From Bella Vista to Fayetteville, with trips on the side to Eureka Springs, Harrison and Mountainburg, New Year’s Eve will be celebrated across Northwest Arkansas and into the River Valley.
BELLA VISTA
New Year’s Eve Dance
Ring in the new year with music of Shades of Blue and a menu that includes heavy hors d’oeuvres such as shrimp cocktail, meatballs, a veggie tray, spinach dip, chips and salsa, cake and cookies.
WHERE - Riordan Hall, 3 Riordan Drive
WHEN - 8:30 p.m. Saturday to 12:30 a.m. Sunday
COST - $30 per person
INFO - 855-8170
EUREKA SPRINGS
The Ballroom Blitz
Party to music by rock band The Ariels and make a champagne toast at the fi rst stroke of 2012.
WHERE - 1905 Basin Park Hotel, 12 Spring St.
WHEN - 8 p.m. Saturday
COST - $25 per person
INFO - 800-643-4972
FAYETTEVILLE
Dirtfoot & Mountain Sprout
WHERE - George’s Majestic Lounge, 519 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville
WHEN - 9 p.m. Saturday
COST - $12 general admission
INFO - 527-6618
Last Night Fayetteville
Fayetteville musicians, actors and artists will perform at various locations around the square. The Puppet Parade will return for a New Year’s Eve stroll. The night also includes family-friendly activities, a beer garden, Flying Hog Drop countdown to midnight and fireworks
WHERE - Fayetteville square
WHEN - 6 p.m. to midnight Saturday
COST - General tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children; VIP tickets are $50
INFO - 595-9986
New Year’s Eve Gridiron Show
Six of Gridiron’s players will present a short musical history of the show, with songs from the last eight years of the Northwest Arkansas Gridiron Show.
WHERE - Kathy P. Thompson’s Studio, 3 W. Mountain St.
WHEN - 9:30 p.m. Saturday
COST - Part of Last Night New Year’s Eve festival
INFO - 595-9986
‘Found Fayetteville: A Sheet Fort Experience’
The Artist’s Laboratory Theatre performance features “found-in-Fayetteville” material from sources such as Craigslist, pages of young creative writing, love letters and city meeting transcripts. Mature audiences only.
WHERE - Kathy P. Thompson’s Studio, 3 W. Mountain St.
WHEN - 8:30 and 10:45 p.m. Saturday
COST - Part of Last Night New Year’s Eve festival
INFO - 595-9986
The Wranglers
Dance to the music of country cover band The Wranglers.
WHERE - Buck Nekkid BBQ
WHEN - 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday
COST - No cover charge
INFO - 966-4337
NYE Roaring ’20s Party
Speakeasy will ring in the new year and celebrate its fifth anniversary with this Roaring ’20s party. Everyone is invited to come dressed in gangster, flapper or old-school Hollywood attire.
WHERE - Speakeasy, 509 W. Spring St. No. 250
WHEN - 9 p.m. to midnight Saturday
COST - $5 reserves a table
INFO - 443-3279
FORT SMITH
Tinsel and Tails
This black-tie affair includes dinner, dancing, a casino, a midnight breakfast, silent auction, wine pull, champagne toast and Diamonds Are Forever Raffle.
WHERE - Phoenix Expo Event Center, 4600 Towson Ave.
WHEN - 7 p.m. Saturday
COST - $125
INFO - 783-2022
New Year’s Ball Drop At Creekmore Park
Count down to the New Year and watch the big sparkly ball drop, followed by the annual New Year’s fireworks
WHERE - Creekmore Park, Rogers Avenue and South 31st Street
WHEN - 9:30 p.m. to midnight Saturday
COST - Free
INFO - 785-2526
New Year’s Eve Champagne Jam
Dance to the sounds of the Chris Cameron Blues Band and Oreo Blue, enjoy a free champagne toast at midnight with two bottles per table and snack at a free dessert bar in the Stephens Merry Gallery.
WHERE - Second Street Live, 101 N. Second St.
WHEN - 9 p.m. Saturday
COST - $50 per person
INFO - 719-8783
HARRISON
Party Like It’s 1929
The Cate Brothers will perform at 1929 Lyric Theater, then the crowd will move to the after-party at the 1929 Hotel Seville for late-night food and cocktails and a balloon drop in the lobby at midnight.
WHERE - 1929 Lyric Theater and 1929 Hotel Seville
WHEN - 9 p.m. Saturday
COST - $20 per person or $30 per couple for Cate Brothers show; $20 at the door for afterparty tickets
INFO - 870-741-2321
MOUNTAINBURG
New Year’s Eve Boat Tour
See the views of the Boston Mountains from a boat.
WHERE - Lake Fort Smith Visitor Center, 15458 Shepherd Springs Road
WHEN - 4:30 to 6 p.m., Saturday
COST - $8.50 adults, $4.50 children ages 6 to 12, free for children younger than 6.
INFO - 369-2469
PARIS
Midnight on the Mountain
Enjoy the views of the River Valley and celebrate the new year with live music, a prime rib buffet-style dinner the night of the party and breakfast the next morning for two.
WHERE - Mount Magazine State Park lodge
WHEN - 7 p.m. Saturday
COST - $100 per couple
INFO - 963-8502
ROGERS
New Year’s Eve Gala
A New Year’s Eve Gala to benefit the March of DimesArkansas Division will include dinner from Crabby’s Bar and Grill, music by The Sounds of Studio B., a midnight celebration with a champagne toast and New Year’s Eve party favors.
WHERE - Serendipity Events, 117 W. Walnut St.
WHEN - 7 p.m. Saturday
COST - $150 per couple or $100 per person with admission at 7 p.m. for dinner; $50 per person with admission at 9 p.m. with no dinner
INFO - 246-6000 or 586-1548
New Years Eve 2012 Party
Party to the music of The Poggs with DJ Sugar Shane.
WHERE - Eddie Haskell’s Patio & Grill, 3300 Market St. Suite 100
WHEN - 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Saturday
COST - $10
INFO - 254-9959
Third Annual New Year’s Eve Party
Dance and party to the music of SoundChild Crew.
WHERE - Aloft, 1103 S. 52nd St.
WHEN - 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday
COST - $15 per person; $25 per couple
INFO - 268-6799, Ext. 0
VAN BUREN
‘Tribute to the Legends’
See impersonations of Johnny Cash, Conway Twitty, Buddy Holly, Patsy Cline, Brenda Lee, Connie Francis and Connie Smith, among others, then guests can perform karaoke every half hour. They will be judged, and the winner will earn a recording session.
WHERE - King Opera House
WHEN - 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday
COST - $10
INFO - 760-987-1660.
WEST FORK
Celebrate the new year with food, drink, entertainment and party favors.
WHERE - Little Ole Oprey, 271 Campbell Ave.
WHEN - 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday
COST - $10
INFO - 839-2992
Whats Up, Pages 17 on 12/30/2011