Stepping Out

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Weekly calendar of exhibits, theater, music and more

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Ansel Adams: Sight and Feeling
An exhibition of Adams’ photographs that demonstrates how his intuitive and emotional response to the landscape resulted in powerful and enduring photographs. Through March 5. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Light Works: 100 Years of Photos

A survey of photography processes and subjects from 1873 to 2000, ranging from Eadweard Muybridge’s 19th-century photographic studies of animal locomotion to Richard Misrach’s contemporary chromogenic prints. Through March 5. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Mysteries of Bats
Tackapausha Museum and Preserve’s exhibit examines varied species of bats, featuring a live family of Egyptian Fruit Bats who fly and “hang out” in the museum’s nocturnal area. Other installations include displays about Long Island’s ecology and interactive activities. Tackapausha Museum and Preserve, Washington Ave. (between Merrick Rd. and Sunrise Hwy.), Seaford. 571-7443.
Norman Rockwell and Friends: American Illustrations from the Mort Künstler Collection
An overview of masters from the Golden Age of American Illustration: Edwin Austin Abbey, Howard Chandler Christy, Dean Cornwell, Charles Dana Gibson, Winslow Homer, J.C. Leyendecker, Maxfield Parrish, Howard Pyle, Norman Rockwell, and N.C. Wyeth, among others. Through March 5. Heckscher Museum of Art, Main St. and Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250 or www.heckscher.org.
Political Slant II: Editorial Cartoons
An original exhibition featuring works by Thomas Nast for historical context, along with works by award-winning editorial cartoonists Matt Davies, Walt Handelsman, Mike Keefe, Steve Kelley, and Signe Wilkinson. Through March 12. Hofstra University’s David Filderman Gallery, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672 or www.hofstra.edu/museum.
Afternoon Movie
See “Inferno,” a mystery thriller involving a famous symbologist who follows a trail of clues tied to medieval poet Dante, Friday, Feb. 24, 2:30 p.m.; also “Denial,” the historical dramatization of the 2000 libel case brought by a British holocaust denier against an American academic, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
At the Movies
See “Captain Fantastic,” a drama about a family living off the grid, Friday, Feb. 24, 2 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
Film Screening
See the documentary “Stryker’s America: Photographing the Great Depression,” which tells the story of how Roy E. Stryker, a low-level federal bureaucrat, managed a massive New Deal project to document the Great Depression, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 24-25, 1 and 3 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 26, 12 p.m.; Tuesday through Thursday, Feb. 28-March 2, 12, 1 and 3 p.m. Free with museum admission. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Friday Flick
See “The Secret Life of Pets,” the animated buddy adventure about how pets spend their days when their owners are not around, Friday, Feb. 24, 1 p.m. Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, 60 Verona Place, Valley Stream. 825-6422.
Opera in Ebony
A lecture in tribute to African-American singers who performed at prestigious opera houses, hosted by Tanisha Mitchell, Friday, Feb. 24, 12:30 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont.
Tricia’s Flicks
See “Loving,” about an interracial couple in Virginia, the plaintiffs in the 1967 U.S. Supreme Court decision that invalidated state laws prohibiting interracial marriag, Friday, Feb. 24, 2 p.m. Rockville Centre Public Library, 221 N. Village Ave., Rockville Centre. 766-6257.
On Screen
See “Hacksaw Ridge,” the historical drama based on the true story of a pacifist Army medic who served during the Battle of Okinawa, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2 p.m. Bellmore Memorial Library, 2288 Bedford Ave., Bellmore. 785-2990.
Movie Showing
See “The Hollars,” a dramedy about a struggling NYC artist who is forced to navigate the small middle-American town he left behind when news of his mother’s illness brings him home, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2 p.m. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
Art Talk
Examine “William Hogwarth,” with Professor Thomas Germano, Monday, Feb. 27, 11 a.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Movie Matinee
See “Florence Foster Jenkins,” a dramedy based on the life of the New York heiress who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite her voice, starring Meryl Streep, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Movie Showing
Watch “Now You See Me 2,” the sequel to the heist thriller that pits an FBI team against a group of illusionists, Thursday, March 2, 2 p.m. Franklin Square Public Library, 19 Lincoln Rd., Franklin Square. 488-3444.

Theater/Music

The Full Monty
The outlandish Tony-nominated musical comedy based on the hit film, Thursday and Friday, Feb. 23-24, 8 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 25, 3 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 26, 2 and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, March 1, 8 p.m. $76 and $71. John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport. (631) 261-2900.
Steve Hackett
The progressive rock legend in concert, Thursday, Feb. 23, 8 p.m. $89.50, $74.50 and $49.50. NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd, Westbury. (800) 745-3000 or www.livenation.com.
Howie Mandel
The versatile comedian-entertainer on tour, Friday, Feb. 24, 8 p.m. $49.50-$99.50. NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd, Westbury. (800) 745-3000 or www.livenation.com.
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Christopher Durang’s zany comedy that examines the midlife malaise of middle-aged siblings, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 24-25, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 26, 3 p.m. $22, $20 students and seniors Friday and Sunday. Merrick Theatre & Center for the Arts, 2222 Hewlett Ave., Merrick. 868-6400.
Improvised Shakespeare Company
The acclaimed improv ensemble creates a fully improvised play in Elizabethan style, Saturday, Feb. 25, 8 p.m. $39, $34 and $29. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. 767-6444 or www.landmarkonmainstreet.org.
One Enchanted Evening
Musical revue celebrating the best of Broadway, presented by Adelphi Dept. of Music students, featuring songs by Oscar Hammerstein along with modern classics. Saturday, Feb. 25, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 26, 4 p.m. $25. Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave., Garden City. 877-4000 or aupac.adelphi.edu.
Wonderous Stories
The popular Long Island-based band performs “The Concert for Bangladesh Re-Visited,” a tribute to George Harrison, Saturday, Feb. 25, 8 p.m. $47, $37, $32. The Space, 250 Post Ave. Westbury. 283-5566 or www.thespaceatwestbury.com.
Adlib Steel Orchestra
The ensemble performs a lively concert featuring traditional steel drums, based on musical traditions of Trinidad and Tobago, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2 p.m. Tickets required. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
Belle of the Bijou
A Script-In-Hand Theatre production of the one-act monologue about a ticket taker at a local movie house, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2 p.m. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
What’s That Sound?
A lecture-performance with composer Herbert A. Deutsch, exploring electronic music, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2:30 p.m. Tickets required. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. 374-1967.
World War II Love Songs
Diane Cypkin leads a concert-lecture highlighting popular romantic songs from the World War II era, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2 p.m. West Hempstead Public Library, 500 Hempstead Ave., West Hempstead. 481-6591.
Lovers and Other Strangers
Renee Taylor and Joseph Bologna’s true-to-life, five-vignette comedy hit featuring different couples at varied stage of marriage, present by Adelphi’s Dept. of Theatre, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, March 1, 6:30 p.m.; Thursdy and Friday, March 2-3, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, March 4, 2 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, March 5, 2 p.m. $20. Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave., Garden City. 877-4000 or aupac.adelphi.edu.

Family

Madagascar
A musical journey out of the zoo and onto the stage, based on the popular animated film, presented by Plaza Theatrical Productions, Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 23-25, 11 a.m.; Sunday, Feb. 26, 12 p.m. $12. Performance is followed by a meet and greet with the cast. The Show Place at the Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Ave., Bellmore. 599-6870 or www.plazatheatrical.com.
Film Fun
See “The Secret Life of Pets,” the animated buddy adventure about how pets spend their days, Friday, Feb. 24, 11 a.m. Lynbrook Public Library, 56 Eldert St., Lynbrook. 599-8630.
Aladdin
Join Aladdin and the Genie on their musical adventure in Agrabah, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2 p.m. $12. Merrick Theatre & Center for the Arts, 2222 Hewlett Ave., Merrick. 868-6400 or www.merrick-theatre.com.
Pajama Story Time
Come dressed in comfy pjs for some bedtime stories and songs, Wednesday, March 1, 7 p.m. West Hempstead Public Library, 500 Hempstead Ave., West Hempstead. 481-6591.