New Mexico new year
ABQ, Santa Fe, Madrid offer many ways to ring in 2017
Whether you’re in the Duke City or the City Different, there are plenty of options for adults, families and children to ring in 2017. Here’s a few ideas of where to go and what to do this New Year’s Eve, which lands on Saturday, Dec. 31: albuquerque
A RED WINE NEW YEAR’S EVE DINNER AND DANCE,
the event includes a three-course dinner and live music by the Red Wine Band. Also, door prizes ranging in value from $25 to $500, party favors, a balloon drop and sparkling wine at midnight. Event from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday at Marriott Pyramid North, 5151 San Francisco NE. Tickets are $110 per person and $190 per couple, plus fees. Tickets and information, call Cathy Ramirez at 720-6199 or Lorenzo Ramirez at 573-0139 or visit newmexicosredwineband.com. Room packages available through the hotel.
BLACK & RED AFFAIR,
features a one night stay, a threecourse meal, six complimentary cocktails, entertainment, a sparkling-wine toast, party favors and breakfast for two at The Embassy Suites by Hilton Albuquerque, 1000 Woodward NE. The event runs from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday. This is an age 21 and older event. Tickets are $325 per couple. Reservations, call 353-5363 or visit albuquerque. embassysuites.com and use group code NYP.
MANHATTAN ON THE MESA,
celebrate the New Year with a delicious New York-style dinner, great live music by the Bad Katz Band and watching the ball drop in New York City during this event from 6 to 11 p.m. Saturday at the Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum, 9201 Balloon Museum Drive NE. The bestdressed partygoer will receive a gift certificate for two hot-air balloon rides from Rainbow Ryders Balloon Co. Event tickets begin at $99. Tickets and information, visit cabq.gov/ culturalservices.
NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATION,
a special prix fixe dinner menu will be offered from 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Pueblo Harvest Café for $47 per person. For dinner reservations, call 724-3510. Live music by Soul Kitchen and Felix y Los Gatos, dancing and a sparkling-wine toast will be part of the festivities from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center ballrooms, 2401 12th NW. Party admission is $30. Tickets and information, call 724-3510 or visit indianpueblo.org.