Abraham Lincoln Remembrance Returns

1. The 19th annual Abraham Lincoln Remembrance will be held Saturday at the Los Angeles National Cemetery in Westwood, with former Mayor Richard Riordan reciting the Gettysburg Address. Students from Birmingham and Lincoln high schools will also participate in the program marking the 202nd anniversary of the birth of the 16th president. The remembrance will begin at noon and include music Lincoln loved performed by The Backyard Band.

2. Also Saturday, the annual Valentine's Zombie Prom has taken on a monster sized life of its own, bringing together live music with fashion, (fake) blood, and a killer time. Last year's Zombie Prom sold out in advance, with almost the entire audience decked out in their bloody best. Proceeds benefit the UCLA Brain Research Institute. Festivities begin at 8 p.m. in the Palm Court Ballroom in the Alexandria Hotel, 501 S. Spring Street.

3. The Los Angeles City Council will meet today at 10 a.m. Agenda items include issuance of a permit for the NBA All-Star Game and granting DWP permission to continue infrastructure projects during street construction moratorium periods. Councilman Herb Wesson will lead a commemoration of African-American Heritage Month, featuring an exhibit honoring black city employees in leadership positions. 

4. The three-day Conscious Life Expo begins today, and runs through the weekend. The program includes displays on healthy living and longevity and experts from the fields of science, health, spirituality and philosophy. LAX Hilton, 5711 Century Blvd.

5. Weather today: Sunny, highs in the 70s. Clear tonight, lows in the 40s.

Thought for the day: "People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be."—Abraham Lincoln

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