It's finally beginning to feel like summer, and I can't think of a better way to enjoy the warm nights than a picnic at Evergreen Museum. Tonight the museum opens up its galleries, including an exhibit of the First Folio of Shakespeare, while you wait for the 8 p.m. performance of Hamlet. Picnickers are welcome!

Saturday afternoon, Michael Gesker will be at the Barnes & Noble Johns Hopkins to sign copies of his Orioles Encyclopedia: A Half Century of History and Highlights. It's just in time for you to go pick up a copy before you head to the ballpark to watch the Orioles cream the Nationals.

Later Saturday, former crime scene supervisor at the Baltimore Police Crime lab, and current author of crime and horror stories John L. French will be at Red Canoe to sign copies of his books, including The Devil of Harbor City, Souls on Fire and Past Sins, and discuss the upcoming anthology he edited, Bad Cop, No Donut.

You can end a book-filled Saturday with a trip to the Creative Alliance at Patterson, where 10 Minute Plays will be shown, in cooperation with Write Here, Write Now. Rich Espey, Leo Horrigan, Terry Kenney, Lindsay Reed, Mark Scharf, Michael Stang and Rosemary Frisino Toohey's productions will be shown, with musical interludes by singer/songwriter Adam Trice of Red Sammy. The whole shebang starts at 8 p.m. and costs $12, or $10 for members.

Got any other bookish activities for the upcoming week? Let us know what you're doing!