Cheers to another year in the vaults of our memories and to the tabula rasa of a new year.

Galas, concerts, family-friendly events and comedy are perfect ways to mark the end of 2024.

• “New Year’s Eve: Rhapsody in Blue”: Join the Colorado Springs Philharmonic, conductor Thomas Wilson and guest pianist Martin James Bartlett as they perform Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue,” 7:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Pikes Peak Center, 190 S. Cascade Ave., $57-$115; axs.com, pikespeakcenter.com.

• Downtown Colorado Springs New Year’s Eve Block Party: Four bars, four opportunities to make memories. Check out Cowboys Nightclub, 25 N. Tejon St.; Gasoline Alley, 28 N. Tejon St.; Blondie’s Ultra Lounge, 24 N. Tejon St.; and The Mansion, 20 N. Tejon St. One $20 ticket gives you entry to all four clubs, 7 p.m. Tuesday; csnightclubs.com.

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• New Year’s Eve Dinner and Gala at The Broadmoor: Put on your best ball gown or tuxedo for a five-course meal, champagne and dancing to the sounds of Ken Miller and The Broadmoor Pops, Broadway star Marcus Lovett and singer Julie Bradley, 8 p.m. Tuesday, The Broadmoor, 1 Lake Ave., $330; broadmoor.com/ holidays.

• New Year’s Eve Bash at The Broadmoor: This is for those who prefer their Broadmoor experience to be a little less fancy. Dress is resort casual, and it’s all about the dancing and complimentary champagne toast at midnight, 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, The Broadmoor’s International Center, 21 Lake Circle, $80; broadmoor.com/holidays/bash.

• Boogie Nights: NYE Disco!: Bust out your disco outfits and get your best “Saturday Night Fever” dance moves ready for a 1970s-themed disco dance party, along with other activities, including a prepaid postcard writing station, temporary tattoo parlor, surprise trinket gumball machine and selfie-stations, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Lulu’s Downtown, 32 S. Tejon St., $25; lulusmusic.co.

• Tejon Street Corner Thieves: Tired of Christmas carols? This is the New Year’s show for you. Colorado Springs-based outlaw alt-folk band will have you bopping your body to their Americana bluegrass punk sounds. Denver folk punk band Crow Cavalier will open, 9 p.m. Tuesday, The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., $25; blacksheeprocks.com.

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• New Year’s Eve Party with Collective Groove: The Colorado Springs nine-piece funk and soul horn band is well-practiced at ushering in the new year with a rabble-rousing show, featuring songs by Bruno Mars, The Temptations, Chicago, Michael Jackson and more. The evening includes hors d’oeuvres, champagne and party favors, 9 p.m. Tuesday, Stargazers Theatre, 10 S. Parkside Drive, $89, no walk-ins; 719-476-2200, stargazerstheatre.com.

• New Year’s Eve Bash with SofaKillers and Soapdish: This double bill will get you out of your chair and onto the dance floor, when the two Springs cover bands let loose on rock songs going back to the 1980s. Dinner and champagne is included 8 p.m. Tuesday, Phil Long Music Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13071 Bass Pro Drive, $175; 719-401-0600, phillongmusichall.com.

• Pikes Punks New Year’s Eve Comedy Shows: If you don’t laugh on New Year’s Eve, are you really even celebrating? Pikes Punks offers you two chances — a Best of the Springs Showcase with local comedians from 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday and an MVP Showcase from 8:30-10 p.m., The Public House at The Alexander, 3104 N. Nevada Ave., $15-$20, two-item minimum purchase required; tinyurl.com/5yard797.

• New Year’s Eve with Andy Gross, Mike Hammock and Thad B: Gross, a former professional racquetball player turned comedian, ventriloquist, magician and illusionist, joins Denver comedians Hammock and Thad B for two shows, 7:30 and 10 p.m. Tuesday, Loonees Comedy Corner, 1305 N. Academy Blvd., $18-$42, 10 p.m. show includes bottle of champagne and party favors; 719-591-0707, looneescc.com.

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• New Year’s Eve with The Sleeping Giants and The McDeviants: Ring in the new year by assuming the identity of an Irish person. The two bands will play traditional Irish and Celtic music and Celtic pub rock from 4-7 p.m. and 9 p.m.-midnight Tuesday, Jack Quinn’s Irish Pub & Restaurant, 21 S. Tejon St., free; 719-385-0766, jackquinnspub.com.

• NYE Under the Lights: Families can celebrate early, from 8-9 p.m. Tuesday, with a s’mores station, face painting and early countdown to New Year’s Eve. Night owls can stick around for live music, champagne toast, tarot card readings and more, 9 p.m.-midnight, Colbrunn Court in Old Colorado City, free; shopoldcoloradocity.com/events/nye.

• ’25 New Year’s Eve Party with Triple Nickel Band: Kick January off country-style with the four-piece country band that plays covers and originals, 6 p.m. Tuesday, The Whiskey Baron Dance Hall and Saloon, 5781 N. Academy Blvd., $10-$100; 719-465-3806, thewhiskeybarondancehallandsaloon.com.

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• New Year’s Eve Bash with Chauncy Crandall & Friends: This one’s for those of us who can’t make it until midnight. Crandell, along with Rick Starkey and Deirdre McCarthy will provide the folk, Americana, country and soul tunes, the God Grub food truck will provide the nibbles, and it’s done on Eastern Standard Time, complete with the ball drop in New York City’s Times Square, 6-10 p.m. Tuesday, Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, 2 El Paso Blvd., free; 719-634-2851, bicycleresort.com.

• “Bubbles! Bubbles! Bubbles! Art Guffaw’s Big Bubble Circus”: This festive little performance is for the families, with clown Mr. Art Guffaw and his circus friends doing all sorts of magical bits, including dancing soap bubbles, aerial acrobatics and faux wild animal tricks, 11 a.m., 2 and 4 p.m. Tuesday, The Millibo Art Theatre, 1626 S. Tejon St., $15, $48 family four-pack; 719-465-6321, themat.org.

• Ohana New Year’s Party: Glug a little kava, a traditional beverage served for centuries in the Pacific Islands, as you listen to EDM (electronic dance music) by Tha·Professa·DocB, 10 p.m. Tuesday, Ohana Kava Bar, 112 E. Boulder St., free; 719-344-5814, ohanakavabar.com.

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