Two Holiday Cabarets

Mary Cleere Haran, who has proved a favorite at the Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor, will bring her holiday cabaret act, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," to the theater on Saturday at 7 p.m. She will be accompanied by Richard Rodney Bennett, a composer and arranger, at the piano.

Ms. Haran, who is noted for a witty and musically sophisticated style, has been compared to Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Doris Day, and Rosemary Clooney by critics. In 1993, she received great praise for her one-woman show, "You Might as Well Live," a celebration of Dorothy Parker at the Algonquin Hotel.

She was in the original Broadway cast of "The 1940s Radio Hour" and in San Francisco's longest-running musical hit, "Beach Blanket Babylon," but her first love is said to be club singing. She has appeared at such venues as Rainbow and Stars, the Ballroom, and the Russian Tea Room in Manhattan.

New Year's Party

On Tuesday, New Year's Eve, Bay Street will party into the small hours. Taking its cue from the past two years' sold-out celebrations, the entire benefit event will be held at the theater.

The evening will begin with a champagne reception, followed by a cabaret of Bay Street stars and surprise guests. There will then be a buffet dinner and music, and dancing will continue into the small hours of the new year.

Revelers can pay $65 for the reception and cabaret or $150 for the full evening. Tickets can be reserved through the box office.