The Must List: New Year’s Eve Parties Aplenty, Martin Schoeller at EMP and Where to Dine out During the Holidays

!–paging_filter–pstrongMust Ogle/strongstronga href=” http://bit.ly/19TwLkK” target=”_blank”brMartin Schoeller’s Larger than Life Portraits at the EMP Museum/a/strongbr(Through 2/16, times vary) — In Close-Up, photographer Martin Schoeller shares his stunning, large-scale, full-face shots of celebs and regular folks alike./p
pstrongMust Dinea href=”http://bit.ly/1bZ69kv” target=”_blank”brWhere to Dine Out During the Holidays/a/strongbrThe holidays are here, family is in town—celebrate at one of these special-occasion spots./p
pstrongMust Sparkle/strongstronga href=”http://bit.ly/19DxVzT” target=”_blank”brStroll Down Bellevue Square’s Snowflake Lane/a/strongbr(Through 12/31, 7 p.m.) — ‘Tis the season to visit Bellevue Square’s ever-popular Snowflake Lane, where live toy soldiers march to festive music, a dazzling light show brightens the dark sky and snowflakes fall nightly./p
pstrongMust Partybra href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/where-ring-new-year-seattle” target=”_blank”Seattle’s Best Places to Ring in the New Year/a/strongbrCome New Year’s Eve, the city will be in full-on celebration mode. Check out our list of ways to get your auld lang syne on, from decadent prix fixe dinners to music concerts to circus-themed extravaganzas. LINK TK/p
pstrongMust Plungebra href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/article/take-plunge-new-year” target=”_blank”Enter 2014 with a Big Splash/a/strongbrWednesday (1/1, 12 p.m.) — Earn your “cold badge of courage” at the annual Matthews Beach Polar Bear Plunge, where brave revelers leap into Lake Washington’s chilly waters./p