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More New Year’s Eve Parties, Deals, and Events

Here are a few more options for ringing it in right.

Posted by: Jessica Voelker on Dec 29, 2010 at 07:38AM 1 Comments

Almost here.

Here and here are the parties we’ve already discussed. Below are a few more thingies I think you might want to look into.

A Ballard bar I love called the Copper Gate is offering its magical happy hour menu from 5pm to closing on January 31. A cover will not be charged and you get free champagne at midnight. Live music (“featuring the Suffering Fuckheads”) begins at 9pm.

Book a table at the Saint on Capitol Hill and for $20.11 someone will bring you an appetizer, entree, and one of the house Hermano margaritas. Sister bar Havana always has a big NYE blowout too, buy tickets here.

I should also alert you to a set of sparkling wine events at a wine bar near Pike Place Market. On Thursday, December 30th from 5-7pm, 106 Pine is pouring Northwest sparklers: Cave B’s 2008 Blanc de Blanc, Arglye’s 2006 Sparkling Brut (2006), Domaine Ste Michelle’s 2004 Luxe, and Pacific Rim’s White Flowers (NV). That last one is an excellent choice if you’re serving oysters, by the way. On Friday, December 31, the wine bar will be serving champagne for $5 a glass all day, there are also discounts on meat and cheese boards.

Finally, if you’re looking to stock up on champers, head to 12th and Olive on Capitol Hill, it’s offering Jacques Chaput d’Arrentieres Brut Tradition for $29 a bottle, $26 by the case. That’s a pretty good deal on a solid little bottle of champagne, my revelers.

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Tags: Happy Hour, Capitol Hill, Wine Tastings, Sparkling Wine , Ballard, New Year's

Get A Room! New Year’s Eve Hotel Parties

Stay off the roads and in the party by overnighting it at a very nice hotel.

Posted by: Jessica Voelker on Dec 27, 2010 at 10:30AM 0 Comments

Party where you sleep Overindulge safely at the W this New Year’s Eve.

We all love you, and the last place we want you to be on New Year’s Eve is on the roads. There’s still time to book a room and party at a great hotel.

Here are four hotel happenings:

Stay at the W Hotel, whose downstairs W Bar is hosting a party with music by DJNB “and friends.” (The friends are, presumably, also DJs). The party is $40 at the door.

Or, reserve a room at the Four Seasons and you’ll have free access to the NYE wingding downstairs at Art Restaurant and Lounge. It goes from 10pm to 2am and there is champagne and food and more music of the DJed variety. (The party is $30 if you’re not staying the night or having dinner at the restaurant).

At the Woodmark Hotel in kirkland, you’ll be welcomed with champagne and accoustic guitar music in the lobby from 7 to 11pm. Free in-room champagne will also be doled out to anyone who opts to upgrade to a suite.

The Sorrento is hosting a jazz band called Miss Rose and Her Rhythmic Percolators from 9:30pm to 12:30am. That’s free and open to all.

If you can’t stay out all night, here are some other New Year’s parties for your consideration.

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Tags: Hotel Bars, Sorrento Hotel, New Year's

New Year’s Parties

Drinking events for your consideration on Friday, December 31.

Posted by: Jessica Voelker on Dec 21, 2010 at 11:27AM 0 Comments

It’s probably time to start making New Year’s Eve plans.

Seattle is lucky, in a way. In the city where I used to live, going out on New Year’s Eve meant committing to some bar or club that you’d never normally go to months in advance for the privilege of elbowing countless congressional aids out of your way to the bar, where you were expected to get down on your hands and knees and beg for a few fingers of Korbel splashed into a plastic glass.

In this town, most of the bars are open and just serving up drinks. Here is a map of places that have good champagne options and are also fun to hang out in. But for those of you who want preplanned parties, I’ve listed a few promising events (and one that both impresses and terrifies me) below.

Happy New Year.

Pay no cover to party at the Local Vine during its champagne happy hour from 4 to 7pm. From 8pm to 2am, however, it will cost you $25 to get in at the door ($15 if you pay in advance). That price includes free champagne at midnight. Local Vine is planning a special New Year’s Eve menu and there will be a DJ.

The Hideout will be hosting its annual NYE party which is rumored to be a straight-up blast. There’s no cover but you are advised to arrive early as the little bar fills up fast.

Spur and Tavern Law are doing tasting menus with drink specials and midnight toasts, call the bars for details.

Or you could hang out upstairs at Tavern Law’s Needle and Thread bar during one of two sessions—7 to 10pm or 10pm to 1am. Whichever you choose, you pay $100 in advance. The price includes a bottle of champagne for each two tickets reserved (or a split for one), and free caviar appetizers. Call 206-325-0133 to reserve.

Now, here’s one for the brave: EMP has a New Year’s Eve party called Indulgence. Tickets for this thing are currently $59 (GA) $189 (VIP Gold) and $350 for (VIP Platinum). There are more than 25 separate bars at this party and three dance floors. EMP expects over 3,000 people. See details here.

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Tags: Parties, Sparkling Wine , New Year's