Stepping Out

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Weekly calendar of exhibits, theater, music, and more

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Barely Know Her

Revolution Music Hall in Amityville will be jumping on Sunday, May 1, when the popular local band Barely Know Her lets loose at 7:30 p.m.  They will be one of many groups performing in a multi-act concert, Radiate Long Island,  which begins at 4 p.m.
Austin Sharpe (guitar, sax, lead vocals), Chava DiMaio (guitar, ukulele, supporting vocals), John Bologna (drums, supporting vocals), Joe Sammartano (keyboard, supporting vocals), Paul Cirillo (guitar, bass, supporting vocals) — all Oceanside High School students — continue to thrive on the local scene with their powerful style of alternative rock. Admission is $10 in advance, $12 at door; open to ages 16 and up.
140 Merrick Road, Amityville. (631) 608-8792. To order online go to www.barelyknowher.com/tickets

Exhibits and more...

Africa: Sub-Saharan Diversity
Drawn exclusively from the Hofstra University Museum’s collections, this exhibition explores the rich diversity of 25 ethnic cultures across West and Central Africa. Themes of protection, prestige, and masquerade are illustrated through selected masks, weapons, sculptures, jewelry, and textiles. Through Aug. 12. Hofstra University’s Emily Lowe Gallery, Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672 or www.hofstra.edu/museum.


In Print
An exhibit that focuses on printmaking processes such as relief (woodblock, woodcut, linocut) intaglio (engraving, etching, mezzotint, aquatint), planographic (lithograph, monotype) and stencil (screenprint, pochoir) prints. Drawn from Hofstra University Museum’s collections and dating from the late 16th to the 21st century, featured artists include Romare Bearden, Albrecht Durer, Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, Andy Warhol, Max Weber, and James McNeill Whistler. Through Sept. 18. Hofstra University’s David Filderman Gallery, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672.


Kenny Scharf
An exhibit devoted to the works of the muralist-painter-installation artist. Highlights include the expansive mural Pop Renaissance, a version of the artist’s Cosmic Cavern and a recreation of his former Brooklyn studio. Through July 10. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.org.


Afternoon Movie
See “Pawn Sacrifice,” the biopic about chess legend Bobby Fischer, Friday, April 29, 2:30 p.m.; also “Spotlight,” the story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, Tuesday, May 3, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.


Friday Flick
See “Brooklyn,” the romantic drama about a young Irish immigrant in 1950s New York, Friday, April 29, 1 p.m. Registration requested. Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, 60 Verona Place, Valley Stream. 825-6422.


Movie Time
See Billy Wilder’s 1950 black comedy classic “Sunset Boulevard,” about a hack screenwriter who writes a screenplay for an aging silent-film star, with William Holden and Gloria Swanson, Friday, April 29, 1:30 p.m.; also “Bridge of Spies,” Steven Spielberg’s Cold War espionage thriller, Wednesday, May 4, 1:30 p.m. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.


Movie Matinee
See “Grandma,” the comedy-drama that follows a grandmother who takes her granddaughter across Los Angeles to obtain money to terminate her unwanted pregnancy, with Lily Tomlin, Friday, April 29, 2 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.


Literary Voices
Mike Kusen, Eddie Donoghue and Yuyutsu Sharma read from their works, hosted by poet Peter V. Dugan, Sunday, May 1, 1:30 p.m. With open mic. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.


Jewish Film Festival
See “Labyrinth of Lies,” the post-Holocaust drama about the Frankfurt Auschwitz trials of the 1960s, Monday, May 2, 1 and 7 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.


Art Talk
Examine the visual splendor of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, at “Armchair Visit to the Gardner,” with art historian Ines Powell, Wednesday, May 4, 2 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.


Film Showing
See “Far From the Madding Crowd,” the recent adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s venerable pastoral novel, Thursday, May 5, 2 p.m. Franklin Square Public Library, 19 Lincoln Rd., Franklin Square. 488-3444.

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