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Here's a taste of some of the First Night offerings planned for Friday, December 31.

Click on a time listed below to see what's happening when.

The following activities are organized and sponsored by First Night.

1:00 p.m. | 1:15 p.m. | 1:30 p.m. | 1:45 p.m. | 2:00 p.m. | 2:30 p.m. | 3:00 p.m. | 3:15 p.m. | 4:15 p.m. | 5:45 p.m. | 6:00 p.m. | 6:15 p.m. | 6:30 p.m. | 6:45 p.m. | 7:00 p.m. | 7:30 p.m. | 7:45 p.m. | 8:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 8:45 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 10:00 p.m. | 10:15 p.m. | 10:30 p.m.

All night

  • All night;
    Boston Common's Frog Pond;
    Stargate 2000 ice sculpture

  • All night;
    Hynes Convention Center;
    Millennium Dance Party

  • All night;
    Boston Public Library, Waterfront, Christian Science Center, Skybridge connecting Copley Place and the Prudential Center; LIGHTmotif2000 light displays

  • All night;
    Hynes Convention Center Auditorium;
    Drumming Central and the Percussion Procession

  • All night;
    Symphony Hall (and played on Jumbotron screens at City Hall Plaza);
    Boston Pops Live

  • All night;
    Boston Common;
    Y2K Pops! computer symphony

  • All night;
    City Hall Plaza;
    First Light 2000 candle display

    1:00 p.m.

  • 1:00-1:45, 2:00-2:45, 3:00-3:45;
    Location NA;
    Cellobop cello / story tales

  • 1:00-5:30, 1:00-5:30;
    Location NA;
    Bobarino Gravittini one-man comedy show

  • 1:00-1:45, 2:00-2:45, 3:00-3:45;
    Hynes Convention Center, Room 207;
    Dinoman! kids show

  • 1:00-1:45, 2:15-3:00, 3:30-4:15;
    Location NA;
    Elisa Permain's family storytelling

  • 1:00-5:00, 7:00-11:00;
    Hynes Convention Center (Family Festival);
    Facial Expressions face painting

  • 1:00-1:15, 2:30-2:45, 4:15-2:30;
    Location NA;
    Maximum Velocity daredevil stunts

  • 1:00-6:00;
    Hynes Convention Center (Family Festival);
    Michael Frank's Noisemaker Workshop

  • 1:00-1:30, 2:00-2:30;
    First and Second Church: Sanctuary;
    Project STEP classical chamber music

  • 1:00-6:00;
    Location NA;
    The Airborne Comedians' juggling antics

  • 1:00-1:45, 2:00-2:45;
    Hynes Convention Center: Hall A;
    The Zucchini Brothers' all ages concert

  • 1:00-1:45, 2:00-2:45;
    Location NA;
    Trent Arterberry's mime, monologue, music

  • 1:00-5:00;
    Location NA;
    Trickster Fox's "One Woman Clown"

    1:15 p.m.

  • 1:15-2:00, 2:30-3:15;
    Location NA;
    Poobley Greegy Puppet Theatre puppet performance

    1:30 p.m.

  • 1:30-2:30, 3:00-4:00;
    Location NA;
    Berkshire Bateria participatory workshop

  • 1:30-2:15, 2:45-3:30, 4:00-4:45;
    Location NA;
    Bonnie Greenberg's songfest with tales from around the world

  • 1:30-4:30;
    Location NA;
    Mark Farneth's magic tricks

  • 1:30-2:10, 2:45-3:25, 4:00-2:40;
    Location NA;
    Tanglewood Marionettes' "Cinderella"

  • 1:30-2:15, 2:45-3:30, 4:00-4:45;
    Location NA;
    The Gerwick Puppets' "Mid-Winter Magic"

    1:45 p.m.

  • 1:45-2:00, 3:30-3:45, 5:00-5:15;
    Location NA;
    The Skyriders's display of world-class trampoline stunts

    2:00 p.m.

  • 2:00-2:30, 3:00-3:30, 4:00-4:30;
    John Hancock Theatre;
    Lazer Vaudeville performances

  • 2:00-2:45, 3:15-4:00, 4:30-5:15;
    Location NA;
    Barbara Lipke's multicultural tales

  • 2:00-2:45, 3:30-4:15, 5:00-5:45;
    Federal Courthouse;
    Boston Children's Theatre's "Milestone Moments"

  • 2:00-2:45, 3:00-3:45, 4:00-4:45;
    Location NA;
    Rainbow Tribe's jazz-based dance

    2:30 p.m.

  • 2:30-3:10, 3:45-4:25;
    Hynes Convention Center: Room 208;
    The Bellowphone Show one-man performance

    3:00 p.m.

  • 3:00-3:30, 4:00-4:30;
    Old South Church;
    Gregory Peterson plays pipe organ

    3:15 p.m.

  • 3:15-4:00, 4:30-5:15;
    Location NA;
    Doctor Stardust juggling show

    4:15 p.m.

  • 4:15-7:00, 7:30-8:15;
    Emmanuel Church;
    Excelsior classical music

    5:45 p.m.

  • 5:45-8:30, 6:30-5:15;
    Location NA;
    Society of Historically Informed Performance's suites, cantatas, songs and sonatas

    6:00 p.m.

  • 6:00-7:30, 8:00-9:30;
    John Hancock Hall;
    American Chinese Art Society performances

    6:15 p.m.

  • 6:15-7:00;
    Trinity Church;
    American Guild of Organists

  • 6:15-7:00, 7:30-8:15, 8:45-9:30;
    Old South Church: Sanctuary;
    Old South Brass and Organ sing "National Anthem" and "Auld Lang Syne"

    6:30 p.m.

  • 6:30-7:15, 7:45-8:30;
    First Baptist Church;
    Boston Saxophone Quartet jazz tribute to Duke Ellington

  • 6:30-7:15, 7:45-8:30;
    King's Chapel;
    Les Sampou's urban folk-rock

  • 6:30-7:15, 7:45-8:30;
    Church of the Covenant;
    Paved Country country/folk/rock music

  • 6:30-7:15, 7:45-8:30;
    Paulist Center Chapel;
    Spirit Jazz featuring Carolyn Wilkins jazz celebration

    6:45 p.m.

  • 6:45-7:30, 8:00-8:45, 9:15-10:00;
    Location NA;
    Les Barker's comic poetry

    7:00 p.m.

  • 7:00;
    Boston Common;
    early countdown and fireworks display

  • 7:00-7:45, 8:15-9:00, 9:30-10:15, 10:45-11:30 p.m.;
    Boston Public Library;
    "Big Night at the Bookhouse"

  • 7:00-7:30, 8:15-8:45;
    Location NA;
    "Music for 2D Fingers" guitar music

  • 7:00-7:45;
    Orpheum Theature;
    Seth Yacovone Blues Band

  • 7:00-7:30, 8:00-8:30;
    DuBlois Auditorium at the Tufts University School of Medicine;
    The Thrillionaires a cappella music

  • 7:00-7:30, 8:30-9:20;
    Hynes Convention Center: Hall B;
    The Popgun Seven's dance pop music

    7:30 p.m.

  • 7:30-8:00, 8:30-9:00, 9:30-10:00;
    First and Second Church: Auditorium;
    Jozsef Halajko guitar music from different centuries, countries

  • 7:30-9:30, 9:30-11:00;
    Location NA;
    Julie Kaufmann's line dancing

  • 7:30-12:30;
    Location NA;
    Mickey Bones and Jump Crew swing dancing and lessons

  • 7:30-8:15, 8:45-9:30;
    Hynes Convention Center: Hall C;
    RUMBAFRICA world music

  • 7:30-1:00;
    Hynes Convention Center: Hall D;
    Artie Barsamian's Boston Big Band music

    7:45 p.m.

  • 7:45-8:30, 9:00-9:45;
    Arlington Street Church;
    Lenehan Celtic rock

    8:00 p.m.

  • 8:00-8:45, 9:00-9:45, 10:00-10:45;
    Jorge N. Hernandez Cultural Center at Villa Victoria;
    Edwin Pabon and Orchestra Latin music

  • 8:00-8:45, 9:15-10:00, 10:30-11:15, 11:45-12:30;
    Castle at Park Plaza;
    Harvey Robbins' Royalty of Rock 'n Roll All-Stars

  • 8:00-8:50, 9:30-10:20;
    Location NA;
    Opera UnMet perform "Hansel and Gretel"

  • 8:00-9:00, 9:45-10:45;
    Location NA;
    Tomas Kubinek comedy and magic performance

    8:30 p.m.

  • 8:30-9:15, 10:00-10:45;
    Orpheum Theature;
    John Lincoln Wright & the Sourmash Boys country music

  • 8:30-9:15, 10:00-10:45;
    Orpheum Theature;
    The Mudhens rock music

    8:45 p.m.

  • 8:45-9:30, 10:00-10:45;
    First Baptist Church;
    Small-Torres Guitar Duo's dances, carols and hymns

    9:00 p.m.

  • 9:00-9:45, 10:15-11:00;
    Emmanuel Church;
    Atwater-Donnelly folk music

  • 9:00-9:45, 10:15-11:00;
    Old South Meeting House;
    Broadway Remembered performance

  • 9:00-9:45, 10:15-11:00;
    Berklee Performance Center;
    Klezmer Conservatory Band performance

  • 9:00-9:45, 10:15-11:00;
    First Lutheran Church;
    Liber unUsualis Middle Ages music

  • 9:00-9:45, 10:15-11:00;
    CityPlace/The Transportation Building;
    Metro Steel Orchestra Caribbean music

  • 9:00-9:45, 10:15-11:00;
    Paulist Center Chapel;
    Shelley Neill Trio with Laszlo Gardony jazz tribute

  • 9:00-9:45, 10:15-11:00;
    Church of the Covenant;
    Southern Rail bluegrass music

  • 9:00-9:30, 10:00-10:30;
    DuBlois Auditorium at the Tufts University School of Medicine;
    Copley Cats' "Live at the Millennium"

    10:00 p.m.

  • 10:00-1:00;
    Hynes Convention Center: Auditorium;
    Odaiko New England's Japanese drums

    10:15 p.m.

  • 10:15-11:00, 11:30-12:15;
    Hynes Convention Center: Hall C;
    Tropical Power world music

  • 10:15-11:00, 11:30-12:15;
    Arlington Street Church;
    Kevin Connolly & the Soulsonics folk music

    10:30 p.m.

  • 10:30-11:15, 11:45-12:30;
    Hynes Convention Center: Hall C;
    Ibrahima world beat band




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