Events on Long Island

Exhibits and more...

75 Stories For 75 Years
An exhibit celebrating Hofstra University's 75th anniversary, drawn from the University Archives collection which focuses on the history of the University. Through the use of photographs, original documents, memorabilia and objects, the exhibition tells 75 stories from Hofstra's past, including the stories of William and Kate Hofstra, the university presidents; and events relating to students, faculty and staff. Through Feb. 4. Hofstra University's David Filderman Gallery, 9th floor, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672.
Displaced Persons Camps: Rebuilding Culture And Community In The Aftermath Of World War II
Albums, memories and reflections of former displaced persons are displayed in this exhibit, written and curated by Lillian Gewirtzman and produced by Marilyn Rabetz. Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, 100 Crescent Beach Rd., Glen Cove. 571-8040 ext. 100 or www.holocaust-nassau.org.

Donald Baechler
This large-scale installation by artist Donald Baechler is accompanied by several of his collaged paintings. Through May 8. Nassau County Museum of Art, Contemporary Gallery, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or
www.nassaumuseum.org.
Identity Crisis: Authenticity, Attribution and Appropriation
A new exhibit that explores issues relating to the artistic use of other artists’ styles and images. Historically popular artists had followers, imitators, and forgers, while more recent artists openly adopt well-known images and styles to comment on originality, authorship, and culture. Old Master and nineteenth-century works from The Heckscher Museum Permanent Collection provide a framework to examine these issues. Contemporary artists including George Deem, Audrey Flack, Kathleen Gilje, Paul Giovanopoulus, Jane Hammond, Deborah Kass, Man Ray, Vik Muniz, Robert Rauschenberg, and Andy Warhol, among others, provide a counterpoint to the historical works in the show. Through March 27. Heckscher Museum of Art, Main St. and Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250 or www.heckscher.org.
Milton Avery & The End of Modernism
The exhibit looks at works by the artist who brought the sketch to the status of a finished painting. It examines the contributions of Milton Avery as a significant figurative painter from the late 1920s through the early 1960s and places Avery’s work within a long history of modernist practice that recognizes the artist’s sketch as a finished work. Through May 8. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
A Timeless Legacy
This installation highlights Heckscher Museum’s most recent acquisition, Shinnecock Hills, a Long Island landscape by the American Impressionist William Merritt Chase, as well as a selection of other works by the master and his numerous students. Works on view include Lucas Cranach the Elder’s Virgin, Child, St. John the Baptist and Angels, 1534, the earliest painting in the Museum’s Permanent Collection; Melchoir d’Hondecoeter’s Stripped of Borrowed Feathers: The Raven-Jackdaw; and François Girardon’s rare bronze, Rape of Proserpine, 1693; all from the original August Heckscher Collection. Through March 27. Heckscher Museum of Art, Main St. and Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250 or www.heckscher.org.
Transforming Lives
An exhibit of photographs of Uganda's youth taken by artist/activist Stephen Shanes. Through March. 17. Nassau Community College, Firehouse Plaza Art Gallery, College Center Building, Garden City. 572-0619.
Photos To Be Saved By The Fire
A group exhibition of Long Island Center of Photography members’ photographs. Members were prompted to imagine that their works are endangered in a fire and they only have enough time to rescue one image. Through Jan. 31. Freeport Memorial Library, 144 W. Merrick Rd., Freeport. (718) 343-6797.
Village Art Club Meeting
Bob Cariola shares his techniques in mixed media at the Village Art Club's monthly meeting, Thursday, Jan. 27, 7 p.m. Cariola's work can be seen in the Albright Knox Museum. Admission is free and is open to non-members. Rockville Centre Library, downstairs meeting room, 221 North Village Ave., Rockville Centre. 764-1950.
Film Screening
See "Jackie Robinson: My Story," depicting a first-hand account of the challenges and triumphs of the legendary athlete, a Best Picture winner at the 2010 Long Island International Film Expo, Saturday, Jan. 29, 4 p.m. Elmont Public Library, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
Film Showing
View "The Last Station," about Leo Tolstoy's struggle to balance fame and wealth, Monday, Jan. 31, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.

Theater/ Music

The Wreckin' Ball
Celeste Bedford Walker's two-act eight character play about an inner city neighborhood slated for urban renewal, presented by Nassau Community College's Theatre and Dance Department, Thursday through Saturday, Jan. 27-29, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 30, 3 p.m. $9, $7 seniors, $5 ages 18 and under. Nassau Community College, Little Theatre, Garden City.572-7676.
All Aboard The Marriage Hearse
Comedy about a twenty-something Catholic/Jewish Manhattan couple discussing marriage, Friday and Saturday, Jan. 28-29, 8:30 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 30, 3 p.m. $20 Friday and Sunday, $25 Saturday. Arena Players Second Stage Theatre, 296 Rte. 109, East Farmingdale. 293-0674 or www.arenaplayers.org.
Blithe Spirit
Noel Coward's classic comedy that centers on an author who hires an eccentric medium to perform a seance at a party, Friday and Saturday, Jan. 28-29, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 30, 2:30 p.m. $23, $21 seniors, $18 students, $14 ages 12 and under. $25 at door. BroadHollow Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. (631) 581-2700 or www.broadhollow.org.
Brighton Beach Memoirs
Neil Simon's beloved comedy, Friday and Saturday, Jan. 28-29, 8:30 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 30, 3 p.m. $20, $16 students and seniors Friday and Sunday. Merrick Theatre & Center for the Arts, 2222 Hewlett Ave., Merrick. 868-6400.
Don Giovanni
Hofstra Opera Theater presents Mozart's masterpiece, Friday and Saturday, Jan. 28-29, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 30, 3 p.m. $15, $12 seniors and students. Hofstra's John Cranford Adams Playhouse, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-6644.
The Seafarer
Conor McPherson's drama set in northern Dublin involving a high stakes poker game on a Christmas evening, Friday and Saturday, Jan. 28-29, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 30, 3 p.m. $20 Friday and Sunday, $25 Saturday. Arena Players Main Stage Theatre, 296 Rte. 109, East Farmingdale. 293-0674 or www.arenaplayers.org.
Veronica's Room
Ira Levin's thriller involving a young college student and a young lawyer who have been enticed to the mansion of an elderly couple, Friday and Saturday, Jan. 28-29, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 30, 2:30 p.m. $20, $18 seniors, $16 students, $14 ages 12 and under. Studio Theatre, 141 S. Wellwood Ave., Lindenhurst. (631) 226-8400 or
www.studiotheatreli.com.
It Had To Be You
The delightful musical comedy, presented by Plaza Theatrical Productions, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2 p.m. $20. The Show Place at Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Ave., Bellmore. 599-6870 or www.plazatheatrical.com.

Family

Cinderella
The classic fairy tale, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2 p.m. $10. BroadHollow Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. (631) 581-2700 or www.broadhollow.org.
Peanuts
Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the gang come to life on stage, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2 p.m. $10. Merrick Theatre and Center for the Arts, 2222 Hewlett Ave., Merrick. 868-6400.
The Pirates Of Treasure Island
Ride the high seas to adventure, Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 29-30, 1 p.m. Arena Players Second Stage Theatre, 296 Rte. 109, East Farmingdale. 293-0674 or www.arenaplayers.org.
Sleeping Beauty
The beloved tale about the princess and the spell-bound prince, presented by Plaza Theatrical Productions, Saturday, Jan. 29, 11 a.m. $10. The Show Place, 222 Pettit Ave., Bellmore. 599-6870 or www.plazatheatrical.com.
Animal Tales
Listen to stories of adventure, animals at play and wonders of nature, Sunday, Jan. 30, 12:30 p.m. Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary & Audubon Center, 134 Cove Rd., Oyster Bay. 922-3200 or email trsac@audubon.org.
Film Festival
See a mix of innovative films at the "Tales From The Water" film festival, Sunday, Jan. 30, 1 and 3 p.m. Free with museum admission, $8 theater only. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. 224-5800 or www.licm.org.