explores the intersection of gender, politics and power. It is at BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, 30 Lafayette Ave., between Ashland Place and St. Felix Street, Brooklyn. Tickets start at $25 and can be purchased by calling (718) 636-4100 or visiting www.bam.org. DON’T MISS TWO BY TWO (From left) KATHERINE FARLEY, ROBERT PULLEN, ELIZABETH COOKE LEVY, LUKE FRAZIER and ADRIENNE ARSHT at the Lincoln Center American Songbook 2013 celebration dinner on Feb. 5. The evening raised more than $900,000. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, TO SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17 See Broadway veterans Jason Alexander and Tovah Feldshuh star in the York Theatre Company’s TWO BY TWO. The play is the tale of Noah and the ark, retold with modern Jewish vernacular. There are five performances of the show scheduled at the theater at St. Peter’s church. Entrance is on East 54th Street, east of Lexington Avenue. Tickets are $39.50 and can be purchased by calling (212) 935-5820 or by visiting www.yorktheatre.org. patrickmcmullan.com TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12 Trying to support yourself through your artwork? Learn tips to improve your finances at LIFE HACK: LEAVE YOUR DAY JOB AND LIVE YOUR ART. Attendees will discuss how to save money painlessly, leverage record-low interest rates against record-high rents and understand the real estate market. It is at 6 p.m. at Wix Lounge, 10 W. 18th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues. Tickets are $35. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.wixlounge.com. GAYLE and HOWARD SOBEL at the Lincoln Center American Songbook event. See more of this week’s Snaps online at CrainsNewYork.com/galleries. FUNDRAISERS OPENING WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13 Relive the New York art scene of two decades ago at NYC 1993: EXPERIMENTAL JET SET, TRASH AND NO STAR at the New Museum. The exhibition is a time capsule of art, pop culture and politics, and features the work of more than 75 artists, including Art Club 2000’s Untitled (Conrans I), above. It runs through Sunday, May 26, at 235 Bowery, between Prince and Stanton streets. Admission is $14 for adults, $12 for seniors, $10 for students and free for members and those under 18. For more information, visit www.newmuseum.org. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12 Welcome in the Year of the Snake at the New York Philharmonic’s CHINESE NEW YEAR GALA. The event will include a reception, concert and dinner, and will feature conductor Long Yu, pianist Herbie Hancock and soprano Ying Huang. The reception starts at 6 p.m. at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza. Tickets start at $35. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.nyphil.org. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14 Participate in a silent auction and buy art while helping first-responders at OPEN YOUR ART FOR HURRICANE SANDY. Proceeds will go toward On the Front Lines, a first-response healing trauma organization, and local artists. The event is at 7:30 p.m. at the Theater Alchemical Laboratory, 137 W. 14th St., between Third Avenue and Irving Place. Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 at the door. For more information, visit www.openyourart4.org. MARK YOUR CALENDAR … MONDAY, APRIL 29, TO SUNDAY, MAY 5 LEARN ABOUT ASIAN CUISINE at the fourth annual chefs include Marcus Samuelsson (right), Danny Bowein, Ivan Orkin and Saipin Chutima. Tickets go on sale to the public on Tuesday, Feb. 26. For more information, visit www.luckyrice.com. buck ennis LUCKYRICE FESTIVAL, benefiting City Harvest. Featured February 11, 2013 | Crain’s New York Business | 27 http://www.funwithsales-es2.eventbrite.com http://www.funwithsales-es2.eventbrite.com http://www.stage72.com http://www.patrickmcmullan.com http://www.wixlounge.com http://www.bam.org http://www.CrainsNewYork.com/galleries http://www.yorktheatre.org http://www.nyphil.org http://www.newmuseum.org http://www.openyourart4.org http://www.crainsnewyork.com/events-GOPrace http://www.luckyrice.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Crains New York - February 11, 2013

IN THE BOROUGHS
IN THE MARKETS
THE INSIDER
BUSINESS PEOPLE
CORPORATE LADDER
OPINION
GREG DAVID
REPORT: SMALL BUSINESS
THE LIST
CLASSIFIEDS
DIGITAL NY
FOR THE RECORD
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
SOURCE LUNCH
OUT AND ABOUT
SNAPS

Crains New York - February 11, 2013