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SKATE: Free skating at Bryant Park just got...more free! Now you can get free rental skates every Wednesday provided you are one of the first 100 people to get over to The Pond Exhibit Area.

6 to 7:30pm // Bryant Park // Free

MOVIE: If you have 5+ hours to spare, catch the uncut version of Ingmar Bergman's Fanny and Alexander, which he called “the sum total of my life as a filmmaker.” The original cut is a hefty 312 minutes and makes its big screen premiere tonight. The 1982 film follows a family saga that was originally meant to be a a four part TV movie.

Part One at 6:40, Part Two at 9:55pm // IFC Center [323 Sixth Ave] // $10.50 (per screening)

THEATER: Conor McPherson’s spooky new play The Seafarer is set on Christmas Eve in Baldoyle, a coastal town north of Dublin. “Sharky has returned to Dublin to look after his irascible, aging brother who's recently gone blind. Old drinking buddies Ivan and Nicky are holed up at the house too, hoping to play some cards. But with the arrival of a stranger from the distant past, the stakes are raised ever higher.” The Times’s Ben Brantley calls it “the pick-me-up play of the season, with gorgeous, vitally intelligent performances.” – John Del Signore

8pm // Booth Theatre [222 West 45th St] // Ticket prices vary.

MUSIC: There's not too much going on in the rock world tonight, so we suggest starting out the new year with some jazz. Every Wednesday Michael Attias curates the night over at Barbes, and tonight includes a set from Tony Malaby's cello trio featuring Tony Malaby on saxophone, Fred Lonberg-Holm on cello and John Hollenbeck on drums.

8 and 10pm // Barbes [376 9th St, Park Slope] // $10