2009 New Year's Eve in LA: Get your party on, a guide for the undecided

Twenty Ten: A Space Odyssey at L.A. Center Studios Shiny Toy Guns will headline, Geisha House and Ketchup will set up pop-up restaurants, a balloon drop resembling a meteor shower will go down at midnight and there'll be an open bar all night. 1201 W. 5th St., Los Angeles; 9 p.m.-2 a.m., after-hours party 2-4 a.m.

Hard NYE at the Hollywood Palladium "Around the world in eight hours" should be Hard's motto this year, with DJs from Berlin (Boys Noize), Paris (Mehdi), Montreal (A-Trak) and our fair city (Destructo) spinning hip-hop and electro. 6215 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles; 8 p.m.-4 a.m.

NYE at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel Hip-hop legend Grandmaster Flash will take over the decks. The lovely and ever-stylish Aqualilies will also perform their erotic take on 1950s water ballet in the pool. 7000 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles; 9 p.m.-3 a.m.

No Hassel New Year's at Oakfire Pizzeria & Pub No cover! No set menu! No dress code! It gets even more awesome. Not only is this trendy pizzeria and bar opening its arms to the neighborhood, but it's also setting up a free pizza buffet and pouring free Champagne at midnight. 829 N. La Cienega Blvd., West Hollywood; 6 p.m.-2 a.m.

Neighborhood New Year's at Tony's Saloon Arrive with five friends and get a complimentary bottle of Champagne. The idea here is to escape the madness. 2017 E. 7th St., Los Angeles; 8 p.m.-2 a.m.

First New Year's at the Varnish This flashback fete will include live jazz piano, limbo, bottomless punch bowls, open bar for drinks on the cocktail list and a Moet toast. 118 E. 6th St., Los Angeles; 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m. and 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

Afro Funké NYE Bash at Zanzibar Afrobeat, Brazilian and Indian beats reign supreme at Jeremy Sole's weekly party. To spice it up even further for the holiday, he's invited Garth Trinidad (KCRW) to DJ, African master drummer Najite Agindotan to perform and Capoeira Batuque to do its Brazilian martial arts-dance combo along to samba drummers. 1301 5th St., Santa Monica; 9 p.m.-2 a.m.