New Year's Day Levee with Garrett Mason

The best cure for a New Year's Eve hangover can only be to keep on keepin' on, and Bearly's is ready to help you do just that. Owner Jim Iatrou says the New Year's Day Levee has been tradition for the past 15 of Bearly's 22 years, and the 2010 show will see Garrett Mason taking the stage. "Later on in the evening, if there are musicians there, they'll get up and play," says Iatrou, hinting at the laid-back nature of the event. He adds that the show's always packed, and he leaves the details up to his staff. "Most of my staff have been there a long time, and I just leave it in their hands." For five bucks, you get a live show from 4:30pm until "whenever"---a good way to start the new year. –Holly Gordon