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.
Objects of Witness; Testimony of Holocaust Artificats
An exhibit of items lent or donated by families of victims and survivors. Many of these artificats were kept hidden during the Holocaust, at great risk to those who hid them. Through April. 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 “My Gal Sunday,” a romantic crime thiller about a husband-and-wife private eye team, based on the book of short stories by Mary Higgins Clark, Friday, Nov. 7, 2:30 p.m.; also “Rudy,” the biographical sports drama detailing the life of Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger, who harbored dreams of playing football at the University of Notre Dame despite significant obstacles, Friday, Nov. 14, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
Friday Film
See “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” Wes Anderson’s comedy-drama that recounts the adventures a legendary concierge at a fictional famous European hotel between the wars and the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend, Friday, Nov. 7, 2 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
Movie Showing
See “No Reservations,” the romantic comedy-drama about a perfectionist chef who becomes the guardian of her young niece, Friday, Nov. 7, 1 p.m. Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, 60 Verona Place, Valley Stream. 825-6422.
Film Time
See “For the Boys” the comedy-drama based on the life of Dixie Leonard, a 1940s actress/singer who teams up with performer Eddie Sparks to entertain American troops, starring Bette Midler, Monday, Nov. 10, 1:30 p.m.; also “Good Morning, Vietnam,” starring Robin Williams as an irreverent disc jockey with the U.S. Armed Services Radio during the Vietnam War, 7 p.m. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
Movie Showing
See “The Big Sleep,” the classic crime thriller starring Humphrey Bogart as Raymond Chandler’s cynical private eye Philip Marlowe, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2 p.m.; also “Le Weekend,” the drama about a British couple who return to Paris years after their honeymoon there to rejuvenate their marriage, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2 p.m. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. 374-1967.
Art Talk
Examine “El Greco,” with art historian Vivian Gordon, Monday, Nov. 10, 1 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Movie Matinee
Watch “A Fighting Man,” the boxing drama about an aging fighter in search of redemption who steps into the ring with a young pugilist with something to prove, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2 p.m. Franklin Square Public Library, 19 Lincoln Rd., Franklin Square. 488-3444.

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