Say cheers and one last goodbye to 2008 as you roll in 2009 at the Final Toast 2 New Year’s Eve celebration at Sweet Georgia Brown in downtown Detroit. The Final Toast is back for a second time to offer a touch of class to the 21-and-up crowd and elite entertainment by DJ Bee and DJ G-Raw. “It’s an atmosphere like a real New York event with a mature crowd and an overall dressy event,” says Fellon of Fal J Promotions. “We expect about 500-600 people at this party.” Dress to the nines because there’s no athletic wear allowed. Watch the ball drop on three different big screens, kick back in heated and furnished tents, enjoy strolling hors d’oeuvres and toast another year with champagne.
9 p.m.-2 a.m., 1045 Brush, Detroit. 313-965-1245. $30, or $50 VIP, which includes a buffet and VIP booths.
