EVENTS AROUND THE STATES: ROSE PARADE IN PASADENA, CALIFORNIA HAS THE FIRST GAY MARRIAGE TAKING PLACE ON A FLOAT. Colorado businesses are getting ready to sell a new leaf. Jan. 1 is the first day of legal recreational marijuana sales in the state. Anchorage, Alaska has an Earth, Fire and Fibre Show at the local Museum and 39th Juried Watercolor exhibition. Seattle, Washington tonight at 9pm Stand-up Comedy and Folk Music Revue Tim’s Tavern 602 N 105th St. ALSO 21st annual GINGERBREAD VILLAGE @ Seattle Sheraton (1400 6th Avenue, Seattle WA) 7 days a week, 24 hours a day when Seattle's top architecture firms team up with the Sheraton's culinary team. Portland, Oregon Reggae Dancehall Party. Ladies free before 10pm. Free prizes, money, Bob Marley T-shirt, plus more in Portland on Jan 1, 2014 9:00 at 300 NE Multnomah st PM plus free sweet delicious African food. Las Vegas, Nevada. You can recycle your Christmas tree today from 7 am to 5 pm and have it made into mulch at University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Lifelong Learning Center. Also "O" CIRQUE DU SOLEIL performing at 7:30 pm and 10: pm tonight at Bellagio. Mescalara, New Mexico – Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club – Today 7:00 pm $5.00 Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort In Park City, Utah Nordstrom’s Half Yearly Sale for Men – save big on name brands. Cheyenne, Wyoming Dancing to country/rock mix of music 7 pm at the Cadillac Ranch. Houston, Texas Ba Mien Bistro 5102 FM 1960 Road W. Vietnamese Restaurant where the Chicken Basil Wings are masterpieces of poultry…sweet, garlicky, juicy wings topped with paper-thin wisps of fried basil. Tulsa, Oklahoma CHILDREN PETTING ZOO brought to your home, assisted living center, church or corporate events. City of Laurie, Missouri – The Enchanted Village of Lights, a sparkling, mile-long drive-through display inside Laurie's 27-acre Hillbilly Fairgrounds. Starts at 5 pm. Lansing, Michigan – Bridgestone-NHL Winter Classic Tickets Detroit Red Wings play the Toronto Maple Leafs