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New Year's Eve Guide 2005

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The Omni Hotel's Black Swan New Year's Eve Celebration includes party favors, hot and cold hors d'oeuvres and a midnight toast with Moët Chandon White Star Champagne. There will also be a New Year's Day brunch. Call for reservations.

Ramada Plaza Hotel, 7611 Katy Fwy.,

713-668-2222

Celebrate in style this New Year's Eve! For only $99.99 per person, enjoy a deluxe guest room at a fabulous hotel, open bar and dinner buffet, party with a DJ and karaoke, champagne toast at midnight and full American breakfast the next day. Call for reservations.

The San Luis Resort Spa & Conference Center, Galveston, 409-744-1500

Ring in 2006 with a safari-themed celebration. The resort will transform into a jungle celebration, with exotic-inspired cuisine, decor and lively entertainment, provided by Billie Ledbetter's 22-piece orchestra, with a champagne toast at midnight.

St. Regis Hotel, 1919 Briar Oaks Ln., 713-403-2631

A black-tie evening begins the New Year's Eve festivities with live background music and a five-course dinner in the newly redesigned Remington Restaurant, complemented by a bottle of sparkling wine. The dance floor is just across the hall in the Remington Bar, where Commercial Art will keep things lively. 5:30 p.m. until 1:30 a.m. Dinner and festivities in The Remington and dancing in the bar, $175 per person plus tax and gratuity. With the dinner package likely to sell out, the hotel also offers the option of joining festivities in The Remington Bar with a complimentary bottle of sparkling wine. 8:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Bar-only admission is $30 per person plus tax and gratuity. Call for reservations.

The Woodlands Resort and Conference Center, 2301 N. Millbend Dr., 281-364-6323, www.woodlandsresort.com

Double your pleasure on New Year's Eve with two celebrations, The Cotton Club and The Glass Menagerie. The Woodlands Resorts revives the Cotton Club in impeccable style with music provided by Password and dancing, cocktails and a lavish plated dinner, inspired by an icon that lured the famed and infamous of a gilded generation. Or ring in the New Year in an intimate setting overlooking Lake Harrison. The Glass Menagerie Package includes dinner, champagne toast, party favors and live music by Daniel Blanchard & the Majestics. Call for reservations.

SPECIAL EVENTS

The Children's Museum, 1500 Binz, 713-522-1138

Just because the little ones are in bed before midnight, that doesn't mean they have to be left out of the New Year';s festivities. Kids will decorate parade floats, march in an indoor parade, create noisemakers, count down to noon and much more with New Year's Noon, Houston's longest-running New Year's celebration for just for kids on Saturday, December 31. The museum will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with the parade beginning at 11:45 a.m.

Houston's The Main Event! is hosting the hottest party in the city. Dress to the nines, drink champagne and dance to live music with 10,000 to 15,000 partygoers at The Big Apple Ball in downtown. For more information, visit www.deda.org.

A night of old-school funk and soul is sure to guarantee a New Year's Eve you'll never forget. The Old School Lover's Concert at Reliant Park will set the stage for soul and R&B icons Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, the Isley Brothers, featuring Ron Isley and special guests the Whispers. Purchase tickets by phone at 713-629-3700 or online at www.ticketmaster.com.

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