Stepping Out

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Weekly calendar of exhibits, theater, music, and more

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From Portraits to Tweets: Imagery, Technology and the U.S. Presidency
An original exhibit that traces the public’s shifting perceptions of the American presidency through the use of visual imagery. Through May 8. Hofstra University’s Emily Lowe Gallery, Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672.
Objects of Witness: Testimony of Holocaust Artifacts
Items lent or donated by families of victims and survivors are on display. Many of these artifacts were kept hidden during the Holocaust, at great risk to those who hid them. Through April. Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, 100 Crescent Beach Rd., Glen Cove. 571-8040 ext. 100 or www.holocaust-nassau.org.
Out of the Vault: 25 Years of Collecting
A comprehensive exhibition of works from Nassau County Museum’s permanent collection. The multi-faceted exhibit highlights rarely seen patron gifts to the museum. Through July 12. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Afternoon Movie
See “Unbroken,” a biographical war drama about U.S. Olympian Louis “Louie” Zamperini who survived in a raft for 47 days after his bomber was downed in World War II, then was sent to a series of prisoner of war camps, Friday, April 17, 2:30 p.m.; also “Into the Woods,” the film version of the Broadway musical, Tuesday, April 21, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
Film Showing
See “Airplane!,” the satirical disaster comedy, Friday, April 17, 7 p.m. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
Friday Flick
See “Birdman,” the 2014 Best Picture winner, which follows a faded Hollywood actor famous for his role as superhero as he struggles to mount a Broadway play, Friday, April 17, 1 p.m. Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, 60 Verona Place, Valley Stream.
825-6422.
Movie Time
See “Fury,” the war film that portrays U.S. tank crews in Nazi Germany during the final days of World War II, Friday, April 17, 2 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
Mr. M’s Movies
See “The Imitation Game,” the historical thiller based on the life of British cryptanalyst Alan Turing, who helped solve the Enigma code during World War II, Friday, April 17, 2 p.m. Rockville Centre Public Library, 221 N. Village Ave., Rockville Centre. 766-6257.
Women Artists You Should Know
Examine the history of female artists and how their work reflects the time in which they lived, with the Nassau County Museum of Art’s Evelyn Silver, Friday, April 17, 12:30 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
Movie Matinee
See “The Judge,” a drama about a big city lawyer who returns to his childhood home where his father, the town’s judge, is suspected of murder, Monday, April 20, 2 p.m. Malverne Public Library, 61 St. Thomas Place, Malverne. 599-0750.
Showtime: Red Skelton
Film historian Sal St. George pays tribute to comedy icon Red Red Skelton, Wednesday, April 22, 2 p.m. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
Art Talk
Examine “Albrecht Durer and Hans Holbein the Elder,” with art historian Ines Powell, Thursday, April 23, 1 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Film Showing
Watch “The Railway Man,” the war thriller based on a best-selling autobiography about a British Army officer who is tormented at a Japanese POW camp during World War II and tracks down his captor decades later, Thursday, April 23, 2 p.m. Franklin Square Public Library, 19 Lincoln Rd., Franklin Square. 488-3444.

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