First Night Boston, the annual New Year's Eve celebration, will take place December 31, 2007 from 10 am to midnight in dozens of venues around the city of Boston.
Running for over 30 years, last year’s event drew hundreds of thousands of people and featured over 100 artists across 30 different stages.
First Night is mostly interested in local, regional or New England artists.
Each year hundreds of exhibitions and performances showcase the work of local, national and international artists. First Night Boston is now accepting submissions from Sonicbids artists for performance opportunities including:
- The Family Festival at the Hynes Convention Center: Theater, juggling, acrobatics, music, storytelling, puppet performances and craft workshops.
- The Grand Procession: Mardi Gras style procession including bands, large scale sculptures, giant puppets, masked and costumed dancers and samba bands.
- Indoor Stages: Performances take place in venues with capacities ranging from 100 to 4,000 people. All genres of music, dance, theater, film and comedy are featured.
- Outdoor Stages: Held in Copley Square and Boston Common, bands entertain huge crowds.
- Visual Art: Site specific temporary sculptural installations in Copley Square, Boston Common, or other sites. A limited number of indoor exhibition options are also available.
Artists are compensated for their performance, with details to be negotiated at the time of booking.
Recent First Night artists include: Lori McKenna, Jon Langford, Carolina Chocolate Drops, The Holmes Brothers, Odetta, Dan Zanes, Graham Parker, John Doe, Mary Gauthier, Harry and the Potters and more.