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OUT AND ABOUT SNAPS Fashionistas support Museum of the City of New York by Emily Laermer and Miriam Kreinin Souccar CAREER BUILDERS SATURDAY, MARCH 2 Learn about midtown’s contemporary architecture during a tour, REMEMBERING ADA LOUISE HUXTABLE IN MIDTOWN: PART 1. Architectural historian Matt Postal will examine buildings around Grand Central Terminal and in Turtle Bay, including the Socony-Mobil Building. The tour starts at 11 a.m. Tickets are $20 for general admission and $15 for Municipal Art Society members. Meeting locations are provided after tickets are purchased. For more information, call (212) 935-2075 or visit www.mas.org. FRIDAY, MARCH 1, AND SATURDAY, MARCH 2 Join scholars at Columbia University’s 10TH ANNUAL AFRICAN ECONOMIC FORUM. Panels will highlight inspiring projects, address challenges faced in implementing them and give solutions to address them. Sessions include entrepreneurship and incubation, manufacturing and banking. Tickets to the conference are $60 for students, $75 for alumni and staff, and $100 for professionals. For more information, including a schedule of events, visit www.columbiaaef.com. DON’T MISS NEW YORK WINE EXPO FRIDAY, MARCH 1, TO SUNDAY, MARCH 3 Raise a glass at the sixth annual NEW YORK WINE EXPO. Attendees will have the opportunity to choose from a sampling of more than 500 wines. Seminar topics include wine tasting, wines of the Finger Lakes region and cheese pairings. The event takes place at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, 655 W. 34th St., between 11th and 12th avenues. For more information, including seminars and ticket prices, visit www.wine-expos.com. OPENING patrick mcmullan.com MARC TESSIER-LAVIGNE and DAVID KOCH at the Rockefeller University’s inaugural Parents & Science Celebrating Science Benefit on Feb. 13. The event raised more than $1.1 million to help create a center for research on child and adolescent health, among other initiatives. Honorees ALEX GORSKY, AMY TOWERS and COOKIE JOHNSON at the Elizabeth Glaser Global Champions of a Mothers Fight Awards dinner on Feb. 20. The dinner raised $1.8 million for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. See more of this week’s Snaps online at CrainsNewYork.com/galleries. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25 Honor actor and playwright Charles Busch while raising money at the 10th annual LOVE ’N’ COURAGE benefit gala. The event includes cocktails, dinner and performances. Proceeds will benefit the Emerging Playwrights program at the Theater for the New City. The event is at 6:30 p.m. at the National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, at Irving Place. Tickets are $150. For reservations and additional information, call (212) 254-1109 or visit www.theaterforthenewcity.net. Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, and from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Fridays. Admission is $18 for adults; $14 for ages 19 to 25, seniors and students; and free for children under 18. For more information, visit www.whitney.org. DENNIS BASSO and NICOLE MILLER at the Museum of the City of New York gala. FUNDRAISERS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28 See the artist’s entire collection at JAY DEFEO: A RETROSPECTIVE at the Whitney Museum. The exhibition will include more than 130 objects created over four decades, including collages, drawings, paintings and photographs. It runs through June 2 at 945 Madison Ave., at East 75th Street. The museum is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. CAROLINE DEAN, MARK GILBERTSON and JAMIE TISCH at the Director’s Council of the Museum of the City of New York’s Winter Ball on Feb. 20. The event, sponsored by Carolina Herrera, raised $540,000. getty images MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25 Discuss emerging strategies at Digital Dumbo’s UNCONFERENCE: ADVANCED DIGITAL MARKETING TACTICS. The event will include breakout sessions covering mobile user engagement, premium content licensing, user acquisition and social application strategy. Speakers include Andrea Hong, director of content at NewsCred; Alex Lirtsman, partner at Ready Set Rocket; and Cezary Pietrzak, director of marketing at Appboy. The session is at 6:30 p.m. at 20 Jay St., between Plymouth and John streets, in Brooklyn. Tickets are $50. For more information, visit www.digital dumbo.com. billy farrell agency THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28 View limitededition prints from leading contemporary artists at AN EVENING WITH LINCOLN CENTER: THE OPENING OF THE LINCOLN CENTER VERA LIST ART PROJECT. The event will also feature a silent auction, music by Juilliard School musicians and food. It is at 5:30 p.m. at New York Design Center, 200 Lexington Ave., between East 32nd and East 33rd streets. Tickets start at $75. For more information, visit www.lccorporatefund.org. patrick mcmullan.com CULTURE FIX THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28 Help raise money for Hope on a String at HAITI CHERIE: PRIDE, LOVE AND COMMITMENT. The nonprofit works to engage people and communities, using music as a catalyst for social change. The event includes musical performances and hors d’oeuvres. It is at 6 p.m. at Broad Street Ballroom, 41 Broad St., at Beaver Street. Tickets are $50 for general admission and $150 for VIP access. For more information, visit www.haiticherie3 .eventbrite.com. MARK YOUR CALENDAR … WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, TO SATURDAY, MAY 4 EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITIES for the city’s future and ways to effect change at the second biennial IDEAS CITY, a collaboration among dozens of downtown arts, education and community organizations. This year’s theme is “Untapped Capital.” The event includes symposia, lectures and workshops, and will feature a StreetFest along the Bowery with presentations by more than 100 organizations and small businesses. For more information, visit www.newmuseum.org. 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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Crain's New York - February 25, 2013

IN THE BOROUGHS
IN THE MARKETS
THE INSIDER
BUSINESS PEOPLE
OPINION
ALAIR TOWNSEND
GREG DAVID
REPORT: DIGITAL NY
THE LIST
CLASSIFIEDS
FOR THE RECORD
REAL ESTATE DEALS
SMALL BUSINESS
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
SOURCE LUNCH
OUT AND ABOUT
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Crain's New York - February 25, 2013