It’s the last day of a year that is best forgotten, and your humble blogger has still not re-written the boilerplate for this feature, so with a focus on events happening on New Year’s Eve, here’s some cool STUFF TO DO all over the state, noted as briefly as possible.

Keep in mind that Winter weather and drunken revelers may make going out a very poor life choice, so be careful out there, even though it’s supposed to warm up this weekend, maybe. There is no sin in staying at home and watching people’s balls drop on the television.

As always, you should remember that THIS IS NOT A COMPLETE LIST OF EVENTS.  It’s just a starting point, so don’t expect anything comprehensive, and if you feel strongly about me leaving anything out, feel free to mention it in the comments.

We are very happy to remind you that Cristen Michael has created an interactive calendar that is way more comprehensive than this list of STUFF TO DO, and you can find it HERE. Just click on the day and the event and you’ll be whisked away to a page with more details about loads of area events.

Most weekends you can find live music at Taylor Books. There is no cover charge, and Friday and Saturday shows start at 7:30 PM. This weekend they have Bugswrrld on Friday, and Toby Announced on Saturday.

You can find live music in and around town every night of the week. You just have to know where to look.  Keep in mind that all shows are subject to change or be cancelled at the last minute.

Most of the graphics below are for NYE, but the weekend can be loads of fun, too, especially for aficionados of mouth sounds.

Here we go, roughly in order, it’s graphics for local events happening Wednesday night and this weekend that I was able to scrounge up online…