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Now this is a party that Satchmo would have loved! On October 15th, the Louis Armstrong House Museum will host its 10th anniversary bash, and the joint will be jumping like never before with live jazz, delicious food and a special unveiling. The Hot Sardines, which went from playing a Queens coffee shop to headlining Lincoln Center, will provide the jazz. These cats take a blustery brass lineup, mix it with a rhythm section led by a stride-piano virtuoso, and tickle the notes with a frontwoman with a sultry voice. In tune with the night’s theme, cuisine will be provided by Tamara Reynolds, a trained musician who shifted gears after she fell in love with the kitchen. A regular on The Cooking Channel’s Unique Eats, Reynolds has run the the Sunday Night Dinner in Astoria, an underground dining club, for the last 10 years. She’s also the chef/owner of the traveling feast Van Alst Kitchen. The night will also feature the unveiling of a little-known Louis Armstrong life mask, a plaster disguise with a painted, bronze-patina finish probably created in the 1960s. Life masks are a distinct genre of sculpture that has existed for centuries. Specific to the famous, there are also life masks of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Ludwig Von Beethoven and Tutankhamen.

Details: Louis Armstrong House Museum’s 10-Year Anniversary Bash, 34-56 107th Street, Corona, October 15th, 6 pm to 10 pm, $30, $45 and $100, including beer and wine. Advance purchase only: $45 tickets include a limited-edition commemorative print of Armstrong, while $100 tickets include the print and a one-year museum membership.

Photo via Louis Armstrong House Museum


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