MILLENNIUM COUNTDOWN

New Year’s festivities in Washington, D.C., will include a Dec. 31 gala produced by George Stevens Jr. and Quincy Jones at the Lincoln Memorial, featuring actors Will Smith and Diane Keaton; singers Jessye Norman and Kathleen Battle and others; and special exhibits and performances at four Smithsonian museums Dec. 31 to Jan 2. All are free. Details, plus hotel packages, are on the Washington, D.C., Convention and Visitors Assn. Internet site, https://www.washington.org, and in a free brochure, “The American Millennium Experience”; call (202) 789-7000.