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MIIM SCENES PROM ATLANTA NIGHTLIFE by PETER NEWTON Happy queer new year Here we go again for the 1,995 year in a row. Break out the party hats, the noisemakers, the gee- whizzlers and the hob-nobbers. Add a split of champagne, a happy thought and a free spirit and you're a first kiss waiting to hap pen this New Year's Eve in Atlanta. I went asking some urban party planners what makes their first night celebration different than any other in Atlanta. Here's what they had to say: "It's all about dancing with friends and family," says Steve Berman, whose high- tech produc tion company will revamp Velvet this Dec. 31 for "Beads and Bodies," a benefit for Project Open Hand's Mas querade. It's a fundraiser for a fundraiser in an intimate 600-person maximum setting with an emphasis on hi-energy dancing. For more info call 681-9936. "Come on out and spend 'An Evening in Las Vegas,"' says Revo lution owner Jill Cohen. Miss Gay Atlanta 1972, Rachel Wells, will join in the cabaret-style casino theme. "There'll be blackjack, craps and roulette, with proceeds benefiting the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation," says Cohen. The Erin Musslewhite Band will be upstairs at Jake's. Call 816-5455. The best new bar of 1994, Mon Cherie's The Chamber, is where "all lifestyles can come together in a utopia sort of way," says Mon Cherie in her raspy and alluring voice. And for New Year's Eve, she says, "you're in for a candlelight dinner, oral decadence and a live dessert bar with fetish perfor mances throughout." The Cham ber may offer just the type of multi- sensory experience that could change the way you look at the world. Call 248-1612. "If you're in the mood for the local music party atmosphere, Eddie's is the place to be," says Laura Hudgens, PR person for Eddie's Attic. Matthew Kahler, Millan & Kenzie and Michelle Penn will give it all they got for the New Year's celebration. Party fa vors and a champagne toast will top off an acoustic and rockin' evening by some of Atlanta's most talented musician/songwriters. 377-4976. All dressed up and nowhere to go will not be the case for party- goers at The High Museum of Art's "High Ball" at the NationsBank Plaza building. "It's a fundraiser for our Young Careers group, who help the High raise money for new art acquisitions," says Marty Rain bow of the Members Guild. "And more than that, it's the place to ring in the New Year with lots of people who have art in their hearts." Gam ing tables, dancing, a silent auction and live entertainment by "Nu merous Complaints" will round out the black tie optional affair. Tickets for the high-end but afford able event are available in advance or at the door. Call 733-4428. The most talked-about party going on in Atlanta is also the larg est. Code Blue Productions out of Nashville presents the illustrious RuPaul in a welcome-home New Year's Eve concert bash that's ex pected to draw upwards of 5,000 people to the Atlanta Apparel Mart. The evening goes like this: DJ Jimmy Marshall spins 'em from 9 p.m. until RuPaul appears at the stroke of midnight for a 45-minute show. Miami Beach DJ Lydia "Bad Girl" Prim takes it from 1-4 a.m., just when everyone's heatin' up. For tix call (800) 781-4066. 1924 Piedmont Road - 404 875-5238 Doors Open at 5:00pm Tuesday-Sunday Dancing • Billiards • Videos • Entertainment Corner Cafe • Valet Happy New Year, Baby! Ring in the New Year at the Otherside! $1000 in cash and prizes and a champagne toast at midnight. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door..