ART

PICTURES ON A PAGE “Fantasy and Faith: The Art of Gustave Doré,” an exhibit at the Dahesh Museum, celebrates the work of this illustrator, who struggled during his career in the second half of the 19th century to achieve recognition as a painter. During his lifetime, however, he was able to gain only relative fame for his illustrations of such works as Dante’s “Inferno” and Cervantes’s “Don Quixote.” Selections include “Massacre of the Innocents” (1869-72), above. Through Sunday, 11 a.m.–6 p.m., Dahesh Museum, 580 Madison Ave., between 56th and 57th streets, 212-759-0606, $10 general, $8 seniors, $6 students.

DANCE

DANCING IN JACK’S ROOM Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal dances Rodrigo Paderneiras’s “Mapa,” a fusion of Brazilian styles and classical ballet that pays tribute to the music of composer Marco Antonio Pena Araujo. The company also dances Azure Barton’s “Les Chambres des Jacques,” an intimate work that celebrates a dancer’s spirit and is set to a selection of Vivaldi’s arias and Quebecois folk songs. Friday, 8 p.m., Saturday, 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Joyce Theater, 175 Eighth Ave. at 19th Street, 212-691-9740, $40 general, $30 Joyce Theater members.

IT TAKES TWO The dance-theater play “Let’s Speak Tango!” tells the story of an Italian man and German women who meet through dancing While they don’t speak the same language, the couple understands each other as they fall in love, learning to communicate by listening to each other through the language of dance. The play is written and directed by Carlo Magaletti, with tango choreography by Valeria Solomonoff. Dancers include Katja Lechthaler, Fausto Lombardi, and Diego Blanco. Friday through Sunday, May 6, Thursday–Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday, 3 p.m., American Theatre of Actors, Chernuchin Theatre 314 W. 54th St., between Eighth and Ninth avenues, second floor, 212 868-4444, $40.

A BALLET FOR THE CITY Complimentary tickets for the final dress rehearsal of the New York City Ballet’s premiere of “Romeo + Juliet,” an all new production choreographed by the ballet master in chief of NYCB, Peter Martins, are distributed on Sunday. “Romeo + Juliet” is set to the classic score by Sergei Prokofiev. The open dress rehearsal is performed with a full orchestra on Sunday, April 29 at 7:30 p.m. It marks the fist time that NYCB has allowed the city’s residents to observe final preparations for a world premiere ballet. (The production begins on Tuesday, May 1 and runs through Sunday, May 13.) Sunday, 9 a.m., New York State Theatre Box Office, 20 Lincoln Center Plaza, between Columbus Avenue and 62nd Street, 212-870-5500, limit two free tickets a person, first come-first-serve basis.

FILM

BEFORE COMMENCEMENT The Film Society of Lincoln Center and New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and the Steinhardt School presents “Toons, Tunes, and Trikfilms,” a two-evening showcase of 17 silent films — animated and live action — produced by graduate and undergraduate students from Tisch’s animation program. The series features a wide array of genres and themes, from an animated painting that comes to life to politically minded films about homophobia and the atomic bomb. Musicians from the Steinhardt department of music’s instrumental performance program play original scores by student composers in the Steinhardt’s film scoring program. Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m., Lincoln Center, Walter Reade Theater, 165 W. 65th St. at Amsterdam Avenue, 212-496-3809, $15 general, $10 students, children, and members.

DUTCH MEMORIES Wendelien van Oldenborgh’s “Maurits Script” (2007) was filmed at the Hague as eight people read and discussed a seven-voice dialogue of a 17th-century governor of colonial northeast Brazil, Dutchman Johann Maurits. Mr. van Oldenborgh speaks as part of Apexart gallery’s program about the film, which captures the problematic amnesia that the Netherlands has for its own colonial past. The director of Casco Office for Art, Design and Theory in Utrecht, Emily Pethick, also joins the discussion. Friday, 8 p.m., Tribeca Film Center Screening Room, 375 Greenwich St., between North Moore and Franklin streets, 212-431-5270, free.

CROSSING HESTER STREET The Museum of the City of New York hosts a screening and discussion of Joan Micklin Silver’s “Hester Street” (1975), about Jewish immigrant life in New York City. Ms. Silver is on hand to discuss the film. The talk is presented in conjunction with the opening on Sunday of “The Jewish Daily Forward: Embracing an Immigrant Community,” an exhibit that explores the newspaper’s role as a window into life in New York City, particularly during the heyday of Jewish immigrant life in the first half of the 20th century. Sunday, 2 p.m., exhibit runs Sunday through Monday, September 17, Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave. at 103rd Street, 212-534-1672, free with museum admission, $9 general, $5 students and seniors, reservations required. For complete information, go to mcny.org.

FOOD & DRINK

FRESH TASTES Wine Rave NYC is designed to appeal to new wine enthusiasts: The event offers a 30-minute seminar and opportunities to meet winemakers from the Old and New worlds in a club/lounge atmosphere. Wineries include Korbel Champagne and Little Black Dress. Friday and Saturday, Friday, 6–10 p.m., Saturday, 5–10 p.m., Gustavino’s, 409 E. 59th St. at First Avenue, 212-352-9900, $65 general, $100 VIP admission.

POPS TO A BIRTHDAY The SoHo restaurant Balthazar celebrates its 10th anniversary with complimentary glasses and bottles of Champagne Gardet Premier Cru, available only at the brasserie. Glasses are offered during breakfast, and bottles are available for parties of up to 5 people for lunch and dinner. Two bottles are available for parties over 6. Monday, 7:30 a.m.–1 a.m., Balthazar, 80 Spring St., between Broadway and Crosby Street, 212-965-1414, free champagne with a la carte menu.

MUSIC

FAITHFUL MELODIES The Orfeo Duo performs “Songs of Hope,” a program featuring folk songs arranged by classical composers, and classical works by composers who seek to impact the world through their music. Songs include African-American spirituals arranged by H.T. Burleigh and Hall Johnson. Performers include soprano Beth Anne Hatton. Friday, 7 p.m., Library of the General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen, 20 W. 44th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-921-1767, $10.

EXPERIMENTAL TUNES Three jazz acts take over the back room at Monkey Town in Williamsburg. The band Ergo combines electronic lounge music with improvisational jazz, and the band Ways performs heavy psychedelic rock that mixes doo-wop with drone rock. Guitarist Daniel Fandino also performs. Friday, 7:30 p.m., Monkey Town, 58 N. 3rd St., between Kent and Wythe avenues, Brooklyn, 718-384-1369, $7.

TRIO POWER The Brooklyn Chamber Music Society presents a performance by pianist Jon Nakamatsu, violinist Carmit Zori, and cellist Andres Diaz. The trio performs Beethoven’s Sonata in G major, Op. 96, and Tchaikovsky’s “Piano Trio.” Friday, 8 p.m., First Unitarian Church, 50 Monroe Place at Pierre pont Street, Brooklyn, 718-858-0718 $30.

OUT THROUGH THE CURTAIN A Chicago-based band, the Hush Sound, performs selections from its newest release, “Like Vines.” The band has been praised for rich storytelling and imagery in its songwriting. The band recorded its first full-length album, “So Sud den,” in 2005 having only formed three months earlier, and quickly caught the attention of the bassist for Fall Out Boy, Pete Wentz, who offered the group a label deal Band members include guitarist Bob Morris and pianist Greta Salpeter. Accompanying acts include Hellogoodbye & Boys Like Girls. Sunday, 7 p.m., Roseland Ballroom, 239 W. 52nd St., between Broadway and Eighth Avenue, 212 307-7171, $20.

SOIRÉES

A RIGHT POINT OF VIEW The St George’s Society of New York presents its 237th annual benefit, honoring Lord Maurice Saatchi, a co-chairman of England’s Conservative Party between 2003 and 2005. The society is a private, member supported charity providing stipends to elderly/handicapped poor British and Commonwealth people living in New York. It was founded in 1770 by English colonists in New York to help fellow countrymen who had fallen on hard times. Friday, 6:30 p.m., Pierre Hotel, Grand Ballroom, 2 E. 61st St at Fifth Avenue, 212-682-6110 $300–$1,000.

THEATER

BROTHERLY LOVE Ben Katchor and Mark Mulcahy’s “The Rosenbach Company” is an illustrated pop musical made in the style of a rock opera, documenting the pleasures and perils of biblioma nia. Mr. Katchor is a graphic novel ist and Mr. Mulcahy is a composer The two teamed up with the desire to tell the stories of brothers Abe and Philip Rosenbach, who were famous dealers in rare books and antique artifacts in America. Friday, 7 p.m., New York Public Library, Humanities and Social Sciences Library, Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, 212-868-4444, $15 general $10 students, seniors, and library donors.

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