C: Is for Celebrations

Are you still wondering what to do for New Years Eve? Here are some of the hottest venue's in which to schmooze with the rich and famous.

1: Hotel Gansevoort with Entourage’s Emmanuelle Chriqui along with Perez Hilton. Located at 18 Ninth Avenue this party starts at 9 and goes straight until 4 am. Hotel Gansevoort is the site for this year’s most premier “IT” New Year’s Eve Event. With breathtaking 360 degree panoramic views of New York City and sunsets over the Hudson River, is the first and only luxury, full service resort in Manhattan’s vibrant Meatpacking District. Hotel Gansevoort redefines the world of luxury and has become the go-to option for celebrities in New York City on New Year’s Eve. Hotel Gansevoort has 9 distinct areas of event space, including a pool, providing a never-ending labyrinth of celebration. Tickets are still available and start at $225

2: Marquee - Hosted By Mario Lopez and rated New Year's Eve 2009's Hottest Party in the Universe. Located at 289 10th Ave this party starts at 8:30 and ends at 4am with an after, after party at Home and Guest House. Known Universe at the “Hottest Club in the sizzling hot nightlife zone of West Chelsea, this spectacular club has redefined velvet rope exclusivity, positioning itself as the flagship for all things fabulous in Manhattan's high-end party scene. Guess who was seen cavorting in one of Marquee’s exclusive VIP booths last night? Mariah Carey, Carrie Underwood, Christina Aguilera, Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan
and Eva Longoria & Tony Parker. Tickets start at $165

3: To me, the New Year's Eve Concert for Peace is the first way to start the year off right. Starting at 7 at the cathedral of St John the Divine located at 110th and Amsterdam. This year it will start with Aaron Copeland's Fanfare for the Common Man. The Cathedral will mark the ninetieth anniversary of Leonard Bernstein's birth with vocal excerpts from West Side Story. The late Maestro Bernstein inaugurated the annual New Year's Eve Concert for Peace more than a quarter century ago. Also on the program will be the world premiere of Songs of War, Remembrance, and Hope by Glen Cortese, conductor for the evening and Cathedral Artist-in-Residence. The new piece is inspired by the poetry of Walt Whitman and will be sung by internationally renowned singers Lauren Flanigan and Amy Burton. Among other guests from home and abroad will be John Musto, solo pianist with the New York Sinfonia performing Beethoven's Choral Fantasy. This is an ethereal way to to start the New Year and I can't imagine mine without it. By the way it's free

No matter how you celebrate, it is time for a change and that is a F.A.C.T.