BROOKLYN WEATHER:  A mix of sun and clouds but still a warmish 49 degrees.  There’s talk of snow for Thursday.

BIG NEWS: In a summit at the Egyptian town of Sharm El Sheik, Palestinian
President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon pledged
an end to the violence that has persisted for the past four years. Read all about it here.

DAILIY DISC: Madeleine Peyroux, Careless Love (Rounder)

BLOGTIP: My Urban Dig

SILVER SCREEN: Propect Heights’ resident Elliot Greenebaum’s film, Assisted Living, is showing at  Sunshine Cinema on Houston Street, a treasure in its own right.

THIS SOUNDS COOL: Chinatown Lunar New Year Firecracker Ceremony  on 2/9. A traditional Lunar New Year practice believed to scare away evil
spirits. After opening ceremonies, a dozen dance troupes of lions,
dragons and unicorns march down the main streets of Chinatown (Mott,
Bowery, East Broadway, Bayard, Elizabeth, Pell) to ring in the New
Year. Firecracker detonations take place at Mott St. and Bayard St. at
12:00PM and at Market St. and East Broadway at 2:00PM. Stages at both
intersections feature performances by traditional and contemporary
Asian and Asian American singers and dancers.
Firecrackers at 12:00PM at the intersection of Mott St. & Bayard St.
Firecrackers at 2:00PM at the intersection of Market St. & E. Broadway
Visit www.ExploreChinatown.com for more information.
 
   
 

TODAY: Frank McCourt reads old and new work. 7 p.m. at MS 51. A meet-the-author reception follows:  ten bucks gets you in (twenty  if you stay for the reception).

HEADS UP:  Rod Rogers Dance Company in a performance inspired by Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Harriet Tubman, Duke Ellington and others. Free Fridays at PS 321. 7 p.m.

AND DON’T FORGET: New School Information Fair. Find out about the 52 new high schools
being opened in September 2005.  2/12 – 2/13 at Brooklyn School for the
Arts. 345 Dean Street. 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.for more info, go to Inside Schools.

SOMETHING TO BE EXCITED ABOUT: The Gates in Central Park February 12th through the end of February  by Christo and Jeanne Claude (see No Words above).

HEAR/SAY: " Hatred ever kills, love never dies; such is the vast difference between the two. What is obtained by love is retained for all time.  What is obtained by hatred proves a burden in reality for its increased hatred." Mahatma Gandhi.