Top 2014 New Year’s Eve Concerts In Houston

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Free Press Houston New Year’s Eve

Sam Houston Park

1000 Bagby St.

Houston, TX 77002

www.fphnye.com

Not all of the New Year’s Eve parties are for families or traditionalists. For a little wilder event, go to Free Press Houston’s New Year’s Eve party at Sam Houston Park in downtown. This party and concert is strictly for the 18-and-up crowd, and the $40 general admission tickets sell out quickly. The concert lineup includes acts like George Clinton, Girl Talk and Big Freedia, among others. Be ready for a night of fun because you will be dancing the night away at this concert event with a party atmosphere.

Ars Lyrica Venetian Carnival
Zilkha Hall at The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts 

800 Bagby St #300

Houston, TX 77002

(713) 315-2400

www.arslyricahouston.org

Ars Lyrica is at it again, bringing the sounds of the Baroque period to your New Year’s Eve. You can watch as soprano singers, flautists, violinists and other artists serenade you this New Year’s Eve with Baroque music from Venice. After the concert, you can also attend the holiday gathering at the adjacent Sarofim Hall in the Hobby Center while wearing your Venetian carnival mask. A separate ticket is required to attend the gala. Tickets for the concert range from $35 to $55 and the gala costs $75 per person.

New Year’s Eve Houston
Discovery Green

1001 Avenida de las Americas

Houston, Texas 77010

(713) 400-7336

www.newyearsevelive.com

The biggest bash this New Year’s Eve in Houston is also the best priced – it’s free. At Discovery Green, you can rock away the night with a national concert act that has yet to be named, but last year, KC and the Sunshine Band performed at the event. You can also listen to dueling Djs and other musical acts at this party while you finish off the night with a fireworks display at midnight. Families with small children can still enjoy a New Year’s concert because the national act is family friendly and there is a children’s confetti drop at 9 p.m.

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Houston Symphony

The Centrum at Cypress Creek Christian Community Center 

6823 Cypresswood Drive

Spring, TX 77379

(281) 440-4850

www.cypresscreekface.org

For the last 12 years, the Houston Symphony has traveled to the northwest side of town to The Centrum in Spring to celebrate New Year’s Eve with a concert. The songs it will perform this year have not yet been announced, but audience favorites like selections from Porter, Bernstein and Copland have been played alongside Wagner, Glinka and other composers’ works. The tickets for this show start at $35 and go up to $65.

Dosey Doe Music Cafe New Year’s Party With The Level One Band
Dosey Doe Music Cafe

463 FM 1488 Road

Conroe, TX 77384

(936) 271-2171

www.doseydoescoffeeshop.com

The Dosey Doe Music Cafe is one of the tiny treasures of live music the area to the north of Houston has hiding. This venue features numerous live acts in a laid-back country atmosphere, and this New Year’s Eve, you can watch a concert with The Level One Band and enjoy dinner at the venue for only $98 per person. Be ready for some fun with The Level One Band, which is a party band that features an eclectic mix of Motown, disco, pop, classic rock, jazz and classic soul music.

Crystal Hessong ia a freelance writer and a lifelong, fourth generation Houstonian. Her work can be found at Examiner.com.

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Houston for Free

It's easy to enjoy budget-friendly sights that make cents.

Spend your day exploring Houston’s hotspots, while saving big with a well-edited list of the city’s most-loved free things to do. Fortunately, for locals and visitors alike, several of Houston’s most memorable attractions won’t break the bank, in fact they won’t even cost a dime. In Houston, it’s easy to enjoy budget-friendly sights that make cents.

Miller Outdoor Theatre

Miller Outdoor Theatre might be one of the best reasons to visit (and live in!) Houston.  Open from March through November, the venue hosts a range of performances including classical music, ballet, dance, film, Shakespeare and more.  The theater, set inside Hermann Park, also allows patrons to BYOB (no glass containers, please!), so pack a picnic and settle in for the show.

Downtown's new 12-acre Discovery Green park has something going on all the time.  In the spring and fall, spend happy hour listening to local musicians perform in the amphitheater, pick up fresh produce at the Green Market on Sundays and, in the winter, enjoy ice skating on Kinder Lake (for a small fee).

The Menil Collection - a local treasure, global destination and one of the top free attractions in Houston - opened to the public in June 1987 to house the art collection of philanthropists John and Dominique de Menil.  Widely considered one of the greatest of the twentieth century, the collection consists of more than 16,000 works dating from the Paleolithic era to the present day. Although historically vast, it uniquely resists the conventional museum model of the encyclopedia. Instead, within the four areas that largely define the collection - Antiquity, Byzantine and Medieval, Tribal, and Twentieth-Century Art (with a concentration in Surrealism) - one finds a selective - and even wonderfully eccentric - approach to collecting and displaying art.

The Art Car Museum

Dubbed the Garage Mahal, the Art Car Museum is unlike anything you've ever imagined.  It's the only place you'll find the antennae and wing-cloaked Roachster or the Honda motorcycle that has been transformed into a shiny red rolling stiletto art car.

The Lee and Joe Jamail Skatepark is the creme de la creme of the grinding and boarding world.  The $2.2 million, state-of-the-art facility - thought to contain the largest cradle in the world - is located close to downtown, near Eleanor Tinsley Park.

Tucked on the west side of Memorial park is the Houston Arboretum and Nature Center, a 155-acre nature sanctuary that educates visitors on how to protect native plants and animals in the city.  Walk the center's five miles of trails and visit the sanctuary's interactive exhibits free of charge. Dogs on leashes are welcome.

Designed by architect Philip Johnson more than 20 years ago, the Galleria-area Water Wall offers a refreshing respite for visitors seeking a mid-afternoon break.  The 64-foot-tall fountain - built to look like a "horseshoe of running water" - sits among 1,118 oak trees at the base of the 64-story Williams Tower.

Set sail on a free, 90-minute boat tour of the Port of Houston.  While on board the 90-passenger boat, you'll learn about the history of the seaport and be able to watch ocean freighters and barges navigate the 50-mile channel.  The tour is free, but reservations are required.

Houston's Contemporary Arts Museum focuses on showing new work from national and international artists.  In addition to hosting exhibits, the CAMH also offers lectures, special programs and a stellar shop chock-full of unique books and gifts.

Holocaust Museum Houston

Dedicated to remembering victims of the Holocaust and honoring the survivors, the Holocaust Museum Houston works to educate future generations about the dangers of hate and prejudice.  Check out the education center and the permanent exhibit, Bearing Witness: A Community Remembers, which focuses on stories of Holocaust survivors living in the Houston area.  

See the work of local and national artists who focus on using materials like fiber, metal, glass, clay and wood at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft.  Located next door to Lawndale Art Center, the HCCC has innovative exhibits and unique gifts in the Asher Gallery.  Admission is always free.

Located in the Museum District, the Lawndale Art Center is a staple of Houston's art scene.  Four galleries are contained in the art deco structure, which serves as a backdrop for annually changing exhibits and events like Dia de los Muertos and The Big Show.

Situated inside downtown's Sam Houston Park, the Heritage Society Museum is the city's only interactive, outdoor museum. The site features structures dating back to the 1820s, including a 4th-ward cottage and a Greek revival house build for Rice University founder William Marsh Rice.  The museum itself is free, but guided tours are $10.

Set in Houston's Third Ward, Project Row Houses is a nonprofit art initiative aimed at creating a positive place for local artists to work.  Some of the shotgun-style houses are dedicated to art and photography, while others are devoted to the literary and performing arts.

The Galleria-area Water Wall

Rothko Chapel is a serene place to meditate in the middle of Houston's Museum District.  Founded by John and Dominque de Menil (of Menil Collection fame), Rothko is a non-denominational chapel and exhibit space for modern art that draws thousands of visitors each year.

Tour the city with the help of a personal Houston Greeter.  The program, made up of local volunteers, provides two-to-four hour hosts that are able to show newcomers or visitors local attractions that might be of interest to them. The service is free, and METRORail provides free passes for visitors and greeters. www.houstongreeters.org

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