kickin' out the jams

She turned 50 and wanted to celebrate. She threw a dance party and everybody came—her family and friends from grade school to Bronx Science to NBC to Life magazine to medical school to now. A half century of love. And she did dance! Like, the whole time!
And her sister, who was born when I met Miriam at Life, is now 26 and an accomplished artist. You can see some of her fabulous work here at her gallery website.

Miriam's mom, Rona, and half sister Nicole joined her on the dance floor much of the night.