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Geils Band takes the stage at the
Palace on New Year's Eve.

NEW YEAR'S EVE
CELEBRATIONS

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra
hosts two performances of its New
Year's Eve millennium gala, A Century
of Song: From Vienna to Broadway
to Hollywood, at Orchestra Hall, fea-
turing vocalists Maureen McGovern
and Davis Gaines, 6 p.m. (concert
only) and 9 p.m. (with post-concert
party including dessert buffet, cham-
pagne toast and dancing). $14-$125.
(313) 576-5111.
Metallica, Ted Nugent, Kid Rock
and Sevendust rock the Pontiac
Silverdome beginning at 6 p.m. A full-
out jam, featuring all four acts, is
planned to cap the evening. $29.50-
$99.50. (248) 645-6666.
Classic blues rockers J. Geils Band,
with the Romantics, perform 8:30
p.m. at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
$19.99-$99.50. Young people 16 and
under free with the purchase of an
adult admission. (248) 645-6666.
Christine Lavin, with Andrew
Ratshin, Don White and more, plays
Ann Arbor's The Ark 7:30 p.m. and
10:30 p.m. $15 first show/$25 second
show. (734) 761-1451.
The O'Jays and The Whispers take
the stage at 9 p.m. for a soulful New
Year's Eve concert at Detroit's Fox
Theatre. $75/$62.50. (248) 433-
1515.
Royal Oak Music Theatre hosts a
DRQThousand Millennium
Celebration, beginning at 8 p.m. $99.
(248) 546-7610.
St. Andrew's Hall presents Three
Floors of Fun New Year's Eve!. Doors
at 9 p.m.; 18 and older. $10. (313)
961-6358.
Clutch Cargo's stages New Year's
Eve 2000: The Celebration of a
Century. Doors at 8 p.m.; 21 and
older. $35-$85. (248) 645-6666.
Pontiac's 7th House features

Fashion Bash and the Crash-New
Year's Eve Costume Gala, with
Blackman/Arnold World Jazz Band.
Doors at 9 p.m.; 21 and older.
Champagne, dinner and breakfast buf-
fets, dance music and more. $125 per
couple, advance sales only; benefits
Pontiac-area charities. (248) 932-2659.
Detroit Actors Guild Productions
presents two performances of the
interactive comedy Tony n Tina's
Wedding, at 6 and 10 p.m., including
dinner, champagne, party favors and
more, at Pontiac's Baci Theatre. $165
for 6 p.m. show/$195 for 10 p.m.
show. (248) 745-8668.
The Detroit Repertory Theatre ush-
ers in the year 2000 at 8 p.m. with
hors d'oeuvres, a performance of the
comedy Revival at Possum Kingdom
Community Church, a buffet supper
and champagne. ,$60 per person; tick-
ets must be purchased in advance.
(313) 868-1347.
The Gem and Century Theatres
presents Strolling through the
Century, an evening which includes a
7:30 p.m. performance of Jeff Daniels'
Escanaba in da Moonlight or
Forbidden Christmas, unlimited
access to food stations, live music,
dancing, champagne toast and Y2K
survival kit; $175. An "Early-to-Bed"
New Year's Eve celebration, running
from 2-6 p.m., includes play and a sit-
down dinner at the Century Club
Restaurant; $95. (313) 963-9800.
Birmingham's First Night hosts local
musicians, puppeteers, storytellers and
more 4 p.m.-midnight in the downtown
area. Celebration ends at midnight with
a laser light show, video wall and ball
drop at Shain Park. Admittance buttons
are $8 per person/children 5 and under
free. (248) 258-9075.
Detroit Second City and
Hockeytown Cafe offer dinner pack-
ages, including a performance of
Phantom Menace to Society 6 -9:45
p.m./$90; 8:15-midnight/$125. (313)
965-2222.
For those who want to stay close to
home, Detroit Public Television pre-
sents a live 25-hour millennium day

television event. Co-produced by
WGBH Boston and the brainchild of
WGBH's executive producer Zvi Dor-
Ner, the show includes reflections on
the meaning of the past thousand
years, with contributions and artistic
performances from 58 countries.
Begins broadcasting at 4:45 a.m.
Friday, Dec. 31, with a link-up to New
Year's Eve celebrations from around the
world. The program airs on WTVS-
Channel 56. Check your local listings.

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Bloomfield Township
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West Wind Village Shopping Center
West Bloomfield
(248) 669-2295

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(248) 680-0094

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Dennis Miller brings his shtick to the
Fox Theatre on New Year's Day.

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Pop/RocK/JAzz

At the Palace of Auburn Hills: John
Mellencamp takes the stage with his
"Rural Electrification Tour" and spe-
cial guest Susan Tedeschi 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 28; $45/$35. Rock
vocalist and sax man Eddie Money
performs 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29;
$15/$9.47. Eclectic rockers Barenaked
Ladies take the stage 8 p.m. Saturday,
Jan. 1. $50/$35. (248) 645-6666.
Detroit's Magic Stick presents rock-
ers Veruca Salt Thursday, Dec. 30.
Doors at 9. $10. (313) 833-7665.
Saxophonist/composer Wayne
Shorter performs jazz standards and
premiers a new composition commis-
sioned by and played with the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra 7 p.m. Sunday,
Jan. 2, at Orchestra Hall. $15-$60.
(313) 576-5111.

ON THE STAGE

Jeff Daniels' Escanaba in da
Moonlight, the most popular show in
Gem Theatre history, has been extend-
ed at the Gem through March 26.
$24.50-$34.50. (313) 963-9800.

Barenaked Ladies ushers in a new century
with a Jan. 1 performance at the Palace.

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