Einstein For Watermill

    On Friday, Sept. 14, the Watermill Center will celebrate the premiere of “Einstein on the Beach” at the Brooklyn Academy of Music with a benefit for the arts center.

    In addition to a premiere ticket, guests will be invited to a pre-show reception at 6 p.m. at the Berlyn restaurant, across from BAM, and a post-show reception there at 11:30 p.m. with Robert Wilson.

    The next day, Leila and Mickey Straus will host a 1 p.m. brunch at their Central Park West apartment, to be followed by a V.I.P. reception at the Paula Cooper Gallery at 3:30. Mr. Wilson, Philip Glass, and other members of the creative team behind “Einstein on the Beach” will speak.

    Tickets for Friday’s events are $1,000. Tickets for events both Friday and Saturday are $1,500 and can be purchased through watermillcenter.org/events/eob _benefit.