City Celebrates! New Year’s Eve 2012
Organized and presented by AHA! & the City of New Bedford

Arrive early and stay late! Ring in 2013 with fireworks in Custom House Square - and be home in time to watch the ball drop in NYC Times Square.

FREE programming from 4:30 to 8pm includes:
• Opening Ceremony with Mayor Mitchell, Miss Massachusetts, Councilor Martins, Showstoppers & UMass Steel Drum Band
• Ecumenical Service for the New Year @ Seamen's Bethel from 5-6pm
• Fire & Ice! Fire Eaters (6pm on the Whaling Museum Plaza & 7:30pm in Wing's Court) & Live Ice Sculpting in Custom House Square starting at 4:30pm
•  Street Performance with Trevor the Juggleron William street from 5:30-7:30pm
• Hula Hooping outside the Library from 4-5pm
• Hot Chocolate & Cookies in the City Hall Ashely Room from 4:30-7pm
• Tattoos & Tarot at MUSE Studio from 6-8pm
• UMASS Dartmouth Kekeli African Music Ensemble led by master drummer saeed abbas of ghana, west africa & royal hartigan performing on Purchase Street (near the Star Store) or inside at Penler (if inclement weather) from 7-8pm
• Look for the Southcoast Health Van (outside the National Park Visitor Center) offering free health screenings and free flu, Pneumonia, and Tetanus vaccinations from 4-9pm
• We Art NB! Galleries open for strolling & shopping: Arthur Moniz Gallery (until 7pm), Crowell's Fine Art, Gallery 65, Judith Klein Art Gallery (until 6:30pm) & TL6 the Gallery
• Boutique Shopping - cash in those gift cards: Artificial Marketplace, Calico (until 7pm), 767 Exchange, & Travessia Urban Winery (normally closed on Monday will open until 5pm for your NYE wine purchasing)
• Get out of the cold & warm up with a hot beverage, soup, sandwich or sweet at Celtic Coffee House or Cafe Arpeggio (serving until 8pm)
• Kids!
- Hat Making @ Artworks! from 2-4pm
- Toe Jam Puppet Band (5:30, 6:30, & 7:30), Aerial Arts (5:15-5:30 & 6:15-6:30) & Stace Your Face (5-7:30pm) @ the YMCA
- Hands-on activities for kids at Artworks!, NBAM (4:30-6:30pm), & the National Park with the 19th Century Ladies (5-7pm): NBAM will have mask making using the technique of repoussé (French for "pushed up "). Make colorful hanging masks on a thin sheet of soft metal.
- Bristol Community College hosts Family Magic Workshop & Show with Jedlie's Magic Circus at 6 & 7:15pm
- Storytelling @ the NB Public Library with Yasmin from 5-6pm & Artworks! with Karen Chase at 6:30 & 7:30pm
- Hand-on activities & live exhibits @ the Ocean Explorium from 4-7pm
- NBHS Drama Club presents Greek Myths & Theater Games @ the NB Public Libray from 6:15-7:30pm
•  Live Music!
- Folk Music @ Cafe Arpeggio: Best of Open Mic with Art Tebbetts, the Dancing Eyebrows, Molly O'Leary & more from 5-8pm
- Tem Blessed & the Blessed Energy Band @ Nativity Prep from 6:30-8pm
- Celtic music @ the Celtic Coffee House with Eddie Dillon from 5-7pm &
the Seamen's Bethel with Aoife Clancy from 6:30-8pm
- Cape Verdean music with Vincent & Jasper at Celia's Boutique from 4:30-6:30pm
- Jazz @ NBAM with Paul Nagel and Bill Meile at NBAM from 6:30-8pm, NB Whaling Museum with the Jim Robataille Trio from 5:30-6:45pm & Scott Alan Correira playing piano at CVPA from 5:30-7:30pm
- Showstoppers @ the Penler Spacefrom 5:30-6:45pm
- The O'Tooles @ 767 Exchange from 6-8pm
- Dance Party in Wing's Court from 5:30-7:30pm: Bring in the New Year with music that makes you move!
DJ Anghelli will be spinning music from now and then and getting loud. Join the fun, make some noise, bust a few moves and have a good time!
- Swing Dancing with the Hep Cats & DJ Joe Perrone @ the Atrium from 5-7pm
- Fado with Ana Vinagre @ NB Whaling National Historical Park Visitor Center, 7-8pm
- Live Music @ the Green Bean& UGLY Gallery
• Fireworks @ 8:30pm in Custom House Square

City Celebrates! New Year's After Nine
AHA! partner eateries are open late with live music & great food! Perfect for counting down to 2013!
• Urban Grille will be opening at 5pm offering their full menu of fantastic food. Plus! Live music with Doug Logan, 8pm-midnight. Reservations recommended.
• Stop by Rose Alley Ale House for cold brews & hot food including the best wings in town.
DJ Tom Cooney will be spinning tunes from 9pm-1am. Complimentary champagne toast at midnight.
• Cork will have live music with Chris Richards & Mike Lavoie from 8:30pm-12:30am plus a 5 course sharing menu with Champagne toast starting at 5pm
• Freestone's will be offering a Special New Year's Eve Menu from 5pm til closing. Accepting reservations starting at 4pm.
• Pour Farm Tavern's got their World Famous Cubano along with live music --- Nick Sundman, Blood Moons & Roman Numeral Three.
• Waterfront Grill will be open from 11:30am-9pm. Reservations accepted and recommended for groups over 5.
• Stop by the newly opened Celtic Pub (adjacent to the Celtic Coffe House) for a pint or a bite open. Open until the ball drops!
• Grab a slice or a whole pie at Pizan's Pizzeria or Brick (open until 9pm)
• Make a reservation for the Special NYE menu at Candleworks, seatings at 6 & 8:30pm. Plus DJ Gene Daniels will be in the house starting at 9pm.