What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more...

Across Time & Place: Treasures from the Permanent Collection
This rotating exhibition highlights a broad range of works by 19th and 20th century American and European artists from the Heckscher Museum’s Permanent Collection. Of particular interest is Étienne Berne-Bellecour’s monumental Embarkation Maneuver, 1882, which factually depicts the departure of a regiment of cuirassiers following the Franco-Prussian War. Heckscher Museum of Art, Main St. and Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250 or www.heckscher.org.
Marc Chagall
A major exhibit that includes a significant selection of Chagall’s 1957 series of hand-colored etchings of Bible stories. Opening Saturday, July 21, through Nov. 4. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or
www.nassaumuseum.org.
Opportunity and Impact: Works by Emigre Artists
The original exhibition examines the role of émigré artists in reshaping the nature of American art. The exhibit features artists who arrived from Europe during the early 20th century to present-day émigrés from Cuba, and South America. Through Sept. 9. Hofstra University’s David Filderman Gallery, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672.
Using the Lessons of the Holocaust to Teach Tolerance
This contextualized history explains the 1930s’ increase of intolerance, the reduction of human rights, and the lack of intervention that enabled the persecution and mass murder of millions of Jews and others, including people with disabilities, Roma and Sinti (Gypsies), Jehovah’s Witnesses, Gays, and Polish intelligentsia. Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, 100 Crescent Beach Rd., Glen Cove. 571-8040 ext. 100 or www.holocaust-nassau.org.
Scenic Routes
View works by 10 artists in this exhibit, which is part of project in which five established artists mentor five up and coming artists. Through July 26. Molloy College’s Frank and Gertrude Kaiser Art Gallery, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. 678-5000 ext. 6549.
Sydney Chastain-Chapman/Julie Tremblay
This exhibition pairs Julie Tremblay’s sculptural work with paintings and works on paper by Sydney Chastain-Chapman. Opening Saturday, July 21, through Nov. 4. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or
www.nassaumuseum.org.
Yonia Fain: Remembrance
A retrospective look at works by acclaimed artist and poet Yonia Fain created between 1959 and the present. Through Fain’s art and poetry, he pays tribute to the memories of those lost during the Holocaust, employing powerful visual imagery and messages that simultaneously relate the Holocaust’s despair and its atrocities while expressing key themes of survival and hope. Through Aug. 3. Hofstra University’s Emily Lowe Gallery, Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672.
Afternoon Movie
See ““John Carter,” the action-adventure based Edgar Rice Burrough’s novel set on the planet of Mars, Friday, July 20, 2:30 p.m.; also “Big Miracle,” the romantic adventure about a news reporter in Alaska who recruits his ex-girlfriend to help save a family of gray whales trapped in the Artic Circle, with Drew Barrymore, Tuesday, July 24, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
Those Daring Young Women in Their Flying Machines
Examine the courageous Long Island women who broke barriers and pursued their love of flying, Friday, July 20, 12:30 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
Monday Film
See “The Artist,” the Academy Award-winning homage to the silent film era, with Jean Dujardin, Monday, July 23, 1:30 and 7 p.m. Tickets required. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
Film Screening
See “The Vow,” a romantic drama based on the true story of couple whose relationship changes after the wife is left in a coma following a car accident, Tuesday, July 24, 10 a.m., 1 and 7 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Movie Time
See “Albert Nobbs,” the drama with Glenn Close about a woman passing as a man in order to work and survive in 19th century Ireland, Wednesday, July 25, 7 p.m. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. 374-1967.
At the Movies
See “Big Miracle,” the romantic adventure about a news reporter in Alaska who ecruits his ex-girlfriend to help save gray whales trapped in the Artic Circle, with Drew Barrymore, Thursday, July 26 1 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. (516) 223-6228.