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What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Weekly calendar of exhibits, theater, music, and more

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Africa: Sub-Saharan Diversity
Drawn exclusively from the Hofstra University Museum’s collections, this exhibition explores the rich diversity of 25 ethnic cultures across West and Central Africa. Themes of protection, prestige, and masquerade are illustrated through selected masks, weapons, sculptures, jewelry, and textiles. Opens Jan. 26, through Aug. 12. Hofstra University’s Emily Lowe Gallery, Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672 or www.hostra.edu/museum.
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.
Mysteries of Bats
An exhibit of varied species of bats, featuring a live family of Egyptian Fruit Bats who fly and “hang out” in the museum’s nocturnal area. With displays about Long Island’s ecology and interactive activities. Tackapausha Museum and Preserve, Washington Ave. (between Merrick Rd. and Sunrise Hwy.), Seaford. 571-7443.
You Go, Girl! Celebrating Women Artists
An overview of 50 women artists from the 19th century through today. Working in representational and abstract styles, and in varied artistic modes, including painting, sculpture, prints, mixed media, and photography, these artists express a wide range of personal and aesthetic concerns. Artists on view include Berenice Abbott, Elaine de Kooning, Dorothy Dehner, Audrey Flack, Jane Hammond, Mary Nimmo Moran, Georgia O’Keeffe, Betty Parsons, Miriam Schapiro, Esphyr Slobodkina, Emma Stebbins, Jane Wilson, and others. Through April 3. Heckscher Museum of Art, Main St. and Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250 or www.heckscher.org.
Afternoon Movie
See “Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation,” the fifth installment of the action thriller series, Friday, Jan. 22, 2:30 p.m.; also “Infinitely Polar Bear,” the independent film the centers on a manic-depressive father who is put in charge of his two daughters when their mother moves from Boston to New York, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont.
354-5280.
Friday Flick
See “Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation,” the latest installment of the action thriller series, Friday, Jan. 22, 1 p.m. Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, 60 Verona Place, Valley Stream. 825-6422.
Movie Matinee
See “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.,” the reboot of the classic ‘60s TV series, Friday, Jan. 22, 2 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
On Screen
See “Jurassic World,” the fourth installment of the movie series, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2 p.m. West Hempstead Public Library, 500 Hempstead Ave., West Hempstead. 481-6591.
At the Movies
See “Ricki and The Flash,” the comedy-drama about an aging rock star who abandoned her family to chase fame and stardom, starring Meryl Streep, Monday, Jan. 25, 2 p.m. Malverne Public Library, 61 St. Thomas Place, Malverne. 599-0750.
Film Time
See “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.,” the reboot of the classic ‘60s TV series, Monday, Jan. 25, 1:30 and 7 p.m. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
Film Showing
Watch “Key Largo,” the classic film noir with Humphrey Bogart, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2 p.m. Franklin Square Public Library, 19 Lincoln Rd., Franklin Square. 488-3444.

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