What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more...

A Step in Time: Molloy College’s 60th Anniversary Exhibition
The exhibit examine’s Molloy’s history through photographs, documents and related memorabilia. Through Nov. 20. Frank and Gertrude Kaiser Gallery, Molloy College Public Square, Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. 323-3196 or www.molloy.edu/artgallery.
Doug Hilson: Urbanscapes
An original exhibition of recent works in painting and drawing by Doug Hilson, professor emeritus of fine arts at Hofstra. Imaginative large-scale, complex paintings with twisting perspectives reference the shapes and forms of the urban world. Through Dec. 11. Hofstra University’s Emily Lowe Gallery, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672.
Enduring Images
An exhibition, drawn from Hofstra University Museum’s permanent collections, that focuses on the lasting record created by an artist’s visual responses to critical moments in time. Yonia Fain, a Holocaust survivor considered a “witness to history,” is represented, along with artists such as George Grosz, Käthe Kollwitz and Jacob Lawrence. Through Jan. 31. Hofstra University’s David Filderman Gallery, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672.
The Moderns
A sweeping showcase of modern art that encompasses two exhibitions, Selections from the Saltzman Family Collection and Long Island Collects Modern Art. The exhibits include works by well-known modernists such as Marc Chagall, Joan Miró, Constantin Brancusi, Edgar Degas, Robert Delaunay, Pablo Picasso, Fernand Léger and many others, along with choice examples of 20th-century art from significant Long Island collections. Through Nov. 8. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Mysteries of Bats
Tackapausha Museum and Preserve’s exhibit includes varied species of bats, featuring a live family of Egyptian Fruit Bats who fly and “hang out” in the museum’s nocturnal area. Other exhibits include displays about Long Island’s ecology and interactive activities. Tackapausha Museum and Preserve, Washington Ave. (between Merrick Rd. and Sunrise Hwy.), Seaford. 571-7443.
Scenes of Horror: A Photo-History of the Armenian Genocide
A multi-media exhibit detailing the political and personal through film, text, and photos. It includes a mini-exhibit on the American Near East Relief Organization and the 1919 silent film “Auction of Souls.” Through Sept. 30. Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, 100 Crescent Beach Rd., Glen Cove. 571-8040 ext. 100 or www.holocaust-nassau.org.
Art Scene
Explore “Frida Kahlo: The Woman and Her Work,” with Louise Cella Caruoso, Thursday, Sept. 10, 1 p.m. Rockville Centre Public Library, 221 N. Village Ave., Rockville Centre. 766-6257.
Afternoon Movie
See “A Little Chaos,” a romantic period drama invovling a strong-willed female landscape designer who is building a garden at Versailles for King Louis XIV, Friday, Sept. 11, 2:30 p.m.; also “Once Upon a Time in Queens,” a crime drama about a one-time Mafia kingpin trying to go straight in his old age, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
Movie Matinee
See “Black Sea,” an adventure thriller involving a rogue submarine captain and a misfit crew on the search for a sunken treasure, Friday, Sept. 11, 2 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
Literary Voices
Louisa Calio, Paula Curci and Narges Rothermel read from their works, hosted by poet Peter V. Dugan, Sunday, Sept. 13, 1:30 p.m. With open mic. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
Irish Cultural Society Meeting
Poet Connie Roberts reads from her recently published poetry anthology “Little Witness,” when the Irish Cultural Society meets, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 7:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend. Garden City Library, 60 Seventh St., Garden City.
Taste & Toast The Town
Taste a selection of food and wine from Long Island’s premiere restaurants and wineries at a benefit for the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 6-9 p.m. $100 per person. Chateau Briand, Old Country Rd., Carle Place. 378-2000 ext 651 or www.ucpn.org.
Art Talk
Examine “Picasso Returns to Paris Pedestal,” with art historian Vivian Gordon, Thursday, Sept. 17, 1 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Billy Collins
The poet laureate on tour, with poetry reading, Q&A and book signing, Thursday, Sept. 17, 8 p.m. $99.50, $39.50 and $29.50. NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd, Westbury. (800) 745-3000 or www.livenation.com.
Film Showing
Watch “The Rewrite,” a romantic comedy about a washed-up screenwriter who begins teaching at a state university and finds romance with a single mom, with Hugh Grant, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2 p.m. Franklin Square Public Library, 19 Lincoln Rd., Franklin Square. 488-3444.