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NEW YEAR'S HULLABALLOO
Noon Friday, Knoxville Visitor Center. Free.
10 p.m. Friday, Preservation Pub.
Phil Pollard returns for a rousing two-fer, first on WDVX and then Baby New Year-ing it up at Pres Pub.
3 p.m.-midnight Friday, downtown Knoxville. $15-$20.
Outdoor events on and around Market Square are free, but the purchase of a button ($20 today, $15 if you already bought one) will get you into a whole evening's worth of music and entertainment in assorted venues, leading up to the big countdown on the Market Square stage.
5 p.m. Friday, Baker Peters Steak Mansion & Jazz Club. $60 ($110 per couple).
Dinner from chef Ali Ayesh, followed by local funk to bring in 2011.
7:30 p.m Friday, Clayton Center for the Performing Arts, Maryville. $125.
An elegant evening of cocktails and hors d'ouerves, with the Sentimental Journey Orchestra.
7:30 p.m. Friday, the Valarium. $10-$15.
Dance in the New Year with DJ Slink. (Balloon and confetti drop at midnight, whee.)
8 p.m. Friday, the Shed, Maryville. $25.
Mr. Miller's New Year's shows are a never-fail proposition for good rockin', heartbreak balladry, and the prodigious consumption of beer. Having Mic Harrison along just ups the ante.
8 p.m. Friday, Relix Variety Theatre. $25-$45.
Music, Champagne, burlesque, acrobats, a breakfast buffet, and more. (Balloons and confetti here, too.)
8 p.m. Friday, Ironwood Studios (119 Jennings Ave.). $10.
This is the cool-kids show, a roster of local indie rockers bringing you a hipster New Year. They won't have much beer, so BYOB.
9 p.m. Friday, Bijou Theatre. $20-$25.
The Guv'nahs rockin' New Year's Eve is SOLD OUT, but you never know what you'll find if you come down with some money in yer pocket.
9 p.m. Friday, Tennessee Riverboat Company. $69.95.
Ring in 2011 on the river, with help from a Nashville songstress.
10 p.m. Friday, Barley's Taproom. $5.
Midstate power-pop champs might give the most bang for your midnight buck.
10:30 p.m., Side Splitters Comedy Club. $68.
The admission price gets you comedy from April Macie, plus an open bar until 1:30 and a continental breakfast buffet.
CULTCHA
8 p.m. Saturday, Pilot Light. Free.
The annual New Year's Day indie-folk potluck.
Dead Language with the Influence
10 p.m. Saturday, Preservation Pub. $5.
Some local rockers get the year rolling.
ETC.
Noon-8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Noon-6 p.m. Sunday, UT Gardens. $5 (children under 4 free).
Last chance to visit the holiday model train display.
10 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 1-10 p.m. Sunday, Market Square. $7-$10.
And the final weekend for ice skating on the Square.
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