Article: NEW YEARS EVE 2008; (NOT-SO-)THRIFTY NEW YEAR; Aerialists! Open bars! Live human toys! Where to party if money is no object.(VITA.MN)

Byline: JAHNA PELOQUIN

If you have room to splurge, ring in the new year in style at one of these distinctive year-end parties.

Casino Royale NYE 009 Bond fanatics, high rollers and sensory-overload addicts are sure to flock to this bash. All four levels of Solera will be converted into a Monte Carlo-esque casino, complete with games, themed cocktails, a candlelit lounge, discotheque, go-go dancers, painted Bond girls, aerialists, fire dancers and costumed villains. Phew! Live video mixing by Timesquid and music from DJ Real Talk Radio should add a hipster injection into the venue's otherwise typical roster of club DJs. (9 p.m. $45-$95. Solera, 900 ...

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