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. Contemporary artists including George Deem, Audrey Flack, Kathleen Gilje, Paul Giovanopoulus, Jane Hammond, Deborah Kass, Man Ray, Vik Muniz, Robert Rauschenberg, and Andy Warhol, among others, provide a counterpoint to the historical works in the show. 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.
Art Lecture
Examine the Metropolitan Museum of Art's exhibit "Cezanne's Card Players" with art historian Thomas Germano, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 1 p.m. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. 374-1967.
New York Islanders Booster Club General Membership Meeting
New York Islander Mark Streit is the special guest at the New York Islanders Booster Club meeting, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 7 p.m. The club is collecting DVDs for veterans and Campbell Soup labels for charity. Free for members; $5 for nonmembers, who can join at the meeting. Long Island Marriott, Uniondale.(631) 547-6942 or
www.nyiboosterclub.org.
Village Art Club Meeting
Carolyn Clarke demonstrates Chinese brush painting at the Village Art Club's monthly meeting, Thursday, Feb. 24, 7 p.m. Admission is free and is open to non-members. Rockville Centre Library, downstairs meeting room, 221 North Village Ave., Rockville Centre. 764-1950.

Theater/ Music

Cabaret
The musical masterpiece set in 1930s Berlin, Thursday and Friday, Feb 17-18, 8 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 19, 3 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 20, 2 and 7 p.m. $60. John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport. (631) 261-2900 or www.engemantheater.com.
Jekyll & Hyde The Musical
Musical tale of the 19th century scientist and his evil alter ego, Thursday, Feb. 17, 8 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 19, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 20, 3 p.m. $45, $35 seniors and students. Maguire Theater at SUNY Old Westbury, Route 107 North, Old Westbury. (866) 811-411 or www.jekyllandhydelongisland.com or www.theatermania.com.
Steve Adelson's Stick-Tet
Long Beach Jazz Festival producer Steve Adelson presents a "special Stick-Tet" with Chieli Minucci and Washboard Dave, Thursday, Feb. 17, 7-11 p.m. No cover. Allegria Hotel, 80 West Broadway, Long Beach. 889-1300.
Dial M For Murder
Thriller about a man plotting his wife's murder, Friday andSaturday, Feb. 18-19, 8:30 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 20, 3 p.m. $20, $16 students and seniors Friday and Sunday. Merrick Theatre & Center for the Arts, 2222 Hewlett Ave., Merrick. 868-6400.
The Seafarer
Conor McPherson's drama set in northern Dublin involving a high stakes poker game on a Christmas evening, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 18-19, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 20, 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.
CATS
Andrew Lloyd Webber's award-winning musical, based on T.S. Eliot’s "Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats," Saturday, Feb. 19, 8 p.m. $75, $60, $45.Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, C.W. Post Campus, Rte. 25A, Brookville.(800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com or www.tillescenter.org.
Steve Adelson And Friends
Steve Adelson performs on Chapman Stick with Kerry Kearney and John Fav, Saturday, Feb. 19. 152 West Park Ave., Long Beach. 889-3366.
Second Stage Improv Comedy
The Second Stage Improv Comedy troupe performs routines with scripts, with audience input, Saturday, Feb. 19, 10:30 p.m. $12. Arena Players Second Stage Theatre, 296 Rte. 109, East Farmingdale. 293-0674 or www.arenaplayers.org.
12 Angry Men
The gripping drama about a diverse group of all-male jurors, Saturday, Feb. 19, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 20, 2:30 p.m. $23, $21 seniors, $18 students, $14 youths 12 and under. BroadHollow Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont (631) 581-2700 or
www.broadhollow.org.

Family

The Jungle Book
The adventures of Mowgli and his friends, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2 p.m. $10. Merrick Theatre and Center for the Arts, 2222 Hewlett Ave., Merrick. 868-6400.
The Pirates Of Treasure Island
Ride the high seas to adventure, Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 19-20, 1 p.m. Arena Players Second Stage Theatre, 296 Rte. 109, East Farmingdale. 293-0674 or www.arenaplayers.org.
Sleeping Beauty
The beloved tale about the princess and the spell-bound prince, presented by Plaza Theatrical Productions, Saturday, Feb. 19, 11 a.m. $10. The Show Place, 222 Pettit Ave., Bellmore. 599-6870 or www.plazatheatrical.com.
The Wizard Of Oz
Travel down the Yellow Brick Road with Dorothy and her friends, Saturday, Feb, 19, 2 p.m. $10. BroadHollow Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. (631) 581-2700 or www.broadhollow.org.
Lion Dance Mask Workshop
Celebrate the Year of the Rabbit by creating masks worn during traditional Chinese New Year festivities, Saturday Feb. 19, 3 p.m. Make a mask, listen to traditional Lion Dance music, then march through LICM. $3 with museum admission ($2 members). Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. 224-5800 or www.licm.org.
Gustafer Yellowgold's Infinity Sock
Gustafer Yellowgold, an alien from the sun, created by Morgan Taylor, shares stories about his friends and living on earth, Sunday Feb. 20, 1 and 3 p.m. The multi-media performance features music, animated illustrations and storytelling. $4 with museum admission ($3 members), $8 theater only. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. 224-5800 or www.licm.org.