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Countdown to 2009 … Three years away from the end of the world according to the Mayans! What better way to bring in the New Year than at one of Olympia’s signature bars? The Brotherhood, a must-see for any visitor to the City of O, is hosting an affair to remember tonight for New Year’s Eve. The personable joint - in the heart of downtown Olympia - is always guaranteed to deliver fun, friendly faces, mouth-watering drinks and a truly Olympian atmosphere â€" and to add to the normal good times, The Brotherhood is offering the best $2 cover money can buy. For your dancing pleasure or if you want to chill in a booth with a bottle of bubbly, you will still be served with quality sounds â€" DJ Dead Air is rockin’ the joint until 2 a.m. And what’s even better, you ask? Fifty percent of the cover is being donated to Safe Place.

[The Brotherhood Lounge, DJ Dead Air, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 9 p.m., 119 Capitol Way North, Olympia, 360.352.4153]