What's happening on Long Island this weekend

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.hostra.edu/museum.
Maxfield Parrish: Paintings and Prints from the National Museum of American Illustration
An exhibition of works by the American imagist, embodying the artist’s long career and extraordinary accomplishments. Original artworks as well as a large collection of vintage prints are included. Through Feb. 28. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
You Go, Girl! Celebrating Women Artists
An overview of 50 women artists from the 19th century through today. Working in representational and abstract styles, and in varied artistic modes, including painting, sculpture, prints, mixed media, and photography, these artists express a wide range of personal and aesthetic concerns. Artists on view include Berenice Abbott, Elaine de Kooning, Dorothy Dehner, Audrey Flack, Jane Hammond, Mary Nimmo Moran, Georgia O’Keeffe, Betty Parsons, Miriam Schapiro, Esphyr Slobodkina, Emma Stebbins, Jane Wilson, and others. Through April 3. Heckscher Museum of Art, Main St. and Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250 or www.heckscher.org.
Afternoon Movie
See “Suffragette,” a fact-based drama that details the struggles of the fight for equality in early 20th century Britain, Friday, Feb. 26, 2:30 p.m.; also “Spectre,” the latest James Bond thriller, a sequel to “Skyfall,” Tuesday, March 1, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont.
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Film Time
See the classic wartime adventure “To Have and Have Not,” Friday, Feb. 26, 1:30 p.m.; also “Pawn Sacrifice,” the biopic that chronicles chess prodigy Bobby Fischer’s challenge against the Soviet Union champions at the height of the Cold War, Wednesday, March 2, 2 p.m. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
Friday Flick
See “The Pursuit of Happyness,” a biographical drama based on Chris Gardner’s nearly one-year struggle being homeless, with Will Smith, Friday, Feb. 26, 1 p.m. Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, 60 Verona Place, Valley Stream. 825-6422.
Movie Matinee
See “Pawn Sacrifice,” the biopic about chess legend Bobby Fischer, Friday, Feb. 26, 2 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
The Life of Woody Allen
Jack Schnur hosts a multi-media program on Woody Allen’s early life and films, with interviews, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2 p.m. Tickets required. Merrick Library, 2279 Merrick Rd., Merrick. 377-6112.
At the Movies
See “Iris,” the documentary about fashion icon Iris Apfel, Monday, Feb. 29, 10 a.m., 1 and 7 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Monday Matinee
See “A Walk in the Woods,” an adventure biopic based on the memoir of a travel writer who makes the improbable decision to hike the 2200–mile Appalachian Trail with an old friend, Monday, Feb. 29, 2 p.m. Malverne Public Library, 61 St. Thomas Place, Malverne. 599-0750.
On Screen
See “Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation,” the fifth installment of the action thriller series, Wednesday, March 2, 2 p.m. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. 374-1967.
Film Showing
Watch “Bridge of Spies,” Steven Spielberg’s Cold War espionage thriller, Thursday, March 3, 2 p.m. Franklin Square Public Library, 19 Lincoln Rd., Franklin Square. 488-3444.