Rivers Casino promises huge New Year's Eve bash

Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady is taking its first ever New Year's Eve celebration to the highest level, extending one of the biggest party nights of the year into a multi-night extravaganza with what promises to be the best two nights of entertainment and revelry in Schenectady history. Champagne bottles will pop and confetti will drop as Rivers throws the party of the New Year to welcome in 2018.

World famous headliners - The party starts in the Event Center on 30 December when Rivers hosts world-renowned impressionist and "Fox NFL Sunday" and "MADtv" alum Frank Caliendo. The good times keep rolling when the Capital Region's best New Year's Eve entertainment comes to Schenectady in the form of the legendary performers The Commodores.

On Saturday Night, 30 December, Frank Caliendo will take the stage at 8 p.m.; doors open at 7 p.m. Caliendo has been part of national television shows like "MADtv," "Fox NFL Sunday" and on his own TBS show, "Frank TV." Best known for his impressions, Caliendo has delighted audiences from Las Vegas to New York, including appearances on the "Late Show," the "Late Show with David Letterman," "Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn," "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" and "Late Night with Conan O'Brien." Tickets range from $35 to $60, and hotel packages for the show and stay at The Landing Hotel are available.