Some of our nation’s pivotal moments have happened over a cup of tea. This Friday the folks at Cultured Cup will walk you through the history of the brewed beverage in the White House, and let you sample several verities along the way.

Saturday afternoon at 1 you can catch a free opera performance inside SMU’s Owens Arts Center. The featured opera is Leonard Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahit, a satire about 1950s suburbia and a troubled couple who escapes reality through movies.

If you want to learn the secret to making those perfectly thin and fluffy crepes, that’s precisely what this class at Sur la Table will teach you. You’ll learn how to make savory crepes, like roasted chicken with brie — and sweet crepes, like honey and ginger pineapple.