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Norma's Weekly Member Snapshot: Super Bowl XLIX in NYC
With the Super Bowl this weekend, you might be wondering what's going on in the city.
Whether you're a Seattle or New England fan (or just watch for the  commercials), this week's Special Feature includes spots to watch the big game, plus places to take out food for your at-home parties...
Norma Knows New York City
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Cultural Pursuits... 
SPECIAL EVENTS: 
Through January 31 Master Drawings New York
Various Locations
Masterpieces will be displayed, showcasing a mix of pen, ink, charcoal, and watercolors of iconic artists from the 16th century onward.
Through February 1 Outsider Art Fair
Center548 (548 West 22nd Street)
The Fair's 23rd edition, featuring works from over forty international galleries installed on three floors at Center 548.
February 1 Winter Antiques Show
Park Avenue Armory (Park Avenue at 67th Street)
An extensive collection for museum dealers and those intrigued by antiques.
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CLOSING THIS WEEK:
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART (1000 Fifth Avenue) El Greco in New York
Through February 1
An exhibit from this iconic painter. VENUS OVER MANHATTAN (930 Madison Avenue)
Calder Shadows
Through February 1
Renowned sculptor, painter, and illustrator, Alexander Calder, was also a master engineer of dancing shadows. ONGOING EXHIBITS:
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Takahiro Iwasaki: In Focus
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AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY (Central Park West at 79th Street)
Through August 9
Exhibit uncovers the causes of nature's forces. ASIA SOCIETY (725 Park Avenue) Takahiro Iwasaki creates detailed miniature landscapes using towels, toothbrushes, used clothing, and other found and recycled materials.
BROOKLYN MUSEUM (200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn)
DC MOORE GALLERY (535 West 22nd Street) Robert Kushner: BaroqueThrough February 14 In this exhibition of new paintings, Kushner fuses plant forms with references to the global history of ornament.  | | Tomi Ungerer: All in One |
THE DRAWING CENTER (35 Wooster Street) Through March 22 Tomi Ungerer is best known as the award winning author and illustrator of children's classics like The Three Robbers and Moon Man. But he also made a name for himself with witty advertising campaigns for the New York Times and the Village Voice. ELLIS ISLAND
Unframed - Ellis IslandOngoing Life-size historic photographs of Ellis Island immigrants are displayed on the south side of Ellis Island.THE FRICK COLLECTION (1 East 70th Street) Through April 5
Jean-Antoine Houdon and Claude Michel were two of the foremost sculptors in France during the late 18th century. Their sculptures are shown together for the first time, highlighting the artists' expressive ranges.
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Vera Lutter
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GAGOSIAN GALLERY (976 Madison Avenue) Vera LutterThrough March 7 Illustrious photographic works inspired by Lutter's connection to the city's light and architecture. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM (1071 5th Avenue) On Kawara-Silence February 6 through May 3
Kawara's works are known for the rise in Conceptual art. INTREPID SEA, AIR, & SPACE MUSEUM
(Pier 86 - 46th Street & 12th Avenue)
Hubble@25
Through September 15 Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the exhibition showcases the history of this project and its scientific achievements. View artifacts, photographs, and Hubble-produced images .
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MARIANNE BOESKY GALLERY (509 West 24th Street) John Waters: Beverly Hills JohnThrough February 14 Vivid photographs on display. THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART (1000 Fifth Avenue) Thomas Hart Benton's America Today Mural RediscoveredThrough April 19 A captivating exhibit of 1920s America in New York City.Cubism: The Leonard A. Lauder CollectionThrough February 16 Experience the most important exhibition of the essential Cubists (such as Pablo Picasso) in more than thirty years.
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Modern Photographs from the Thomas Walther Collection
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THE MORGAN LIBRARY & MUSEUM (225 Madison Avenue) Lincoln Speaks: Words That Transformed a NationThrough June 7 This exhibition focuses on Abraham Lincoln's mastery of language and how his words changed the course of history.
THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART (11 West 53rd Street)
Through February 10
The exhibit includes painted sheets cut into various shapes and sizes, thus creating compositions of contrasting colors.
Through April 26
This collection captures the time period between the First and Second World Wars.
The Forever Now: Contemporary Painting in an Atemporal World
Through April 5
The work of 17 artists with 17 different approaches to painting, the exhibit centers on the timelessness of painting today, exploring the issues of originality and subjectivity.
NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY (5th Avenue at 42nd Street)
Public Eye: 175 Years of Sharing Photography
Through September 4
The first-ever retrospective survey of photography organized by the Public Library. How have we been engaged over time? Are we risking our privacy in pursuit of a more public photography? The exhibit explores these and other questions.
RACHEL UFFNER GALLERY (170 Suffolk Street)
Gianna Commito
Through February 22
New paintings by Gianna Commito, displaying rigorous geometric stripes and planes, shifts in palette, and interlocking bands of varying girth.
ROBERT MANN GALLERY (525 West 26th Street)
February 5 through March 21
Paulette Tavormina Bodegón
Still life photography on display.
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ROBIN RICE GALLERY (325 West 11th Street)
Through February 22
A photographic exhibit referencing traditional pre-flight instructions... features sights discovered on his travels.
THE RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART (150 West 17th Street)
Through March 23 French photographer Marc Riboud's photographic journals through Asia in the 50s and 60s...a time of both political and cultural transition.
SPERONE WESTWATER (257 Bowery)
Helmut LangThrough February 21 Fashion designer Helmut Lang is also a talented sculptor! His pieces are on exhibit at the Sperone Westwater Gallery... his first solo gallery show.
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Yves Saint Laurent + Halston: Fashioning the 70s
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MUSEUM AT FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (7th Avenue at 27th Street) February 6 Yves Saint Laurent + Halston: Fashioning the 70sA tribute to two iconic fashion designers. Through April 18th. THE NEW MUSEUM (235 Bowery) February 25 2015 Triennial: Surround AudienceNYC's only recurring international exhibition devoted to the early careers of artists from around the world... 51 artists from 25 countries. Through May 24th.
NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY (42nd Street & 5th Avenue) March 4 Sinatra: An American IconA tribute to the life of the legendary actor and singer, Frank Sinatra. A multimedia exhibit showcasing memorabilia never before seen. Through September 4th. THE MUSEUM OF ARTS & DESIGN (2 Columbus Circle) March 31 Ralph Pucci: The Art of the MannequinA display of thirty of this works that will take you on a journey of his ever changing fashion concepts. Through August 30th.
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Curtain Up...
MUSIC, PERFORMANCE, DANCE:
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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January 31 through February 1 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Carnegie Hall (881 7th Avenue)
This concert features two German masterpieces: Brahms's Piano Concerto No. 2 and Schumann's Symphony No. 3, "Rhenish."
Through January 31 Chris Potter Underground Orchestra
Jazz Standard (116 East 27th Street)
Saxophonist Chris Potter leads an expanded version of his Underground band using a string quartet.
Through January 31 Christine Ebersole: Big Noise from Winnetka
54 Below (254 West 54th Street)
Buy tickets early to hear Christine Ebersole, one of my favorite Broadway performers!
February 3 An Evening with Diana Ross
Kings Theatre (1027 Flatbush Avenue - Brooklyn)
Rebirth of this former movie theatre is having a grand opening with a living legend!
Through March 1 NYC Ballet Winter Seasons
David H. Koch Theater (20 Lincoln Center Plaza)
Winter season kicks off with Balanchine's classic combination.
Through March 28 Lincoln Center's American Songbook
Lincoln Center
Various locations within Lincoln Center's venues. Outstanding artists... all in intimate settings.
THEATER:
Through February 5, don't miss Broadway Week... Two for one tickets to must-see shows. Visit the website for more information and to purchase tickets.
UPCOMING PRODUCTIONS:
February 3 Big Love
Signature Theatre (480 West 42nd Street) A modern remake describing the shapes and sizes of love as 50 brides and 50 grooms take refuge in an Italian villa! Through March 15th.
February 4 The Events
New York Theatre Workshop (79 East 4th Street)
The play revolves around characters that survive in the aftermath of a tragedy, depicting what it is that makes us human. Opening night February 12th, through March 22nd.
February 4 The Nether
The Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street) A virtual wonderland crime drama that will have you on the edge of your seat. Through March 15th.
February 4 through 8 Lady, Be Good
New York City Center (131 West 55th Street) Tommy Tune's performance will send you back in time to the Roaring Twenties. George and Ira Gershwin's first collaboration that ushered in the birth of musical comedies.
February 5 The Ice Man Cometh
Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM - Brooklyn)
Nathan Lane and Brian Dennehy return to the stage for this revival of Eugene O'Neill's trenchant portrait of hope and disillusionment. Through March 15th. ONGOING PRODUCTIONS:
Glenn Close and John Lithgow star in Edward Albee's story. A moving play about a married couple struggling to maintain equilibrium when they open up their home to friends and family. A Month in the CountryThrough February 15 Classic Stage Company (136 East 13th Street) The play stars Taylor Schilling (Orange is the New Black) and is centered around the comic turmoil that befalls a country estate when a handsome young tutor arrives... a classic story of unrequited love.
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street)
Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, a mysterious and witty play about the potential of a first encounter.
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The Elephant Man
Booth Theatre (222 West 45th Street)
Bradley Cooper and Patricia Clarkson star in the Tony Award-winning classic based on the life of Joseph Merrick, a 19th century British man who was a star of a traveling freak show.
Through May 24
Stephen Sondheim Theatre (124 West 43rd Street)
This musical follows the legendary songwriter from her early days as a Brooklyn teenager to well-known hits as a top recording artist. Jessie Mueller took home a Tony for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role.
Through March 29
Studio 54 (254 West 54th Street)
Emma Stone, as well as the incomparable Alan Cumming are show-stoppers; the Kit Kat Band is superb. Sienna Miller to replace Emma Stone in February.
Through September 6
Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47th Street)
The show brought everyone to a standing ovation. The lead actor, a recent graduate of Julliard, is brilliant. The story unfolds with a mathematically precocious adolescent with behavioral problems uncovering truths and hidden secrets.
Through March 1
Lyceum Theatre (149 West 45th Street)
Critically acclaimed play starring Gretchen Mol. The cast shares the stories, secrets, and lies we tell our friends, family, and ourselves in finding the American Dream. 
Fish in the Dark
Through June 7 Cort Theater (138 West 48th Street) Larry David, co-creator of Seinfeld, focuses on 15 characters as each deals with a death in the family. Now in previews, opens March 5th, through June 7th.
Through April 5
The Public Theater (425 Lafayette Street)
The creative team from the Tony Award winning "In the Heights," has produced another show stopper. An inventive new musical about the young immigrant who changed America... Alexander Hamilton.
If/Then The Musical
Through March 22
Richard Rodgers Theatre (226 West 46th Street)
Idina Menzel of Wicked stars in this musical about a woman that returns to life in NYC discovering endless possibilities where chance and choice collide. I'm Gonna Pray For You So HardThrough March 1 Atlantic Theater Company (330 West 16th Street) Pulls the audience into the middle of a complicated relationship, shedding light on the struggles of parents and children trying to find a common ground.
Through March 22
The Laura Pels Theatre (111 West 46th Street)
Roundabout Theater Company presents a Sondheim masterpiece, inviting us back into the world created by the Grimm brothers.
 Nevermore - The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe
Through May 31 New World Stages (340 West 50th Street) Theatrical musical play of the life and mysterious death of legendary writer, Edgar Allen Poe.
On the TownThrough September 2
Lyric Theatre (213 West 42nd Street)
The feel good play that everyone should see. Broadway's largest orchestra and cast make us fall in love with NYC again. A story of sailors on a whirlwind tour in the Big Apple.
The River Through February 8 Circle In The Square Theatre (1633 Broadway) Starring Hugh Jackman, this is the story about a man and woman in a remote cliff side cabin on a moonless night.
The Road to Damascus
Through March 159E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street)
An Al Jazeera journalist, an American diplomat, and an African pope come together in an incredible riveting play. Through March 1st.
Winners and Losers
Through February 1
Soho Rep. Theatre (46 Walker Street)
A fierce and funny off-Broadway epic about what true friendship can endure.
Through February 22
Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street)
James Earl Jones and Rose Byrne star - a touching comedy portraying the relationship between two families when their children become engaged.
ON THE RADAR IN CURTAIN UP: The Joyce Theatre (175 Eighth Avenue) Purchase tickets for performances by this illustrious dance company. A friend is one of the 4 choreographers chosen by the Graham company to create a variation of the iconic Martha Graham solo 'Lamentations.' The talented dancers from the Graham company are a pleasure and inspiration to watch. February 12 On the 20th Century American Airline Theatre (227 West 42nd Street) Love, lust, and mischief collide in this musical comedy starring Broadway showstopper, Kristin Chenoweth. In previews starting February 12th, opens March 12th, through July 5th.
February 13 through 22 Romeo & Juliet David H. Koch Theater (20 Lincoln Center Plaza) Immortal tale of tragic love performed by the NYC Ballet.
February 14 3rd Annual Very Special Marc Cohn Valentine's Day ShowCity Winery (155 Varick Street) Stay tuned in the coming weeks for more Valentine's Day recommendations.  February 14 Valentine's Day Tribute to The Gipsy KingsCafe Wha? (115 Macdougal Street) The romantic music of The Gipsy Kings played by the brass group, Los Cintron. February 14 The AudienceGerald Schoenfeld Theater (236 West 45th Street)Helen Mirren stars in an electrifying performance as Queen Elizabeth. Sixty years, twelve prime ministers, but only ONE Queen! In previews starting February 14th, opens March 8th, through June 28th. February 15 La Vie En RoseThe Highline Ballroom (431 West 16th Street) A Valentine's Brunch... mixing French jazz & Golden Age swing. February 19 The NomadThe Flea Theater (41 White Street) A World premiere musical production. Through April 6th. 
February 20 through 28 Twelve Angry JurorsCorner Office (300 West 43rd Street) A courtroom drama adapted from the Emmy Award-winning Twelve Angry Men. Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street) Carey Mulligan stars in the sold out London engagement of a sentimental love story. In previews starting March 13th, opens April 2nd, through June 14th.March 13 An American in ParisPalace Theater (1564 Broadway) American Stage debut of the story about a young artist who discovers life and love after returning from the war. Previews begin March 13th, opens April 12th.
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For the Foodie...
Caffe dei Fiori
973 Lexington Avenue
Upper East Side - Italian CuisineOne of my top new picks on the Upper East Side. A jewel of a restaurant... elegant yet intimate. Chef/owner Gulmini serves contemporary fare from his native Bologna. A well curated wine list adds to the restaurant's specialties. Both floors have been completely renovated using only Italian materials of course! A handmade glass and brick bar is inviting for an after work drink. The Burrata, Dover Sole, and Veal Milanese are a few of my recommendations.
Cafe Tallulah 240 Columbus Circle Upper West Side - French Cuisine Recently opened chic spot; a classic French Bistro with a bi-level design... expansive lounge and 40-foot zinc bar on the first floor, with a romantic setting for upstairs dining. The cocktail program is designed by the owner of downtown's Employees Only. Try the Beef Bourguignon and the Moule-frites. Sunday brunch is equally fantastic.
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 selected Italian producers who represent the Slow Wine values.
City Winery (155 Varick Street)
Learn how to "break down" a wine, types of fermentation, methods of maceration. Also February 23rd & March 9th.
ON THE RADAR:  Various participating locations I'll highlight recommendations as we get closer.
Reservations open February 2nd.
February 20 7th Annual New York City Beer WeekVarious Locations Celebrate an entire city of Craft Beer... Over 300 beer destinations in all 5 boroughs participate over 10 days.
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Eli's Manhattan
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Special Feature... Super Bowl XLIX
WHERE TO ORDER:
Make sure to place your orders as soon as possible!
Dinosaur BBQ 604 Union Street (Brooklyn) and 700 West 125th Street Game Day Packages available... they even have a Manual on throwing the best Super Bowl party. 1411 Third Avenue Always my go-to spot for catering parties of any size or theme. Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken 28 East 1st Street Platters of wings include the "Hail Mary" with 25 whole wings, 25 tenders, and one Sideline. Blue Smoke 116 East 27th Street and 255 Vesey Street A menu of Super Bowl staples like macaroni and cheese, steak fries, and chipotle chicken wings. They'll also be showing the game if you feel like staying.  | | Il Buco Alimentari |
325 Bowery
Full Super Bowl take-out menu includes hero sandwiches and antipasti platters.
Il Buco Alimentari53 Great Jones Street Sandwich platters, artisan cheese boards, and delicious spreads. Momofuku Noodle Bar 15 West 56th Street "Super Bowl To Go" menu featuring Korean style fried chicken wings, chilled spicy noodles, and roasted rice cakes. Parm 248 Mulberry Street
They will be constructing three-foot versions of their House Roasted Turkey hero as well as trays of Chicken and Meatball Parm, and Mario Carbone's Super Bowl Lasagna. WHERE TO WATCH: The game starts at 6:30pm so make your reservations and get there early!  NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS FANS: 219 Second Avenue
315 West 39th Street
 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS FANS: 1254 Lexington Avenue
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DBGB Kitchen & Bar
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Arlington Club1032 Lexington Avenue Watch the game and feast on chicken wings, 7-layer dip, special nachos, and enjoy the company of a mature crowd. DBGB Kitchen & Bar 299 Bowery The game will be projected on a 100" screen in the Bar Room. To eat there will be special sliders and oyster po'boys or a $10 beer and hotdog combo. 600 11th Avenue $55 per person gets you food, cocktails, and beer. JIMMY at The James 15 Thompson Street Enjoy the game in style at the James Hotel's rooftop lounge, JIMMY. Specialty cocktails and snacks from David Burke Kitchen including Kobe franks in a blanket with honey mustard, deviled duck eggs, and cheeseburger sliders.  | | Rosemary's |
The Meatball Shop - Underballs 200 9th Avenue Free Mini Buffalo Chicken Balls during the first quarter + $4 PBR drafts all night. Rosemary's 18 Greenwich Avenue $40 pig roast package including pork ribs, caesar salad, pasta, and sides. The bar will also offer $25 pitchers of beer. 643 Broadway This popular basement bar will be outfitted with four screens, a carving station, and a nacho bar on game day. $40 gets access to all the food, another $60 gets access to an open bar as well.  Upsider 1004 Second Avenue This Midtown East gastropub pulls back the mirror behind the bar to reveal a large screen TV. They'll be serving buttermilk fried chicken and a charcuterie plate. Warren 77 77 Warren Street Always a hot spot for sporting events and one of my favorites.
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