What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more...

Across Time & Place: Treasures from the Permanent Collection
This rotating exhibition highlights a broad range of works by 19th and 20th century American and European artists from the Heckscher Museum’s Permanent Collection. Of particular interest is Étienne Berne-Bellecour’s monumental Embarkation Maneuver, 1882, which factually depicts the departure of a regiment of cuirassiers following the Franco-Prussian War. Heckscher Museum of Art, Main St. and Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250 or www.heckscher.org.
Opportunity and Impact: Works by Emigre Artists
The original exhibition examines the role of émigré artists in reshaping the nature of American art. The exhibit features artists who arrived from Europe during the early 20th century to present-day émigrés from Cuba, and South America. Through Sept. 9. Hofstra University’s David Filderman Gallery, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672.
Sculpture/Dine/Pinocchio
A major exhibit of Jim Dine’s recent sculptural works within the Nassau County Museum of Art galleries and on the grounds. The museum’s first floor galleries are devoted to several themes – the artist’s Heart and Venus works, Gardening and Carpentry Tool imagery, and recent Pinocchio objects. Through July 8. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or
www.nassaumuseum.org.
Steven Salzman: Facebook Formatted (and other works)
Contemporary art meets social networking in the work of New York artist Steven Salzman. His playful, yet insightful paintings, prints and collages draw inspiration from advanced physics and astronomy. Through July 8. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Using the Lessons of the Holocaust to Teach Tolerance
This contextualized history explains the 1930s’ increase of intolerance, the reduction of human rights, and the lack of intervention that enabled the persecution and mass murder of millions of Jews and others, including people with disabilities, Roma and Sinti (Gypsies), Jehovah’s Witnesses, Gays, and Polish intelligentsia. Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, 100 Crescent Beach Rd., Glen Cove. 571-8040 ext. 100 or www.holocaust-nassau.org.
Scenic Routes
View works by 10 artists in this exhibit, which is part of project in which five established artists mentor five up and coming artists. Through July 26. Molloy College’s Frank and Gertrude Kaiser Art Gallery, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. 678-5000 ext. 6549.
Yonia Fain: Remembrance
A retrospective look at works by acclaimed artist and poet Yonia Fain created between 1959 and the present. Through Fain’s art and poetry, he pays tribute to the memories of those lost during the Holocaust, employing powerful visual imagery and messages that simultaneously relate the Holocaust’s despair and its atrocities while expressing key themes of survival and hope. Through Aug. 3. Hofstra University’s Emily Lowe Gallery, Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672.
Afternoon Movie
See “One for the Money,” the comedy about a newly divorced women who takes a job at her cousin’s bail-bond business, Friday, June 29, 2:30 p.m.; also “Albert Nobbs,” the drama with Glenn Close about a woman passing as a man in order to survive in 19th century Ireland, Tuesday, July 3, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
At the Movies
See “Albert Nobbs,” the drama with Glenn Close about a woman passing as a man in order to work and survive in 19th century Ireland, Friday, June 29, 2 p.m.; also Monday, July 2, 6:45 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
Book Talk
Book facilitator Mira Sennett leads a discussion of Anne-Marie 0’Connor’s “The Lady in Gold,” Thurday, July 5, 1 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.