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| | IN THIS EDITION
• Live Discussion: Got Plans?
• Live Discussion: Got Plans? With Kids
• New Year's Eve
• Looking Back at 2004
• Inaugural Guide
• New Movies
• Bars and Clubs
• Restaurants
• Museums and Galleries
• Shopping
• With Kids
Live Discussion: Got Plans?
One Last Time
On Dec. 23, readers had questions about New Year's Eve, holiday dining and places to take a "casual date." We had answers. The Going Out Gurus are on vacation this week, but return Thursday, Jan. 6.
Live Discussion: Got Plans? With Kids
Wednesday, Jan. 5
This year, resolve to join the Kids' Table every other Wednesday at noon. Our gang makes family planning easy-peasy. Any questions?
New Year's Eve
Counting Down
What are you doing New Year's Eve? Some of the bigger parties have already sold out, but we have details on the parties and bands you need to know about. Looking for last-minute ideas? Try low-cost, low-key bar celebrations like those at Asylum, Capitol City Brewing Company and Cafe Saint-Ex.
Free Taxi Rides Home
If you're heading out over the holidays, don't forget to take advantage of the free SoberRide service, which offers up to $50 in cab fare for drivers who shouldn't be behind the wheel. Even better: It runs daily through New Year's Eve.
New Year's Eats
Wondering where to eat your last meal of 2004? There's still time to reserve a table. Check our list and see what treats D.C. restaurants have planned for you.
Families First
Always family-friendly First Nights are popping up across the region, from Leesburg to Annapolis. Break in your new year with fireworks, live music, puppet shows and alcohol-free fare.
Make a Splash
There might just be time to really impress your chums this New Year's Eve. Employ your very own bartender to take your party to the mix.
After the Jim Beam, the Gym
Making a resolution for a fit and strong new year? Check your fellow readers' picks for health clubs or find a club near you.
Looking Back at 2004
Year in Review
Washington Post critics look back on a year of slippery slopes and dazzling debuts, from television to film, stage to museum. Read their wrap-ups and wishes for the new year.
You Review: the Year in Music
Bob Dylan or Toby Keith? Brian Wilson or Washington Social Club? Post your thoughts on the best concerts and albums of the year in our you-review forum.
Inaugural Guide
Swearing In
We have all the news about the pomp and black-tie balls, plus official events, alternative celebrations and concerts and theater performances that happen on Jan. 20.
New Movies
Splish Splash with Spacey
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23395-2003Nov10.html Kevin Spacey directs and stars in the Bobby Darin biopic "Beyond the Sea," which Style's Ann Hornaday praises for presenting the facts of the singer's life, "with efficiency and verve." For showtimes, reviews and more on current releases -- including "The Aviator" and "Meet the Fockers" -- visit our movies page. And don't forget to check out trailers, too.
Bars and Clubs
Ten to Watch
Sometimes you feel like going to a packed, pulsating club. Sometimes you just want to hang out with your friends, have a drink and put a few quarters in the jukebox. You'll find both options -- and more -- in our list of the year's 10 best new bars and clubs. (Hint: Blue Gin, H2O and Wonderland are all included.)
Restaurant Reviews
Meals to Remember
Tom Sietsema, dish jockey, recalls favorite plates from the past year.
Restaurant Week Returns
Ready, set, dial! Roughly 100 Washington restaurants will offer three-course lunches for $20.05 and dinners for $30.05 from Jan. 10 to 16. It's really not too soon to be making lunch dates.
The 2004 Dining Guide
Tom Sietsema spent four months experiencing good meals, bad meals and spectacular meals, from Cleveland Park to Manassas Park, from Adams Morgan to Annapolis and beyond. He shares his results with you in the form of this fall's Dining Guide. Tom checks in on 52 area restaurants, but it's not simply a collection of "bests." Instead, it's a collection of places near and far, pricey and cheap, fun and serious that all share one characteristic: They make the Washington area a more delicious region to eat in.
Museums and Galleries
Permanent Pleasures
Washington Post art critic Blake Gopnik whiled away a workweek amid the National Gallery's permanent collection. Find his highlights in our photo gallery, then visit the museum and choose your own favorites.
Trading Spaces
There's a touch of irony in Kelly Towles's appearance at the tony David Adamson Gallery, where the graffiti-and comics-inspired artist has done a bit of on-the-cheap redecorating, starting with the walls.
Fashion and Beauty
Getting Dressed
Nothing to wear for New Year's Eve? Stores like Banana Republic, Brooks Brothers, Saks Fifth Avenue and Nordstrom are still flush with evening clothes And lucky for you, prices have been slashed on items like sequin and silk tops, tuxedo jackets and strapless black dresses. Read this week's Sales & Bargains for more details.
With Kids
I Choo-Choose You
Nothing says "holidays" like a train set, and these displays will continue into the new year.
Pageant of Peace
Spend a "Peaceful" New Year's Eve on the Ellipse. Take in the model train display that circles the base of the decorated Colorado blue spruce. In addition, there's musical entertainment between 6 and 8:30 and 56 smaller trees to brighten the last night of 2004.
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