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OUT AND ABOUT CULTURE FIX SNAPS Classical music fundraisers hit the high notes by Emily Laermer and Miriam Kreinin Souccar CAREER BUILDERS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, AND SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13 Creative Time, a local public arts organization, will host its fourth annual summit, CONFRONTING INEQUALITY. Presentations will discuss recent upheavals in the international political and economic climate by focusing on wealth inequality across the globe and the ways it erodes democracy. Keynote speakers include cultural critic Slavoj Zizek and multimedia artist Martha Rosler. The first day runs from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., and the second from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. It takes place at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, 566 LaGuardia Place, at Washington Square. Tickets are $65 for one day or $85 for both. For more information, visit www.creativetime .org/summit. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13 The Helix Center for Interdisciplinary Investigation at the New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute will present WHY DO ECONOMISTS DISAGREE?, a discussion about philosophical divergences and convergences among economists. Speakers include professors from Columbia, Cornell, Harvard and Pace universities. It will be held at 2:30 p.m. at 247 E. 82nd St., between Second and Third avenues. The event is open to the public; donations are accepted. For more information, visit www.thehelixcenter.org. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12 The New York Pops will launch its 201213 concert season by performing SOME ENCHANTED EVENING: THE MUSIC OF RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN, a musical salute to Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. The show will feature performances by special guest artists including Tony Award nominee Kelli O’Hara and Tony Award winner Paulo Szot. The concert is at 8 p.m. at Carnegie Hall, West 57th Street and Seventh Avenue. Tickets to the five-concert season start at $92.50. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.carnegiehall.org. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13 The EIGHTH ANNUAL BROADWAY CABARET FESTIVAL will kick off with Linda Eder’s “A New Life,” a concert that pays tribute to musicians who influenced the singer. She will be joined by special guests Robert Cuccioli and Christiane Noll. The show starts at 8 p.m. at Town Hall, 123 W. 43rd St., between Sixth and Seventh avenues. Tickets start at $45 and can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 982-2787 or the Town Hall box office at (212) 840-2824, or visiting www.ticketmaster.com or www.thetownhall-nyc.org. newscom patrick mcmullan.com SANFORD WEILL and MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG at the opening-night benefit concert for Carnegie Hall’s 2012-13 season on Oct. 3. The gala after the performance raised $2.7 million. GARY PARR, chairman of the New York Philharmonic, addresses the audience at the orchestra’s opening-night gala concert on Sept. 27, which raised more than $2.4 million. patrick mcmullan.com DON’T MISS BARBRA’S BACK IN TOWN THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, AND SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13 For two nights, BARBRA STREISAND will perform at the newly opened Barclays Center. This marks the first time that the artist, known for her hits “The Way We Were,” “People” and “Evergreen,” among others, will perform for the public in her home borough. Both shows are at 8 p.m. at 620 Atlantic Ave., at Flatbush Avenue. Tickets start at $150 and can be purchased at www.barclayscenter.com or www.ticketmaster.com. TOM CAHILL, CAROLINE KENNEDY, VITO SCHNABEL, AGNES GUND, SAMANTHA BOARDMAN ROSEN, JEFF KOONS and JOEL GREY at the 35th anniversary celebration for Studio in a School on Oct. 2. The event raised more than $2 million. Former Federal Reserve Chairman PAUL VOLCKER and DR. MURRAY GOLDSTEIN at the Cerebral Palsy International Research Foundation Benefit on Sept. 27. The evening raised more than $1 million, a record for the nonprofit. OPENING FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12 DÜRER TO DE KOONING: 100 MASTER DRAWINGS FROM MUNICH will open at the Morgan Library & Museum. The exhibition will feature a collection of drawings from the 15th century to the modern era, including pieces by Michelangelo, Rembrandt, van Gogh and Picasso. The exhibition runs through Jan. 6. The museum is located at 225 Madison Ave., at East 36th Street. For information on hours and admission prices, visit www.themorgan.org. FUNDRAISERS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9 The Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance will host its 2012 HEROES OF THE HARBOR AWARDS AND PARADE OF BOATS. The event will honor those whose efforts have improved the waterfront and raise funds for the alliance’s work to transform the harbor. It is set for 6 p.m. at the Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers, Pier 61. Tickets start at $500. Call (212) 935-9831, ext. 103, or visit www.waterfrontalliance.org. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11 The Art Therapy Outreach Center will host AN AUTUMN AFFAIR. The event will include cocktails, art exhibits and presentations. All proceeds will help fund art therapy programs for underserved people in the metro area who have experienced trauma. It begins at 6 p.m. at Top of the Garden, 251 W. 30th St., between Seventh and Eighth avenues. Tickets start at $100. For more information, call (212) 592-2755, email info@atocnyc.org or visit www.atocny.org. MARK YOUR CALENDAR… MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, TO SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE for the second annual COMEDY WEEK, hosted by NYC & Company, New York Comedy Festival and Comedy Central. More than 175 comedians, including Aziz Ansari, Ricky Gervais and Adam Carolla, will perform throughout the week at various locations, including the Apollo Theater, 253 W. 125th St.; Carnegie Hall, 881 Seventh Ave.; and the Beacon Theatre, 2124 Broadway. Comedy Central’s Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele will present a free show at 8 p.m. on Nov. 7 at NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, 566 LaGuardia Place. For more information, including showtimes and ticket prices, visit www.nycgo.com/comedy. October 8, 2012 | Crain’s New York Business | 23 ann billingsley chris lee http://www.mcmullan.com http://www.carnegiehall.org http://www.creativetime.org/summit http://www.creativetime.org/summit http://www.mcmullan.com http://www.ticketmaster.com http://www.the-townhall-nyc.org http://www.the-townhall-nyc.org http://www.thehelixcenter.org http://www.barclayscenter.com http://www.ticketmaster.com http://www.waterfrontalliance.org http://www.bowlmor.com http://www.themorgan.org http://www.atocny.org http://www.bowlmor.com http://www.nycgo.com/comedy

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Crains New York - October 8, 2012

IN THE BOROUGHS
IN THE MARKETS
THE INSIDER
BUSINESS PEOPLE
CORPORATE LADDER
FROM AROUND THE CITY
OPINION
GREG DAVID
THE LIST
REAL ESTATE DEALS
CLASSIFIEDS
SMALL BUSINESS
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
SOURCE LUNCH
OUT AND ABOUT
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Crains New York - October 8, 2012