Stepping Out

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Weekly calendar of exhibits, theater, music, and more

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A Step in Time: Molloy College’s 60th Anniversary Exhibition
The exhibit examines Molloy’s history through photographs, documents and related memorabilia. Through Nov. 20. Frank and Gertrude Kaiser Gallery, Molloy College Public Square, Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. 323-3196 or www.molloy.edu/artgallery.
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.
The Moderns
A sweeping showcase of modern art that encompasses two exhibitions, Selections from the Saltzman Family Collection and Long Island Collects Modern Art. Well-known modernists such as Marc Chagall, Joan Miró, Constantin Brancusi, Edgar Degas, Pablo Picasso, and Fernand Léger are represented, along with examples of 20th-century art from significant Long Island collections. Through Nov. 8. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Afternoon Movie
See "Hector and the Search for Happiness,” a comedy-drama that follows the adventures of a quirky psychiatrist who tires of his humdrum life, Friday, Nov. 6, 2:30 p.m.; also “Jurassic World,” the fourth installment of the movie series, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
Movie Matinee
See the documentary “Dior & I,” a look inside the storied world of the Christian Dior fashion house, Friday, Nov. 6, 2 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
Le Comte Ory
Film screening of the Zurich Opera House production of the Rossini opera, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2 p.m. $20 Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave., Garden City. 877-4000 or www.aupac.adelphi.edu.
At the Movies
See “Love & Mercy,” the biopic about Brian Wilson, the creative soul of the Beach Boys, and his struggle with psychosis, Monday, Nov. 9, 1:30 and 7 p.m.; also “I’ll See You in My Dreams,” the comedy-drama about a widow and former songstress who rediscovers her life, with Blythe Danner, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2 p.m. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
Film Time
See “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” Wes Anderson’s comedy-drama that recounts the adventures of a legendary concierge at a fictional famous European hotel between the wars and the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2:30 p.m. Lynbrook Public Library, 56 Eldert St., Lynbrook. 599-8630.
Irish Cultural Society Meeting
Irish Cultural Society President Clare Curtin discusses “Assisted Emigration” when the Irish Cultural Society meets, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 7:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend. Garden City Library, 60 Seventh St., Garden City.
Art Talk
Examine the ways in which artists have seen Coney Island as their inspiration, in “Coney Island: Step Right Up,” with art historian Vivian Gordon, Thursday, Nov. 12, 1 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Film Showing
Watch “McFarland, USA,” the sports drama based on the true story of a 1987 cross country team from a predominantly Mexican-American high school in California, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2 p.m. Franklin Square Public Library, 19 Lincoln Rd., Franklin Square. 488-3444.
Psychic “Tell It” Show
Numerologist/psychic Lois T. Martin presents an open forum to discover what’s on people’s minds, Thursday, Nov. 12, 7 p.m. Registration required. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.

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