5/19: “How to Booze,” Diana Ross…
…and the 10th annual Joey Ramone Birthday Bash
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Jordan Kaye and Marshall Altier present their new book "How to Booze" at powerHouse Arena. With cocktails.
HANGIN’ ON: Diana Ernestine Earle Ross, at 66, has left an indelible mark on pop music and could justifiably be putting her feet up and eating bonbons all the livelong day. But no: She’ll be at Radio City tonight in a stop on her current "More Today than Yesterday" tour, which sees Ross celebrating all of her greatest hits. Second only to the thrill of hearing those is getting to count the number of costume changes and muse on all the crystals, rhinestones and sequins weighing down the Rockettes’ stage.
SCHOOL’S IN: By now, the annual Joey Ramone Birthday Party is a much-loved and-respected tradition. This year marks the event’s 10th anniversary, and a full marquee of music notables – from Hank III to Morningwood to(of course) Richie Ramone, with Steven Van Zandt doing MC duties – will be in attendance, rocking the Fillmore at Irving Plaza on what would have been the punk icon’s 59th birthday. Even though the guest of honor succumbed to cancer in 2001, expect the atmosphere at this bash to be joyful in the extreme. 8PM.
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