What's happening on Long Island this weekend

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Sweet Charity
The award-winning musical about a dancer-for-hire in Times Square, Thursday and Friday, Oct. 25-26, 8 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 27, 3 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 28, 2 p.m. $65. John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport. (631) 261-2900 or www.engemantheater.com.
Al Green
The R&B icon in concert, with special guest Lalah Hathaway, Friday, Oct. 26, 8 p.m. $69.50, $59.50 and $49.50. NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd, Westbury. (800) 745-3000 or www.livenation.com
Looking
Comedy about four middle aged singles seeking relationships, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26-27, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 28, 2:30 p.m. $25, $23 seniors, $18 students, $14 youth 12 and under; $28 at door. BroadHollow Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. (631) 581-2700 or www.broadhollow.org.
Blue Oyster Cult
The classic rock band in concert, Saturday, Oct. 27, 8 p.m. $55 and $50. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. 767-6444 or www.landmarkonmainstreet.org.
Kelli O’Hara and Nathan Gunn
The Broadway star and baritone with the Metropolitan Opera perform at the annual gala concert, Saturday, Oct. 27, 8:30 p.m. $125 and $65. Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, LIU Post, Rte. 25A, Brookville. (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com or www.tillescenter.org.edu.
Melissa Etheridge
The singer-songwriter in concert, Saturday, Oct. 27, 8 p.m. $106.50, $81.50 and $41.50. NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd, Westbury. (800) 745-3000 or www.livenation.com.
Afternoon Doo-Wop
Reminisce about the early days of rock ‘n roll, with Tony Grant, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
Edith Piaf Remembered
Lois Morton presents a tribute to the legendary singer and cultural icon, through story and song, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2:30 p.m. Tickets required. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Dorothy Fields: The 50-Dollar-A-Night Girl
Charlotte Sanders Davidson and Herb Davidson bring to life in story and song the background and lyrics of the famed librettist-lyricist Dorothy Fields, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2 p.m. Tickets required. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. 374-1967.
Gala Concert
Duo-pianists Arbie Orenstein and Audrey Schneider present a program of varied works, with guest artist, flutist Keith Underwood, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2 p.m. Program includes compositions by Chopin, Schubert, Debussy and Ravel, with flute works by Barber, Rachmaninov, Bloch and Schulhoff. $20, $15 students. Jewish Community Center of West Hempstead, 711 Dogwood Ave., West Hempstead. 485-1682 or 481-7448.
Hofstra String Quartet
The ensemble performs Arvo Part’s mystical work “Fratres” in its original string quartet form, as well as Beethoven’s monumental String Quartet in F major, op. 59, no.1., Sunday, Oct. 28, 3 p.m. $15, $12 seniors and students. Hofstra University, Helene Fortunoff Theater, Monroe Lecture Center, California Ave., South Campus. Hempstead. 463-6644 or www.hofstra.edu/music.
La Cage Aux Folles
The award-winning musical comedy about two gay men whose lives are turned upside when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married, presented by Plaza Theatrical Productions, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2 p.m. $28, $20 seniors. The Showplace at the Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Ave., Bellmore. 599-6870 or www.plazatheatrical.com.
A Celebration of Yiddish Folksong
Dr. Diane Cypkin is accompanied by pianist Lina Panfilova in this concert/lecture, sung in Yiddish, with English narrative, Monday, Oct. 29, 1 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Good Person of Szechwan
Bertolt Brecht’s comedic parable about three gods who visit the town of Szechwan, with original music and puppetry, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, Oct. 31, 6:30 p.m.; Thursday and Friday, Nov. 1-2, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 3, 2 and 7 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 4, 2 p.m. $15. Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave., Garden City. 877-4000 or www.aupac.adelphi.edu.

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