Saturday, January 24: French-born acoustic axe virtuoso Stephane Wrembel, whose music was recently featured in Woody Allen’s “Vicky Christina Barcelona,” has become a fixture in Brooklyn, and he and his lightning-quick fingers are back in town. His African-, Middle Eastern-, and Indian-inspired music are a great way to cap an evening out.

Sunday, January 25: Celebrate the Chinese New Year — The Year of the Ox — with opera singers, martial artists and acrobats at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s annual energetic celebration. Guided tours of the garden’s plant collection will also be available as a great way to wind down after the festivities.

Tuesday, January 27: Hear a rabbi read from his book about, of all things, how to run a business. His first piece of advice: don’t kvetch! Rabbi Aaron Raskin, the spiritual leader of Congregation B’nai Avraham, who co-wrote “The Rabbi and the CEO” with Thomas Zwiefel (he’s the CEO), will be reading selected passages.

Thursday, January 29: Lovers of free alcohol only: if you’ve been spending hours in liquor stores trying to figure out the difference between Champagne, Prosecco and sparkling wine, here’s your chance to go from average dope to aficionado, and sample from a large, all-you-can-taste selection of wines and spirits — for free.

Friday, January 30: Prospect Park’s Wollman Rink is half-priced all day (and open late!). Whether you’re a faltering novice or an Olympic wannabe, this is your chance to put on the skates, but leave the big bills at home. And here’s another piece of advice: have some hot cocoa after. You know you want it.