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.
Charles Fazzino Exhibit
The pop artist’s newest releases, including “Moonstruck Over Manhattan,” and “Manhattan Will Make You Feel Brand New...Broadway Will Inspire You,” are on view. Central Galleries, 443 Central Ave., Cedarhurst. 569-5686.
Opportunity and Impact: Works by Emigre Artists
The original exhibition examines the role of émigré artists in reshaping the nature of American art. The exhibit features artists who arrived from Europe during the early 20th century to present-day émigrés from Cuba, and South America. Through Sept. 9. Hofstra University’s David Filderman Gallery, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672.
Sculpture/Dine/Pinocchio
A major exhibit 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. 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. Through July 8. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Ludovit Feld, the Little Giant: Artist, Rescuer and Auschwitz Survivor
An exhibit of the works of Ludovit Feld, who was kept alive at Auschwitz for his artistic talent and for medical experimentation. Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, 100 Crescent Beach Rd., Glen Cove. 571-8040 ext. 100 or
www.holocaust-nassau.org.
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.
Molloy Arts Exhibition
An exhibition of senior projects by graduating Molloy College Fine Arts and Visual Arts Education Majors. Through June 6. Molloy College’s Public Square Gallery, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. 678-5000 ext. 6549.
Yonia Fain: Remembrance
A retrospective look at works by acclaimed artist and poet Yonia Fain created between 1959 and the present. Through Fain’s art and poetry, he pays tribute to the memories of those lost during the Holocaust, employing powerful visual imagery and messages that simultaneously relate the Holocaust’s despair and its atrocities while expressing key themes of survival and hope. Through Aug. 3. Hofstra University’s Emily Lowe Gallery, Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672.
Afternoon Movie
See “J Edgar,” the biopic of J. Edgar Hoover, with Leonardo DiCaprio, Friday, June 8, 2:30 p.m.; also “Carnage,” Roman Polanski’s adapatation of Yasmin Reza’s play about two sets of parents whose children are involved in a playground altercation, Tuesday, June 12, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
At the Movies
See “Joyful Noise,” the story of two strong-minded women who are forced to cooperate when budget cuts threaten to shut down a small-town choir, Friday, June 8, 2 p.m.; also Monday, June 11, 6:15 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
The Bintel Brief
A humorous recollection of letters written and read by young, newly arrived immigrants, with historian Marjorie Gottlieb Wolfe, Monday, June 11, 1 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Movie Time
Watch “The Iron Lady,” the biopic of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Tuesday, June 12, 10 a.m., 1 and 7 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Film Screening
See “The Artist,” the Academy Award-winning homage to the silent film era, with Jean Dujardin, Wednesday, June 13, 2 and 7 p.m. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. 374-1967.
Illustrated Art Lecture
Examine “Italian Futurism,” with art historian Ines Powell, Thursday, June 14, 1 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.