BROOKLYN WEATHER: 7500 fabric gates by Christo and Jeanne Claude will unfurl today and there’s a chance of SNOW. Oh Glory Be.
BIG NEWS: Arthur Miller, author of "Death of a Salesman" "The Crucible" and "View from the Bridge," died on Friday.
DAILY DISC: Damien Rice, "O"
GOOD EATIN’: Best brunch in Park Slope if you like your eggs with a Cuban accent and pancakes with caramel sauce. And the cafe con leche… Beso. 210 Fifth Avenue near Union.
NEW SNEAKERS: Registration for the Brooklyn Half-marathon on March 19th is now open.
The Race for the Hardcore is the 10th Annual Cherry Tree 10-mile race on Saturday February 19th at 10 a.m. To register stop by Slope Sports.
THIS SOUNDS COOL: Laurie Anderson performs her one woman with violin show, "The Song of the Moon" at BAM 2/22 – 3/1. "Anderson weaves stories, music, songs, and words into epic portraits of American culture." Get your tickets here.
TODAY: Find out about the 52 new high schools set to open this fall at
the New School Information Fair at the Brooklyn School for the Arts on
Dean Street. 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.
SILVER SCREEN: The Merchant of Venice at the BAM Rose Cinema.
BE YOUR OWN VALENTINE: Free portrait sittings by photographer Hugh Crawford. Party and pictures at Fou Le Chakra. Seventh Avenue between 13th and 14th Streets. 6:30 until 9:30.
MORE VALENTINE’S DAY FUN: At Barbes. 276 Ninth Street at Sixth Avenue. 2/14 at 9:30. A Yiddishe Valentine – Lehavdl! with KLEZMER CABARET – This all star Klezmer ensemble mixes up klezmer and greek music with a touch of musette.
HERE/SAY: "If I have any justification for having lived it’s
simply, I’m nothing but faults, failures and so on, but I have tried to
make a good pair of shoes. There’s some value in that."Arthur Miller
"Every year it seems that our golf game gets worse. But this year we’re playing like next year." Dick Luria, photographer and cousin who died last Monday.