Christmas is over, so it's time to nail down plans for New Year's Eve. This is a more casual list. A previous article in last week's Star had several dinner options and there is another one in this week's "News for Foodies" column. These listings are more for getting down than getting stuffed.
At the Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett, the Nancy Atlas Project will get the eve off to a rocking start with a performance at 7 p.m. Having opened for Elvis Costello, Jimmy Buffett, Lucinda Williams, and Crosby, Stills, and Nash, the band has been a force on the East End music scene for more than 20 years. General admission tickets are $75; V.I.P. seating is $100.
The Talkhouse's New Year's Eve party will launch at 10 with a performance by Hello Brooklyn. Viberate.com, a site dedicated to independent musicians, says of the band, "Their music combines the raw energy of rock with the experimental and introspective elements of alternative rock." The group's website takes a more nuanced view, with "quotes" from Rolling Stone ("Never heard of them . . .") and Billboard magazine ("Please stop calling here . . ."). Tickets are $50.
The New Year's Eve Party at Gurney's in Montauk promises "a night full of fun, laughter, and endless memories," thanks in part to blackjack, roulette, D.J. sets by Chachi and musical guests, and a mentalist, who might be willing to predict which guests will get lucky rolling the dice. Tickets are $150 plus tax, gratuity, and service fee for guests of the resort, $195 for non-guests. All tickets include a four-hour open bar with passed canapes and hors d'oeuvres.
"Tonight We Disco," says the Clubhouse in East Hampton, where the dance party with D.J. Nice will kick off at 8:30 and roll on until 1:30 a.m. Tickets, at $33.85, include party favors, hors d'oeuvres, dancing all night, and a midnight toast.
The Southampton Social Club will ring in 2024 in a private event space at 40 Bowden Square in that village, with three options. The first includes an open bar from 9 to 1 and passed hors d'oeuvres, for $75 per person. Adding dinner, with reservations available at 7, followed by dancing and an open bar until 1, is $125. For $175, in addition to the above, groups can keep their tables for the entire evening, and receive a complimentary bottle of tequila or vodka and champagne.
A bit farther afield, the Suffolk Theater in Riverhead will be reborn as the Suffolk 54, when That 70s Band will bring the sounds of the Bee Gees, KC and the Sunshine Band, Donna Summer, the Commodores, and other disco artists to the stage. From 10 p.m. on, the evening will feature an open dance floor, hats, noise makers, and streamers, menu offerings and specialty cocktails available to purchase, a live-stream of the Times Square ball-drop, and a complimentary champagne toast at midnight. Tickets are $125.
