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OUT AND ABOUT SNAPS Donors dig deep for children and education by Ali Elkin and Theresa Agovino CAREER BUILDER WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, AND THURSDAY, JUNE 6 See a Broadway legend’s tribute to a pop icon at LOVE HANGOVER: LACHANZE SINGS DIANA ROSS. The Tony winner appeared in The Color Purple and as Timoune in Once on This Island. She will perform at 9:30 p.m. on both nights at 54 Below, 254 W. 54th St. Tickets are $40 for the main dining room and $30 for the bar. There is a $25 food-and-drink minimum. For more information, call (646) 476-3551 or visit www.54below.com. THURSDAY, JUNE 6, AND FRIDAY, JUNE 7 Learn how to build and sustain a consulting practice from the Association of Nonprofit Specialists at the NONPROFIT CONSULTANTS INSTITUTE. The two-day course will teach guidelines for communicating with clients, solving problems and adhering to ethical standards. It will be held at the Houston Street Settlement, 273 Bowery. Registration costs $395 and is available at npspecialists.org. For information, contact Frank Abdale at info@ npspecialists.org or (917) 903-6276. DON’T MISS BARBECUE BLOCK PARTY OPENING THURSDAY, JUNE 6 The Wildlife Conservation Society is hosting GALA 2013: CELEBRATING THE WONDERS OF SOUTHEAST ASIA at 6:30 p.m. at the Central Park Zoo on Fifth Avenue at 64th Street. The evening will include an up-close look at the animals and will highlight the organization’s work in Thailand, Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia. Tickets start at $1,000, and tables at $10,000. For more information, visit www.wcs.org or contact Mary Dixon at mdixon@wcs.org or (347) 840-1242. cutty mcgill LOUISE and VINCE CAMUTO at the benefit for Ronald McDonald House New York in late May. The gala raised more than $6 million, a record for the organization, which provides accommodations for families with children stricken by cancer. See more of this week’s Snaps online at CrainsNewYork.com/galleries. Turn Sunday into Executive MBA Day at Yeshiva University’s Sy Syms School of Business FUNDRAISERS FRIDAY, JUNE 7 The New-York Historical Society looks back on the frightening and tragic early days of the AIDS crisis with AIDS IN NEW YORK: THE FIRST FIVE YEARS. The exhibition features poignant images from the first memorial services and protests of the early ’80s. The exhibition will run through Sept. 15. The museum, at 170 Central Park West and West 77th Street, is open Tuesday through Sunday. Admission is $15 for adults. For more information, visit www.nyhistory.org or call (212) 873-3400. DAVID YARNOLD, ALLISON ROCKEFELLER, LYNDA JOHNSON ROBB and MARIAN HEISKELL attend the Audubon Society’s 10th Anniversary Women in Conservation Lunch. The event on May 29 raised more than $340,000. DAVE BARGER, CHRISTOPHER HAYWARD and HOWARD CHATZINOFF at last month’s gala for PENCIL, which raised more than $1.6 million for the organization, which partners business leaders with school administrators to help improve education. brian killin SATURDAY, JUNE 8, AND SUNDAY, JUNE 9 Elevate your barbecue standards by sampling some of the best in the country at THE BIG APPLE BARBECUE BLOCK PARTY. Taste the work of pit masters from meat meccas like Memphis and Dallas, as well as local vendors including Blue Smoke, which organizes the event. There will be cooking seminars on topics like grilling and mixology for those looking to step up their game this summer. The event is at Madison Square Park. Admission is free, and barbecue is $9 a plate. Expect long lines, unless you can snag a Fastpass for $125. Visit www.bigapplebbq.org for more information. PETER HAUSPURG and DAUN PARIS at last month’s gala for the Jewish Child Care Association, which raised $1 million. charles manley TUESDAY, JUNE 4 The Better Business Bureau’s BBB FORUM VI: CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY AT THE CROSSROADS will focus on how companies can improve by heeding the public’s expectations for better practices. Speakers include leaders from TD Bank, Verizon and the McGraw-Hill Cos. The event is at the Time-Life Building, 1271 Sixth Ave. Registration is $165 and can be done at www.nycharities.org. Contact Heather Layland at hlayland@newyork.bbb.org or (212) 358-2829 for more information. ben asen photography THURSDAY, JUNE 6 See how the multiethnic cuisine of New York City has influenced some of the world’s most notable restaurants at ADVENTURES IN THE GLOBAL KITCHEN at the American Museum of Natural History. The after-hours event will feature Eleven Madison Park chef Daniel Humm and General Manager Will Guidara, as well as Mitchell Davis, executive vice president of the James Beard Foundation. Guests will sample smoked sturgeon and upscale black-andwhite cookies, among other treats. The feast is at 6:30 p.m. at the museum’s Linder Theater on West 77th Street. Tickets are $30. Call the museum at (212) 769-5100 for more information or visit www.amnh.org. eduardo patino CULTURE FIX MONDAY, JUNE 10 The Public Theater will hold its ANNUAL GALA at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. The event will include a performance of The Pirates of Penzance, starring Kevin Kline and Glenn Close. It will also honor the late Nora Ephron, who was a Public Theater trustee. Tickets start at $650, and tables at $15,000. They are available at www.eventbrite.com/event/6108868791/es2 or by calling (212) 539-8634 or emailing gala@publictheater.org. MARK YOUR CALENDAR… SATURDAY, JUNE 22 Apply Now to our Sunday-only Midtown Manhattan Executive MBA program Sy Syms School of Business We’ve designed our general management Sunday-only Executive MBA to ﬁt perfectly into your fasttracked life. Attend Yeshiva University’s Sy Syms School of Business Executive MBA program at our Midtown Manhattan location and beneﬁt from a unique emphasis on entrepreneurship and global market leadership, built on a foundation of ethics. Our students enjoy small personalized classes, outstanding faculty and an extensive alumni network. Apply now and start your remarkable journey today. WHAT BETTER WAY TO celebrate New York’s post-Sandy beach revival than with partial nudity? The CONEY ISLAND MERMAID PARADE will take place at 1 p.m., starting at West 21st Street and Surf Avenue and proceeding to the boardwalk at West 15th Street. Expect elaborate floats and lots of body paint at the event that routinely draws hundreds of thousands of spectators. For more information, visit www.coneyisland.com. For more information or to download an application visit www.yu.edu/syms/emba or contact Margie Martin at 917.326.4839 | mmartin4@yu.edu June 3, 2013 | Crain’s New York Business | 27 http://www.nycharities.org http://www.amnh.org http://www.54below.com http://www.CrainsNewYork.com/galleries http://www.bigapplebbq.org http://www.wcs.org http://www.eventbrite.com/event/6108868791/es2 http://www.nyhistory.org http://www.yu.edu/syms/emba http://www.yu.edu/syms/emba http://www.coneyisland.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Crains New York - June 3, 2013

Crains New York - June 3, 2013
IN THE BOROUGHS
IN THE MARKETS
THE INSIDER
BUSINESS PEOPLE
REAL ESTATE DEALS
OPINION
GREG DAVID
FOR THE RECORD
TOP ENTREPRENEURS
CLASSIFIEDS
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
SOURCE COFFEE
OUT AND ABOUT
SNAPS

Crains New York - June 3, 2013