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OUT AND ABOUT SNAPS Met’s Costume Institute gala draws VIP crowd SATURDAY, MAY 18, THROUGH SUNDAY, MAY 19 Be a tourist in your own city at New York Landmarks Conservancy’s SACRED SITES OPEN HOUSE WEEKEND. Culturally important religious institutions throughout the city will open their doors to the public. Featured sites include Temple Emanu-El, Church of the Incarnation and Church of the Intercession. For more information, visit www.nylandmarks.org. SATURDAY, MAY 18 Can’t wrap your mind around spreadsheets? Attend the free MICROSOFT EXCEL HANDS-ON WORKSHOP: THE POWER OF CHARTS to learn how to communicate complex data in graphic form, highlight key findings and select the best chart for your data. Topics of conversation include purposes and uses of charts, navigating the charts wizard, setting up legends, combining multiple charts, formatting charts and best practices. The workshop starts at 10 a.m. at the Brooklyn Public Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza, at Eastern Parkway. For more information, visit www.excellentones.com. DON’T MISS CYCLING CHALLENGE FRIDAY, MAY 17, THROUGH SUNDAY, MAY 19 Looking to show off your muscles? Come to CAMPAGNOLO GRAN FONDO NEW YORK, a 100-mile cycling challenge for riders from more than 70 countries on May 19. There will be an expo and mandatory packet pickup on Friday and Saturday at the NYC Bike Expo at Penn Pavilion, Seventh Avenue and 33rd Street. A racing license is not required. The entry fee is $300. For more information, visit www.granfondony.com. OPENING MAY ANDERSON, JULIAN SCHNABEL and ANNE PASTERNAK at the April 30 benefit for Creative Time, which raised almost $1.1 million for the organization that commissions and displays public art. CYNDI LAUPER, ROBIN ROBERTS and ELLEN LEVINE at the12th Annual Women Who Care Luncheon benefiting United Cerebral Palsy of New York City. The May 6 event at Cipriani NYC took in $650,000. KIMBERLY CHANDLER and ROBERT BATTLE at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater benefit on May 7. The gala raised more than $1 million. See more of this week’s Snaps online at CrainsNewYork.com/galleries. FUNDRAISERS WEDNESDAY, MAY 15 Discover the historical, architectural and cultural significance of Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery at A BEAUTIFUL WAY TO GO. The exhibition will include information about some of the people buried there, including Leonard Bernstein, William “Boss” Tweed and JeanMichael Basquiat. It will also feature artifacts, sculptures and paintings. The exhibition runs through Sunday, Oct. 13, at the Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave., at 103rd Street. Suggested admission is $10 for adults, $6 for students and seniors and $20 for families. For information, call (212) 534-1672 or visit www.mcny.org. EMILY RAFFERTY and SANDRA LEE at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute gala on May 6. The event raised $11.3 million. courtesy creative time TUESDAY, MAY 14 Learn about one of the city’s biggest transportation projects at the MTA SECOND AVENUE SUBWAY ASK THE EXPERTS SESSION. In attendance will be city experts on health, transportation, sanitation and environmental protection. Representatives from the Police Department, Small Business Services and the Business Integrity Commision will also be on hand. Reservations are required for the free event. It begins at 6 p.m. at Marymount Manhattan College, 221 E. 71st St., between Second and Third avenues. For more information on this event, visit www.sasasktheexperts .eventbrite.com. christopher duggan CAREER BUILDERS THURSDAY, MAY 16 Try some sake at the Japan Society’s GINJO-SHU: ITS SIGNIFICANCE AND HISTORY. Japan-based expert John Gauntner will discuss what distinguishes sake from other alcoholic beverages, as well as how it is made and its history. The tasting starts at 6:30 p.m. at 333 E. 47th St., between First and Second avenues. Tickets are $39 for general admission and $34 for Japan Society members, seniors and students. For more information, visit www.japansociety.org. rob rich CULTURE FIX courtesy the metropolitan museum of art/don pollard by Emily Laermer and Miriam Kreinin Souccar TUESDAY, MAY 14 Celebrate Sir John Soane’s contributions to architecture and education at SIR JOHN SOANE’S MUSEUM FOUNDATION’S GALA DINNER AND PRESENTATION. Architect Norman Foster will be honored. The event begins at 7 p.m. at 583 Park Ave., at East 63rd Street. Tickets start at $7,500. For more information, visit www.soanefoundation.com/gala.html. THURSDAY, MAY 16 Join young philanthropists at the Fortune Society’s A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM THIRD ANNUAL SPRING SOIREE. The event supports life-changing programs and services for men and women coming out of jail and prison. It will honor documentary filmmaker Eugene Jarecki. It starts at 9 p.m. at Bowery Hotel, 335 Bowery, at East Third Street. Tickets start at $175. For more information, visit www.thefortunesocietyspringsoiree .eventbrite.com. MARK YOUR CALENDAR… WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, THROUGH SUNDAY, AUGUST 11 SEE FREE CONCERTS and events this summer at the 43rd season of Lincoln Center Out of Doors. It will feature more than 100 free performances across the plazas of Lincoln Center, including Rubén Blades in concert, Festival au Désert: Caravan for Peace, Roots of American Music and more. Tickets are not required. For more information, including a schedule of events, visit www.lincolncenter.org. 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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Crains New York - May 13, 2013

Crains New York - May 13, 2013
IN THE BOROUGHS
IN THE MARKETS
REAL ESTATE DEALS
THE INSIDER
BUSINESS PEOPLE
OPINION
STEVE HINDY
GREG DAVID
SMALL BUSINESS
REPORT: TECHNOLOGY
THE LIST
CLASSIFIEDS
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
SOURCE LUNCH
OUT AND ABOUT
SNAPS

Crains New York - May 13, 2013