Four things to do this weekend: food and wine samplings, children’s opera, acoustic performance and rose classes

Les Dames d’Escoffier’s 2016 event. Photo courtesy of the organization

Some of the neighborhood’s best restaurants are highlighted at Les Dames d’Escoffier‘s event, A Dame Good Party. This Sunday, enjoy food and pastries from Dallas’ top female chefs, including  Asian Mint’s Nikky Phinyawatana and Suze’s creator Susie Bauer. Women-owned wineries’ offerings also will be available to sample. Proceeds will be used for scholarships that benefit North Texas women pursuing food and beverage-related studies. The celebration, held at Sixty Five Hundred, starts at 6 p.m. Tickets cost $75 in advance and $100 at the door. Get all the details here.

Three little pigs take down Wolfgang Bigbad during this unconventional children’s opera, which highlights the importance of reading and learning. The free performance is slated at 1 p.m. this Saturday. Learn more here.

Singer-songwriters Grace Pettis and Bill Hook perform at Uncle Calvin’s this Friday at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $15-$18.

Northaven Garden’s Rose Week starts this Saturday. Attend classes, learn from staff members and enter contests to win prizes.