Boston’s annual New Year’s ... A 14 -foot wide, 8-foot tall ice sculpture inspired by sea turtles will be among the attractions for First Night visitors to the New England Aquarium.

BOSTON - Preparations for First Night are underway in Boston ... One of the sculptures depicts Kemps Ridley sea turtles, one of the endangered species cared for by the aquarium.

BOSTON -- It's a First Night first in Boston ... This year it is a group of sea lions. The sculptors have been trying to keep it from melting. "It's like Groundhog Day, I just watched the movie.

PHOTOJOURNALIST CHRIS GARVIN BRINGS US THIS STORY. >> I WAS SCULPTING ICE SINCE I WAS 18, SO I STARTED THIS ICE SCULPTING BUSINESS AND IT HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL SECOND LIFE RETIREMENT JOB.

HOPE TO SEE YOU BACK HERE AGAIN TOMORROW NIGHT. Meaning "dream" in Italian, Sogno at Sea’s passengers lounge on one of the yacht’s three decks, cruising Boston Harbor with a cocktail in hand.

Jenna Russell is the New England bureau chief for The New York Times and previously reported for The Boston Globe ... for the morning (or a late-night snack). UnCommon Stage Downtown Crossing ...