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December 17, 1999 Purdue Memorial Union providing millennium party WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue Memorial Union will celebrate the end of the millennium with a New Year's Eve party for 750 guests. Lenny Seidel, catering manager for the Memorial Union, said the event in the North and South Ballrooms will start at 9 p.m. Dec. 31 and run until 1 a.m. Jan. 1. The party will feature the music of the Outcast Jazz Band from Chicago, a 17-piece group that specializes in Big Band music from the 1930s through the 1950s but also plays more contemporary arrangements. The union staff will serve a full buffet-style meal with a complimentary glass of champagne. There also will be a cash bar and a Viennese desert table. Guests also will enjoy a Year 2000 breakfast send-off. The cost is $199 per couple, or $299 per couple with deluxe accommodations in the Union Club Hotel. Black tie is optional. To make reservations, contact the events management office of the Memorial Union, (765) 494-8940. CONTACT: Seidel, (765) 494-8954 To the Purdue News and Photos Page