Stepping Out

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Weekly calendar of exhibits, theater, music, and more

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A Step in Time: Molloy College’s 60th Anniversary Exhibition
The exhibit examines 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 installations 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.
Afternoon Movie
See “Cinderella,” a live-action retelling of the classic fairy tale, with Cate Blanchett, Friday, Sept. 25, 2:30 p.m.; also “Love & Mercy,” the biopic about Brian Wilson, the creative soul of the Beach boys, and his struggle with psychosis, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
At the Movies
See the classic thriller “Rear Window,” Friday, Sept. 25, 1:30 p.m.; also “Woman in Gold,” a drama about an octogenarian Jewish refugee who takes on the Austrian government to recover Nazi confiscated artwork that she believes rightfully belongs to her family, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2 p.m. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
Friday Flick
See “Kingsman: The Secret Service,” the spy spoof comic thriller, based on the popular comic book, Friday, Sept. 25, 1 p.m. Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, 60 Verona Place, Valley Stream. 825-6422.
Movie Matinee
See “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” the sequel to the comic adventures of the residents of a ramshackle retirement hotel, Friday, Sept. 25, 2 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
Poetry Reading
Acclaimed poet Rowan Ricardo Phillips discusses his works, as part of Hofstra’s “Great Writers, Great Readings” series, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 7 p.m. Hofstra University’s Lowenfeld Conference and Exhibition Hall, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, 10th Floor, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5410.
On Screen
See “Selma,” the historical drama that chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965 when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led a campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2 and 7 p.m. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. 374-1967.
Film Showing
Watch “Still Alice,” the drama about a linguistics professor grappling with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2 p.m. Franklin Square Public Library, 19 Lincoln Rd., Franklin Square. 488-3444.

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