On NYE we went to an event called First Night. You buy a button to wear which is your ticket in to various events all night. Last year was our first visit and we LOVED it! I am a big fan of live music, museums and architecture, so it was made for me. Some highlights were:
Lisa & Heather Malyuk are sisters and phenomenal musicians. They play modern, celtic, folky stuff, LOVE them!
I was so excited to see them perform in our local Art Museum lobby! It's a pretty space.
The next performance we saw was in the gorgeous ballroom of a building called Greystone Hall. It was built in 1917, and the architecture is breathtaking
This year there were horse drawn carriage rides. This was extremely popular, and we did not want to wait in line for 1 1/2 hrs, so we skipped it. 
we explored the Civic Theater which is my favorite building in the city. I sang here with choirs years ago, and my high school graduation was also held here!
there was a "make-your-own" mask craft, which we did for the 2nd yr 
this made me smile the most. My Grandmother used to work in this building!
and finally we saw opera performances in the Actor's Summit which is actually on the top floor of the building the ballroom is in. 
We had an absolutely wonderful end to a completely awful year!
