Where Corks Will Pop and Confetti Will Fly

It’s that time again. The year is winding down--and you didn’t get around to making an early reservation for New Year’s Eve. Here are a few festive spots where you can still get a table.

* Roxbury: 8225 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood; (213) 656-1750. Dinner seatings at 7:30 ($55 per person) and 10:30 ($85 per person).

* Ava’s: 8522 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles; (310) 652-5357. Dinner seatings at 8 p.m. ($75 per person) and 10:30 ($125 per person). There will be two live bands and a $25 charge for dancing patrons.

* The Mayan: 1038 S. Hill St., Los Angeles; (213) 746-4674. $30 per person, $50 per couple (includes party favors and dancing to deejay music on two levels until 4 a.m.).

* St. Mark’s at the Beach: 23 Windward Ave., Venice; (310) 452-2222. Two four-course dinners with seatings from 6 to 10 p.m. ($55 per person, $100 per couple) and 10:15 p.m. to 2 a.m. ($80 per person, $150 per couple). Live band and party favors.

* Biltmore Hotel: 506 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles; (213) 962-0609. Benefit for the Interfaith Hunger Coalition. A four-course dinner for $65 per person plus live band, magic show, comedy and party favors.

* The Music Center: 135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles; (213) 480-3232. Concert by the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and Patti Austin in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at 8:30 p.m., preceding a buffet supper, dancing in the Grand Hall and a midnight champagne toast. The event benefits L.A. Philharmonic Musicians Pension Fund. Tickets are $150, $125, $90, $75 and $60. ($300 patron tickets include the concert and a private dinner and dance party at the New Hotel Intercontinental.)

* Sober New Year’s Eve Dance: 4144 Glencoe Ave., Marina del Rey; (310) 558-3976. Sponsored by SHARE (the Self-Help and Recovery Exchange). $20 at the door. No alcohol or smoking.