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OUT AND ABOUT SNAPS Food Bank raises record amount to fight hunger by Emily Laermer and Miriam Kreinin Souccar CAREER BUILDERS MONDAY, MAY 6 Discover how the European financial crisis unfolded at IMPERFECT UNION: THE EUROZONE IN CRISIS, a screening of PBS’ Great Decisions in Foreign Policy and panel discussion. The question-and-answer session will include eurozone crisis experts from the United Nations. It is at 3:15 p.m. at the United Nations’ Dag Hammarskjöld Auditorium, 780 United Nations Plaza, between East 43rd and East 44th streets. It is free for Foreign Policy Association members and $7 for nonmembers. For more information, visit www.fpa.org. GLORIA SCOBY and honoree RANCE CRAIN at the American Advertising Federation’s 2013 Advertising Hall of Fame awards on April 29. THURSDAY, MAY 9 Hear from a renowned neuroscientist at the 16th annual WOMEN & SCIENCE, a lecture and luncheon hosted by The Rockefeller University. Cori Bargmann, who works on microscopic organisms and is a recipient of the inaugural $3 million Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, will speak. It is at noon at 1230 York Ave., at East 66th Street. Tickets are $500 each. For more information, visit www.womenandscience .rockefeller.edu. getty images WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, AND THURSDAY, MAY 9 Taste the fruits of some of the best wineries at GREAT WINES OF ITALY: NEW YORK CITY, an event that will feature a selection of close to 400 of the top labels. On Wednesday, there will be a walk-around tasting and cheese bar, and on Thursday, a three-course dinner. The events are at St. Bart’s, 325 Park Ave., between East 50th and East 51st streets. Tickets start at $195 for the tasting and $275 for the dinner. For more information, visit www.jamessuckling.com. APRIL BLOOMFIELD, MARGARETTE PURVIS, MARIO BATALI and SELITA EBANKS at the Food Bank for New York City’s 30th-anniversary awards dinner on April 30. The evening raised a record $1.95 million. doug goodman TUESDAY, MAY 7 Explore the portrayal of JEWISH ARTS AND IDENTITY IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD at a free conference hosted by Baruch College’s Jewish Studies Center. It will feature panel discussions with directors, offBroadway actors, composers, artists, and college professors, including art-history instructor Samantha Baskind. It starts at noon at Baruch Performing Arts Center’s Engelman Recital Hall, 55 Lexington Ave., at East 25th Street. For reservations, email jewish.studies.center@ baruch.cuny.edu. neilson bernard/wireimage CULTURE FIX WEDNESDAY, MAY 8 Celebrate the Lower Manhattan Culture Council’s 40th anniversary at the DOWNTOWN DINNER 2013, featuring performances by Philip Glass, Philippe Petit and the Young People’s Chorus of New York City, as well as a silent auction of artwork. Online bidding will be available through May 7. Also this week, the LMCC will host Open Studio performances by entrepreneur-in-residence Wally Cardona. Tickets to the dinner are $1,500 each. For more information about LMCC events, visit www.lmcc.net. OPENING FUNDRAISERS FRIDAY, MAY 10 See 20th-century artwork at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum’s exhibition NEW HARMONY: ABSTRACTION BETWEEN THE WARS, 1919-1939. It will feature about 40 paintings, sculptures and works on paper by 20 artists, including Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti and Fernand Léger. It runs through Sept. 8 at 1071 Fifth Ave., between East 88th and East 89th streets. The museum is open Sunday to Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 5:45 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7:45 p.m. Admission is $22 for adults, $18 for students and seniors and free for children under 12. For more information, visit www .guggenheim.org. slate pr DON’T MISS DOWNTOWN CULTURE RICHARD GOLDSTEIN, ANDY COHEN, MEREDITH VIEIRA and MICHAEL DOWLING at the North Shore-LIJ Health System fundraiser on April 25. The benefit raised $21 million. MICHAEL WILLIAMS, EMILIA CLARKE and RICHARD PLEPLER at a gala for the Actors Fund on April 29. The event raised a record $1.4 million. See more of this week’s Snaps online at CrainsNewYork.com/galleries. Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City WEDNESDAY, MAY 8 Before going into the beer business, Brooklyn Brewery co-founder Steve Hindy was a Middle East war correspondent. See him interview Sebastian Junger, author of War and The Perfect Storm, at the first event of the inaugural WAR CORRESPONDENTS AT THE BROOKLYN BREWERY series. Proceeds will benefit Reporters Instructed in Saving Colleagues. It is at 7:30 p.m. at 79 N. 11th St., between Wythe Avenue and Berry Street, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Tickets are $15. For more information, visit www. togather.com. FRIDAY, MAY 10 View artwork and help raise money for a local nonprofit at ARTBRIDGE’S SECOND ANNUAL SPRING ART AUCTION. The silent auction will include original works by artists at ArtBridge, an organization committed to the development and support of local and emerging artists. It is at 7 p.m. at 401 W. 25th St., at Ninth Avenue. Tickets are $75 for curators, $125 for collectors and $1,000 for patrons. For more information, visit wwwart-bridge.org. HONORING Peter Riguardi Jonathan L. Mechanic EVENT CHAIRS Tommy Craig MARK YOUR CALENDAR… MONDAY, MAY 20, TO MONDAY, MAY 27 Celebrate the intersection of technology, business and culture at INTERNET WEEK NEW YORK, a weeklong festival with more than 400 events throughout the city. Keynote speakers include Bob Bowman, president and chief executive of Major League Baseball Advanced Media; Joe Gebbia, co-founder and chief product officer of Airbnb; and Scott Harrison, founder and chief executive of charity: water. For more information, including a schedule of events, visit www.internetweekny.com. Paul N. Glickman Dennis Friedrich Steven M. Durels Adam R. Goldenberg Glen Weiss Anthony Orso For information, please contact Melissa Stevens May 6, 2013 | Crain’s New York Business | 23 http://www.fpa.org http://www.womenandscience.rockefeller.edu http://www.jamessuckling.com http://www.womenandscience.rockefeller.edu http://www.CrainsNewYork.com/galleries http://www.lmcc.net http://www.togather.com http://www.guggenheim.org http://www.wwwart-bridge.org http://www.internetweekny.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Crains New York - May 6, 2013

THE INSIDER
IN THE BOROUGHS
IN THE MARKETS
BUSINESS PEOPLE
REAL ESTATE DEALS
SMALL BUSINESS
OPINION
GREG DAVID
REPORT: DIVERSITY
THE LIST
CLASSIFIEDS
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
SOURCE LUNCH
OUT AND ABOUT
SNAPS

Crains New York - May 6, 2013