For the second year in a row, the Ring in the Arts New Year's celebration has a smorgasbord of events for the last evening of 2005.

From 6 p.m. Saturday to past midnight, partygoers can enjoy music, food and fun. At midnight, area churches will sound their bells to ring in 2006, followed by Zambelli fireworks sponsored by the Butler County Bar Association.

"The year will be bigger and better," said Maggie Stock, Butler's mayor-elect and the event's chair.

This year, a free shuttle bus will make a four-stop loop during the entire evening. Valley Lines will run the bus, which will stop at the Butler Arts Council, 421 N. Main St.; the Penn Theater, 147 N. Main St.; the corner of Cunningham and Main streets; and Diamond Park.

The bus will start the approximately 10-minute loop at 7 p.m. and continue through midnight, Stock said.

A Ring in the Arts button allows entrance to the event's 15 venues. Venues offer music from about 14 performers, as well as dancing and prizes.

Buttons are $10 each. A $25 family price gets buttons for two adults and two children. Buttons are available at Friedman's and BiLo grocery stores, Miller's Shoes, the Butler County Symphony Office and the Cranberry Township Municipal Center.

Starting at 6 p.m. Saturday, buttons will also be available at Penn Theater for the regular price.

More than 210 buttons have been sold so far, said Sharon Geibel, the committee member who coordinated sales.

Stock said button sales have been "very steady." She encouraged groups, such as clubs, to come out and enjoy the evening.

"You don't have to have your own party, just come to this one," she said.

About 14 restaurants will be open for the event. In addition, some businesses will extend their hours for New Year's Eve, including Worsley's, 161 N. Main St.; the Laskey House, 215 W. New Castle St.; and the El Cabana Cigar Company, 145 N. Main St.

Events are open to children, including cartoons shown from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Penn Theater. Other venues will feature crafts, prizes and face painting.

The resolution center at the Morgan Center, 101 E. Diamond St., is your place to make New Year's resolutions and view the community's resolutions from last year.

After making a resolution, dance the night away to a variety of sounds. Dance to everything from big band music at the Cornerstone Commons to polka at Congregation B'nai Abraham.

The Herb Flowers Studio Dancers will shake a leg at Dance Impressions, where everyone is invited to dance in the New Year from 10 p.m. to midnight.

For more information, visit the Butler Arts Council Web site at www.butlerarts.org or call the Butler Arts Council at 724-991-3632.

The following are entertainment spots for Ring in the Arts in Butler:<b>- AABC Art Center,</b> 344 S. Main St. — Make a party hat; 7 and 8 p.m., Harold Betters Quartet, jazz; 10:30 p.m., Mac Martin and the Dixie Travelers, bluegrass<b>- Blind Association of Butler,</b> 322 N. McKean St. (Rear Entrance) — 6:30 and 7:30 p.m., Full Circle, classic rock; 8:45 and 9:45 p.m., Vanilla Soul, classic rock<b>- Congregation B’nai Abraham synagogue,</b> 519 N. Main St. — 7:30 and 8:30 p.m., Merry Makers Band, polka<b>- Butler Arts Council,</b> 421 N. Main St. — Face painting<b>- Butler Penn Theater, </b>147 N. Main St. — 6 p.m., Button sales and free party hats for the first 1,000 partygoers. Model train exhibit; 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., cartoons for kids in the Bantam Theater; 11 p.m., raffle in the Lydia<b>- Butler Little Theatre,</b> One Howard St. — 7, 8 and 9 p.m., the Magic of Tim Kutch<b>- Butler County Symphony office,</b> 259 S. Main St. — 7 and 8 p.m., Tom Wotus, jazz piano; 9 and 10 p.m., Bryan Helsel, piano favorites<b>- Cummings Coffee, </b>146 N. Main St. — 10 p.m., Poetry Slam<b>- Cornerstone Commons, </b>201 S. Main St. — 7 and 8 p.m., The Tornado Big Band, big band; 9:45 and 10:45 p.m., The Anthony James Band, big band<b>- Corner of Main and Cunningham streets,</b> wood carving<b>- Dance Expressions, </b>129 E. Cunningham St. — 9:30 p.m., Herb Flowers Studio Dancers; 10 p.m., Dance in the New Year. Everyone is invited; 11 p.m. and midnight, Dance in the New Year<b>- Grace @ Cavalry Church,</b> 123 E. Diamond St. — 7 to 11 p.m., prayer services. Sauerkraut dinner is available.<b>- Holly Pointe lobby, </b>220 S. Main St. — 7:30 and 9:30 p.m., Austin & Krebbs, bluegrass<b>- Morgan Management lobby, </b>101 W. Diamond St. — Make your 2006 resolutions. Raffle, posters available, giveaways<b>- First English Lutheran Church, </b>Corner of Main and Brady — 6 p.m., prayer service<b>- Kids Count Inc., </b>220 W. New Castle St. — 6 to 8:30 p.m., children can make arts and crafts<b>- Sons of Italy hall, </b>133 S. Main St. — 8 and 9 p.m., Black Nugget Marinade, fusion-alternative; 10 and 11 p.m., Mind’s I, rock<b>- Westminster Presbyterian Church (Fellowship Hall), </b>420 N. Main St. — 6:45 and 7:45 p.m., Ray Ryan and the New Orleans Riverside Band, jazz; 9 and 10 p.m., Swingstation, vocal jazz

Restaurants open for business:- Anderson’s Common Court, 236 S. Main St.- Brick House, 118 N. Main St.- Burger Hut, 222 N. Main St.- City Subs, 251 S. Main St.- Cummings Candy and Coffee Shop, 146 N. Main St.- Dingbats, 100 Fairfield Lane- Great Wall, 323 S. Main St.- Gutierrez Mexican, 131 E. Jefferson St.- La Salsa Mexican Grill, 236 N. Main St.- The Monroe Hotel, 400 E. Jefferson St.- Natili Restaurant and Lounge, 104 W. Wayne St.- Natili North Restaurant, 204 N. Main St.- Rocky Mountain Deli, 108 N. Main St.- Snack ’n Pack, 353 E. Jefferson St., midnight buffet: 12 to 2 a.m.

WHAT: Ring in the Arts New Year's Eve 2006WHERE: ButlerWHEN: From 6 p.m. Saturday to 1 a.m. SundayMORE INFO: www.butlerarts.org, or 724-991-3632