Experience the Antiques Week classics and a few class acts.

57th Winter Antiques Show
The big event in antiques collectors’ calendars is here: the double-barreled Antiques at the Armory and Americana Antiques at the Pier shows come to town to entice and enchant with the best of what’s old.
January 21-23, see Antiques Week in NY calendar for hours and details.
69th Regiment Armory, Lexington Avenue @ 26th Street, Pier 92 &12th Avenue @ 55th Street
Tickets: $15

Omaha Theater Company: If You Give a Cat a Cupcake
Laura Numeroff’s beloved children’s book from the Mouse Cookie series comes to life in this staged production with original music, following the antics of Cat, his human friend, and oh yes - cupcakes! Filled with audience participation, this show pushes the boundaries of the book’s wonderful silliness.
Saturday, January 22, 11 a.m. & 2 p.m.
Symphony Space, Peter Jay Sharp Theater
Tickets: Adults $25/$27, Kids $17/$15, discounts for members

Celebrity: Lapham’s Quarterly Winter Launch
Lapham’s Quarterly is holding the launch event for the Winter 2011 issue “Celebrity” at the ever-elegant Joe’s Pub, featuring a conversation between editor Lewis Lapham and the artistic director of the Public Theater, Oskar Eustis. The evening will also include a selection of readings from the issue by actors Mandy Patinkin and Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Thursday, January 20, 7 p.m.
Joe’s Pub, 425 Lafayette Street
Tickets: $20

Benefit: Viva the Belarus Free Theater
On the eve of their return to Minsk, the Belarus Free Theater joins internationally-acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard, PEN American Center, Don DeLillo, and other surprise guests come together for a farewell gathering featuring literature, music, and cocktail conversation about the power of art and the future of Belarus.
Wednesday, January 19, 7 p.m.
Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker Street
Tickets: $25