Are You Going Out on New Year's Eve?

Whether it's dancing, dining, eating or toasting the Times Square ball drop from afar, there's plenty to do around Huntington village for New Year's Eve.

Here are a few ideas, a sampling of what's happening in Huntington Monday night. If we've left off a public event, please add it in the comments.

Paramount hosts Dark Star Orchestra, a band that performs music from the Grateful Dead catalogue. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., with the show beginning at 8:0 p.m. Tickets.

Cinema Arts Centre will offer a choice of movies, followed by a champagne toast and cake, plus a chance to view the Times Square ball drop from the giant screen at the cinema's Sky Room Cafe. The movies are:

Choice of films:
9:05 p.m. – Barbara
9:15 p.m. – Hyde Park on Hudson
9:25 p.m. – Hitchcock

Tickets are available at the box office or by calling 1-800-838-3006 and are $15 for members, $20 for others.

Restaurants:

Quetzalcoatl plans a tequila fiesta, a full night of music, dancing and food, from 6 p.m. to 3 a.m., for $75.

Prime An American Kitchen & Bar plans a DJ and dancing after 10 p.m., with a champagne toast.

Porto Vivo plans an early seating from 3-5:30 p.m., and another from 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Live music by Collabo, and DJ Rob all evening. Reservations.

Huntington Social starts the New Year's party at 5 p.m., with live music throught the evening and a sparkling wine toast at midnight.

Honu Kitchen and Cocktails is scheduling special dinners, starting as early as 5 p.m.. Guests can dine then or make a reservation for after 9:30 p.m. to keep the table into the late night. A DJ, dancing and a midnight champagne toast are set; Reservation can be booked by visiting www.honukitchen.com or by calling 631-421-6900. Must be 25 and over for late night festivities.

Black and Blue Seafood Chophouse has three dinner seatings, starting at 5 p.m., and complimentary music by the Long Island band Six Gun Five. Reservations.

Besito plans to start off the new year with noisymakers and a tequila toast at midnight, preceded by dining from a full menu.