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Mostly Cloudy Don Pasquale on stage at Hofstra,
Weekend highlights include The Bronx Opera Company at Hofstra, a military salute at Old Bethpage and a nature walk at Muttontown Preserve
On Stage
At the opera
Michael Spierman's Bronx Opera Company makes its annual visit to Hofstra with the comic opera Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti. The fully staged production is performed in English, with a 30-piece orchestra. Don Pasquale is a wealthy, and lonely, old man who has decided to disinherit his nephew, Ernesto, because he disapproves of the young man’s desire to marry the young, penniless widow Norina. The antics that follow make this opera a crowd-pleaser.
Friday, May 14, 8 p.m.; Saturday, May 15, 2 p.m. $30, $25 seniors, $10 students. Hofstra University’s John Cranford Adams Playhouse, South Campus, Hempstead.
(516) 463-6644.
Stepping Back In Time
Soldier’s story
Old Bethpage Village Restoration salutes the American soldier with a look back at soldier’s lives from the American Revolution to the present. “American Military Timeline,” pays homage to American soldiers throughout the course of the nation’s history. It includes a historical encampment dedicated to the American G.I., demonstrations of the life and times of the common American soldier, and displays and camps spanning American military history. The Old Bethpage Military Brass Sextet will also perform on Sunday.
Saturday and Sunday, May 15-16, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $10, $7 children 4-14 and seniors. Old Bethpage Village Restoration, Round Swamp Rd., Old Bethpage.
(516) 572-8400.
Seasonal Delights
Nature walk
Explore Muttontown Preserve during a Woodland Wildflowers Walk and discover displays of bright spring color throughout the fields and trails. Enjoy nature’s colors in bloom, including early spring flowers such as Snowdrops and Lesser Celandine and aromatic plants like Garlic Mustard and Spice Bush. The guided hike stops at the Kettle Pond, where you can view frogs and painted turtles, and along the trails and meadows small mammals, snakes and birds.
Sunday, May 16, 10 a.m.-noon. $5. Enrollment is limited and registration is required. Bill Paterson Nature Center, Muttontown Preserve, Muttontown Lane, East Norwich. (516) 571-8500.
