New Year’s Eve parties: Farewell to Fred’s, ’80s band, dinners and more
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From a farewell soiree at Fred’s Texas Cafe to a $250 dinner at Fearing’s, Texans have a range of choices to ring out that stinky 2021 and get on with 2022.
Fred’s, a tumbledown burger grill from the 1980s, will host a “Final Farewell” party beginning at 11 a.m. and lasting through 1 a.m. New Year’s Day.
By then, the regulars should be well-fueled enough to hoist Fred’s on their shoulders and carry it to its new home on Camp Bowie Boulevard.
Sam Anderson of Quaker City Night Hawks and singer Claire Hinkle are expected to join her father’s James Hinkle Band onstage as Fred’s raises money for the Dallas-based Meat Fight charity battling multiple sclerosis.
A 10:30 p.m. raffle will begin a monthlong sale of bar stools, booths and anything that isn’t moving from the current location, 915 Currie St., to the new Fred’s at 7101 Camp Bowie Blvd. W.
Fred’s also will host a day-after-Christmas show Dec. 26 and a special Tommy Alverson-Stefan Prigmore singer-songwriter show Dec. 30.
The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner daily through New Year’s Eve; 817-332-0083. (A second location continues at 2730 Western Center Blvd.)
Be sure to check around; more events will be scheduled. For now, following are a few more New Year’s Eve ideas.
▪ The AC Hotel Fort Worth, 101 W. Fifth St., still throws a New Year’s Eve party with music, featuring dinner and an ‘80s tribute band.
The party’s price will go up as it nears, but in mid-December, it was listed as $350 per couple (age 21 and up) and $500 with a 7 p.m. dinner. There’s a $350 fee for cancellations. Call 682-291-0700; book at marriott.com.
▪ Billy Bob’s Texas, 2520 Rodeo Plaza, is resuming its $99 Lone Star Murder Mystery Dinner (age 18 and up) in the 81 Club across Rodeo Plaza.
The 7 p.m. dinner features a choice of Greek chicken, cod or a steak in Dr Pepper marinade, with sides and creme brulee; 817-624-7117, billybobstexas.com.
▪ Downtown Cowtown at the Isis Theater, 2401 N. Main St., will host Texas comedian William Lee Martin for an 8 p.m. show. Tickets: $29.50, VIP $49.50; downtowncowtown.com.
▪ Byblos Mediterranean Restaurant, 1406 N. Main St.., known for Middle Eastern dance performances, will host Lebanese singer-meditation leader Gabriel Fouad Nohra for a $160-per-couple dinner with advance reservations ($200 per couple at the door); 817-625-9667, byblostx.com.
▪ Most restaurants are open, including Crú Food & Wine Bar, 5188 Marathon Ave., serving a $75 dinner featuring filet mignon, sea bass or rack of lamb with chocolate cake or mousse. There’s also a $125 takeout chateaubriand dinner for two; 817-737-9463, cruwinebar.com.
▪ Cafe Modern, 3200 Darnell St. in the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, is serving early dinner but had not announced a menu; 817-840-2157, themodern.org.
▪ Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille, 2400 Texas 114 West, Grapevine, is serving a $75 lunch with a choice of eight entrees beginning at 11 a.m., an $85 dinner after 5:45 p.m. and a $75 takeout menu until midnight; 682-477-2261, perryssteakhouse.com.
▪ The Four Seasons Dallas at Las Colinas, 4150 N. MacArthur Blvd., Irving, is serving a $135 dinner or $195 with wines. The menu features turducken, halibut, beef cheek or mushrooms; 972-717-2420, fourseasons.com.
▪ Next Bistro, 5003 Colleyville Blvd., is serving a $99 dinner featuring duck, Cornish hen, beef Wellington, a rib-eye or seafood; 682-325-4046, Next Bistro (nextbistrotx.com).
This story was originally published December 26, 2021 at 5:06 AM.
