Twilight in the Garden Shadow Shows

Some of the community gardens administered by the New York Restoration Project will have unusual visitors over the next few weeks, including mermaids, a sea captain, space pirates and a dragon. They’re all characters in Twilight in the Garden Shadow Shows, a series of shadow puppetry performances by the theater company Midnight Radio Show. The presentations include live music and storytelling. Friday’s tale involves Captain Mira and her brother, Paolo, who sail dangerously close to mermaids; Saturday’s involves an encounter between a farmer and a sea captain.