Stepping Out

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Weekly calendar of exhibits, theater, music, and more

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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 focusing 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.
Maxfield Parrish: Paintings and Prints from the National Museum of American Illustration
An exhibition of works by the American imagist, embodying the artist’s long career and extraordinary accomplishments. Original artworks as well as a large collection of vintage prints are included. Through Feb. 28. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Molloy College Alumni 60th Anniversary Exhibition
A showase of works by Molloy College alumni from throughout the years. Paintings, drawings and prints, along with other media, are on view. Through Dec. 11. Kellenberg Art Gallery, Molloy College, Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. 323-3196 or www.molloy.edu/artgallery.
Seven Summers
An exhibit of photographer Nadia Sablin’s images, examining the daily lives of her elderly aunts in northwest Russia. The exhibit focuses on the traditional Russian way of life. Through Dec. 22. Nassau Community College’s Firehouse Plaza Art Gallery, College Center Building, Garden City. 572-0619.
Afternoon Movie
See “Catching Faith,” a faith-based spiritual film about a high school football star whose family is not as perfect as they seem, Friday, Nov. 27, 2:30 p.m.; also “Deck the Halls,” a family comedy set during the Christmas season in Massachusetts, with Matthew Broderick and Danny DeVito, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont.
354-5280.
Friday Flick
See “Pitch Perfect 2,” the sequel to the musical comedy about a collegiate all-female a capella singing group, Friday, Nov. 27, 1 p.m. Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, 60 Verona Place, Valley Stream. 825-6422.
Movie Time
See “Cinderella,” a live-action retelling of the classic fairy tale, with Cate Blanchett, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2 p.m. West Hempstead Public Library, 500 Hempstead Ave., West Hempstead. 481-6591.
Monday Matinee
See “Testament of Youth,” a British drama based on Vera Brittain’s World War I memoir about an independent young woman who abandoned her Oxford studies to become a war nurse, Monday, Nov. 30, 2 p.m. Malverne Public Library, 61 St. Thomas Place, Malverne. 599-0750.
Jane Austen’s Birthday Tea
A celebration of the author’s life and legacy, with chef Barbara Sheridan, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 7 p.m. Registration rquired. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
On Screen
See “Far From the Madding Crowd,” the recent adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s venerable pastoral novel, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 10 a.m., 1 and 7 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262. Art Explorations
Join Art History Professor Thomas Germano to discuss “John Singer Sargent: An Ex-Patriot American Artist,” Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1 p.m. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. 374-1967.
At the Movies
See “A Little Chaos,” a romantic period drama involving a strong-willed female landscape designer who is building a garden at Versailles for King Louis XIV, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2 p.m. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
Literary Conversations
Novelist Emily St. John Mandel discusses her works, as part of Hofstra’s “Great Writers, Great Readings” series, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 7 p.m. Hofstra University’s Guthart Cultural Center, Axinn Library, 10th Floor, South Campus, Hempstead.
463-5410.
Art Talk
Examine “Eugene DeLacroix: The Romantic School,” with art historian Ines Powell, Thursday, Dec. 3, 1 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Film Showing
Watch “I’ll See You in My Dreams,” the comedy-drama about a widow and former songstress who rediscovers her life, with Blythe Danner, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2 p.m. Franklin Square Public Library, 19 Lincoln Rd., Franklin Square. 488-3444.
Dropping of the Roses Memorial Ceremony
A Pearl Harbor 74th Anniversary commemoration, presented by the Long Island Chapter of the Air Force Association, Monday, Dec. 7, 10:30 a.m. American Airpower Museum, Republic Airport, 1230 New Hwy., Farmingdale. (631) 754-6383.

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