A Preview of This Week's Must-Attend Parties A PREVIEW of the must-attend parties, talked-about openings and fashionable nightspots for the week ahead. BAM Turns 150 The Brooklyn Academy of Music, the cultural heart of pre-hipster Brooklyn, marks its 150th anniversary with a New Orleans-themed gala that features cocktails, dinner, funk music and a Bourbon Street-style party. Boldface Brooklynites expected include Debra Messing, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard and Steve Buscemi. BAM, 30 Lafayette Avenue, bam.org. Thursday, cocktails from 6 p.m. Tickets from $1,500. Ferragamo Reopens Salvatore Ferragamo reopens its flagship store on Fifth Avenue, with a party celebrating a new Italian travel book by Mr. & Mrs. Smith that benefits the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Solange Knowles has been tapped to D.J. Salvatore Ferragamo Fifth Avenue, 665 Fifth Avenue, ferragamo.com. Thursday, 6 to 8 p.m. Invitation only. Glamorous Gluttony Make room for dessert. Some 40 renowned chefs from Relais & Châteaux are cooking a feast for 450. Participating chefs include Emmanuel Stroobant, Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Michael White. A portion of the proceeds goes to Citymeals-on-Wheels. Gotham Hall, 1356 Broadway (36th Street), relaischateaux.com. Monday, 6:30 p.m. Urban Hoedown Who will beat the mechanical bull? The Art Production Fund is hosting an urban hoedown, presented by Marc Jacobs and Vogue, that honors Kiki Smith, Mark Fletcher and Tobias Meyer. Other notables include Samantha Boardman and Aby Rosen, Linda Evangelista and Peter Morton, and Rachel Feinstein and John Currin. 330 West Street (near West Houston Street), artproductionfund.org. Monday, 7 p.m. Tickets from $500. Masquerading Relive the parties of the century. Five floors of the New York Academy of Art will be transformed by emerging artists into legendary balls. This year's TriBeCa Ball honors Robert De Niro, and a glittery crowd is expected, including Allison Sarofim, Mary-Kate Olsen, Julianna Margulies, Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber. New York Academy of Art, 111 Franklin Street, tribecaball.com. Monday, 6 p.m. Dinner tickets from $1,000. Film Preview Vanity Fair holds its annual kickoff for the Tribeca Film Festival, now in its 11th year. Robert De Niro, Graydon Carter and Ronald Perelman will host this stately affair, on the granite portico of the state courthouse. New York State Supreme Court, 60 Centre Street. Tuesday, 7 to 9 p.m. Feminist Art The Brooklyn Museum has its annual gala at its Beaux-Arts-style landmark. This year's Brooklyn Artists Ball will celebrate women - artists and matrons - including Elizabeth A. Sackler, Martha Rosler, Amy Sillman and Mickalene Thomas. W Magazine hosts an after-party for a younger crowd. Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, brooklynmuseum.org. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Tickets from $750. Send night life suggestions to TheBuzz@nytimes.com.