Events happening Friday — New Year’s Eve

EVENTS

KCRW’s New Year’s Eve Party — and Beyond! Roll into 2011 with style and swagger at KCRW’s soiree at the Viceroy Hotel. The luxe Santa Monica venue will transform its patio into a playland, with DJs including Mayer Hawthorne, Classixx, Jason Bentley and Raul Campos. For more on this and dozens of other New Year’s Eve options, check out our online party guide at latimes.com/newyearseve. Viceroy Hotel, 1819 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica. 9 p.m. $200 presale, $250 at the door. (310) 260-7500. https://www.viceroyhotelsandresorts.com.

Couples train ride Journey into the new year aboard a vintage Fillmore & Western passenger train. Enjoy an elegant dinner with actors portraying Hollywood personalities from its golden age. The social car will be open for dancing, drinks and a toast at midnight. Fillmore & Western Railway Co., 364 Main St., Fillmore. 7:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. $201 per couple. (805) 524-2546. https://www.fwry.com.

POP

Lucinda Williams This is a rare chance to hear alt-country’s original siren in intimate confines. Best know for her early album “Car Wheels on a Gravel Road,” she’s stayed the foremost documentarian of the ravages of booze, drugs and heartbreak atop unerring modern folk-rock. Viper Room, 8852 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood. 9:45 p.m. $100.

Kristin Chenoweth If you’re more of a musical-theater type, look for Walt Disney Concert Hall to serve up a Champagne-addled distraction. Kristin Chenoweth will perform numbers from her bright and starry repertoire, including “Glee,” “Promises, Promises,” “Wicked” and much more. The Emmy and Tony winner will be accompanied by a full band and dancers. Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., L.A. 7 and 10:30 p.m. $74-$191. (323) 850-2000.

FAMILY

Aquarium of the Pacific’s New Year’s Eve Sleepover Ring in 2011 by sleeping with the fishes at this family event from sundown to sunup. Activities include touch time in the Shark Lagoon, fish feeding, a gallery exploration and a pizza party to watch the fireworks on the Queen Mary. Aquarium of the Pacific, 100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach. 5 p.m. $70. (562) 951-1630. https://www.aquariumofpacific.org.