New Year’s Eve First Night NYC 2001
Queens Wildlife Center

10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. North American animal exhibits are open.

World’s Fair Ice Skating Rink

4 to 8 p.m. you can enjoy an early evening skate with a one of a kind view of the world famous Unisphere.

New York Hall of Science

5:30 to 10:00 p.m. Special exhibition called SPORT, Seeing The Light; The Secret of Life; Hidden Kingdoms; KADE, Kids African Drum Ensemble and "Rugrats in Paris" screening.

Queens Theatre In The Park

7 to 10 p.m. Jazz ethnics contemporary jazz and Brazilian music; Raices, traditional and contemporary music of the Andes and Branic McKenzie and Common Ground, classic and contemporary jazz.

Queens Museum of Art

5:30 to 11 p.m. Sound and light show over the New York City Panorama; arts and crafts; face-painting, music and marching; stories, song, sign language and puppetry and "Rugrats in Paris" screening.

Millennium Fireworks Countdown and Celebration at the Unisphere

10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Fireworks and music.

All programs are subject to change, for more information, call (212) 676-2000 or visit the Web site at www.nycnillennium.org.