鈥橳is the time of year when we鈥檙e confronted with fancy drinks, grossly inflated cover charges, early morning taxi nightmares and the strange term 鈥減arty favours.鈥�
All these hallmarks of the New Year鈥檚 Eve experience can be yours as we present you with options to go gentle into that good night in 麻豆传媒映画on Dec. 31.
- Geoff Berner, champagne and pizza at the Anza Club
In case accordion, punk rock and pizza isn鈥檛 enough, the show will also feature guest spots by Mint Records鈥� Carolyn Mark and multi-instrumentalists Hank and Lily. Tickets are $30 in advance or $35 at the door and include and champagne and pizza. Win, win. Tickets online at Brown Paper Tickets.
- Craft beers and cutting rugs
No self-respecting Vancouverite should have to usher in the new year without consuming some form of artisan beer. Recognizing this, the folks at CRAFT Beer Market on West First want to help. The joint鈥檚 Best of 2017 party includes the four best dishes of the last year, party favours, champagne and, you guessed it, craft beer. Ticket prices range between $60 and $80 and the evening鈥檚 menu is pre-set. Event details are online at .
- * Praise the Gord
Proving that metalheads are big teddy bears at heart, members of Vancouver鈥檚 punk, metal and hardcore scenes gather at the Rickshaw to pay tribute to the late Gord Downie and his music in the Tragically Hip. Three acts will perform consisting of members from Bison, S.T.R.E.E.T.S, Seven Nines and Tens, Needles/Pins and more. Tickets are $17 in advance or $25 at the door, with all proceeds going to the Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack Fund. Red Cat, Zulu, Neptoon and Highlife Records for physical tickets, or Ticketfly for online copies.
- Darkness descends on the Astoria
Oh, the 鈥�80s. Goths, low-key loathing and synthesizers from here to Agassiz. All of those highpoints 鈥� or low ones, depending on your perspective 鈥� come to life with the Astoria鈥檚 鈥淭he Dark Eighties鈥� party kicking off at 8 p.m. The event invite promises tunes spanning 鈥渋ndustrial鈥� and 鈥渄ark electronic鈥� to 鈥渄ark wave鈥� and even 鈥渕inimal wave.鈥� There鈥檚 no mention of new wave. Odd. Tickets are online at .
- TheatreSports League gets introspective
Take some time to ponder all 2017 has given us by making fun of those very things. The 麻豆传媒映画TheatreSports League takes to the Improv Centre on Granville Island throughout the last week of December to ponder the finer points of life in 麻豆传媒映画over the last year: affordable housing, fake news and celebrity sightings, among other things. Three shows are slated for New Year鈥檚 Eve at 7:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m. and 11:15 p.m. Tickets and info can be found at .
- * Sauce and sass at the Rio
Longtime 麻豆传媒映画comic Patrick Maliha emcees an evening at the Rio Theatre that is seemingly all over the place: live music, burlesque, comedy and even a Marilyn Monroe impersonator. The show鈥檚 headliner is 604 Records artist Shirley Gnome, who鈥檒l be joined by comedy troupe the Fictionals, burlesque performer Barbara Beall and other naughtiness. There will even by fire dancing. Tickets are $29 in advance or $45 at the door. Check for details.
- Onesies for one and all
Vancouver鈥檚 nexus for nerds is pulling out all the stops with its 鈥淎 Very Onesie-ful Evening鈥� party that finally marries pajamas and booze. The Storm Crow Alehouse on West Broadway promises 鈥渇leecy comfort, great snacks, fun contests, cool prizes, and tons of games鈥� from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. 鈥� if your mom lets you stay up that late. Tickets are $25 and available on .
- EDM鈥� or whatever
It鈥檚 been said that electronic music has no soul. If this speaks to you, the PNE has you covered with five DJs from across the world including Axwell 螞 Ingrosso, Andrew Rayel, DJ Isaac, DubVision, DAIJ. Somewhere between $100 and $150 gets you in the doors to Pacific Coliseum and performances go from 9 p.m. until 3 a.m. The evening is billed as both all ages and 19-plus, and there鈥檚 even a VIP area. Lucky you. Ticketleader has you covered on this one. 听
- Hooray for nostalgia
Re-live the 鈥渕e, me, me鈥� decade at Vancouver鈥檚 former foremost denizen of smut. The Fox Cabaret will roll out a dual floor version of its 鈥�80 versus 鈥�90s dance party complete with performances by DJ Trevor Risk and Common People DJs. A comedy show by the Sunday Service kicks things off. The festivities run 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. and tickets range in price between $15 and $45. Tickets are online at .听听
- Party at 鈥�. Science World?
Atoms and theories around black holes will take a back seat, if only for one night, at Science World. The protractor-less party promises five bars, two rooms of music on two floors and eight DJs and other performers. Tickets for commoners start at $80, while V.I.P. packages go for as much as $2,000 (!). Dollar figures like that naturally call for a dress code: no ball caps, sneakers, t-shirts of any kind (unless worn under a blazer or suit jacket), hoodies, sweatshirts, or sweatpants are allowed. Truly an event all can enjoy. Get your tickets online at .
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