CARTOONING

PEN TO PAPER “Egypt Buncake” is a solo exhibit by comic artist Marc Bell, featuring various cartoons made with Mr. Bell’s love for what he calls “fine ahtwerk.” The exhibit features 50 drawings, watercolors, paintings, and mixed media constructions that showcase a fully formed visual world of tubular creatures, inexplicable landscapes, and nonsense words. Selections include “Fresh From Kiev #2” (2006), above. Through Saturday, June 9, Tuesday–Saturday, 11 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Adam Baumgold Gallery, 74 E. 79th St., between Park and Madison avenues, 212-861-7338, free.

DANCE

TICK, TOCK, YOU DON’T STOP “Hour Upon the Stage” is a new work by choreographer David Parker and his theater, the Bang Group. The dancers provide the “music” of the piece through percussive dancing. Performers include Jeffrey Kazin, Amber Sloan, and Emily Tschiffely. Tomorrow through Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Dance Theater Workshop, 219 W. 19th St., between Seventh and Eighth avenues, 212-924-0077, $25 general, $15 members.

FESTIVALS

WEST SIDE DREAMS The H&M High Line Festival, curated by David Bowie, begins this week, celebrating the restoration and preservation of the 1.5-mile elevated railway on the West Side of Manhattan. The festival opens with a performance by the Canadian band Arcade Fire, which performs its recently released album “Neon Bible.” Wednesday. 8 p.m., Radio City Music Hall, 1260 Sixth Ave. at 50th Street, 212-307-7171, $35.50.

FOOD & DRINK

RIVERS OF WINE Chef Michael Gilligan of the Atrio and Noir Bar at the Conrad Hotel in Miami prepares a multi-course dinner paired with wines from the Burgundy region. Dishes include steak tartare on grilled pappadams, eel and foie gras with tostones, shitake mushrooms, and truffle dashi broth, and rum and pepper-glazed filet mignon with Peruvian potato and chorizo salad. Wednesday, 7 p.m., James Beard House, 167 W. 12th St., between Sixth and Seventh avenues 212-627-2308, $155 general, $125 members.

MUSIC

OH, CANADA The Effendi Records label, based in Montreal, presents its annual Québec Jazz series, featuring collaborations between Canada- and America-based musicians. The series begins with performances by the Yves Léveillé Sextet with American oboist Paul McCandless, and the Effendi Jazzlab with American saxophonist Donny McCaslin. Performances continue every Monday in May. Tonight, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m., Jazz at Lincoln Center, Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, Broadway at 60th Street, 212 258-9595, $15 general, $10 students.

MISSING TONIC Arts for Art and the Vision Music Festival presents Vision Tonic, a series of concerts featuring artists whose shows were canceled when the Lower East Side avant-garde jazz venue Tonic closed. Guitarist Marc Ribot performs with the re-discovered bassist Henry Grimes and drummer Chad Taylor. During a later set, drummer Andrew Barker performs with trumpeter Daniel Carter and reedist Sabir Mateen. Tomorrow, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m., Clemente Solo Velez, 107 Suffolk St., between Rivington and Delancey streets, 212-696-6681, $10 per set.

VOICES ON HIGH The Oratorio Society of New York completes its 2006-07 season with an all-Beethoven program including “Mass in C Major” and “Choral Fantasy,” featuring piano soloist Olga Kern. The performance features the Society’s 180-voice chorus, directed by Kent Tritle and joined by soprano Susanna Phillips and tenor Rockland Osgood. Wednesday, 8 p.m., Carnegie Hall, 881 Seventh Ave. at 56th Street, 212-247-7800, $17–$60.

READINGS

CITY PLANNING Robert A.M. Stern reads from and discusses his book “New York 2000: Architecture and Urbanism Between the Bicentennial and the Millennium” (Monacelli), which he co-wrote with David Fishman and Jacob Tilove. The book is the final in a five-volume series that that focuses on the city’s architecture and urbanism, and documents milestones in the city’s architectural history over the past 30 years. Mr. Stern is the dean of the Yale School of Architecture. Tomorrow, 6:30 p.m., Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave. at 103rd Street, 212-534-1672, free.

SOIRÉES

STAGE HELP The Dance Theatre of Harlem and the Parent Volunteer Group present the theater’s Spring Fete Noir with a silent auction and a performance of the theater’s work “Firebird.” R&B singer Freddie Jackson also performs. Tonight, 7 p.m., SONY Atrium, 550 Madison Ave. at 55th Street, 212-690-2800 ext. 133, $100–$150.

ACROSS THE LAND The nonprofit organization AmeriCares holds its 25th anniversary gala, celebrating its efforts in serving and helping people in need throughout the world. The honorary co-chairmen of the event are President and Barbara Bush, and author Elie Wiesel. The dinner honors AmeriCares founders Bob and Leila Macauley, and a performance by pianist John Kimura Parker is featured. Emcees for the evening are an anchor on NBC, Ann Curry, and the CBS news anchor, Harry Smith. Thursday, 6 p.m., Cipriani Wall Street, 55 Wall St., between William Street and Hanover Place, 203-658-9558, $1,000 and up.

ANIMAL LOVE The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals holds its 10th annual Bergh Ball, featuring an auction of artwork by photographers including David LaChappelle, Bruce Webber, Roberto Dutesco, Ross Bleckner, and Arthur Elgort. The ball is hosted by fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi, and committee members include an anchor for NBC, Matt Lauer, and the owner of Dylan’s Candy Shop, Dylan Lauren. Thursday, 7 p.m., Mandarin Oriental, 80 Columbus Circle at 60th Street, 212-876-7700 ext. 4652, $1,000 and up.

STYLE

BRUSH IT ON Makeup designer Trish McEvoy demonstrates application techniques and speaks about her products during two sessions at Saks Fifth Avenue. Thursday, 5 and 6:30 p.m., Saks Fifth Avenue, 611 Fifth Ave. at 50th Street, 212-940-4000, free.

TALKS

ROOSEVELT’S BEGINNING The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History presents “The Defining Moment: FDR’s Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope,” featuring a columnist and senior editor at Newsweek, Jonathan Alter, and a professor of American history and the provost of Columbia University, Alan Brinkley. Tomorrow, 5:30 p.m., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West at 77th Street, 212-868-4444, $15 general, $10 students and seniors, $8 members.

THE LAST SURVIVOR As part of its “Conversations” series, the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library hosts “The Romance of It All: Aspects of Latin America,” a talk with a journalist and former dancer, Alma Guillermoprieto. Ms. Guillermoprieto is the author of “Dancing with Cuba: A Memoir of the Revolution” (Vintage), in which she revisits six months in 1970, when as a young dancer she left New York to take a job teaching at Cuba’s National School of Dance. She discusses the 1981 massacre in El Mozote, El Salvador. Tomorrow, 7 p.m., NYPL, South Court Auditorium, between Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, 212-868-4444, $15 general, $10 for library donors, seniors, and students.

TO THE RIGHT The apexart gallery’s International Residence Program presents “Is It Possible To Be a Great (and) Eastern European Artist?,” a discussion about the history and future of successful artists from countries including the former Yugoslavia and elsewhere. Participants include a current apexart resident who is a graphic designer and a native of Sarajevo, Desjan Krsic, and the deputy director and chief curator of the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Gary Dufour. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., apexart, 291 Church St., between White and Walker streets, 212-431-5270, free.

TAKE A PICTURE “Confounding Expectations: Photography in Context 5” is a public program talk presented by the New School and the Aperture Foundation. The British duo Gilbert and George discuss their 35-year partnership producing large-scale photomontages and early performance pieces. The duo speaks on the occasion of the opening of an exhibit of their works at the Tate Modern in London, and the publication of a two-volume monograph, “Gilbert & George: The Complete Pictures, 1971” (Aperture and Tate Publishing). Wednesday, 7 p.m., the New School, TishmanAuditorium, 66 W. 12th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-229-5667, free.

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