Events on Long Island

Exhibits and more...

African American Dolls
A selection of African American dolls from the collection of Freeport artist April Marius are on view, commemorating Black History Month. Through April 17. Phillips House, 28 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. 764-7459.
Artists Choose Artists
An exhibition based on a mentoring relationship between established artists and young artists in Nassau County. Works by Charles Winslow, Doris Campbell, Kenneth Smith, James Brown, Rosa Hanna Scott, Maxine Townsend-Broderick, Brent Bailor, Hershel Manier, Rebecca Fowler, David Wilson, and Bernard James, among others, are on display. Through March 25. Molloy College Art Gallery, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. 678-5000 ext. 6549.

Donald Baechler
This large-scale installation by artist Donald Baechler is accompanied by several of his collaged paintings. Through May 8. Nassau County Museum of Art, Contemporary Gallery, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or
www.nassaumuseum.org.
Identity Crisis: Authenticity, Attribution and Appropriation
A new exhibit that explores issues relating to the artistic use of other artists’ styles and images. Historically popular artists had followers, imitators, and forgers, while more recent artists openly adopt well-known images and styles to comment on originality, authorship, and culture. Old Master and 19th century works from The Heckscher Museum Permanent Collection provide a framework to examine these issues. Through March 27. Heckscher Museum of Art, Main St. and Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250 or www.heckscher.org.
Milton Avery & The End of Modernism
View works by the artist who brought the sketch to the status of a finished painting. The exhibit examines the contributions of Milton Avery as a significant figurative painter from the late 1920s through the early 1960s and places Avery’s work within a long history of modernist practice that recognizes the artist’s sketch as a finished work. Through May 8. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Soweto Art: From The Collection Of Violet And Les Payne
An original exhibit that commemorates the 35th anniversary of the Soweto Uprising. Over 30 paintings and works on paper are on view from the collection of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Les Payne, who covered South Africa during that time period. Artists of Soweto represented include David Mbele, Velaphi Mzimba, Hargreaves Ntukwana, and Winston Saoli. Through April 21. Hofstra University’s Emily Lowe Gallery, Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672.
These Are My People: Aristides de Sousa Mendes
Examine photographs and historical documents of the families Sousa Mendes, the Portugues Consul in France, saved during the Holocaust. Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, 100 Crescent Beach Rd., Glen Cove. 571-8040 ext. 100 or www.holocaust-nassau.org.
A Timeless Legacy
This installation highlights Heckscher Museum’s most recent acquisition, Shinnecock Hills, a Long Island landscape by the American Impressionist William Merritt Chase, as well as a selection of other works by the master and his numerous students. Works on view include Lucas Cranach the Elder’s Virgin, Child, St. John the Baptist and Angels, 1534, the earliest painting in the Museum’s Permanent Collection; Melchoir d’Hondecoeter’s Stripped of Borrowed Feathers: The Raven-Jackdaw; and François Girardon’s rare bronze, Rape of Proserpine, 1693; all from the original August Heckscher Collection. Through March 27. Heckscher Museum of Art, Main St. and Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250 or www.heckscher.org.
Transforming Lives
An exhibit of photographs of Uganda’s youth taken by artist/activist Stephen Shanes. Through March 17. Nassau Community College, Firehouse Plaza Art Gallery,
College Center Building, Garden City. 572-0619.
Musical Salute To Yiddish Theater Star Molly Picon
Pace University Professor Diane Cipkin tells the life story of the First Lady of the Yiddish Stage, through her many songs, Tuesday, March 15, 1 p.m. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. 374-1967.

Theater/ Music

Cabaret
The musical masterpiece set in 1930s Berlin, Thursday and Friday, March 10-11, 8 p.m.; Saturday, March 12, 3 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, March 13, 2 and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, March 16, 8 p.m. $60. John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport. (631) 261-2900 or www.engemantheater.com.
The Crucible
Arthur Miller’s classic award-winning drama, Thursday and Friday, March 10-11, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, March 12, 2 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, March 13, 2 p.m. $15. Adelphi University’s Performing Arts Center, Black Box Theatre, South Ave., Garden City.
877-4000.
Deadly Murder
A mystery thriller involving a Manhattan woman who overcame humble beginnings to be part of the glittering New York society lifestyle, Friday and Saturday, March 11-12, 8:30 p.m.; Sunday, March 13, 3 p.m. $20 Friday and Sunday, $25 Saturday. Arena Players Second Stage Theatre, 296 Rte. 109, East Farmingdale. 293-0674 or
www.arenaplayers.org.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Musical based on the popular 1988 film about two con men living on the French Riviera, Friday and Saturday, March 11-12, 8 p.m. $20, $18 seniors and students, $14 youths 12 and under. BroadHollow Theatre, BayWay Arts Center, 265 E. Main St., East Islip. (631) 581-2700 or www.broadhollow.org.
Jay Johnson’s “The Two And Only”
Ventriloquist Jay Johnson, best known for his role on televsion’s “Soap,” performs his award-winning play about his passion for ventriloquism, Friday, March 11, 8 p.m. $40 and $35. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. 767-6444 or www.landmarkonmainstreet.org.
One White Crow
The world premiere of Dale Griffiths Stamos’s drama about a journalist and a television medium, Friday and Saturday, March 11-12, 8 p.m.; Sunday, March 13, 3 p.m. $20 Friday and Sunday, $25 Saturday. Arena Players Main Stage Theatre, 296 Rte. 109, East Farmingdale. 293-0674 or www.arenaplayers.org.
The Children’s Hour
Lillian Hellman’s celebrated play about a troublemaking student at a girl’s school who accuses two teachers of being lesbians, presented by the Lantern Theatre Company, Saturday, March 12, 8 p.m.; Sunday, March 13, 2 p.m. Congregation B’nai Israel, 91 N. Bayview Ave., Freeport. For information, visit www.lanterntheatreli.com.
Dancing Through Time
Pianist Emma Tahmiziàn performs “Dancing Through Time,” Saturday, March 12, 8 p.m. The program takes audience on a three centuries-long journey of the world’s great composers. $20. Freeport High School, 50 S. Brookside Ave., Freeport. 223-7659 or www.freeportcommunityconcertassociation.com.
Hibernian Festival Singers
The 75-person four-part choral ensemble performs, under the direction of Christopher Bilella, Saturday, March 12, 8 p.m. $19, $17 seniors and students, $10 children under 12. Hofstra University’s Helene Fortunoff Theater, Monroe Lecture Center, California Ave., South Campus, Hempstead. 463-6644.
A Taste Of Ireland
The Ryan Irish Dance Academy, under direction champion Irish dancer Kathleen Ryan, performs, Sunday, March 13, 2 p.m.; followed by “The Music of Ireland,” with Tyrone Noonan, at 3 p.m. Elmont Public Library, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont.
354-5280.
Bel Canto Chorale
The Chorale presents ”Songs of the British Isles,” Sunday March 13, 3 pm. Hear traditional selections, with soloists giving a special interpretation of their favorites. $10. Wantagh Memorial Congregational Church, 1845 Wantagh Avenue, Wantagh. 705-0011 or www.belcantochorale.net.
Kaleidoscope Of Music
Carl Nicosia and Terri-Ann perform, Sunday, March 13, 2:30 p.m. The program includes jazz, swing, rock ‘n roll, and the blues. Tickets required. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Mama’s Loshn Kugel
A traveling Yiddish revue featuring classic songs and sketches from the Yiddish theater, Sunday, March 13, 1 p.m. Refreshments will be served. $20. Friedberg JCC, 15 Neil Court, Oceanside. 634-4169 or www.friedbergjcc.org.
Nunsense
The hilarious musical about some nuns who stage a variety show as a fundraiser, Sunday, March 13, 2 p.m. $20, $15 seniors and students. The Show Place, 222 Pettit Ave., Bellmore. 599-6870 or www.plazatheatrical.com.

Family

Cinderella
The classic fairy tale springs to life in this fast-paced musical production, presented by Plaza Theatrical Productions, Saturday, March 12, 11 a.m. $10. The Show Place, 222 Pettit Ave., Bellmore. 599-6870 or www.plazatheatrical.com.
The Jungle Book
The adventures of Mowgli and his friends, Saturday, March 12, 2 p.m. $10. Merrick Theatre and Center for the Arts, 2222 Hewlett Ave., Merrick. 868-6400.
The Tale Of The Frog Prince
An audience participation comedy based on the story of a lonely Frog Prince who lives in a swamp on a large kingly estate, Saturday and Sunday, March 12-13, 1 p.m. $10. Arena Players Second Stage Theatre, 296 Rte. 109, East Farmingdale. 293-0674 or www.arenaplayers.org.