More New Year's Eve parties
Brit's Pub: What could be better than a free New Year's show with a great Beatles tribute band?
1110 Nicollet Mall, Mpls. 612-332-3908. www.britspub.com
Chambers: The hotel's rooftop lounge will have a DJ and big-screen televisions showing countdowns from around the world.
$25. 901 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls.
612-767-6900.
Crystal Ball 2008: This annual party at International Market Square is all about the fashion, with a runway show featuring clothes from local boutiques.
$40 advance, $55 door. www.crystalballmn.com
Epic: The new club is having a masquerade ball featuring music by local twangers Trailer Trash.
$30 advance, $35 door.
110 N. 5th St., Mpls. 612-332-3742. www.epiceventcenter.com
First Avenue: They're taking it way back. The club will be decked out like the '80s TV show "Solid Gold," with dancers and a roller-skating performance at midnight. Soviet Panda will spin disco and other tunes, while DJ Verb X has reggae in the VIP Room upstairs.
$5 advance, $15 door. 701 1st Av. N., Mpls.
612-332-1775. www.first-avenue.com
Lodge: The perennial college bar is throwing a "Glitter & Ice Ball" with a $20-$25 cover and VIP "cabins" for $200-$250.
11 S. 5th St., Mpls. 612-435-1291. www.thelodgebar.com
Moose Country: Get your bubbly on at this popular Lilydale bar with $1 glasses from 11 p.m. to midnight, $3 glasses the rest of the night and discounted bottles of Dom Perignon.
857 Sibley Memorial Hwy., Lilydale. 651-451-0160. www.moose-country.com
Pi: Catch a drag king show called "Live Nude Drag" (no nakedness, actually), which starts at 9 p.m. ($7). Afterward dance to DJ Sheik. Also: Four-course dinner for two with a bottle of wine for $70.
2532 25th Av. S., Mpls. 612-877-4368. www.pibarandrestaurant.com
Valentino's: The south-suburban club is celebrating with a Mardi Gras-themed party.
$20. 200 N. Concord Exchange, South St. Paul. 651-209-6850. www.valentinosnightclub.com
ReSOULution 2008: This annual party at the Millennium Hotel features six rooms of dance music -- electronic, hip-hop, mash-ups -- and more than 30 local DJs.
$35 advance, $45 door. 1313 Nicollet Av. S., Mpls. 612-874-8892. www.sound-in-motion.net
Solera: The theme this year is "Twilight of the Gods." Vox Medusa will perform, and there'll lots of other costumed madness.
$35 advance, $45 door, plus $30 drink packages for four cocktails. 900 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls. 612-338-0062. www.solera-restaurant.com
TOM HORGEN
