New Year’s Eve in B.R.

The Red Stick is a party city, and there’s no shortage of ways to entertain yourself this New Year’s Eve. Get the evening started right at Boudreaux and Thibodeaux downtown, with their couples jitterbug contest from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., including a performance by the Circuit Breakers. Then stick around for True to Life, who’ll perform from 10 p.m. until 2 a.m. Juban’s will count down the hours to midnight with a four-course dinner and champagne, accompanied by the Ned Fasullo Orchestra. Get your reservations by calling 346-8422. If it’s a walk down memory lane you want before taking the plunge into the next decade, try the 2010 Common Ground New Year’s Eve Party at the Lyceum Ballroom downtown, a salute to the heyday of Baton Rouge’s ’80s teen hangout, Club 2010. Click here for more information and tickets. And tickets are still available for a New Year’s Eve event at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Ballroom, featuring music by the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra and classic rockers the V-Tones. Dining, dancing and entertainment await, and overnight packages are still available. Tickets are $220 per couple. Visit brso.org for more information. For more on how to make your New Year’s weekend great, read 225 Select by clicking here.