whatsup@uptownmag.comLet us know about your happenings! Contact us at: , Fax: 953-4305. Mail to: What’s Up, c/o Uptown, 1355 Mountain Ave., Winnipeg, Man., R2X 3B6. No phone calls please. Deadline for submission to listings is Monday at 9 am. Listings are free – but placement cannot be guaranteed.Two mayors, two snow storms and a successful art auctionPatrons of the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts were encouraged to bid early, bid often and bid high during recent weeks in support of the museum's biennial fundraising event, Art Auction.What do you collect?The nation's leading newspaper and source of information on antiques and the arts.Copper May Fall in New York on Concern About Chinese StimulusMarch 11 (Bloomberg) -- Copper may fall in New York and London on concern that stronger inflation and lending might spur China, the world’s biggest consumer, to reduce economic stimulus.Ex-New York Pension Fund Investment Chief Pleads GuiltyThe former chief investment officer for New York State's comptroller Wednesday pleaded guilty to helping favored firms gain access to the state's $129 billion pension fund.Gold May Decline a Fourth Day in New York on China Economy DataMarch 11 (Bloomberg) -- Gold, little changed in New York today, may decline for a fourth day after China’s inflation and industrial output accelerated, adding pressure on the government to pare stimulus measures.Coffee Climbs in New York as Stockpiles Decline; Cocoa AdvancesMarch 11 (Bloomberg) -- Coffee futures rose in New York, heading for the first weekly gain since last month, as inventories slid to lowest amount in seven years. Cocoa prices increased.New York musician fears her husband was seized in ChinaA New York-based musician is appealing for help to find her husband, who vanished as he boarded a flight from China to the US amid fears he was seized for his Falun Gong beliefs.Royal Caribbean: Explorer of the Seas to stay in New York for fifth yearRoyal Caribbean today announced the 3,114-passenger Explorer of the Seas will sail out of the New York area in 2011 -- its fifth straight year ...Investors Bet on Betaworks, a New York Tech IncubatorAs I recently reported , there are many indications that the start-up culture in New York has flickered back to life. Here’s one more for the list: Betaworks , an incubator for early-stage technology start-ups in the meatpacking district of Manhattan, is announcing on Thursday that it raised $20 million in venture financing in a Series B investment round.New York Times Chief Sees ‘Great Deal’ of Revenue From Web SiteMarch 11 (Bloomberg) -- New York Times Co. ’s decision to charge for its namesake newspaper’s Web site will bring in revenue beginning next year, said Chief Executive Officer Janet Robinson .
