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Mostly Cloudy Family Concert The Mama Doni Band Who needs a guitar when you have a shofar? Mama Doni & The Mama Doni Band bring their special brand of “funky music with a Jewish twist” to Oceanside in a show the entire family will enjoy. With Doni Zasloff Thomas – a.k
Weekend highlights include 'funky music with a Jewish twist" at a family concert, star gazing at Jones Beach and Family Day at Nassau County Museum of Art
Family Concert
The Mama Doni Band
Who needs a guitar when you have a shofar? Mama Doni & The Mama Doni Band bring their special brand of “funky music with a Jewish twist” to Oceanside in a show the entire family will enjoy. With Doni Zasloff Thomas – a.k.a. Mama Doni – leading the way, the band celebrates Jewish culture with irrepressible zest at its high-energy, interactive family rock concert filled with catchy pop songs that break the mold of traditional Jewish music. Quirky, offbeat, and unpredictable, The Mama Doni Band offers up a contagious and unexpected blend of reggae, rock, disco, Latin, klezmer and “Jewgrass” – all woven together with a hip Jewish sensibility and a zany sense of humor.
Friday, April 22, 1 p.m. $10. Barry & Florence Friedberg JCC, 15 Neil Ct., Oceanside.
(516) 766-4341 or www.friedbergjcc.org.
Starry Sights
Star Gazing
The mysteries of the spring sky unfold at Jones Beach on Earth Day. Visit the park’s Theodore Roosevelt Nature Center for a look towards the heavens. All ages are invited to observe the stars and spring constellations, using telescopes. The night sky will can be viewed in a myriad of glittering patterns as everyone discover the wonders of the constellations.
Friday, April 22, 7:30-9 p.m. $4. Registration is required. Theodore Roosevelt Nature Center, Jones Beach, Wantagh. (516) 679-7254.
Art Adventures
NCMA’s Family Day
Bring the family to Nassau County Museum of Art for a special day at the museum. Take the kids on a docent-led walk-through of the current exhibition, “Milton Avery & The End Of Modernism” along with the whimsical children’s exhibit, “Let’s Have A Bite! A Banquet of Beastly Rhymes.” Supervised art activities are offered, beginning at 1:30 p.m. Also, spend some time in NCMA’s sculpture park, which features over 50 works, many of them monumental in size. For more outdoor fun, take a stroll along some of the many trails through the museum’s 145 acres.
Sunday, April 24, 1 p.m. Free with museum admission. $10, $8 seniors, $4 children 12 and older. One Museum Dr. (off Northern Blvd.), Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.com.
