The Public Theater, 425 Lafayette St., 212-539-8500.
For 13 years, superstar DJ Erick Morillo has been spinning for stalkarazzi-worthy celebrities such as Kylie Minogue and Shakira at Pacha's flagship club on Ibiza. Starting next month, Morillo becomes resident DJ of a four-level, 30,000-square-foot Pacha superclub that opens in the space that once held the legendary SoundFactory. Promoters are promising to bring Ibiza to New York (bikini-clad models showering in translucent pillars). The New York branch of Pacha will accommodate more than 2,600 partiers, while the petite Pachita on the top floor will be set aside exclusively for celebrities.
Pacha, 618 West 46th St., 212-209-7500.
Designers such as Christian Lacroix, Salvatore Ferragamo, Valentino, and Escada show off their 2006 spring and summer collections during a week of fabulous parties, fashion shows, and nonstop retail therapy. The week is devoted to long days of credit card debauchery, followed by evening soirees such as the Chopard & Escada Russian New Year party at the Hotel Martinez (Jan. 13 at 8:30 p.m., $340) and Celine & Chaumet's catwalking event at the Majestic Barrière hotel (Jan. 5 at 8:30, $100).
www.cannesshoppingfestival.com.
Lionel Richie, jazz singer? The former Commodore is performing at this year's Barbados Jazz Festival, so evidently songs such as ''Ballerina Girl" are actually jazz songs that have been masquerading as pop tunes all these years. Richie will have an opportunity to purr chestnuts such as ''Say You, Say Me" when he performs Jan. 13 at 8 p.m. Tickets for his show are $100. The festival is seven consecutive evenings of jazz, leaving days open for important cultural activities such as tanning. Other performers include Jill Scott (Jan. 11, $70) and Roy Hargrove (Jan. 9, $30). A single ticket for the entire festival is $250.
Concerts take place in St. Michael, St. Peter, St. James, and St. Philip. www.barbados.org.jazztickets.
The Floating Film Festival, the most exclusive film-geek getaway found on the water, allows cineasts an opportunity to rub elbows with movie experts such as TV's Roger Ebert and Elvis Mitchell of NPR Online, and director Barry Avrich. Many of the films and programs, including the all-star tribute to a single actor or director, are closely held secrets that are revealed only after the anchor's aweigh. Ebert will lead an analysis of Billy Wilder's ''Sunset Boulevard," but organizers are tight-lipped on other films. Created by Dusty Cohl, cofounder of the Toronto International Film Festival, the festival takes place on the six-star Crystal Symphony cruise ship. Stops include St. Lucia, Antigua, and St. Martin. There are just 200 openings for passengers (the cruise is not sold out).
Staterooms are $3,300-$4,700. Or live like James Cameron and stay in a penthouse suite with veranda for $9,500. Call 800-268-0900 for booking information.
Contact Christopher Muther at muther@globe.com. 
