Night life events: Start 2016 with dueling pianos, UFC fights

America's dueling pianos

America's Bar and Grill starts off 2016 with dueling pianos beginning at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 2. Drink specials include $2.25 draft beers, $10 frozen drinks, and $5 Belvedere and Grey Goose cocktails. You call the songs and they'll rock it out all night long. Prizes include a Chicago Blackhawks meet and greet and Bulls tickets. Call ahead to reserve a table. America's Bar and Grill is at 2308 W. Higgins Road, Hoffman Estates. (847) 882-8600 or americasbar.com.

UFC at Tilted Kilt

Catch UFC 195 Lawler v. Condit beginning at 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 2, at Tilted Kilt Schaumburg. Drink specials include $4 Leinenkugel Cranberry Ginger Shandy, $5 Bacardi Limon cocktails, $6 Rogue Dead Guy beers and $7 Worlock beers. Round it out with the Highland sampler platter — boneless wings, fried pickles, pub pretzel, and mozzarella cheese sticks served with ranch dressing, marinara sauce and Monterey Jack cheese for $11. No cover. Tilted Kilt is at 1140 E. Higgins Road, Schaumburg. (847) 413-2000 or tiltedkilt.com/schaumburg.

Mungion plays Thirsty Whale Bar

Thirsty Whale Bar welcomes progressive rock band Mungion beginning at 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 2. Drink specials that night include $6 Bloody Marys and $4 Southern Comfort and DOC shots. $5 cover. Thirsty Whale Bar is at 1700 Randall Road, Algonquin. (847) 458-8555 or thirstywhalebar.com.