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December 30, 2005Hot PicksCasinos, Resort ring in new yearIn addition to Tab Benoit playing the Grand Traverse Resort on New Year's Eve, the Leelanau Sands Showroom presents Johnny Apollo and the Saturn Seven from Kalamazoo, with Turtle Creek Casino offering a disc jockey and party favors. Visit www.casinos2win.com. Nothing sleepy about celebration The Sleepy Bear Lounge in Honor presents Cherri & the Violators for its New Year's Eve Bash Saturday night. Call 325-2262. Three Thumbs Up at Streeters It's a New Year's Eve Party at Streeters in Traverse City with Three Thumbs Up playing, along with DJ Beats and MC Krutch in Ground Zero. Call 932-1300. Festival is on track for weekend The Festival of Trains continues at the Grand Traverse Heritage Center on Sixth Street in Traverse City, offering a variety of different themes and types of gauges of trains daily through Monday. Call 995-0313. New Year's Ball United Way benefit A New Year's Eve Ball to be held at the Portage Point Inn will benefit the United Way of Manistee County, with the 16-piece big band, The General Assembly, featured along with a prime rib buffet dinner, party favors, snacks and sparkling wine toast at midnight. Call (800) 878-7248. First Night events set in Cadillac First Night Cadillac will be held Saturday night in the Cadillac High School Auditorium from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., with music by Song of the Lakes. Call 876-3113. Tuesday brings Jazz Lab Band Michigan Technological University's Jazz Lab Band with guest artist saxophonist Bill Sears performs Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the City Opera House in Traverse City, with proceeds earmarked for Traverse City Area Public Schools Music Boosters scholarships. Scandinavia is exhibit theme The Manistee Historical Museum's Lyman Building is offering "A Scandinavian Christmas" exhibit from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, depicting the Yule as celebrated by the people of Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland. Call 723-5531.
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