Stepping Out

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Weekly calendar of exhibits, theater, music, and more

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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.
Enduring Images
An exhibition, drawn from Hofstra University Museum’s permanent collections, focusing 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.
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 ““Irrational Man,” Woody Allen’s campus-set murder mystery, Friday, Jan. 29, 2:30 p.m.; also “90 Minutes in Heaven,” a faith-based film based on the real life story of a man who was thought dead for 90 minutes, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
Film Time
See the Hollywood classic, “All About Eve,” Friday, Jan. 29, 1:30 p.m. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
Friday Flick
See “Million Dollar Arm,” the sports drama based on the true story of baseball pitchers Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel who were discovered by sports agent J.B. Bernstein after winning a reality show competition, Friday, Jan. 29, 1 p.m. Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, 60 Verona Place, Valley Stream. 825-6422.
Movie Matinee
See “He Named Me Malala,” the portrait of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai, who was targeted by the Taliban and severely wounded, Friday, Jan. 29, 2 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
On Screen
See “The Birdcage,” the remake of the classic French farce “La Cage aux Folles,” Sunday, Jan. 31, 2 p.m.; also the 1950 film noir classic “Night in the City,” with Richard Widmark and Gene Tierney, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2 p.m. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. 374-1967.
Art Talk
Examine “Dali and Surrealism,” with art historian Ines Powell, Thursday, Feb. 4, 1 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Film Showing
Watch “Words & Music,” the 1948 film loosely based on the creative partnership of the composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Lorenz Hart, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2 p.m. Franklin Square Public Library, 19 Lincoln Rd., Franklin Square. 488-3444.

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