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

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The following activities are organized and sponsored by First Night.

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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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