On Wednesday February 9th at 7 p.m., Brooklyn-born author Frank McCourt will be reading at MS 51 on Fifth Avenue between 5th and 6th Streets.

A fund raiser for the talent programs at Park Slope’s illustrious Middle School 51, McCourt will be reading excerpts from his new book about teaching english at Stuyvesant High School, “Tis,” and “Angela’s Ashes.”

A reception will follow at the Stone House in the Park at Third Street and Fifth Avenue.