BLACK TIE & SLIPPERS! Everyone is welcome to join the Southampton Historical Museum on close out its year-long 375th anniversary celebration and ring in the new year. The party will include cocktails, dinner buffet, a champagne toast and tours of the Port of Missing Men, an historic mansion with sweeping views of Peconic Bay. The mansion’s development began over 100 years ago on 2,000 acres. It has over 30 rooms and was built by one of America’s wealthiest men whose heirs are still in residence. Guests will enjoy live music, cocktails, dinner buffet and tours of the extensive mansion with interiors furnished in American and European antiques. This once in a lifetime event benefits the Museum’s 117 years of public service to preserve Southampton’s ancient heritage. Black tie and festive dress are welcome, slippers are required in order to preserve antique floor coverings. The Southampton Inn is offering ticket holders a $190 special on accommodations, call 631 283-6500. Tickets to the 375th Finale and New Year’s Eve Gala are $225 each in advance and $250 at the door, $1,000 each includes a private tour – 12 guests limit. They can be purchased at the Rogers Mansion’s Museum Shop, 17 Meeting House Lane in Southampton, by calling (631) 283-2494 or using PayPal at southamptonhistoricalmuseum.org. The event begins at 8pm and lasts until 1am.