Take a walk on the wild side and celebrate NYE by joining Urban Artifact brewery in a historic and boozy masquerade ball. Inspired by the 1393 Bal des Ardents, or the “Ball of Burning Men” (which unsurprisingly was just as terrifying as it sounds), guests are encouraged to transform themselves for the night by masquerading as birds, beasts and mythical creatures of any kind. Tickets include unlimited drinks, and with an array of craft beers, specialty cocktails, wine and a champagne toast, who wouldn’t want to let out their inner beast?
8 p.m. Thursday. $15-$65. Urban Artifact, 1660 Blue Rock St., Northside, ballofthebeasts.bpt.me.
This article appears in Dec 30, 2015 – Jan 5, 2016.