Stepping Out

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Weekly calendar of exhibits, theater, music and more

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Exploring the Centuries: 3rd-20th Century Asian Art
Works are of historic, spiritual and artistic importance and highlight centuries-old artistic traditions, drawn from Hofstra University Museum’s collections. The cultures of Japan, China, India, Tibet, and Thailand are featured in three categories: Buddhism, Devotional Sculpture and Flowers, Animals and the Seasons. Through Feb. 8. Hofstra University’s David Filderman Gallery, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672.
Lessons of the Holocaust to Teach Tolerance
A contextualized history that explains the 1920s’ increase of intolerance, reduction of human rights, and lack of intervention that enabled the persecution and mass murder of millions of Jews and others. Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, 100 Crescent Beach Rd., Glen Cove. 571-8040 ext. 100 or www.holocaust-nassau.org.
Past Traditions/New Voices in Asian Art
Juxtaposing traditional Asian subject matter with modern Western influences, this multimedia exhibition features works from contemporary Asian artists from China, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam. Artists include Xu Bing, Fx Harsono, Yun-Fei Ji, Bari Kumar, Dinh Q. Lê, Nyoman Massriadi, Shahzia Sikander, and Ai Weiwei. Through Dec. 10. Hofstra University’s Emily Lowe Gallery, Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672 or www.hofstra.edu/museum.
Picture Perfect: Selections From the Permanent Collection
This exhibition showcases works with appeal to a wide range of aesthetic sensibilities. Brightly colored paintings by Stuart Davis, George D. Green, Richard Hennessy, and Wayne Gonzales contrast evocative landscapes by Ralph Albert Blakelock, Jerome Blum, and Matthew Spender. Heckscher Museum of Art, Main St. and Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250 or www.heckscher.org.
Still Life: 1970s Photorealism
An exhibit devoted to works associated with Photorealism movement. Artists featured include Audrey Flack, Ralph Goings, Duane Hanson, Malcolm Morley, Ben Schonzeit and Idelle Weber. Through Nov. 9. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Tiffany’s Orient
Paintings and decorative arts inspired by Louis Comfort Tiffany’s travels and surroundings in North Africa and the East are on view. Through Nov. 9. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Afternoon Movie
See “Escape Plan,” the action thriller involving a structural-security authority who must escape from the world’s deadliest prison where he has been incarcerated, with Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger, Friday, Oct. 24, 2:30 p.m.; also “Chef,” the comedy-drama about a prominent L.A. chef who loses his restaurant job and then starts up a food truck in an effort to reclaim his creative promise, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
Friday Film
See “Chef,” the comedy-drama about a prominent L.A. chef who loses his restaurant job and then starts up a food truck, Friday, Oct. 24, 2 p.m. Rockville Centre Public Library, 221 N. Village Ave., Rockville Centre. 766-6257.
Murder, Madness and Poe
Michael Bertolini performs as Edgar Allen Poe, in this drama with poetry, music and readings, Friday, Oct. 24, 12:30 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
Literary Voices
Lorraine Conlin, Verless Doran and Harriet Slaughter read from their works, hosted by poet Peter V. Dugan, Sunday, Oct. 26, 1:30 p.m. With open mic. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
Art Talk
Examine “Masterworks From the Phillips Collection,” with art historian Vivian Gordon, Monday, Oct. 27, 1 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
At the Movies
See “Words and Pictures,” the romantic drama about a prep school English teacher who meets his match in a newly arrived colleague, an abstract artist, Tuesday, Oct. 28s, 10 a.m., 1 and 7 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Movie Matinee
Watch “The Ghost and Mrs. Muir,” the romantic fantasy starring Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2 p.m. Franklin Square Public Library, 19 Lincoln Rd., Franklin Square. 488-3444.

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