Nine Things to do on New Year’s Eve in Westchester
Nine Things to do on New Year’s Eve in Westchester: The best music, fireworks, stand-up, theater, celebrations and more.
Phish, Madison Square Garden, Fri,- Mon, 12/28-31: 7:30pm: Jam-masters Trey Anastasio, Mike Gordon, Jon Fishman and Page McConnell return to fill the ultimate pimp spot at The Garden with four nights leading up to an including New Years Eve. www.msg.com
Nick DiPaolo, Tarrytown Music Hall, Mon, 12/31: 8pm: Get ready for some “in your face” adult language standup. DiPaolo, a two-time Emmy nominee for writing on The Chris Rock Show, is a stand-up comedy veteran who has performed on all the major late night talks shows, had three half-hour standup specials on Comedy Central and starred in Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn. (13 Main St., Tarrytown; www.tarrytonmusichall.org)
As The Crow Flies, Capitol Theatre, Sun, 12/30: 8pm & Mon, 12/-31: 10pm: Chris Robinson, frontman for The Black Crowes, and friends tour under the name As The Crow Flies, to reinterpret songs he co-wrote for The Black Crowes. Including “Jealous Again”, “Remedy”, “She Talks To Angels”, “Twice As Hard” and “Sometimes Salvation”. (149 Westchester Ave., Port Chester; www.capitoltheatre.com)
Local! Westchester’s Winter Wonderland, Kensico Dam Plaza: Wed, 12/26-Mon 12/31: 5-9pm & 5-10pn Sat-Sun) Westchester’s Winter Wonderland is open December 26 through New Year’s Day with ice-skating, a Holiday Circus, Musical Light Show, FUNderland Village with 121 rides and food trucks. On New Year’s Day there’s a Family New Year’s Party with a ball drop and pyrotechnics display at 7pm! (1 Bronx River Parkway, Valhalla; www.winterwonderland.com)
Almost Queen, Paramount Hudson Valley, Mon, 12/31: 9:30pm: Ring in the new year to the sound of the ultimate arena rockers, Queen. Almost Queen’s live show delivers Queen’s rock palace energy, signature four-part harmonies, genuine costumes while serving up anthem after anthem from “We Will Rock You” to “We Are The Champions”, “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”, “Somebody to Love”, “Another One Bites the Dust” and “Fat Bottomed Girls”. (Paramount Hudson Valley, 1008 Brown St., Peekskill; www.paramounthudsonvalley.com)
The Harlem Globetrotters, County Center, Mon, 12/31: 11am & 4pm: The Harlem Globetrotters, the world’s most winning franchise in any sport, celebrate their 91st Anniversary World Tour at the County Center on New Year’s Eve day. Watch as they dazzle the Washington Generals (the world’s losing-est team in any sport) with a display of marksmanship from the 4-point line – 6 feet, 3 inches beyond the NBA’s current 3-point line.(198 Central Ave., White Plains; www.countycenter.biz)
Phantom, New Year’s Celebration, Westchester Broadway Theatre, Mon, 12/31: 6pm-2am: Maury Yeston and Arthur Kopek’s Phantom returns to WBT for one night at the special New Year’s Celebration. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres begin at 6pm followed by dinner and the show at 7pm. After the performance there’s champagne and dancing with the Tuxedo Park Orchestra. Yestona nd Kopek won the 1982 Tony Award for Best Musical for Nine, and were commissioned to turn The Phantom of the Opera into a musical in the states. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom made it to the London stage before the curtains opened for Yeston and Kopek. While their Phantom never made it to Broadway it has received over 1000 productions worldwide. (One Broadway Plaza, Elmsford; www.broadwaytheatre.com)
White Plains New Year’s Eve Spectacular, Mon, 12/31: 10pm-12:30am: It’s Times Square in White Plains with music, a ball drop and confetti and a fireworks show at midnight. The music starts at 10pm with a DJ and then live music. Heineken USA provides free rides to residential destinations within Westchester County from their Safe Rides transportation stand on the corner of E. Post Road and Mamaroneck Avenue between 11pm & 3am. (Main St. between Court St. and Renaissance Square; www.wpbid.com)
Hornblower New Year’s Eve Fireworks Cruises, Mon, 12/31: 8:30pm-1am: Hornblower Cruises offers four New Year’s Eve Fireworks Cruises of New York Harbor. Four different yacht experiences from the Hornblower Sensation featuring a buffet dinner to the Hornblower Esprit featuring an intimate and refined six course dinner offer prime fireworks and New York Harbor’s landmarks, top-shelf open bar, midnight toast and entertainment. (Pier 15, 78 South St., www.hornblower.com)
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