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Bay Watch Resort, 2701 S. Ocean Blvd., North Myrtle Beach, 272-4600, is having a New Year’s Eve party for $95 per person or $159 per couple in the Ocean Drive Ballroom that includes free-flowing Champagne, a live band and a late-night buffet starting at 1 a.m. If you’d like to spend the night, there is a sleep-in package that includes the party for $229 per couple.

Capt. Dave’s Dockside in Murrells Inlet is having a New Year’s Eve Dinner and party. Anthony Freda will play the baby grand piano from 8 p.m. until midnight, and Capt. Dave’s will provide party favors, noisemakers and Champagne at midnight.

The regular menu will be available along with dishes prepared especially for the New Year. You can make a reservation by calling 651-5850.

New Year Gala and Buffet

Litchfield Plantation’s Carriage House Club has a New Year’s Eve party and a New Year’s Day buffet planned.

The New Year’s Eve Gala starts at 8 p.m. and costs $155 per person, which includes tax and tips. Proper attire, including jackets and ties for men, is required.

The evening will feature:

*An open bar with cocktails, wine and Champagne before dinner.

*Canapes served butler-style in the Carriage House Club’s Living Room and Library.

*A six-course dinner (see menu below).

*Live music (swing, blues, top 40 and more).

*Party favors and Champagne toast at midnight.

The menu is:

Duck Consommé with Wild Mushroom Tortellini

*Baby Arugula and Heart of Palm Salad with Honey Lemon Vinaigrette

*Butter-Poached Lobster Tail with Truffle Mashed Potato and Chive Oil

*Lemon Sorbet Intermezzo

*Grilled Filet Mignon of Beef with Périgourdine Sauce, Crispy Parmesan Polenta and Herb Roasted Provençal Vegetables

*Flourless Chocolate Cake with Gran Marnier Crème Anglaise

The New Year's Day "Eye Opener" Brunch Buffet starts at noon and costs $49 per person. Items on the buffet include:

Buttermilk Pancakes with Maple Syrup

Farm Fresh Fluffy Scrambled Eggs

Eggs Benedict with Fried Green Tomatoes and Hollandaise Sauce

Applewood Smoked Bacon Country Sausage Patties

Corned Beef Hash

Fruit Danish, Muffins, Croissants

Carving Station

Roasted Top Round of Beef au Jus

Roasted Sage and Pepper Pork Loin with Pan Sauce

Grilled Marinated Chicken Breast with Pearl Onion Jus

Crab Cakes with Lemon Butter Sauce

Ambrosia Salad

Mixed Green Salad w/ Assorted Dressings

Fingerling Potato Salad

Rice Pilaf

Spiced Sweet Potato Purée with Crisp Topping

Collard Greens

Black-eyed Peas

Macaroni and Cheese

Dinner Rolls, Corn Muffins, Biscuits

Apple Cobbler with Crème Anglaise

Key Lime Pie

White and Dark Chocolate Mousse

Wine and Cocktail Beverage Service Available

Island Bar & Grill, Village Shops, Ocean Highway, Pawleys Island, 235-3399, will be open at 11 a.m. daily Dec. 26-31. On New Year’s Eve there’ll be a deejay, complimentary finger food and a champagne toast.

Louis’s at Pawleys, 10880 Ocean Highway, in the Hammock Shops at Pawleys Island, 237-8757, will be open for its regular hours on New Year’s Day. On New Year’s Eve, Al Osteen and his Blue Grass Orchestra will play from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

SeaBlue, 503 U.S. 17 N., North Myrtle Beach, 249-8800, is known as a place to enjoy a relaxing dinner before heading out to New Year’s Eve parties. Specials are planned for New Year’s Eve that will also be featured on Friday the 28th and Saturday the 29th.

Note that one of the dishes features black-eyed peas and collards, which are traditional Southern New Year’s good luck foods.

Those specials are:

Roasted Bell Pepper Risotto with fricassee of fava beans, pearl onion and baby carrots.

Blue Point Oysters with domestic caviar, petite herb salad and chive oil.

Lobster Bisque with brandied cream and tarragon.

Salad of Roasted Beets with watercress, Cabrales blue cheese, candied walnuts and balsamic gastrique.

Half Smoked Halibut with toasted sweet potato cornbread, collards and black-eyed peas.

Turf n Surf for Two with New York Strip, lobster potato puree, snap peas, baby bok choy and cabernet reduction.

Pear Tart Tatin with spiced rum raisin ice cream.