THE LAST WEEK OF THE YEAR – Free

A Citi-Coaching Skating Session – The Pond at Bryant Park, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street; Sunday, December 28th, 9:00 AM. Free. (212-768-4242)

Dixieland concert presented by the Gotham Jazzmen. Tuesday, December 30th, 12:00 PM; New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza (212 870-1630)

Author @ the Library presents: "The End of the Innocence: The 1964-1965 New York World's Fair, with Lawrence R. Samuel. Come learn more about the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair, where new concepts were introduced, and where personal experiences were burned into memories. Tuesday, December 30th,   6:30 PM, Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 Fifth Avenue. (212 340-0833)

Introduction to Literature Research
This class explores the most up to date tools for literary research. Topics covered include specialty resources in poetry and fiction, essential databases of literary criticism, and online literature archives. Humanities and Social Sciences Library, January 30th, 3:15 PM, Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, (917-275-6975) 

New Year's Eve Concert: My Lord Chamberlain's Consort – Seasonal songs from the courts of medieval and Renaissance England, 1:15 p.m. Dec. 31; St. Bartholomew's Church, Park Avenue and 51st Street. Free. (212-378-0222)