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New Year’s Eve Party Ideas: Dinner

Looking for deluxe New Year’s Eve ideas for dinner and dancing?   The Sarasota Ritz Carlton is offering a sumptuous way to ring in the New Year with elegance!

Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Ritz Carlton Hotel
1111 Ritz-Carlton Drive, Sarasota, Florida 34236 USA   
Phone:  (941) 309-2000   Fax:  (941) 309-2100

a. Vernona New Year’s Eve D.P. Dinner
5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.
A delicious dining experience at Sarasota’s only Four-Star restaurant, Vernona.
Come early or late – our first seating includes a fabulous three-course menu and
glass of Dom Perignon Champagne or come later and celebrate with a five-course
menu, bottle of Dom Perignon (per couple) and live entertainment.
$125 for first seating; $300 for second seating

b. New Year’s Eve at Ca d’Zan Lounge
9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Count down to the new year in style with good friends, a champagne toast and
balloon drop at the stroke of midnight, live entertainment and dancing throughout the evening.
$55 per adult includes admission, party favors and champagne toast

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Marina Jacks
2 Marina Plaza, Sarasota, Florida 34236
Restaurant : 941-365-4232
Banquet Info: 941-366-9255

Schedule:
a. The Dining Room:
We will be featuring the dinner menu for the first seating (5PM-7PM) and for the second seating (starting at 8:00PM) we will be offering a special four course dinner package which includes party favors and champagne toast at midnight. The band “Vertigo” will be performing from 10PM-2AM, reservations required.

b. Deep Six Lounge/Palm Room:
The dinner menu will be featured for the evening inside the lounge. In the Palm Room we will be offering the special four course dinner package. Patrons dining in the palm room will have access to the dining room entertainment. Rock Lee will be performing in the evening starting at 6:00PM. Reservations are suggested.

c. Portside Patio:
Live music will be performed by the reggae band “Democracy” from 6PM-12:30AM. The patio menu will be featured during the evening.

d. Marina Jack II:
The dinner boat will be featuring a special cruise from 8:30PM-12:30AM. This cruise will feature a live band (Pat Walsh Connection), party favors, champagne toast at midnight, along with a special buffet featuring sliced Beef Tenderloin, Crab Cakes, along with special desserts . The price for the cruise is $145.95 plus tax (gratuity included). The full bar on board is not included in the package price 145.95. Reservations for the vessel will be subject to a 72 hour cancellation notice.

New Year’s Eve Party Ideas for Sarasota, Florida
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New Year’s Street Party Festival Downtown Sarasota for 2008-2009
Annual New Year’s Eve Celebration
Hosted by The Downtown Merchants Association
Location: Downtown Sarasota - Mainstreet

1. Sarasota New Year’s Eve Event Schedule
   - Enjoy the food, fun and games up and down Main Street
   - Budweiser Party Express at Five Points (entertainment starts at 8pm thru 2am)
   - 11pm Human Cannonball flies 150 feet thru the air from 2008 into 2009
   - Midnight countdown to 2009 – watch the pineapple drop 120 feet
   - A Blizzard fills the skies and street
2. The Other End of Main Street – near Sarasota Hardware and c’est la vie
   - The Entertainment Stage starts at 9pm and rocks all night
   - Midnight countdown to 2009 – watch the pineapple drop 120 feet while a spectacular blizzard fills the skies and street of downtown Sarasota.
3. First Street – Kids Fun Zone - Entrance to Kids Fun Zone on First Street
   - Big petting Zoo, elephant, camel and pony rides, moon bounces, kid rides, face painting, photos with Sponge Bob, snakes, monkeys And more. Plus clowns and magicians and kids games
4. Sarasota Circus
   - 2:30 SRQ Thrill Circus (aerial thrill acts)
   - 3:00 SRQ Circus acts with elephants
   - 4:30 SRQ Thrill Circus
   - 5:00 SRQ Circus acts with elephants
   - 6:30 SRQ Thrill Circus
   - 7:00 SRQ Circus acts with elephants
   - 8:00 pm, Kids Fun Zone closes at 8pm
5. Bavarian Festival - Starts at 9 pm till 2am
   - Tyrolean Entertainment, oom-pah bands, slap dancers, bratwurst and beer garden
6. State Street – SRQ Magic Midway
   - This year we feature Mighty Magic Midway, which plays some of the major State Fairs in the eastern US - Food, fun, games, and rides till way after midnight
7. Lemon Avenue
   - Stage outside the Gator Bar (entertainment starts at 9 pm thru 2am)
   - Midnight countdown to 2009 – watch the Pineapple drop 120 feet
   - 1am the party rocks on
8. Entrance to the SRQ Magic Midway on State Street.
   - The Stage Outside of Mattisons Grill (entertainment starts at 9pm thru 2am)
   - Casino - real Las Vegas action on Lemon Ave across from Mattison’s
9. Special VIP Lounge for VIP guests only opens at 6pm
   - Discount wristbands available in advance of show day on-line click here or at locations TBA in downtown Sarasota.
   - We have set up two fabulous VIP Lounges (The State Street VIP Lounge and the Main Street VIP Lounge) for those who want to enjoy the downtown festivities and have the luxury of being in a private, climate controlled setting.

Ever wonder what the words are to the famous New Year’s Eve Song?  Well here’s your chance to finally know!  We’ve even included a glossary to decipher some of the more interesting words!
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Auld Lang Syne : Words Adapted from a Traditional Song (1788)
by Robert Burns (1759-96) et al

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 FIRST VERSE:
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And auld lang syne?

CHORUS:
For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne,
We’ll tak a cup of kindness yet,
For auld lang syne!

SECOND VERSE:
And surely ye’ll be your pint stowp!
And surely I’ll be mine!
And we’ll tak a cup o’kindness yet,
For auld lang syne.

(REPEAT CHORUS)

THIRD VERSE:
We twa hae run about the braes,
And pou’d the gowans fine,
But we’ve wander’d monie a weary fit,
Sin’ auld lang syne.

(REPEAT CHORUS)

FOURTH VERSE:
We twa hae paidl’d in the burn
Frae morning sun till dine,
But seas between us braid hae roar’d
Sin’ auld lang syne.

(REPEAT CHORUS)

FIFTH VERSE:  (Hang in there!)
And there’s a hand my trusty fere,
And gie’s a hand o’ thine,
And we’ll tak a right gud-willie waught,
For auld lang syne

(FINISH WITH CHORUS)
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The Meaning of the Words to Auld Lang Syne

Word definitions are according to Hogmanay.net (Hogmanay being the New Year in Scotland)

• auld lang syne - old long ago (or times gone by)
• auld - old
• be - pay for
• braes - hills
• braid - broad
• burn - stream
• dine - dinner time
• fiere - friend
• fit - foot
• frae - from
• gowans - daisies
• guid-willie waught - goodwill drink
• hae - have
• lang - long
• monie - many
• morning sun - noon
• paidl’t - paddled
• pint-stowp - pint tankard
• pou’d - pulled
• sin’- since
• syne - Before now; ago
• tak - take
• twa - two

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Annual New Year’s Eve Street Party
Sponsored by: The Downtown Merchants Association
Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008
7PM - 1AM
Downtown Sarasota, Mainstreet
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