What To Do: New Year’s Eve
White Plains New Year’s Eve Spectacular: 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 J and live music from Larger than Life’s “Ultimate Boyband Tribute” with songs from The Jackson 5, The Beatles, The Temptations, The Four Seasons, Backstreet Boys, Nsynch and more. 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 11 pm – 3 am. Wed, 12/31: 10-12:30pm. (Main St. between Court St. and Renaissance Square; www.wpbid.com)
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue: In 2010 this funk/rock/jazz/hip-hop band released their debut album, the Grammy®-nominated Backatown, followed by For True in 2011, which topped Billboard magazine’s Contemporary Jazz Chart for 12 weeks. Trombone Shorty has appeared on Leno, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and Conan. In 2012, he performed at the White House with B.B. King, Mick Jagger, Jeff Beck and Booker T. Jones. At this year’s Grammy Awards, he performed alongside Madonna, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, and Mary Lambert. Wed-Thurs, 12/30-31: 8pm. (Capitol Theatre, 149 Westchester Ave., Port Chester; www.capitoltheatre.com)
Broadway’s Rock of Ages Band: The original band and lead singers from the Broadway Musical perform the rock hits from the metal bands of the 80s by such artists as Bon Jovi, Foreigner, Journey, White Snake, Joan Jett, Styxx, Pat Benatar, REO Speedwagon, Twisted Sister, Quiet Riot and more. Thurs, 12/31: 8pm. (Paramount Hudson Valley, 1008 Brown St., Peekskill; www.paramounthudsonvalley.com)
Sponsored! Tramps Like Us – MTK Tavern: Rock in the new year with Bruce Springsteen tribute band, Tramps Like Us, featuring frontman Mark Salore – a Chappaqua resident. Sirius Radio’s E Street Radio called Tramps Like Us the best of all the Springsteen tribute bands. So did Music and Musicians magazine and Mike Appel, a former Springsteen producer and manager. They have appeared on Fox 5’s Good Day NY and at Super Bowl XLIII’s Media Day. Thurs, 12/31: 9pm. (MK Tavern, 30 E. Main St., Mt. Kisco; www.mtktavern.com)
The Harlem Globetrotters – The County Center: The Harlem Globetrotters, the world’s most winning franchise in any sport, celebrate their 90th Anniversary World Tour at the County Center on New year’s Eve. Thurs, 12/31: 11am & 4pm. (Westchester County Center, 198 Central Ave., White Plains; www.countycenter.biz)
Phish – Madison Square Garden: America’s favorite jam band and heirs to the Grateful Dead throne of improvisational country-rock, blues-jazz fusion gets the New Years Eve nod plus three other nights at the Garden. Wed, 12/30: 7:30pm, Thurs, 12/31: 8pm & Fri-Sat: 1/1-2:2016: 7:30pm. www.thegarden.comhttp://www.thegarden.com
Show Boat New Year’s Eve Celebration – Westchester Broadway Theatre: See the 1927 musical with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein about performers and stage hands on a Mississippi River boat then eat, drink and dance to the Tuxedo Parc Orchestra till the wee hours. Open bar all evening and champagne and noisemakers at midnight. “Can’t help lovin’ dat man of mine …” Sat, 12/31: 6pm-2am. (Westchester Broadway Theatre, One Broadway Plaza, elmsford; www.broadwaytheatre.com)
Jimmy Buffet & Huey Lewis and the News – Barclays Center: Spend New Year’s in Margarativille with Jimmy Buffet and The Coral Reefer Band. They will be joined by Huey Lewis and the News at the Barclays Center. Thurs, 12/31: 9pm. www.barclayscenter.com
Sponsored: The Swingaroos – Winston Mt. Kisco: The Swingaroos “Territory Band” will bring in the New Year at Winston in Mt. Kisco playing vocal standards and dance tunes from the 1920s and 1940s. The Swingaroos have appeared at Caramoor and played the gazebo in Armonk two years ago. Winston is offering a holiday prix fixe and live music by The Swingaroos on New Year’s Eve. Winston will offer a holiday surf and turf prix fixe meal featuring halibut with lobster hash and braised short ribs. The first seating will begin at 6pm and will feature a four-course prix fixe for $65, including a champagne toast. The second seating will begin at 9pm and includes a five course prix fixe, three sets of live music and a champagne toast for $110. (Winston, 130 E. Main St., Mt. Kisco, 914.244.9780; www.winstonrestaurant.com)
Admiral’s New Year’s Eve Gala Fireworks Cruise: This three hour Admiral’s New Year’s Eve Gala is a New York Harbor yacht cruise boards at 8:30pm and features, prime views of the city’s New Year’s fireworks, a six course dinner, a DJ with live musical accompaniment, a midnight champagne toast and seating.on the atrium deck of the Hybrid. (Pier 15, 78 South St., www.hornblower.com)
It’s a Wonderful Life – Jacob Burns: Check out J. Burns’ last 2015 screening of It’s a Wonderful Life and watch George Bailey (Jimmy Stewart) stave off financial ruin at the hands of the evil tycoon Henry Potter (Lionel Barrymore) in Frank Capra’s bittersweet holiday classic set in Bedford Falls during the Great Depression. With Donna Reed (“Oh, Buffalo gals won’t you come out to night”) and the original Bert and Ernie – the cop and the cab driver, played by Ward Bond and Frank Faylen. Thurs, 12/31:12pm. (Jacob Burns, 364 Manville Rd., Pleasantville; www.burnsfilmcenter.org)
New Year’s Day Almost Dead – Joe Russo’s Almost Dead: JRAD plays some of the most complex songs from The Grateful Dead’s repertoire with a rawness and energy that is reminiscent of the Dead from the “Live Dead” era. And that can’t be bad. They are so highly regarded that Dead bassist Phil Lesh sat in with them for two shows this past winter. Get it? They’re so good they’re Almost (the) Dead. Fri-Sat, 1/1-2: 8pm. (Capitol Theatre, 149 Westchester Ave., Port Chester; www.capitoltheatre.com)
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