If you simply want to drop by and check out the entertainment, there's no cover to spend the night sipping cocktails in the lounge. 29 Newbury is serving a five-course meal including lobster. No matter how late you call, you may find a seat at your favorite restaurant. Penny-pinching parties Finding cheap New Year's Eve parties this year is a challenge, but look closely enough, and you'll spot a few. Great Scott is also holding a bargain party.
Admission includes hats and a champagne toast.
In New Bedford, Gallery X is holding a Millennium Masquerade Ball for young and old. Silver Branch and Pumpkin Head Ted will provide the music and the Miracle Fish Puppet Theater will entertain. O'Leary's is hosting a party with a buffet, champagne, and music by the Paul Rishell and Annie Raines Band. Fajitas and Ritas in Boston is bringing in the Buck Dewey Big Band, and offering a buffet and a midnight toast. There's no rule dictating that New Year's Eve has to be spent eating, drinking, or looking fabulous.