Weekend Events

The Miser at the Piper Theater
The Piper Theater, behind the Old Stone House, is kicking off its season of free summer plays. Tonight, the Miser plays at 8:30pm, and then will run Thursdays and Fridays until July 22nd. This Saturday the theater also premiers the play “Endure,” also free but with advanced reservation required. You can check out the full performance schedule here.

Scandals, Scalawags & Murder Most Foul
You are invited to visit, wth Historic Fund tour guide Ruth Edebohls, some of Green-Wood Cemetery’s most nefarious residents. Green-Wood is the final resting place of many famous and heroic people, but some of its deceased denizens have a more blemished reputation. Murderers and the murdered, a sullied adulteress, a famous courtesan, gangsters, con men and schemers lie next to those of a more virtuous disposition. We’ll also enjoy the visual delights of Green-Wood, its trees and ponds and its sculpture and buildings by the leading artists and architects of their time. Meet at the Gothic Arch inside the entrance at 25th Street and Fifth Avenue. Take the R train to 25th Street and walk up one block to the cemetery. $15.00.

Opera on the Gowanus
Based in Cobble Hill since 1998, Vertical Player Repertory has established a reputation for bringing opera to unconventional Brooklyn locations such as the Red Hook Marine Terminal. From July 8-16, 2011, the indie opera company will perform Francesco Cavalli’s 17th century comedy La Calisto outdoors under the stars in the gritty post-industrial courtyard of a 19th century factory building, home of the interdisciplinary gallery and reading room Proteus Gowanus (534 Union Street at Nevins Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215). Buy tickets here, $30.

Brooklyn Flea + Smorgasburg
On Saturday, the Flea is held at 176 Lafayette Ave. (between Clermont + Vanderbilt Avenues) in Fort Greene. On Sunday, the Flea will be at 27 North 6th Street (between Kent Avenue + East River). Saturday the Williamsburg location is also home to Smorgasburg, our all-food market. The Flea features over a 150 vendors offering a great mix of vintage, antiques, jewelry, and amazing food. Saturday & Sunday, April 23 & 24. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Free.