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OUT AND ABOUT CULTURE FIX SNAPS Hospital gala redirects gifts to employees hit by Sandy by Emily Laermer and Miriam Kreinin Souccar CAREER BUILDERS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 The Women’s Media Center will host its 2012 WOMEN’S MEDIA AWARDS. The event will honor Pat Mitchell, president and chief executive of the Paley Center for Media; Martha Nelson, editorial director of Time Inc.; and sisters and journalists Laura and Lisa Ling. The organization works to make women and girls visible and powerful in the media. The event is at 6 p.m. at Guastavino’s Midtown, 409 E. 59th St, between First Avenue and Sutton Place. Tickets start at $450. For more information and to purchase tickets, call (212) 721-4071 or visit mediaawards@ womensmediacenter.com. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, AND THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15 The NY Entrepreneurs Business Network will host its NY ENTREPRENEURS BUSINESS EXPO. Industry experts will be on hand to discuss small businesses, venture-capital financing and new and emerging technology. Featured headline speakers include author Peter Shankman; Jeff Bussgang, a general partner at Flybridge Capital Partners; and Dan Porter, the general manager of Zynga New York. It will be held Wednesday from noon to 6 p.m. and Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the 69th Regiment Armory, 68 Lexington Ave., between East 25th and East 26th streets. Show-floor admission is free. For more information, visit www.nybusinessexpo.net. getty images / michael loccisano DON’T MISS VOICES UNITED FESTIVAL MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12 St. Malachy’s-The Actors’ Chapel will host the VOICES UNITED CHORAL FESTIVAL, a musical extravaganza with more than 600 performers, including Broadway’s Linda Eder (left) and Ryan Silverman and conductor Eric Dale Knapp. Proceeds will benefit the outreach ministries of the Actors’ Chapel and other charity groups. The performance is at 7:30 p.m. at the Beacon Theatre, 2124 Broadway, at West 74th Street. Tickets start at $25 and can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com. For more information, visit www.voicesunited.com. (From left) JOHN WHITEHEAD, GEORGE RUPP, HENRY KISSINGER, MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG and CYNTHIA WHITEHEAD at the International Rescue Committee’s Freedom Award benefit on Nov. 7. The event raised a record $4 million. ANDREW ROSEN, DIANE VON FURSTENBERG and JIM GOLD were honored at the 2012 Fashion Award Dinner to benefit Phoenix House on Nov. 7. The gala raised close to $1 million for the nonprofit. OPENING THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15 The first comprehensive retrospective of artist GEORGE BELLOWS since 1966 will open at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The exhibition will feature 120 works, including scenes of New York City and depictions of boxers. It runs through Feb. 18 at the museum, 1000 Fifth Ave., at 82nd Street. Recommended admission is $25 for adults, $17 for seniors, $12 for students and free for members and children under 12. For more information, visit www.metmuseum.org. FUNDRAISERS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12 New York City Center will host the ENCORES! 20TH ANNIVERSARY GALA CELEBRATION, helping to fund the center’s artistic and educational programs. A cocktail hour begins at 6 p.m. at City Center, 131 W. 55th St., between Sixth and Seventh avenues, and a performance hosted by Raúl Esparza and Kelli O’Hara begins at 7 p.m. Dinner follows at the Plaza Hotel, 768 Fifth Ave., at West 58th Street. Tickets start at $30. For more information, visit www.nycitycenter.org. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 The Center for an Urban Future will host its ANNUAL GALA. The public-policy organization works to improve the city’s overall health. The event is at 6:30 p.m. at Three Sixty, 10 Desbrosses St., between Hudson and Greenwich streets. Tickets start at $250. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.cufgala.com. R MARK YOUR CALENDAR… STARTING SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 WORKS & PROCESS AT THE GUGGENHEIM will present 10 performances of PETER AND THE WOLF, combining the visual and performing arts as the children’s classic comes alive. Performances are scheduled for 2:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8, Sunday, Dec. 9, and Friday, Dec. 14, through Sunday, Dec. 16, at the Peter B. Lewis Theater at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Ave., at 88th Street. Tickets are $35 for the general public and $30 for members. For more information, visit www.worksandprocess.org. November 12, 2012 | Crain’s New York Business | 27 patrick mcmullan.com SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17 New York Law School will host JUSTICE LOST: THE FIGHT TO FREE DAMIEN ECHOLS, an advance screening of the documentary West of Memphis, and a panel discussion. The film tells the story of Damien Echols, who spent 18 years on Arkansas’ death row before being released. Discussions will feature Mr. Echols, his defense attorneys, media expert Lonnie Soury and filmmakers Amy Berg and Lorri Davis. Registration is at 12:30 p.m., the screening is at 1:15 p.m. and panels begin at 4:20 p.m. It is at 185 West Broadway, at Leonard Street. For more information, call (212) 431-2327 or visit www.nyls.edu/ justicelost to register. ELIE WIESEL and ELLEN CROWN at the Lenox Hill Autumn Ball. wireimage TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 Cherub Improv will host its SECOND ANNUAL GALA. The event will feature cocktails, an auction and a live performance by the Cherubs. Proceeds will benefit the organization, which provides free performances and workshops to underserved communities. It is at 7 p.m. at Tribeca Cinemas, 54 Varick St., at Laight Street. Tickets start at $125. For more information, visit www.cherubimprov.org/ donate.html. BOB WOODRUFF and DR. RUTH WESTHEIMER at the Lenox Hill annual Autumn Ball on Nov. 5. The event raised more than $2 million, which will now go to help employees of parent company North Shore-LIJ Health System who were affected by Hurricane Sandy. More than 500 workers lost their homes. wireimage http://p.m.at http://www.cherubimprov.org/ http://www.mcmullan.com http://www.nyls.edu/ http://www.nybusinessexpo.net http://www.ticketmaster.com http://www.voicesunited.com http://www.nycitycenter.org http://www.framesnyc.com/holiday http://www.metmuseum.org http://www.cufgala.com http://www.framesnyc.com/holiday http://www.worksandprocess.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Crains New York - November 12, 2012

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

Crains New York - November 12, 2012