• Absolut Pear launch. The Box, 189 Christie St., nr. Rivington St., 8:15 p.m. Carmen Electra hosts. And the pear — so long eclipsed by other fruits as a way to keep your mouth occupied while you pour vodka into your bloodstream — finally gets its due.
• High Rise Low Down book party. 820 Park Ave., nr. 75th St., 6:30 p.m. Expected guests include Eunice David and Kathryn Livingston, who are … who are well-known as … okay, you got us. There seems to be a dearth of hot party-heartiness tonight. If the celebs are hitting the town, their publicists aren’t telling us about it.
Or check out all our Agenda listings for tonight, selected by New York’s culture editors.
