Matt s Picks: Rock in and rock out the New Year in Lane County
Here it is! The end of an unusual year that at once exposed cracks in our civilized foundation and grew grassroots movements that inspired a renewed civil dedication. In that spirit, Lane County s end-of-year events invite joining together to offer a goodbye and to welcome a rebirth. Join the community to ring out the end of a long 2020 that never seemed to begin. And for a full list events, surf to registerguard.com/calendar.
Darline Jackson’s My Band and Paul Biondi at Mac’s Nightclub & Restaurant
Los Angeles City Hall is bathed in red light for the 2015 New Year s Eve celebration at Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles. (ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
Don t let the door hit you on the way out, 2020. Ring in 2021 with online parties and countdowns hosted by Snoop Dogg and queens from RuPaul s Drag Race. Attend Grand Park s virtual New Year s Eve fest. Laugh away this year at your pick of comedy shows. Watch online sets from Pink Martini, birthday girl Patti Smith and the Dandy Warhols. Watch the ball drop in NYC all by its lonesome self.
From all of us at LAist, have a safe, socially distant New Year s Eve, and cheers to a better 2021!
Bits & Pieces
Pink Martini
It figures that much of the New Year s Eve celebrations will be online, and Oregon Public Broadcasting and Pink Martini have teamed up to put on the Good Riddance 2020 streaming concert.
The hourlong concert will air at 9:30 p.m. Dec. 31 on OPB-TV.
It was filmed at band leader Thomas Lauderdale s downtown loft ( world headquarters ) that includes a 35-foot Christmas tree and will feature new and old holiday classics and Pink Martini songs, with Lauderdale anchoring the concert at the piano and lead singer China Forbes at the microphone. There are appearances by Storm Large, Ari Shapiro, Edna Vazquez, Jimmie Herrod, Sofia von Trapp and Cantor Ida Rae Cahana.
Everyone s favorite little orchestra Pink Martini brings some much-needed holiday cheer to your living room this DECEMBER with a pair of brand new streaming concert events.
Celebrate the season with Home for the Holidays: A Pink Martini Holiday Spectacular, and ring in the new year with Good Riddance 2020! These performances, filmed in front of the 35-foot Christmas tree at Pink Martini s World Headquarters in Portland, include Pink Martini fan favorites alongside holiday classics old and new.
Featuring lead singer China Forbes, with very special guest appearances by Storm Large, Ari Shapiro, Edna Vazquez, Jimmie Herrod, Sofi von Trapp, and Cantor Ida Rae Cahana, these shows are fun for the whole family.
by Karen Nikos-Rose
December 17, 2020
All ready for the holidays and nowhere to go? Don’t despair. Lots of virtual events are on tap throughout the region: attend a virtual concert or play, or make something. And it’s virtual, so you can wear your comfortable home clothes. We even have events listed up through New Year s. Tie definitely optional. Read on.
Also, the Arts Blog, like UC Davis, will be on hiatus from Dec. 21 until Jan 4. So, we’ll catch you in 2021. This blog compiled my Michelle Villagomez, UC Davis Media Relations Intern
UC Davis Music holds concerts anytime
Cello Ensemble: Flight of Freedom, free