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OUT AND ABOUT SNAPS High society celebrates at museum’s Purim Ball by Emily Laermer and Miriam Kreinin Souccar TUESDAY, MARCH 5 Celebrate the Anti-Defamation League’s 100th anniversary at the19th annual EDWARD BRODSKY LEGAL CONFERENCE: THE BOUNDARIES OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, MANDATES, CHOICES AND LIBERTIES. The conference will focus on situations where a religious or religiously affiliated individual or entity is engaged in secular activities. The free event starts at 6 p.m. at The Times Center, 242 W. 41st St., between Seventh and Eighth avenues. For more information, contact Lauren Winarsky at (212) 885-7750 or lwinarsky@adl.org. DON’T MISS TWO ART SHOWS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, TO SUNDAY, MARCH 10 Celebrate your creative side at two top arts events: THE ARMORY SHOW and the Art Dealers Association of America’s ART SHOW. Celebrating its 100th anniversary, the Armory Show focuses on modern and contemporary art. It runs from Thursday, March 7, to Sunday, March 10, at Piers 92 and 94, 12th Avenue and West 55th Street. For information, visit www.thearmoryshow.com. The Art Show features exhibitions curated by dealers and galleries. It runs from Wednesday, March 6, to Sunday, March 10, at Park Avenue Armory, Park Avenue at East 67th Street. For information, visit www.artdealers.org. OPENING DANIEL DOCTOROFF, JANNO LIEBER, ROBERT LIEBER and ANDREW FARKUS at the Citizens Budget Commission’s annual awards dinner on Feb. 27. patrickmcmullan.com KEVIN NEWELL, DAVID DINKINS and FELTON “BUDDY” JOHNSON at One Hundred Black Men Inc.’s 50th-anniversary celebration on Feb. 21. The evening raised nearly $700,000. See more of this week’s Snaps online at CrainsNewYork.com/galleries. FUNDRAISERS SUNDAY, MARCH 10 See HENRI LABROUSTE: STRUCTURE BROUGHT TO LIGHT at the Museum of Modern Art. It runs through June 24 at 11 W. 53rd St. The museum is open Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 don pollard SUNDAY, MARCH 10 Travel back in time at TENEMENT CHIC: ORNAMENTATION AND ARCHITECTURAL WALKING TOUR OF THE LOWER EAST SIDE. The tour will include a discussion on why certain architectural sculptures were created. It starts at 10:45 a.m. at the Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy Kling and Niman Family Visitor Center, 400 Grand St., between Clinton and Suffolk streets. Advance tickets are $18 for adults and $16 for students. For more information, visit www.nycjewishtours.org. ROBERT PRUZAN, ROBERT BENMOSCHE and MORRIS OFFIT at the Jewish Museum’s Purim Ball on Feb. 27. The gala raised more than $1.8 million, a record for the 27-year-old event. CAROLYN ENGLEFIELD and RICHARD MISHAAN at the New York Botanical Garden’s Orchid Dinner on Feb. 27. The dinner raised more than $600,000. margot jordan MONDAY, MARCH 4 Learn how to help your business by attending the EXCEL BIG DATA DAY, a daylong workshop hosted by Fountainhead, a consulting, training and recruitment company that specializes in technologies applied to finance. Topics of conversation include migrating and managing big data, running Excel in the cloud and using other types of technology. The workshop starts at 8 a.m. at Microsoft, 1290 Sixth Ave., at West 51st Street. Tickets are $249. For more information, visit www.excelbig-data.com. patrickmcmullan.com CAREER BUILDERS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, TO SATURDAY, MARCH 9 Six years after its Joyce Theater debut, the TERO SAARINEN COMPANY returns to kick off Ice Hot: A Nordic Dance Festival. The performances include contemporary choreography, characterized by poetic movement language and masterful use of music and visuals. The show is at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, 8 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, and 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Saturday. The theater is at 175 Eighth Ave., at West 19th Street. Tickets start at $19. For more information, visit www.joyce.org. sami kulju CULTURE FIX THURSDAY, MARCH 7 Taste a meal made by professional chefs and students from the Doe Fund’s culinary employment training program at SWEET: NEW YORK. Proceeds will benefit the Doe Fund’s Ready, Willing & Able program, which helps individuals better their lives through paid work and career development services. The dinner is at 6 p.m. at Classic Car Club, 250 Hudson St., between Broome and Dominick streets. Tickets start at $75. For more information, visit www.doe.org/sweetny. p.m. and Fridays from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Admission is $25 for adults, $18 for seniors and $14 for students. Visit www.moma.org. SATURDAY, MARCH 9 Bid on contemporary artwork at PROJECTART’S SECOND ANNUAL GALA. Proceeds will support the nonprofit’s effort to offer free visual arts education and career opportunities for the city’s youth. The event starts at 6 p.m. at 1 Bryant Park, Sixth Avenue between West 42nd and West 43rd streets. Tickets start at $100. For more information or to participate in online bidding, visit www.projectart.org. MARK YOUR CALENDAR… FRIDAY, APRIL 5, AND SATURDAY, APRIL 6 See BRANFORD MARSALIS: PORTRAITS OF THE JAZZ SAXOPHONE. The concert will feature THE GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING SAXOPHONIST and members of his quartet. The music starts at 8 p.m. at the Rose Theater in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway at West 60th Street. Tickets start at $30 and can be purchased at the box office or by calling (212) 721-6500 or visiting www.jalc.org. 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Crains New York - March 4, 2013
IN THE BOROUGHS
IN THE MARKETS
THE INSIDER
SMALL BUSINESS
REAL ESTATE DEALS
BUSINESS PEOPLE
OPINION
GREG DAVID
REPORT: 2013 ELECTIONS
CLASSIFIEDS
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
SOURCE LUNCH
OUT AND ABOUT
SNAPS

Crains New York - March 4, 2013