As the ball drops in Times Square, the 10 piece dance band fills the ballroom with electric sounds reminiscent of a Brazilian carnival.

To ring in the new year, the Legendary Lake Monsters and Vernon Lodge present New Year91裸聊视频檚 Eve Carnival Dec. 31.

91裸聊视频淪ave the flight to Rio,91裸聊视频� Al Szeliga, founder and trumpeter laughed. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 one of the events where people can dress up and have a fun, classy evening out.91裸聊视频�

Following a South American carnival theme, the night features danceable Latin tunes mixed with a Brazilian-styled menu and cocktails.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 definitely an upscale event. It91裸聊视频檚 classy,91裸聊视频� said Anita Baturin, lead singer of the group. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 a taste of Brazil.91裸聊视频�

Keeping with that theme, Brazilian carnival attire 91裸聊视频� masks, feathers and bright colours 91裸聊视频� are suggested but not required.

91裸聊视频淚f people just want to come and have a good time and not dress up, that91裸聊视频檚 fine too,91裸聊视频� Baturin said. 91裸聊视频淎nd just before midnight, they will be bringing out appetizers and special desserts.91裸聊视频�

The Legendary Lake Monsters, who rocked the Vernon Lodge New Year91裸聊视频檚 Eve party two years ago with a , will fill all three of the venue91裸聊视频檚 ballrooms in four sets with their iconic big-band rock sound with classic hits, pop jams and, of course, Latin jams.

91裸聊视频淲e really wanted it to be different,91裸聊视频� Baturin said of the planning stages with the Lodge. 91裸聊视频淭he (common) theme (for events) this year is Prohibition, but we wanted to do something different.91裸聊视频�

So when the Vernon Lodge proposed a Latin carnival theme, they knew they had found their niche.

91裸聊视频淲e all just kind of jumped on it,91裸聊视频� Baturin said. 91裸聊视频淲e all had these different ideas, and that was the one we thought, 91裸聊视频榊eah. Let91裸聊视频檚 do this.91裸聊视频� It91裸聊视频檚 going to look great. The Lodge always does such a special job decorating.91裸聊视频�

Complete with a variety of culinary options, including Brazilian sliders and Galinhada 91裸聊视频� chicken stew with yellow curry and coconut rice 91裸聊视频� it91裸聊视频檚 a night the Vernon Lodge and Legendary Lake Monsters have been crafting since January.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 a lot of work to put on an event like this and it really becomes a community event,91裸聊视频� Szeliga said, noting that the night also features Latin dance instruction.

91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e going to be featuring a Latin dance troupe who is going to show us how to rumba, cha-cha and salsa,91裸聊视频� Baturin said.

And, for Baturin and Szeliga, having a large dance floor available is an integral part of the show.

91裸聊视频淲hen we started the band, that was the whole idea,91裸聊视频� Szeliga said of the group he founded about five years ago.

Baturin, who joined the band in 2014, agreed.

91裸聊视频淲e wanted to be unique. We do a wide range of music and are always on the lookout for new material,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淲e bring people together to give them a taste of something out of the ordinary.91裸聊视频�

And they don91裸聊视频檛 plan on stopping anytime soon.

91裸聊视频淭he hardest part is to get the initial momentum,91裸聊视频� Szeliga said. 91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e well past that now. It91裸聊视频檚 fun to create an event that91裸聊视频檚 of a good size and you can see all of the people coming from the community to enjoy themselves.91裸聊视频�

For Legendary Lake Monsters, seeing the audience enjoy themselves is what it91裸聊视频檚 all about.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 about the joy of music, making people happy so they can cover themselves in the magic of music,91裸聊视频� Baturin said. 91裸聊视频淚 feel so honoured and privileged to be a member of this group.91裸聊视频�

Szeliga agreed.

91裸聊视频淎ny time we play somewhere, it91裸聊视频檚 a 12 hour event,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淏ut it91裸聊视频檚 all worthwhile when you role home at 2 a.m.91裸聊视频�

The Legendary Lake Monsters and Vernon Lodge present New Year91裸聊视频檚 Eve Carnival Dec. 31 at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are available for $75 each at the Lodge, as well as room rates starting at $75. Stay tuned to the Legendary Lake Monsters91裸聊视频� Facebook page and the Vernon Lodge for promotional contests.