If you’re any­thing like us, you might be look­ing for­ward to see­ing 2009 go away. But we’re not going to sit at home idly while Dick Clark sends it off either — we’re going to ring in 2010 in the wildest, most fun way we can find. So here are some of your choices for mak­ing the most of say­ing good­bye to 2009.

Black, white, and pur­ple all over.

Time flies when you’re Com­mon­wealth. The streetwear and sneaker retailer is cel­e­brat­ing five long years this Thurs­day by throw­ing a birth­day bash at the Granby The­ater. Not only is it going to be big time, but it’s also going to be free.

The Flux Capac­ity Art Show, aka the “Mega Hot Vir­gin Prom Night Sac­ri­fice of the Dead” Art Show aims to keep Hal­loween going just a lit­tle longer. With tons of good local artists all under one roof at (where else?) Hells Kitchen, this should be a really cool show.