I've been scouring area calendars, message boards and websites, making phone calls to all manner of area establishments, and even fielding ideas from you, dear readers, to find the best of the best New Year's Eve parties for your party planning convenience. We will post an event idea each day leading up to NYE; if you have any ideas about additions I should make to my listings, please shoot me an e-mail, leilani@cln.com.
Swingin' the New Year.
Swing Time and Swing Gang stage an all-ages party with music, dancing, a midnight countdown and balloon drop, party favors and chocolates, a vintage fashion contest and photo shoot, prize giveaways and a cash bar (champagne available). Vintage wear is encouraged. Swing lessons are offered from 8 to 9 p.m., with dancing from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Wed., Dec. 31, The Coliseum, 535 Fourth Ave. N., St. Petersburg, $15 in advance/$20 at the door, 727-892-5202. For more information, visit tampabayswing.com or stpete.org/coliseum.
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This article appears in Dec 17-23, 2008.