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New Year's Partying
Just Around Corner

DANNY RASKIN

Local Columnist

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Radisson Suite Hotel

Farmington Hills

37529 Grand River Avenue
Farmington Hills, Michigan 48018
Telephone (313) 477-7800

For Reservations Worldwide

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1987

ime is just around the
corner . . . 12 mid-
night, Dec. 31, that is
. . . and folks are priming
themselves to give the "old
1987 geezer" (a phenonemon
who can grow a full-length
beard at one-year-old) a big
kick in the butt.
He came in as a baby with
high expectations for
everyone and goes out a local
loser to many . . . Sports fans
won't forgive him for the
Dantley-Johnson head conker
that lost their National
Basketball Association cham-
pionship semi-final to the
Boston Celtics . . . or the sud-
den heavy arms that couldn't
swing bats in the Detroit
Tiger playoff loss to the Min-
nesota Twins . . . airplane
crashes, stock market crash,
etc. etc.
To some he was a winner
. . . and they're sorry to see
him leave the scene.
But 1988 has some big pro-
mises in store . . . and that's
what folks will be raising
their glasses to toast at. 12
midnight on Dec. 31.
Here are some of the things
being offered for the one time
of year when almost
everybody is enjoying a
festive mood . . . in the col-
umn's annual alphabetically-
arranged mini listing . . .
with plenty of food, all kinds,
loads of dancing, much merri-
ment, good and bad music
and comedians telling old
jokes like, "My wife has a
slight impediment in her
speech. Every once in a while
she stops to breathe." .. .
ATTIC THEATRE, 7339
Third Ave. at W. Grand Blvd.,
Detroit . . . "Holiday
Cabaret" original world
premiere musical revue, 8
p.m. . . . followed by N.Y.E.
party in the theater with a
variety of foods plus cham-
pagne and hors d'oeuvres,
entertainment by Sheri
Nichols and Miche Braden,
dancing til 1:30 a.m. . . . $35
per person for show and par-
ty . . . Reservations must be
made in advance at box office
by calling 875-8284.
B'NAI B'RITH Einstein
Lodge, Adat Shalom
Synagogue, 29901 Mid-
dlebelt, Farmington Hills,
Abe Wasserman, 626-6903 or
Nathan Harris, 661-6784 .. .
Open bar, hot and cold hors
d'oeuvres, special N.Y.E. din-
ner by Farmington Meadows
Kosher Catering, breakfast,
dancing to Eric Rosenow, $40

per person.
28875
EXCALIBUR,
Franklin Rd. at Nor-
thwestern, Southfield.,
358-3355 . . . Regular menu
until 7:30 p.m. . . . 10 p.m.
seating includes five-course
dinner with choice of six en-
trees and dancing to Minque
trio.
FOXYS by Machus at
Great Oaks Mall, 1254
Walton Blvd., Rochester,
652-1177 . . . regular menu
and special dinner features.
Reservations requested.
GINOPOLIS, 27815 Mid-
dlebelt at 12 Mile, Farm-
ington Hills, 851-8111 .
Special N.Y.E. menu, dancing,
reservations a must.
HAMPTON INN, 27500
Northwestern Hwy. (11 Mile
and Telegraph), Southfield,
356-5500 . . . $60 per room
includes N.Y.E. survival kit,
complimentary breakfast 2
a.m. to noon next day, late
checkout, use of health and
exercise facilities . . . Special
$29.95 rate each additional
night through Jan. 4 . . . Up
to four people per room.
KINGSLEY INN, 1475
Woodward at Long Lake,
Bloomfield Hills, 644-1400
. . . Grand Ballroom, special
N.Y.E. menu, six-piece varie-
ty band, $25.95 to $33.95 per
person for choice of three en-
trees, champagne toast on ar-
rival, midnight snack buffet,
$10 per person cover deposit
required with reservation .. .
Above with hotel accomoda-
tions $34 per person includes
1/2 bottle champagne in room
on arrival, continental
breakfast buffet N.Y. day,
unlimited use of health and
exercise facilities, late
checkout.
MACHUS FOXYS of Troy,
3270 W. Big Beaver, Lawyer's
Title Building, 649-1840 .. .
Special N.Y.E. menu, reserva-
tions requested.
MACHUS RED FOX,
6676 Telegraph, Birm-
ingham, 626-4200 . . . Special
N.Y.E. menu by certified
master chef Leopold Schaeli 5
p.m. to 12 midnight, reserva-
tions and deposit required.
MEDALLION, 4343 Or-
chard Lake Rd., Crosswinds
Mall at Pine Lake Rd. (former
Jack McCarthy's Aristocrat),
West Bloomfield, 851-5540
. . . three seatings, 5:30, 7:30
and 9:30, seven course dinner
from special N.Y.E. menu
with choice of three entrees,
former Miss Michigan Heidi
Hepler songstress at first two
seatings, Bogie and Bill
(Peggy Bogart and Bill Man-
ning) for entertainment and