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OUT AND ABOUT SNAPS Inwood House raises record for disadvantaged teens by Emily Laermer and Miriam Kreinin Souccar THURSDAY, MARCH 28 See numbers from top Broadway shows at SPOTLIGHT ON TOWN HALL. The concert will showcase Chicago, The Phantom of the Opera, Avenue Q and more. The event will honor Town Hall’s 92-year history and its designation as a National Historic Landmark site. The performance is at 6 p.m. at Town Hall, 123 W. 43rd St., between Sixth and Seventh avenues. Free tickets will be available at the Town Hall box office. For more information, visit www.thetownhall.org. patrick mcmullan E. SHERRELL ANDREWS, LINDA LAUSELL BRYANT, STEPHEN GRIMALDI and LIZ NEUMARK at the Inwood House gala on March 14. The fete raised nearly $1 million, the highest-grossing event for the nonprofit in its 183 years. BOB CAGNAZZI, KIM ADAMO and NICK ADAMO at the Inwood House gala. TUESDAY, MARCH 26 Learn how to take advantage of sustainable-energy leads at the FOURTH ANNUAL WORLD GREEN ENERGY SYMPOSIUM. Topics of conversation include policies, technology and industry initiatives. The forum is at 8 a.m. at Hunter College, City University of New York, at East 68th Street and Lexington Avenue. Tickets are $150. For more information or to register, visit www.worldgreenenergy symposium.com. DON’T MISS POP GOES THE WHITNEY ENDS SUNDAY, MARCH 31 It’s your last chance to view two Pop Art-related exhibitions at the Whitney Museum of American Art. SINISTER POP features art from the movement’s inception in the early 1960s and includes work by Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns and Claes Oldenburg. DARK AND DEADPAN: POP IN TV AND THE MOVIES features rarely seen films, advertisements and political campaigns that reflect the genre’s themes. Both exhibitions are at 945 Madison Ave., at East 75th Street. Admission is $18 for adults; $14 for ages 19 to 25, students and seniors; and free for children. For more information, visit www.whitney.org. OPENING MONDAY, MARCH 25 Help raise money for Evidence, a Dance Company at THE TORCH BALL, its ninth annual gala. The black-tie event will include a cocktail reception, dinner and performances by Evidence. Proceeds will benefit the organization’s outreach programs. It is at 6:30 p.m. at the Plaza Hotel, 768 Fifth Ave., at West 59th Street. Tickets to the full event start at $1,000. For more information, call (914) 235-1490, ext. 11, email evidence@thejfmgroup .com or visit www.evidencedance.com. RUSSELL SIMMONS and SOLEDAD O’BRIEN at the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding Young Leadership Benefit on March 18. The event raised more than $100,000. See more of this week’s Snaps online at CrainsNewYork.com/galleries. FUNDRAISERS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27 See works by three artists at THE PAINTING CENTER, which will hold three simultaneous opening events. Philip Ayers’ exhibition explores portraits, including those of his children (above); John McNamara’s investigates the relationship between painting and photography; and Alexander Ayers’ includes drawings inspired by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010. The free exhibitions are at 547 W. 27th St., between 10th and 11th avenues. The art institution is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, visit www.thepaintingcenter.org. JORDAN GELBER, STEPHANIE D’ABRUZZO, JILL GABBE and JOHN TARTAGLIA at the 30th-anniversary celebration for the Vineyard Theatre on March 18. The evening raised more than $250,000 for the nonprofit. patrick mcmullan THROUGH SUNDAY, APRIL 7 Check out vibrant plants from South Asia at Macy’s annual flower show, THE PAINTED GARDEN, celebrating the start of spring. Special events include a seminar discussing how to create floral-inspired paintings, floral-arrangement demonstrations and previews of design collections. For more information, call (212) 494-4495 or visit www.macys.com/flowershow. walter mcbride CULTURE FIX MONDAY, MARCH 25 Meet tech industry leaders at NYCADPUB: AD TECH PANEL, a networking roundtable. Speakers include Karl Bunch, former chief solutions officer at CPX Interactive; Casey Saran, director of business development at iSocket; and Rahul Bafna, senior director of product management at Flurry. The event is at 7 p.m. at AppNexus, 28 W. 23rd St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues. Tickets are free for attendees on the buy/sell side in ad technology, and $10 for non-ad-tech vendors. For more information, visit www.meetup.com/ nycadpub. christopher duggan CAREER BUILDERS THURSDAY, MARCH 28 Join the New York Knicks’ Jason Kidd at TEAMING UP FOR CHARITY TO BENEFIT THE MAGIC JOHNSON FOUNDATION. The event will include musical performances from Juilliard students, dancing and other entertainment. The organization is committed to helping children living in underserved communities and focuses on HIV/AIDS education and prevention. The event is at the Conrad Hotel, 102 North End Ave., at Vesey Street. Tickets start at $200. For more information, visit www.magicjohnson .com/foundation. See the diamond in luxury. Individual Game Suites are where legacy meets luxury! Bring your family, friends or business associates to Yankee Stadium for a group outing and bask in the comfort and privacy of your own suite. Suites can accommodate groups as small as 12 and up to 382 guests with food and beverage packages customized for every need. Individual Game Suites truly make for a gem of an event! MARK YOUR CALENDAR… SATURDAY, APRIL 6 SEE ONE OF AMERICA’S most beloved comedians, BILL COSBY, as he performs at the Kupferberg Center. The comedy legend’s performance will be part of the center’s Best of the Best series. It starts at 8 p.m. at 65-30 Kissena Blvd., in Flushing, Queens. Tickets start at $35. To purchase tickets, call (718) 793-8080 or visit www.kupferbergcenter.org. March 25, 2013 | Crain’s New York Business | 43 http://www.meetup.com/nycadpub http://www.meetup.com/nycadpub http://www.macys.com/flowershow http://www.worldgreenenergysymposium.com http://www.thetownhall.org http://www.worldgreenenergysymposium.com http://www.CrainsNewYork.com/galleries http://www.whitney.org http://www.evidencedance.com http://www.magicjohnson.com/foundation http://www.thepaintingcenter.org http://www.magicjohnson.com/foundation http://www.yankees.com/suites http://www.kupferbergcenter.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Crains New York - March 25, 2013

In the Boroughs
In the Markets
Real Estate Deals
The Insider
Business People
Opinion
Alair Townsend
Greg David
40 Under 40
Classifieds
For the Record
Small Business
New York, New York
Source Lunch
Out and About
Snaps

Crains New York - March 25, 2013