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ENJOY THE REGION'S BIGGEST NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY!
Ring in the New Year at First Night 2010 and enjoy outstanding music, dance, comedy, theater, visual arts, and other activities for children and adults alike. Explore over 125 programs at nearly 50 locations across the Cultural District, 90% of which take place indoors.

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BELOW IS FIRST NIGHT PROGRAMMING FROM DECEMBER 31, 2008. First Night 2010 programs will be announced around Thanksgiving. Feel free to check back then, join our email list, or text FirstNight to SMASH (76274).

EVENT		GENRE	LOCATION	TIME	ADD
	Hustlebot Improvisational comedy Learn More \| VOUCHER REQUIRED	Comedy	CAPA Auditorium	6:00 PM

	Dollar Bank Children's Fireworks Learn More	Other	7th St. and Penn Avenue	6:00 PM

	Matt Sigler's Magic WORKSHOP Magic Workshop Learn More	Creative Activity	Fifth Avenue Place	6:00 PM

	Spirit and Soul All City Gospel Choir Gospel music Learn More	Music	Dollar Bank Stage	6:00 PM

	David Lawrence’s Magic Show Magic Show Learn More \| VOUCHER REQUIRED	Performing Arts	Highmark Auditorium (Penn Avenue Place)	6:15 PM

	Matt Korbanic and Tara Yaney Learn More	Music	Courtyard Marriott	6:15 PM

	We’re Holden Puppets Workshop Puppetry workshop Learn More	Creative Activity	Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company	6:15 PM

	Folklore Ensemble Hrvatski Tanac Croatian folk music and dance Learn More	Performing Arts	Benedum Center (Lobby)	6:15 PM

	Kwanzaa Celebration – African Drum Workshop w/ UMOJA Drum workshop activity Learn More	Creative Activity	911 Penn Avenue	6:30 PM

	Pittsburgh’s Biggest Soul Line Dance Party Line Dance Party! Learn More	Creative Activity	9th and Penn Parking Lot	6:30 PM

	Caribbean Vibes Steel drum band Learn More	Performing Arts	Outside O'Reilly Theater	6:30 PM

	Zumba®-Thon Learn More	Creative Activity	Fifth Avenue Place	6:30 PM

	Jimmy Sapienza’s Five Guys Named Moe Live music Learn More	Music	Fifth Avenue Place	6:30 PM

	Indulge (First Night Jazz Club) Jazz Learn More	Music	Navarra	6:30 PM

	Besame Latin American Music Learn More	Music	937 Liberty, 2nd floor	6:30 PM

	Joy Ike Neo-Soul/Jazz/Pop Learn More	Music	August Wilson Center Gallery 209/9	6:30 PM

	Good Night, States Indie pop-rock Learn More	Music	121 7th St.	6:30 PM

	Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and Pittsburgh Symphony Brass Live dance and music Learn More \| VOUCHER REQUIRED	Performing Arts	Byham Theater	6:30 PM

	Steel City Ballroom's Swing Into the New Year! Swing Dance Lessons Learn More	Creative Activity	CAPA Blackbox Theater	6:30 PM

	Spirit and Soul All City Gospel Choir Gospel music Learn More	Music	Dollar Bank Stage	6:30 PM

	Once Upon a Toon: Storytelling with Live Cartoon Illustration Learn More	Performing Arts	Toonseum	6:30 PM

	Phat Man Dee Jazz/Cabaret Learn More	Music	905 Liberty Avenue	6:45 PM

	We're Holden Puppets Show Puppetry performance Learn More	Performing Arts	Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company	7:00 PM

	Pure Gold Pittsburgh's premiere oldies group Learn More \| VOUCHER REQUIRED	Music	Benedum Center	7:00 PM

	CLO Ministars Musical Theatre Learn More	Performing Arts	Dollar Bank Stage	7:00 PM

	Meet Steely McBeam! Learn More	Other	Katz Plaza	7:00 PM

	Amish Monkeys Improvisational comedy Learn More \| VOUCHER REQUIRED	Comedy	CAPA Auditorium	7:00 PM

	Meet Grimmy from Mother Goose and Grimm! Learn More	Other	Toonseum	7:00 PM

	Zumba®-Thon Learn More	Creative Activity	Fifth Avenue Place	7:15 PM

	Pittsburgh’s Biggest Soul Line Dance Party Line Dance Party! Learn More	Creative Activity	9th and Penn Parking Lot	7:15 PM

	Kwanzaa Celebration – African Drum Performance w/ UMOJA African drum and dance performance Learn More	Performing Arts	911 Penn Avenue	7:30 PM

	We’re Holden Puppets Workshop Puppetry workshop Learn More	Creative Activity	Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company	7:30 PM

	Matt Korbanic and Tara Yaney Learn More	Music	Courtyard Marriott	7:30 PM

	Ben Hardt and His Symphony Rock band Learn More	Music	WYEP Music Station	7:30 PM

	Joy Ike Neo-Soul/Jazz/Pop Learn More	Music	August Wilson Center Gallery 209/9	7:30 PM

	David Lawrence’s Magic Show Magic Show Learn More \| VOUCHER REQUIRED	Performing Arts	Highmark Auditorium (Penn Avenue Place)	7:30 PM

	Matt Sigler's Magic WORKSHOP Magic Workshop Learn More	Creative Activity	Fifth Avenue Place	7:30 PM

	Neon Swing Xperience Swing Dance Band Learn More	Music	CAPA Black Box Theater	7:30 PM

	Wizdom Band Reggae Music Learn More	Music	Dollar Bank Stage	7:30 PM

	Jimmy Sapienza’s Five Guys Named Moe Live music Learn More	Music	Fifth Avenue Place	7:50 PM

	Zumba®-Thon Learn More	Creative Activity	Fifth Avenue Place	8:00 PM

	Learn to Salsa! Learn More	Creative Activity	Arthur Murray Dance Studio	8:00 PM

	Besame Latin American Music Learn More	Music	937 Liberty, 2nd floor	8:00 PM

	Target First Night Parade - Our Wild Planet! Parade Learn More	Other	Penn Avenue from 10th to 6th	8:00 PM

	Once Upon a Toon: Storytelling with Live Cartoon Illustration Learn More	Performing Arts	Toonseum	8:00 PM

	Learn to Hustle! Learn More	Creative Activity	Arthur Murray Dance Studio	8:30 PM

	Steel City Ballroom's Swing Into the New Year! Swing Dance Lessons Learn More	Creative Activity	CAPA Black Box Theater	8:30 PM

	Gerald Haymon (First Night Jazz Club) Jazz Learn More	Music	Navarra	8:30 PM

	Bricolage's Midnight Radio presents: Soul Cleanse Theatre/Music/Performance Learn More	Performing Arts	Bricolage Space	8:30 PM

	Folklore Ensemble Hrvatski Tanac Croatian folk music and dance Learn More	Performing Arts	Benedum Center (Lobby)	8:45 PM

	Zumba®-Thon Learn More	Creative Activity	Fifth Avenue Place	8:45 PM

	Matt Korbanic and Tara Yaney Learn More	Music	Courtyard Marriott	9:00 PM

	Caribbean Vibes Steel drum band Learn More	Performing Arts	Outside O'Reilly Theater	9:00 PM

	Kwanzaa Celebration – African Drum Workshop w/ UMOJA Drum workshop activity Learn More	Creative Activity	911 Penn Avenue	9:00 PM

	Pittsburgh’s Biggest Soul Line Dance Party Line Dance Party! Learn More	Creative Activity	9th and Penn Parking Lot	9:00 PM

	Hustlebot Improvisational comedy Learn More \| VOUCHER REQUIRED	Comedy	CAPA Auditorium	9:00 PM

	We're Holden Puppets Show Puppetry performance Learn More	Performing Arts	Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company	9:00 PM

	Joe Zelek Band Country Music Learn More	Music	Highmark Stage	9:00 PM

	Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and Pittsburgh Symphony Brass Live dance and music Learn More \| VOUCHER REQUIRED	Performing Arts	Byham Theater	9:00 PM

	Phat Man Dee Jazz/Cabaret Learn More	Music	905 Liberty Avenue	9:00 PM

	Joy Ike Neo-Soul/Jazz/Pop Learn More	Music	August Wilson Center Gallery 209/9	9:00 PM

	Learn to Rumba! Learn More	Creative Activity	Arthur Murray Dance Studio	9:00 PM

	Matt Sigler's Magic WORKSHOP Magic Workshop Learn More	Creative Activity	Fifth Avenue Place	9:00 PM

	David Lawrence’s Magic Show Magic Show Learn More \| VOUCHER REQUIRED	Performing Arts	Highmark Auditorium (Penn Avenue Place)	9:00 PM

	Meet Grimmy from Mother Goose and Grimm! Learn More	Other	Toonseum	9:00 PM

	Wizdom Band Reggae Music Learn More	Music	Dollar Bank Stage	9:00 PM

	Good Night, States Indie pop-rock Learn More	Music	WYEP Music Station	9:15 PM

	Balmoral Highlanders Pipe Band Bagpipe Band Learn More	Music	First Presbyterian Church	9:15 PM

	Jimmy Sapienza’s Five Guys Named Moe Live music Learn More	Music	Fifth Avenue Place	9:15 PM

	Zumba®-Thon Learn More	Creative Activity	Fifth Avenue Place	9:30 PM

	We’re Holden Puppets Workshop Puppetry workshop Learn More	Creative Activity	Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company	9:30 PM

	Bricolage's Midnight Radio presents: Soul Cleanse Theatre/Music/Performance Learn More	Performing Arts	Bricolage Space	9:30 PM

	Pure Gold Pittsburgh's premiere oldies group Learn More \| VOUCHER REQUIRED	Music	Benedum Center	9:30 PM

	Besame Latin American Music Learn More	Music	937 Liberty, 2nd floor	9:30 PM

	Neon Swing Xperience Swing Dance Band Learn More	Music	CAPA Black Box Theater	9:30 PM

	Learn to Mambo! Learn More	Creative Activity	Arthur Murray Dance Studio	9:30 PM

	Learn to Merengue! Learn More	Creative Activity	Arthur Murray Dance Studio	10:00 PM

	Kwanzaa Celebration – African Drum Performance w/ UMOJA African drum and dance performance Learn More	Performing Arts	911 Penn Avenue	10:00 PM

	Amish Monkeys Improvisational comedy Learn More \| VOUCHER REQUIRED	Comedy	CAPA Auditorium	10:10 PM

	Balmoral Highlanders Pipe Band Bagpipe Band Learn More	Music	First Presbyterian Church	10:15 PM

	Sean Jones (First Night Jazz Club) Jazz Learn More	Music	Navarra	10:15 PM

	Ben Hardt and His Symphony Rock band Learn More	Music	WYEP Music Station	10:15 PM

	Phat Man Dee Jazz/Cabaret Learn More	Music	905 Liberty Avenue	10:15 PM

	Zumba®-Thon Learn More	Creative Activity	Fifth Avenue Place	10:15 PM

	Bricolage's Midnight Radio presents: Soul Cleanse Theatre/Music/Performance Learn More	Performing Arts	Bricolage Space	10:30 PM

	Learn to Cha Cha! Learn More	Creative Activity	Arthur Murray Dance Studio	10:30 PM

	David Lawrence’s Magic Show Magic Show Learn More \| VOUCHER REQUIRED	Performing Arts	Highmark Auditorium (Penn Avenue Place)	10:30 PM

	The Fabulous Thunderbirds Texas-style blues/rock n' roll Learn More	Music	Highmark Mainstage	10:45 PM

	Future of Pittsburgh Fireworks & Countdown to Midnight Midnight Countdown/Fireworks Learn More	Other	Highmark Stage	11:45 PM

	Eurobungee Acrobat Adventure Learn More	Creative Activity	Penn Avenue between 5th Ave Ext. and Stanwix	Ongoing

	Creative Reuse Pittsburgh: Decoration Station Decorating activity Learn More	Creative Activity	CAPA Gallery	Ongoing

	Food Court Food Court Learn More	Other	Fifth Avenue Place	Ongoing

	Warm Up w/ Hot Drinks and Sweet Treats! Learn More	Other	Pennsylvania Culinary Institute	Ongoing

	¡Felices Fiestas! Latin American art celebration Learn More	Visual Arts/Gallery Crawl	937 Liberty, 2nd floor	Ongoing

	Brew House Distillery Artists: A Sense of Place Learn More	Visual Arts/Gallery Crawl	937 Liberty, 3rd floor	Ongoing

	Gritty 250: The Art of Work in Pittsburgh Learn More	Visual Arts/Gallery Crawl	ArtUp	Ongoing

	SSssshhhh: Window Installation by Kerri La Charite Learn More	Visual Arts/Gallery Crawl	819 Liberty	Ongoing

	Puppets, Wood Cuts, Installation and Performance by Amy Trompetter Learn More	Visual Arts/Gallery Crawl	709 Penn Gallery	Ongoing

	Pittsburgh by Cynthia F. Cooley Learn More	Visual Arts/Gallery Crawl	806 Penn Avenue	Ongoing

	The Floating World Learn More	Visual Arts/Gallery Crawl	901 Penn Avenue	Ongoing

	Street With A View Learn More	Visual Arts/Gallery Crawl	905 Penn (window)	Ongoing

	Starved: A Film by Chris Ivey Learn More	Other	905 Penn Avenue	Ongoing

	Art Kings of the Hill: Inspired by Life in Pittsburgh's Hill District Learn More	Visual Arts/Gallery Crawl	August Wilson Center Gallery 209/9	Ongoing

	Paintings by James P. Nelson Learn More	Visual Arts/Gallery Crawl	922 Penn (lobby)	Ongoing

	ROAMING Learn More	Visual Arts/Gallery Crawl	922 Penn Avenue (window)	Ongoing