Plan your Nightlife events : Dec. 27-Jan. 3
Friday
Brewsky’s — Blazin’ Pianos, 9 p.m.-midnight.
Bourbon Theatre — Sweat Dance, 7-11 p.m. $10-$15.
Brother’s — DJ Witt, 10 p.m-2 a.m.
Capital Cigar Lounge — New Year’s Masquerade Ball: 6-7:30 p.m., $25 (cocktail hour and ball); 7:30 p.m. Ball begins, $10 (cover at the door), purchase tickets at the lounge or door on the day of.
Cappy’s Hotspot Bar & Grill — On the Fritz, 9:30 p.m.
CJ’s Sun Valley Bar & Grill — Pool tournament: $10 (entry fee); $3 (green fee), 6 p.m.
Crescent Moon — Acoustic music, 8 p.m.
Deer Springs Winery — Wildwood’s Duo, 7-9 p.m.
Duffy’s Tavern — Bogusman / Sweats / Gripping, 9:30 p.m., $5.
Grata Bar & Lounge — live DJ, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.
Gray’s Keg Saloon — Swaggerwagon, 9 p.m.
Harbor Coffeehouse — Daniel Christian, 7-9 p.m.
Lincoln Eagles Club — Humdingers Band, 7:30-11 p.m.
MoJava Cafe — CA Waller, 7-9 p.m.
Moonshiners Saloon — karaoke: host Rebecca, 9 p.m.
Panic Bar — Panic underground dance party, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.
Roca Tavern — The New Jan Brady’s Band, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
Pub Bar — karaoke, 9 p.m.-midnight.
Rosie’s Sports Bar & Grill — Hardwood Dash, 9 p.m.
Storm Cellar — Ro Hempel, 10 p.m.-1 a.m., no cover.
Tack Room — karaoke, 9 p.m.
Wilderness Ridge — Josh Hoyer, 7:30 p.m.
Zoo Bar — Hector Anchondo, 5-7:30 p.m., $6; Kris Lager, 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m., $10.
Saturday
Braska Bar & Grill — Velvet Elvis: Bill Christensen, 7-11 p.m.
Brewsky’s Blazin’ Pianos, 8 p.m.-midnight.
Brother’s Bar — DJ Tiago Rey, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.
Bourbon Theatre — Bucky P / Espy 111 / DrewRill, 9:30 p.m., $5; $2 (minor fee).
Cappy’s Hotspot Bar & Grill — 3 and Out, 9:30 p.m.
CJ’s Sun Valley Bar & Grill — Mo Jo Filter, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.
Crescent Moon — Karen Choi, 8-10 p.m.
Duffy’s Tavern — Sean Kelly / Tom Askins of the Samples / Gerardo Meza, 9:30 p.m., $20.
Gray’s Keg Saloon — Lucky Se7en, 9 p.m. -1 a.m.
The Local Bar — Music Bingo, 7:30-9 p.m.
Main Street — DJ Swift, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.
Moonshiners Saloon — karaoke: host Rebecca, 9 p.m.
Old Pub — Vinyl Soul night: bring your vinyl soul music to be played, 9 p.m.-1:59 a.m.
Pla Mor Ballroom — Bobby Layne Orchestra, 8-11 p.m.
Pub Bar — karaoke, 9 p.m.-.1 a.m.
Roca Tavern — Doodly Squat, 8 p.m.-midnight.
Royal Grove — King Iso and guests, 8 p.m., $12-$48 p.m.
Tack Room — karaoke, 9 p.m.
Zoo Bar — Matt Cox Band, $8, 6-9 p.m.; A Ferocious Jungle Cat with Sneezy, $8, 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m.
Sunday
Capitol View Winery — Family and friends early New Year’s celebration, 1-6 p.m.; live music with Dory Marsh, 3-5 p.m.
Kinkaider Brewing Co. — live music series, 4-7 p.m.
Roca Tavern — Shawn Cole and Drunk Monkey, 4:30-8 p.m.
Schillingbridge Cork & Tap House — board games, 11 a.m.
Zoo Bar — Zoolarious Standup Comedy Showcase, 8-10 p.m.
Monday
Crescent Moon — writing and poetry open mic: Jeff Martinson, 7-9 p.m.
Duffy’s Tavern — Comedy open-mic night: veteran and rookie comedians, 7:30 p.m.
Happy Raven — trivia, 7-9 p.m.
Roca Tavern — Themotherdudes, 8 p.m.-1 a.m.
Zoo Bar — Emily Bass and Friends, 5:30-7:30 p.m.; Zoo Bar House Band, open blues jam, 7-10 p.m., no cover.
Indigo Bridge — live music Sundays, 6-7:30 p.m.
Tuesday
Alchemy Lincoln — New Year’s Eve party: prizes for best dress, best suit and best-dressed couple, 6 p.m.
Bodega’s Alley — Jerry Pranksters, 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m.
Boiler Brewing Co. — bingo, 7-9 p.m.
Bourbon Theatre — ’90s Masquerade Ball: Flannel Channel Band, 8 p.m., $10 (advance); $10 (day of show, with mask); $15 (day of show, with mask); $80 (VIP table of 2); $160 (VIP table of 4).
Brother’s — New Year’s Eve party: DJ Mason West, 9 p.m.-1:59 a.m.
Capital Cigar Lounge — New Year’s Eve celebration, 8 p.m.
Cappy’s Hotspot Bar & Grill — Swap Meet Sally, 9:30 p.m.
Ding A Ling Bar (Raymond) — Slyder James Band, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
Duffy’s Tavern — New Year’s Eve celebration: DJ Ol Moanin, 9 p.m.
Garage Sports Bar & Grill — trivia, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Gray’s Keg Saloon — New Year’s Eve Roaring 1920s party: dress like the 1920s, prohibition era cocktails, vintage party favors; Mis Taken Band / Jane Doe & the No Names, 9 p.m., $10.
Kinkaider Brewing Co. — New Year’s Eve party: DJ Blac, 9 p.m.
Lincoln Eagles Club — Line dancing, 5:30 p.m., $5; Jam session, Southern Cross Band, 7-10 p.m.
Local — trivia, 7:30 p.m.
Moonshiners Saloon — live DJ and karaoke, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
Roca Tavern — karaoke, 8 p.m.-1 a.m.
Risky’s Sports Bar — Themotherdudes, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
Rococo Theatre — Rock and Soul New Year’s Eve: The Wheezetones / Soul Dawg, 8 p.m., $25 (general admission, standing on dance floor); $45 (reserved seats), rococotheatre.com.
Rosie’s Sports Bar & Grill — ’70’s New Year’s Eve party, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
Royal Grove — New Year’s Eve party Latin Dance night: Bailes de Nebraska / DJs Toons / Roger / MX, 9 p.m., $10-$100.
Schillingbridge Cork & Tap House — trivia, 7 p.m.
The Resort at Firethorn — New Year’s Eve with Kelly Oh Brian, 7-11 p.m.
Zoo Bar — The Bel-Airs, 5– 8 p.m., $12 (advance); $15 (day of show); Mad Dog and the 20 20’s / No Thanks / The BGB Crew, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
Wednesday
Backswing Brewing Co. — music bingo, 7-9 p.m.
Bob’s Tavern — open-mic night, 8 p.m.-midnight
Cappy’s Hotspot Bar & Grill — team trivia, 7 p.m.
Grata Bar & Lounge — bingo, 7:30-10 pm.
Hopcat — trivia, 8 p.m.
The Happy Raven — Singo, 7-9 p.m.
Meadowlark — open-mic night, 7-9 p.m.
Miller Time Pub — live music, 7 p.m.
Storm Cellar — Lincoln open-mic night, 10 p.m.-1 a.m.
Thursday
Backswing Brewing Co. — pub quiz, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Boiler Brewing Co. — trivia, 8-10 p.m.
Brother’s Bar — DJ Swift, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.
Cappy’s Hotspot Bar & Grill — trivia, 7 p.m.
Crescent Moon — singer-song writer open mic, 7 p.m.
Duffy’s Tavern — live music with DJ Relic, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.
Grata Bar & Lounge — trivia, 7:30-10 p.m.
Mo Java Cafe — Ciqe Sasquatch Band, 7-9 p.m.
Zoo Bar — S***hook, 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m.
Next Friday
Brewsky’s — Blazin’ Pianos, 9 p.m.-midnight.
Brother’s — DJ Witt, 10 p.m-2 a.m.
Cappy’s Hotspot Bar & Grill — Johnny Knucklehead, 9:30 p.m.
Grata Bar & Lounge — live DJ, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.
Mo Java Cafe — John Hai Knapp, 7-9 p.m.
Pub Bar — karaoke, 9 p.m.-midnight.
Tack Room — karaoke, 9 p.m.
Zoo Bar — Mezcal Brothers, 5-7:30 p.m.