Seasonal & Holidays
New Year’s Eve 2022 Homewood-Flossmoor: La Voute, Bistro On Sterling
You don't have to go far to have a good time ringing in the new year. Check out some events happening in or near Homewood-Flossmoor.
HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR, IL — If you're wanting to stick close to Homewood-Flossmoor this New Year's Eve, there are some options to consider. You don’t have to spend New Year’s Eve on the sofa watching Anderson Cooper. There are plenty of parties, shows and family events planned in Chicago’s south suburbs to help you ring in 2023.
La Voute Bistro, 2034 Ridge Rd. in Homewood, has a night to remember planned, with a Paris-inspired, five-course meal. Spend New Year's Eve in a warm and cheerful holiday atmosphere and indulge. Welcome the new year with abundance and make this New Year's celebration simply unforgettable. Menu is pre-set, at $120 a person. Additional wine pairings available for $80/person. Reservations must be made 48 hours in advance. Evening begins at 5:30, with a 7:30 seating. Call (708)798-6000 to reserve.
The Bistro on Sterling, 1040 Sterling Ave. in Flossmoor, will offer a three-course meal with a champagne toast and four-layer chocolate cake. A $99 per person reservation also includes party favors and a photo backdrop. Reservations required for dinner, with a non-refundable credit card guarantee. Reservations must be made via phone at (708)957-7900.
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Not what you had in mind? Check out a few other options.
DEC. 31
Noon Years Eve Party, Homewood Public Library
17917 Dixie Hwy, Homewood
11 a.m. to noon
Celebrate the new year at this "Noon" Years Eve Party. Join staff for stories, crafts, and more. They'll end with a New Year's Countdown at noon! Registration is required.
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Fetti Celebrations Event Venue presents a New Year’s Eve Comedy Show featuring Chicago comedians Tyler Fowler, Mike Samp and Vik Pandya and all-inclusive after party. Package includes hot and cold hors d'oeuvres and desserts, open champagne and wine bar, entertainment including a live DJ, comedy show and photo ops. Midnight balloon drop and confetti storm, with a champagne toast at midnight. Party favors provided. Semi-formal/cocktail attire. Age 21+. Tickets are $75. Purchase in advance. Proof of Purchase is required for entry. Enter primary ticket holder's name in the "add a note" section upon checkout.
115 Bourbon Street
3359 W. 111th St., Merrionette Park
9 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Doors open at 8 p.m.
Ring in the new year with LOUDERNOW and resident DJs. New Year’s Eve party package includes 3 MASSIVE ROOMS of entertainment, liquor (except premium liquor) buffet, dinner and breakfast. Semiformal dress code. Tickets required, $75 to $85, buy in advance on Eventbrite. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door New Year’s Eve for $100. Email info@115bourbonstreet.com or call 708-388-8881.
Get Lit Up New Year's Eve Party, Blarney Stone Pub
15400 S. Cicero Ave., Oak Forest
9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
$50 buys guests an open bar, party favors and champagne toast. Pizza at midnight. DJ Matt playing. Buy tickets online.
Bowling Party Flights At Centennial Lanes
16050 Centennial Cir., Tinley Park
Every year Centennial enhances its NYE events. This year is no different. Four party flight packages are available. All packages include cosmic bowling for 5 people per lane max, shoe rental, one large pizza, blue pin raffle, 360 photo booth, NYE toast, and party favors.
Rates and time slots are:
- 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.: $125/lane
- 2:30 to 5 p.m.: $125/lane
- 6 to 9 p.m.: $150/lane
- 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.: $150/lane
JW Hollstein's
17358 Oak Park Ave., Tinley Park
8 p.m. to close
Ring in the new year at JW Hollstein's. $20 per person includes a DJ, party favors, champagne toast and breakfast burritos.
Rockin' New Year's Eve at the 'V'
17147 Oak Park Ave., VFW 2791 Bremen Post, Tinley Park
7 p.m.
Old Gold performs Motown and Doo Wop hits.
Silver Lake Country Club
14700 S 82nd Ave, Orland Park
7 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Join Silver Lake Country Club for a jam packed night of live entertainment and a Filet Mignon dinner. Tickets are almost sold out, so register now for the event featuring live entertainment by The Hat Guys, dinner, and top-shelf open bar. Two DJs also playing. Dinner includes hot and cold appetizers, shrimp cocktail, 6-oz. Filet Mignon, Parmesan-crusted chicken piccata, double-baked potato, and a specialty dessert. Top shelf bar from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. $150/person. Make your reservations by calling 708-349-6940 ext. 5, or emailing events@silverlakecc.com. Online reservations also available.
Beverly Arts Center
2407 W. 111th St., Chicago
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Ring in the new year with WGN-TV personality Pat Tomasulo hilarious stand-up comedy spectacular at the Beverly Arts Center, with two really big shows. This will be Pat's first time onstage at the BAC since his sold out NYE shows in 2019. Don't miss this opportunity to laugh your way into 2023. Tickets are $50. Buy in advance.
Haunted Trails Family Entertainment Center
7759 S Harlem Ave, Burbank
6 to 10 p.m.
Guests will enjoy a New Year’s Buffet including soft drinks and dessert plus each paid guest receives $25 in Game Play, 1 Lazer Frenzy Challenge, Party Hats and Favors, a Balloon Drop, New Year’s toast, and countdown celebration. It will be a night families will remember for only $41.95/guest. Advanced reservations are required. All guests ages 3 and up must be on package. Kids 2 and under eat free, but do not receive game play or attractions. Visit Haunted Trails or call 708-598-8580 for more information or to make a reservation.
JANUARY 1, 2023
New Year Day Comedy Show
Holiday Inn
6201 Joliet Road, Countryside
8 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023
Start the new year with a laugh. HBO funny lady Sonya D hosts an all-star lineup of comics, featuring Aaliyah Ford, Cecilia Gonzalez and Marvin “Dubs” Phipps. Come early and have dinner at Jameson’s Steak House adjacent to the hotel. Tickets are $18. Buy them in advance on Goldstar.
In the United States, one of the most popular New Year’s Eve traditions is, of course, the dropping of the giant ball in New York City’s Times Square. Various cities have adopted their own iterations of the event — the Peach Drop in Atlanta, the Chick Drop in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and the giant Potato Drop in Boise, Idaho.
The end of one year and beginning of another is often celebrated with the singing of “Auld Lang Syne,” a Scottish folk song whose title roughly translates to “days gone by,” according to Encyclopedia Britannica and History.com.
The history of New Year’s resolutions dates back 8,000 years to ancient Babylonians, who would make promises to return borrowed objects and pay outstanding debts at the beginning of the new year, in mid-March when they planted their crops.
According to legend, if they kept their word, pagan gods would grant them favor in the coming year. If they broke the promise, they would fall out of God’s favor, according to a history of New Year’s resolutions compiled by North Hampton Community College New Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Many secular New Year’s resolutions focus on imagining new, improved versions of ourselves. The failure rate of New Year’s resolutions is about 80 percent, according to U.S. News & World Report. There are myriad reasons, but a big one is they’re made out of remorse for gaining weight, for example, and aren’t accompanied by a shift in attitude and a plan to meet the stress and discomfort of changing a habit or condition.
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