The Weekend: 12.31-1.2

Friday, Dec. 31

Borough-wide: Say goodbye to 2010 - and hello to 2011 - at any one of these parties. It's a guaranteed good time.

Saturday, Jan. 1

Coney Island: Nothing cures a hangover better than an icy dip in the ocean!

Bushwick: Get started on that resolution to do more artsy fartsy stuff by celebrating the opening of Storefront Gallery's new exhibition, "New Year, New Work, New Facts," with a brunch at the space.

Sunday, Jan. 2

Clinton Hill: Get in more culture at Hadas Gallery and its opening of "Depth/Balance/Surface," featuring photography by Richard W. Golden.

Fort Greene: Send out the holiday with "The Nutcracker," a new version from the American Ballet Theatre at BAM.