Stepping Out

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Weekly calendar of exhibits, theater, music and more

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BA Djibril Ngawa
A solo exhibit by the West African artist of photographs and paintings inspired by the shapes, colors, traditions and nature that surrounded Ngawa during his childhood in Mauritania. Through July 30. Frank and Gertrude Kaiser Gallery, Molloy College Public Square, Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. 323-3196 or www.molloy.edu/artgallery.
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.
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.
Afternoon Movie
See “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” the sequel to the comic adventures of the residents of the ramshackle retirement hotel, Friday, July 17, 2:30 p.m.; also “Intolerable Cruelty,” a romantic black comedy about powerful divorce attorney who falls in love with the ex-wife of one of his clients, Tuesday, July 21, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
Friday Flick
See “Into the Woods,” a film adaptation of the Broadway musical, starring Meryl Streep, Friday, July 17, 1 p.m. Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, 60 Verona Place, Valley Stream. 825-6422.
Mr. M’s Movies
See “Focus,” a romantic comedy-drama involving a con artist who takes on an inexperienced apprentice, Friday, July 17, 2 p.m. Rockville Centre Public Library, 221 N. Village Ave., Rockville Centre. 766-6257.
Lights, Camera, Trivia!
Film enthusiast Richard Knox leads an interactive multi-media trivia program, Monday, July 20, 7 p.m. Merrick Library, 2279 Merrick Rd., Merrick. 377-6112.
Movie Matinee
See “Into the Woods,” a film version of the Broadway musical, Monday, July 20, 2 p.m. Malverne Public Library, 61 St. Thomas Place, Malverne. 599-0750.
At the Movies
See “Still Alice,” the drama about a linguistics professor grappling with a diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, Tuesday, July 21, 10 a.m., 1 and 7 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Film Time
See “Selma,” the biopic that chronicles Martin Luther King’s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Ala. in 1965, Tuesday, July 21, 2 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
Movie Showcase
See “Kingsman: The Secret Service,” the spy spoof based on the popular comic book, Wednesday, July 22, 2 p.m. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
Screen Time
See “Snatch,” a comedy thriller about diamond heist gone haywire set in London’s criminal underworld, Wednesday, July 22, 2 p.m. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. 374-1967.
Art Talk
Examine “Modern American Storytellers in Paintings,” with art historian Vivian Gordon, Thursday, July 23, 1 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Film Showing
Watch “Big Eyes,” a biographical drama based on the life of painter Margaret Keane, Thursday, July 23, 2 p.m. Franklin Square Public Library, 19 Lincoln Rd., Franklin Square. 488-3444.

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