Ring in the New Year with Raue Center for the Arts!

Tired of spending New Year's Eve snoozing on the couch while the ball drops on TV? You're in luck! Raue Center For The Arts is excited to bring two fantastic New Year's Eve celebrations to downtown Crystal Lake on December 31, 2016.

Get your laughs in early this New Year's Eve! Raue Center kicks off the NYE festivities with "Steve Cochran's New Year's Eve Comedy Show" at 1 p.m. When you purchase your tickets to the show before December 25, Raue Center will throw in one drink voucher with your order! *

This hilarious comedy show features headliner Steve Cochran of Radio 720 WGN and special guests, including stand-up comedians John DaCosse, Pat McGann and Tim Benker. With a lineup of three of the funniest stand-up comedians around, this show will be very funny and done WAY before your bedtime! Tickets start at $52.

Rock-n-roll your way into 2017! Raue Center continues the NYE festivities into the evening with "A Rockin' New Year's Eve with Jimmy Nick & Don't Tell Mama" at 8 p.m. Your musical host for the evening is Jimmy Nick. Chicagoland's favorite old fashioned, guitar slinging blues prodigy will be joined on stage by comics Mike Toomey, Pat Tomasulo and Ana Belaval from WGN's Morning News.

From the electrifying Jimmy Nick & Don't Tell Mama to the hilarious Chicago/Midwest Regional Emmy Award-winner, Pat Tomasulo, "A Rockin' New Year's Eve" features an amazing lineup of musicians and comics. Send 2016 out with a bang at this can't miss show! Tickets start at $25.

Tickets to "Steve Cochran's New Year's Eve Comedy Show" and "A Rockin' New Year's Eve with Jimmy Nick & Don't Tell Mama" can be purchased online at rauecenter.org or via the Box Office at 815.356.9212 or 26 N. Williams Street in downtown Crystal Lake.

* One voucher per order. No cash value. Voucher good for drinks $7.00 and under. Only good for tickets purchased for 1 p.m. show at rauecenter.org or through Raue Center Box Office.

About Raue Center For The Arts

Raue Center is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of all through the arts. For 15 years, they have provided quality programming - striving to make it pertinent, available and affordable to all. As a painstakingly restored, 1920s regional Showcase Theatre named for its benefactor-Lucile Raue-Raue Center has attracted the finest stars, Broadway shows, musicians and artists. Named on the League of Historic American Theatres, Raue Center is one of the finest examples of restored art and decor in the nation. The 750-seat theatre, located in historic, downtown Crystal Lake, is a gathering place for our region's citizens and has become a true destination. For additional information, visit rauecenter.org, facebook.com/RaueCenter and twitter.com/RaueCenter.