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The champagne corks will pop at midnight Jan. 1. The only question is, where will you be? Below is 4 Points' guide to New Year's Eve festivities in and around Steamboat Springs.

Bear River Bar and Grill

When: Doors open at 8:45 p.m., show starts at 9:30 p.m.

Where: Gondola Square, Steamboat Ski Area

Cost: $50 per person includes a dinner buffet

Specials: None

Entertainment: Comedy show, featuring acts from The Comedy Works in Denver and opening act Andrew and Phil Palisoul

Call: 871-5150

The Boathouse Pub

When: Music starts at 10 p.m.

Where: 609 Yampa St.

Cost: No cover; champagne toast

at midnight

Specials: None

Entertainment: Live music from local jam rock band String Board Theory (see an interview with the band on page 5). Listen to the band at www.myspace.com/stringboardtheory.

Call: 879-4797

Emerald City Opera

New Year's Eve Ball

When: 9 p.m. to midnight

Where: Sheraton Steamboat Resort ballroom

Cost: $75 per person, $140 per couple; ticket includes dessert buffet and coffee bar, two drink tickets, a champagne toast at midnight, a volunteer awards ceremony and door prizes. Tickets are available at the ECO office, All That Jazz and the Sheraton concierge desk.

Specials: None

Entertainment: Live jazz standards from the Edd Nichols Quintet

Call: 879-1996

Hahn's Peak Cafe

When: Doors open at 7:30 p.m., music starts at 8 p.m.

Where: 61070 Routt County Road 129, Hahn's Peak

Cost: $10 cover includes a dinner buffet, a midnight champagne toast, party favors and prizes

Specials: None

Entertainment: Live music from local classic rock band Blissful Mayhem and California solo act John Sotter (The Acoustic Warrior). Listen to John Sotter at www.myspace.com/johnsotteracousticwarrior.

Call: 871-1495

Hazie's

When: Dinner starts at 6 p.m.

Where: At the top of the Gondola

Cost: $125 for adults, $90 for teens, $65 for youths and $45 for children; adult tickets include a bottle of champagne; all tickets include a six-course dinner and party favors

Specials: None listed

Entertainment: Live jazz from the Andy Pratt Trio during dinner, with dancing at the Western BBQ after 9:30 p.m.

Call: 871-5150

Mahogany Ridge

Brewery and Grill

When: 10 p.m.

Where: 435 Lincoln Ave.

Cost: $10 cover includes a champagne toast at midnight

Specials: None

Entertainment: Live music from Front Range reggae and funk band Lion Vibes. Listen to the band at www.myspace.com/lionvibes.

Call: 879-3773

Old Town Pub

When: 10 p.m.

Where: 600 Lincoln Ave.

Cost: $15

Specials: None

Entertainment: Dance party with DJ Also Starring

Call: 879-2101

Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant

When: Giveaways start around 8 p.m., and the bar will stay open until 12:30 a.m.

Where: 628 Lincoln Ave.

Cost: Free; champagne toast at midnight, with gift bags and T-shirts being given away throughout the night

Specials: None

Entertainment: None listed

Call: 871-6277

Stoker Bar and Restaurant

When: Dinner is from 6 to 9:30 p.m.

Where: At the top of the Gondola

Cost: $55 per person includes a Gondola ride, dinner and a margarita

Specials: Buckets of five beers will be available for $20 for imports and $15 for domestics

Entertainment: Live music will be playing during the meal, followed by dancing at the Western BBQ after dinner

Call: 871-5150

Sunpie's Bistro

When: 5 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Where: 735 Yampa St.

Cost: No cover

Specials: The bar will offer a different themed drink special every hour from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. to correspond with the region of the world celebrating the new year at that time. Specials start with Irish whiskey at 5 p.m. and move on to something related to Alaska by 2 a.m.

Entertainment: No live entertainment listed

Call: 870-3360

The Tap House

When: 9:30 p.m.

Where: 729 Lincoln Ave.

Cost: No cover; champagne toast at midnight

Specials: None

Entertainment: Karaoke will get started around 10 p.m.

Call: 879-2431

The Tugboat Grill and Pub

When: The restaurant will close for decorating at 6 p.m., and reopen at 8 p.m.

Where: Ski Time Square

Cost: $30; 250 people will be allowed in on a first-come, first-served basis, and will be given wristbands; the doors close to new customers when all the wristbands are gone

Specials: None

Entertainment: Live music from U.S. Pipe & the Balls Johnson Dance Machine, a band out of Denver that mixes funk, rock and hip-hop. Listen to the band at www.myspace.com/uspipe.

Call: 879-7070