Saturday, December 29: Didn’t get what you wanted for Christmas? If you had your eyes peeled for a gift box with air holes punched into it but were left with your tail between your legs, head over to 4 and a Tail in Park Slope for the arrival of the Brooklyn Animal Foster Network’s mobile pet adoption unit.

Monday, December 31: Every bar in the borough — and most of the people — will be doing something special to celebrate New Year’s Eve. Turn to page 7 to check out GO Brooklyn’s guide to the biggest and most exciting parties of the night, as well as more subdued, but equally satisfying, dining options.

Tuesday, January 1: All winter long most people are dreaming of a dip into a hot tub, not a swim in the freezing cold ocean. The Coney Island Polar Bears are not most people. These sub-zero heroes are dipping into the frigid Atlantic to raise money for Camp Sunshine, a kids charity.

Wednesday, January 2: Trekkies and civilians alike will be beaming themselves up to the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s box office today to purchase tickets for the upcoming production of “Macbeth” starring Patrick Stewart (aka Capt. Picard on “Star Trek: The Next Generation”).

Friday, January 4: Rock band Bridges and Powerlines, one of the best local acts we’ve seen in quite a while, will bring its high-energy show to Union Hall tonight. (They’ll be joined by openers The Great Lakes and Rachel Lipson.) Make it your New Year’s resolution to get to more great rock shows, and make this the first.