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The Culturati: February

What’s on these executives' calendars for February.
West Side Story

Jonathan Abrams Founder and C.E.O., Socializr
Wouldn’t miss: The Noise Pop festival in San Francisco. “It’s the Bay Area’s largest independent music and culture festival and always a good time.”
Also on the calendar: “Beyond the Fluff and Fold: Contemporary Artists and the T-Shirt” at the Art ­Institute of Boston gallery in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Roy Furman Vice chairman, Jeffries & Co.
Wouldn’t miss: ­Previews of Broadway’s West Side Story, a revival that he’s ­co-producing.
Also on the ­calendar: The reopening of Alice Tully Hall, at Lincoln ­Center, after nearly two years.

Michael Jackson Senior adviser, IAC/InterActiveCorp
Wouldn’t miss: “Walker ­Evans and the ­Picture ­Postcard,” at New York’s ­Metropolitan ­Museum of Art. “It’s an ­intriguing view of America’s greatest ­photographer.”
Also on the calendar: “I’m reading The Man Who Owns the News, by Michael Wolff.” 

Donna Karan Chief designer, Donna Karan International
Wouldn’t miss: TED, the annual technology, entertainment, and design conference, in Long Beach, California.
Also on the calendar: The Amfar gala to raise money for AIDS research and the Integrative Healthcare Symposium, both in New York. 


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