Eager future entrepreneurs attended the Big Ydeas Speaker Series at the West Side YMCA last night. Guests were treated to a book signing by speaker of the night Jason Fried, who discussed his latest book.

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Nothing says bar mitzvah birthday quite like a little Village People, so it's easy to see why the group championing a recent marathon birthday run at Citrine got their YMCA on to celebrate another year of (Thrillist founder) Ben Lerer. The band's Randy Jones (aka the "cowboy") graced the guests with his presence for a spirited rendition of the 70's hit. Ben did his best to multitask both the arm movements and singing, which proved slightly challenging after many rounds of drinks. The singer and gay icon's (Randy, not Ben) appearance follows a hysterical cameo on "Flight of the Conchords" earlier this year, where he participated in the duo's music video for "Too Many D-cks." The birthday was thus an obvious follow up. The party doubled as a sort of last hurrah for the birthday boy, who ties the knot, this weekend. GofG wishes him all the best in this exciting life step. Is Ben all grows up?  More»

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The Y Society presented their Green Gala at Greenhouse Wednesday night to raise funds for the YMCA Strong Kids Campaign.  Drinks specials and a silent auction were the highlights of the night.  The silent auction included enticing tidbits like a TV show walk-on row, David Letterman VIP tickets, and flight lessons.  We can't help but wonder if guests let out their inner Village People in a rousing rendition of the YMCA dance... More»