What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more...

Across Time & Place: Treasures from the Permanent Collection
This rotating exhibition highlights a broad range of works by 19th and 20th century American and European artists from the Heckscher Museum’s Permanent Collection. Of particular interest is Étienne Berne-Bellecour’s monumental Embarkation Maneuver, 1882, which factually depicts the departure of a regiment of cuirassiers following the Franco-Prussian War. Heckscher Museum of Art, Main St. and Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250 or www.heckscher.org.
Barbara Roux: Environments
The works of Long Island-based combined-media artist Barbara Roux are on view. The exhibit includes drawings, photographs, poetry and sculpture. Through April 5. Hofstra University’s Emily Lowe Gallery, Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672.
Art Alumni
An exhibition of works by Molloy College alumni graduates of the art program, from 1972-2011. Paintings, drawings, prints, and sculpture, along with other media, are on view. With opening reception, Friday, March 30, 5-7 p.m. Opening March 30, through April 26. Molloy College’s Public Square Gallery, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. 678-5000 ext. 6549.
Sculpture/Dine/Pinocchio
A major exhibition of Jim Dine’s recent sculptural works within the Nassau County Museum of Art galleries and on the grounds. The museum’s first floor galleries are devoted to several themes – the artist’s Heart and Venus works, Gardening and Carpentry Tool imagery, and recent Pinocchio objects. Opening Saturday, March 31, through July 8. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Steven Salzman: Facebook Formatted (and other works)
Contemporary art meets social networking in the work of New York artist Steven Salzman. His playful, yet insightful paintings, prints and collages draw inspiration from advanced physics and astronomy. Opening Saturday, March 31, through July 8. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Thomas McKnight: Limited Edition Serigraphs
An exhibit of Thomas McKnight’s primitive realism, featuring water and landscape views. Central Galleries, 443 Central Ave., Cedarhurst. 569-5686.
Using the Lessons of the Holocaust to Teach Tolerance
This contextualized history explains the 1930s’ increase of intolerance, the reduction of human rights, and the lack of intervention that enabled the persecution and mass murder of millions of Jews and others, including people with disabilities, Roma and Sinti (Gypsies), Jehovah’s Witnesses, Gays, and Polish intelligentsia. Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, 100 Crescent Beach Rd., Glen Cove. 571-8040 ext. 100 or www.holocaust-nassau.org.
Works of Art
An exhibit of landscapes, seascapes, still life, and figural paintings by Thomas P. Geyer of West Hempstead and Christopher L. Klein of Franklin Square. Through April 28. Barnes Gallery, 2 Nassau Blvd., Garden City South. 538-4503.
Afternoon Movie
See the romance “Like Crazy,” Friday, March 30, 2:30 p.m.; also “Dream House,” the mystery thriller with Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz, Tuesday, April 3, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
At the Movies
Watch “Tower Heist” Friday, March 30, 2 p.m.; Monday, April 2, 6:45 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
Mr. M’s Movies
See “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” the new twist on the classic sci fi thriller, Friday, March 30, 2 p.m. Rockville Centre Public Library, 221 N. Village Ave., Rockville Centre. 766-6257.
Movie Time
Watch the political thriller, “The Ides of March,” with George Clooney, Monday, April 2, 7 p.m. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
“Calendar Violets” Flower Show
View a dazzling array of African Violets, at the annual show, presented by the Long Island African Violet Society, Saturday, March 31, 2-5 p.m.; Sunday, April 1, 1-4 p.m. With plants available for purchase. John A. Anderson Recreation Center, 111 N. Oceanside Rd., Rockville Centre. 887-5724.