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Weekly Snapshot - Your Personal Health Concierge 
With the inactive month of January behind us, our city rebounds with sports (Super Bowl), love (Valentine's Day), fashion (Fashion Week) and dining (NYC Restaurant Week). I'll be highlighting each of these in the coming weeks.
In the meantime, wellness is a year-long theme so I've decided to to complete the month with my top reference picks... books and guides to help you navigate your health in the New Year.
Visit other recent snapshots for more wellness tips:
Relaxing & Rejuvenating Retreats... In & Out of the City
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See the below categories for my event picks for the
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 General Events...
February 1 Celebrity Beach Bowl
Sunbathing in Manhattan in the winter? A great way to pretend that it's summer in the city... The 8th annual DIRECTV Celebrity Beach Bowl at Pier 40 (Hudson River Park at West Houston Street). Celebrities include Guy Fieri, Tracy Morgan, Tom Arnold, and Jaimie Alexander. 
February 2 Super Bowl XLVIIIWith the big event happening so close to our doorstep, you might be wondering what's going on in the city. Here are a few events: - Super Bowl Boulevard is going on through February 1st. Visit the website for all of the events.
- Wondering where to watch the game?
- The Ainsworth (122 West 26th Street)
40 screens for your viewing pleasure. - The Breslin (16 West 29th Street)
Super Bowl Party with fried chicken and beer. - Eataly (200 Fifth Avenue)
6 TVs, full menu, and Super Bowl Specials. - Ginny's Supper Club (Red Rooster - 310 Lenox Avenue)
Rooster tailgate buffet and $4 beer specials. - The Living Room Bar
(W New York - Downtown - 123 Washington Street)
Multiple TVs and creative tail-gating cocktails. - The Standard Biergarten (848 Washington Street)
Picnic tables, pre-game music, prizes, pretzels, sausage, and beer. - Whiskey Park (100 Central Park South)
Tailgate Party features 6-foot heroes representing the best sandwich vendors from all 5 boroughs, drink packages, and football-inspired cocktails.
February 3 A Special Appearance with America's Doctor: Mehmet Oz Tickets are still available for this event at 92Y (92nd Street & Lexington Avenue).  February 6 to 13 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week The excitement of Fashion Week begins and next week I will feature some of the best events. Through February 7 New York Cares Coat Drive The perfect way to help someone in this bitter cold weather - donate at Bryant Park.
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Cultural Pursuits...
February 1 David Altmejd - Juices
Canadian sculptor David Altmejd's sculptures will be the featured exhibition at one of my favorite galleries in the city, the Andrea Rosen Gallery (525 West 24th Street). David creates highly detailed sculptures that often blur the distinction between the interior and the exterior. Through March 8th.
February 1 Frank Lloyd Wright and the City: Density vs. Dispersal
The exhibition at MoMA (11 West 53rd Street) examines the tension in Wright's thinking about the growing American city in the 1920s and 1930s... with a 12 foot by 12 foot model of one of his plans. Through June 1st.
Through February 1
Master Drawings in New York
Head to the Upper East Side to view works from the United States, France and the United Kingdom from the eighteenth to the twentieth century.
Through February 2
Winter Antiques Show
This 60th year celebration showcases the most prestigious antiques in the country at the Park Avenue Armory (at 67th Street & Park Avenue). Truly the best of the best.  February 4 City as CanvasAt the Museum of the City of New York (1220 Fifth Avenue), East Village curator Martin Wong's collection of graffiti art. Photographs of graffiti writing long-erased from both subways and buildings. Through July 27th. Through February 9 T.J. Wilcox: In the Air
This breathtaking panoramic film installation ends on the 9th. There's still time to see this spectacular exhibit at the Whitney Museum (945 Madison Avenue). Through February 23 The Armory Show at 100: Modern Art and Revolution One of my favorite museums, the New-York Historical Society Museum & Library (170 Central Park West), is showcasing the Armory Show at 100, 100 masterworks from the 1913 Armory Show that powerfully impacted American audiences. Through March 31
Winter Art Garden @ The JamesExhibit entitled "Still Moving." The hotel's urban garden features works of five New York City based artists whose sculptures reference the "heat and motion" of their pieces, set in the icy winter landscape of this season. Through May 4 Charles Marville: Photographer of Paris
The iconic photographs of 19th century Paris photographer, Charles Marville, will showcase at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1000 5th Avenue). Through May 4th.  Through May 14 Carrie Mae Weems: Three Decades of Photography and VideoAt the Guggenheim Museum (1071 Fifth Avenue), Carrie's exhibit focuses on work, age, gender, and class.
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Curtain Up...
The New York Philharmonic celebrates the year of the horse in style.
February 6 Red Hot Winter GalaThe Brooklyn Conservatory of Music will support the education of 5,000 under-served children and adults at Roulette (Atlantic Avenue & 3rd Avenue in Brooklyn). An evening of dancing, feasting and music making! At various locations within Lincoln Center's venues. Outstanding artists... all in intimate settings. THEATER & FILM
Through February 2 The Night Alive
Atlantic Theater - 336 West 20th Street
Extended by popular demand, Connor McPherson's new play vividly depicts the humanity found in the most unlikely situations.
February 5 to 9 Little Me
As a fan of Neil Simon, I've always enjoyed his first musical, Little Me. Enjoy a comedic performance by Tony award winner and Smash star, Christian Borle, as he takes on the role of 6 different suitors. Only 7 performances at New York City Center (131 West 55th Street).
Through February 6 Broadway Week
Two for one tickets to must see shows. Visit the website for more information and to purchase tickets.
Through February 9 King Lear
BAM - Brooklyn
Last chance to see this production of King Lear starring the infamous Frank Langella! His performance combines the majesty and madness of this noted King.
Bridges of Madison County
Schoenfield - 236 West 45th Street
Tony Award Nominee Kelli O'Hara stars in a romantic play that focuses on the roads we travel, the roads we open, and the bridges we dare to cross.
Visit previous snapshots for more favorites in theater.
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For the Foodie... The West Village
Each corner of the West Village sparks my interest and takes me somewhere I hadn't planned to go. These are my top new on the scene selections from a true foodie neighborhood...the West Village.
 Carbone 181 Thompson Street (Bleecker & West 3rd Streets) Understated and welcoming, the atmosphere is reminiscent of a restaurant out of The Godfather! Italian-American cuisine at its finest, and another home run for Mario Carbone and Rich Torissi. Book ahead since it's one of the hottest tickets in town. Red sauce classics, Linguini Vongole and Chicken Scarpariello were favorites when I dined there recently. You'll be humming the background tunes of the 1960s as you marvel at the food! Pagani  189 Bleecker Street (at Barrow Street) Casual and affordable dining serving full Italian menus until 1am! Housed in the Pagani & Brothers music store of the early 20th century. Baked Veal Meatballs and the Seared Scallops with fennel are my picks... most entrees are less than $20. A large bar, warm wood accents, and vintage photographs add to the comfort of a great evening. Piora430 Hudson Street (Morton & Leroy Streets)  French-Italian-Korean fusion. Cooking hints two of the cuisines since the chef is Italian and the owner is Korean. Try their market vegetables as your first course; the pastas are amazing. My friends and I enjoyed the Rigatoni and the Bucatini. Attentive service, delicious food and a chic ambiance. By the way, although the name sounds Italian, Piora means 'blossom' in Korean. FOODIE EVENTS February 1 & 2 Eataly Wine Tasting 3-5pm this Saturday & Sunday, head to the market mecca of Italian goods for special wine tastings. Taste your way through the regions of Italy, learning about the quality and value of each wine. Discover new wines and meet the people behind 70+ selected Italian producers who represent the Slow Wine values.
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