Greet the new year at the Annual Atrium Party at Hyatt Regency Phoenix, featuring the 10-piece band Groove Merchants, a live DJ spinning mixes into the night, champagne, hors d’oeuvres, an ultra-special Dining and Party Package, and more.

Chef James Porter of Petite Maison has planned a menu of exquisite French cuisine sure to transport dinner guests (and their taste buds) to the City of Light on New Year’s Eve, with white truffles, Diver scallops, filet, lobster, champagne and more.

For the indecisive bunch, here are more ideas from Haute Living Phoenix for how to spend the biggest night of the year, including where to dine, where to party the night away, and where to lay your head (read: crash) when all the fun has finally wound down.

Enjoy a decadent four-course dinner, dancing and live entertainment at The Grill at Wigwam Resort for a New Year’s Eve celebration complete with global cuisine in a stunning Southwest setting.

It comes but once a year! Say “out with the old and in with the new” at a celebration fit for the history books. Not just any fete will do, however, and we have the dish on the Top 5 places to see and be seen on Dec. 31. Make sure you’re at one of these New Year’s Eve parties to ring in 2011 with a guaranteed good time.

By now, you’ve probably heard about Go Daddy’s all-star holiday party on Dec. 11 at Chase Field. (Even better, if you got to attend.) If you’re clueless, however, we’ll provide you with photographic evidence of what you missed.

Head to the Hotel Valley Ho on Saturday, Dec. 25, at 8 p.m. for the one and only Mazelpalooza. As the flier says, “Jews. Booze. Shmooze!” The party, presented by Young Jewish Phoenix, is exclusively for those ages 21 years and older and is expected to draw hundreds of party-goers this year.

Don’t let the holiday cakes, cookies and cocktails, as well as the lower temperatures (well, by Arizona standards, anyway) put the big chill on your winter workout routine. And some snazzy new duds couldn’t hurt for re-firing your interest in exercise, right? Here are the Top 5 places in the Valley to score new athletic apparel.

Many people pass through the Valley for its easy winters, first-rate dining, unparalleled spas, world-class shopping and more, but these five celebrities decided to call the area home and take advantage of all it has to offer year-round.