Everything the Weekly Volcano really needed to know we learned from the Ramones. In "I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement" they warned us about the unspeakable horrors that lurk there. In "I Don't Care" they extolled the joy of apathy. In "We're a Happy Family" they suggested how you could be happy in your family even if it were, say, wildly dysfunctional. In "Somebody Put Something in My Drink" they sang "Tanqueray and tonic is my favorite drink/ I don't drink nothin' colored or pink."

Yeah! we said.

Now, we must reconsider.

The Tacoma Art Museum’s Glitter, Glisten, and Gleam! party will serve sparkling drinks. Well, that’s cool, as are the steel drummers, Iron Artist competition and sparklers. The museum asks everyone to dress in their best sequins, tinsel and glittery attire. Hell, that’s how the Weekly Volcano rolls. â€" Suzy Stump

[Tacoma Art Museum, Friday, Aug. 10, 6-8:30 p.m., free admission, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, 253.272.4258]