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OUT AND ABOUT SNAPS Running-centered charities lace up donations by Ali Elkin and Theresa Agovino TUESDAY, JULY 16, TO THURSDAY, AUGUST 1 Take the opportunity to see some of the Metropolitan Opera’s brightest stars for free at different parks around the city in the SUMMER RECITAL SERIES. The first performance will be at 8 p.m. at Central Park SummerStage, followed by concerts in each of the boroughs. For a full list of shows, visit www.metoperafamily.org. larry sillen LUCY SCHULTE DANZIGER, ANNE MAHLUM, TY PENNINGTON and MARY WITTENBERG at the June gala for Back on My Feet. The fete raised more than $242,000 for the organization, which helps homeless people. DICK TRAUM and DAVID CORDANI at last month’s race in Central Park to benefit Achilles International. The event raised $200,000. WEDNESDAY, JULY 17 The Society for Marketing Professional Services New York is hosting HOSPITALITY TRENDS & OPPORTUNITIES IN NEW YORK AND BEYOND, a conference about changes in the hospitality industry. The event will take place at the CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Ave., and will run from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Registration, which is available online, is $125 for nonmembers. It will cost an additional $10 at the door. For more information, visit www.smpsny.org/events/hospitality2013. DON’T MISS HARLEM BOOK FAIR FRIDAY, JULY 19, AND SATURDAY, JULY 20 The 15th annual HARLEM BOOK FAIR is an outdoor literary extravaganza dedicated to black authors and their readers. The fair is at West 135th Street and Malcolm X Boulevard and features some 250 booths and exhibitions. The event, hosted by the New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, kicks off Friday night and goes all day Saturday. For more information, visit www.qbr.com/harlem-book-fair.aspx. CORINNE O’KELLY and JOHN THIEL at the eighth annual American Cancer Society Financial Services Cares Gala in June. The event raised $1.7 million. jonathon ziegler patrickmcmullan.com THURSDAY, JULY 18 See a musical performance of Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER at the Prospect Park Bandshell. The Tiger Lillies will perform the poem in front of an intricate set. The show is free, but a $3 donation is suggested. Admission is at 6:30 p.m., and the show begins at 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.bricartsmedia.org. matteo prandoni/bfanyc.com CULTURE FIX TUESDAY, JULY 16 Learn how your venture can raise investment funds at Gotham Media’s CROWDFUNDING-NYC panel discussion. Participants include startup CEOs and legal experts. The event will be held at the Wix Lounge, 235 W. 23rd St., from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Registration costs $35 and is available online at www.crowdfundnyc.eventbrite.com. For more information, call (917) 710-2747. back on my feet CAREER BUILDER DONALD COLE RADER, ROSANNA SCOTTO and PETER PETERSON at the Phoenix House Summer Party in Southampton last month. The gala raised more than $285,000 for the drug- and alcohol-rehabilitation organization. See more of this week’s Snaps online at CrainsNewYork.com/galleries. OPENING FUNDRAISERS FRIDAY, JULY 19 The Museum of Modern Art’s first one-person photography exhibit, featuring work by Walker Evans, took place 75 years ago. In celebration of that anniversary, the museum will show WALKER EVANS: AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHS, which includes about 60 of Mr. Evans’ portraits of American life from the museum’s own collection. The exhibit will run through Jan. 26. MoMA is open every day. Admission for adults costs $25. For more information, visit www.moma.org or call (212) 708-9400. WEDNESDAY, JULY 17 Amateur rock stars of the finance world will duke it out at WALL STREET ROCKS’ BATTLE OF THE BANDS, ROUND 1, at the Cutting Room, 44 E. 32nd St. The competition goes from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. and raises money for the Wounded Warrior Project, Reserve Aid and Operation Finally Home. Tickets cost $25 and are available at www.wallstreet rocks2013.eventbrite.com. SATURDAY, JULY 20 The James Beard Foundation will host its annual Hamptons fundraiser, CHEFS & CHAMPAGNE, at Wölffer Estate Vineyard, 139 Sagg Road in Sagaponack, L.I. The event will honor television personality, chef and food writer Andrew Zimmern, and will feature dishes prepared by more than 35 chefs. General admission costs $275 for non-foundation members. Reservations can be made by phone at (212) 627-2308. MARK YOUR CALENDAR… FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, THROUGH MONDAY, AUGUST 26 THE NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL will bring about 1,200 performances, mostly one-act plays, to more than 20 venues around the city through Aug. 26. The festival helps the next generation of theater stars get their start, and is where well-known works such as Urinetown were first produced. This year’s titles include Recipe for Success With Chef Michael Denardi, by former Colbert Report writer Peter Grosz, and a futuristic science-fiction play called The 3rd Gender. Tickets (which vary in price but are typically inexpensive) will go on sale July 19 at www.fringenyc.org or by phone at (866) 468-7619. 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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Crains New York - July 15, 2013

Crains New York - July 15, 2013
IN THE BOROUGHS
IN THE MARKETS
SMALL BUSINESS
THE INSIDER
BUSINESS PEOPLE
OPINION
STEVE HINDY
GREG DAVID
REAL ESTATE DEALS
REPORT: HEALTH CARE
CLASSIFIEDS
FOR THE RECORD
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
SOURCE LUNCH
OUT AND ABOUT
SNAPS

Crains New York - July 15, 2013