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THEATER: At the end of December 2003, with her daughter in an induced-coma brought on by septic shock from a fatal bout with pneumonia, Joan Didion’s husband John Gregory Dunne unexpectedly died during dinner. Her struggle to navigate the subsequent minefields of grief formed the basis for her best-selling memoir, The Year of Magical Thinking. She’s now adapted the book into a one-woman play of the same name, directed by David Hare and starring Vanessa Redgrave. (Photo of Didion and her late husband.) - John Del Signore

8pm // Booth Theatre [222 West 45th St] // Tickets range from $76.25 - $96.25

SKATE: It's Gay Skate Night at Wollman Rink, so if you're all bummed out about The Roxy closing...this could be a slightly less "late night" alternative. And the $2 donation goes to the Gay Men's Health Crisis, so it's for a good cause.

7 to 11pm // Wollman Rink [830 Fifth Ave] // $17

MOVIE: John Hughes has made every awkward teen feel a little bit more "okay". Tonight at the IFC Center there will be a panel discussion on his films. Before that, though, catch the one that made everyone want to skip school and sing "Twist and Shout" on a parade float...Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

7:30pm // IFC Center [325 Sixth Ave] // $11

MUSIC: Start celebrating St. Patrick's Day early at Roseland tonight. The Pogues take the stage again, this time with Langhorne Slim. The sound isn't the best at this venue, but the lineup makes it worth that risk. Be sure to get there early for our favorite New York singer/songwriter Langhorne Slim.

Tickets are still on sale! You can check out live tracks from a Pogues show in 1987, here.

7pm // Roseland Ballroom // $54