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What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Weekly calendar of exhibits, theater, music, and more

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Enduring Images
An exhibition, drawn from Hofstra University Museum’s permanent collections, that focuses on the lasting record created by an artist’s visual responses to critical moments in time. Yonia Fain, a Holocaust survivor considered a “witness to history,” is represented, along with artists such as George Grosz, Käthe Kollwitz, and Jacob Lawrence. Through Jan. 31. Hofstra University’s David Filderman Gallery, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672.
Linear Constructions
Rockville Centre artist Naomi Grossman’s wire sculptures are on display in a three-person exhibit, also featuring Ellen Dickenson and Larry Monat. Through June 14. Patchogue Arts Gallery, 20 Terry St., Patchogue. (631) 627-8686.
Mysteries of Bats
Tackapausha Museum and Preserve’s exhibit includes varied species of bats, featuring a live family of Egyptian Fruit Bats who fly and “hang out” in the museum’s nocturnal area. Other exhibits include displays about Long Island’s ecology and interactive activities. Tackapausha Museum and Preserve, Washington Ave. (between Merrick Rd. and Sunrise Hwy.), Seaford. 571-7443.
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. 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 of Art’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 “Cake,” a black comedy about a Los Angeles woman who struggles with chronic pain, starring Jennifer Aniston, Friday, May 23, 2:30 p.m.; also “Still Alice,” the drama about a linguistics professor grappling with a diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, Tuesday, May 26, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
Art Lecture
Discuss “Art Infiltrates World War II,” an illustrated lecture with Louise Cella Caruso, Friday, May 23, 12:30 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
Friday Flick
See “The Book of Life,” an animated adventure about a young man, torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart, who embarks on journey that spans three fantastic worlds where he must face his greatest fears, Friday, May 22, 1 p.m. Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, 60 Verona Place, Valley Stream. 825-6422.
Movie Time
See the classic western “High Noon,” with Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly, Friday, May 22, 2 p.m.: also “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, Wednesday, May 27, 2 p.m. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
Mr. M’s Movies
See “Still Alice,” the drama about a linguistics professor and her family whose bonds are tested when she is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, Friday, May 22, 2 p.m. Rockville Centre Public Library, 221 N. Village Ave., Rockville Centre. 766-6257.
Film Showing
See “Whiplash,” a drama about a promising young drummer at a cut-throat music conservatory, Wednesday, May 27, 7 p.m. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. 374-1967.
Art Talk
Examine “The Imagery and Symbolism of Spring, with art historian Ines Powell, Thursday, May 28, 1 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Film Showing
Watch the 1941 curveball comedy “Skylark,” starring Claudette Colbert, Thursday, May 28, 2 p.m. Franklin Square Public Library, 19 Lincoln Rd., Franklin Square. 488-3444.

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