Performances/On Stage
AM/FM Show
45 RPM and Wonderous Stories in concert, Friday, Jan. 10, 8 p.m. Mulcahy’s Pub and Concert Hall, 3232 Railroad Ave., Wantagh. 783-7500 or www.muls.com.
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Polar Bear Pals
Create a friendly polar bear to keep company during the winter, Thursday and Friday, Jan. 9-10, 2:30-4 p.m. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. 224-5800 or www. licm.org
Dinosaur World Live
The Jurassic period comes alive in this interactive show, Frday, Jan. 10, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Meet impressive creatures, including a flesh-eating plant and a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, LIU Post, Route 25A, Brookville. (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com or www.tillescenter.org.
Birds and Dinos
Examine the connection between dinosarus and how birds evolved from them, at the Center for Science Teaching and Learning’s Saturday, Jan. 11, 2-3 p.m. Registration required. Center for Science Teaching and Learning, 1 Tanglewood Rd., Rockville Centre. 764-0045 or www.cstl.org.
STEM Explorers
Investigate the worlds of science, engineering, technology and math, Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 11-12, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Participate n hands-on activities and demonstrations. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. 224-5800 or www. licm.org.
Studio Saturday
Drop into Nassau County Museum of Art’s Manes Center for hands-on activities inspired by the current exhibition, Saturday, Jan. 11, 12-3 p.m. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9338 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Museums/ Galleries and more...
Dinosaurs/Animal Adventure
See over 20 dinosaurs and meet over 35 animals at the dual exhibit. Learn about animal adaptations and explore how dinosaurs lived. See robotic dinos that look alive; experience amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals in their natural settings. Open daily, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Center for Science Teaching and Learning, 1 Tanglewood Rd., Rockville Centre. 764-0045 or www.cstl.org.
Locally Sourced:
Collecting Long Island Artists
An exhibition that kicks off the Heckscher’s year-long centennial celebration, underscoring the museum’s commitment to preserving and presenting the stories of Long Island’s art through ther permanent collection. It brings together painting, sculpture, photography, and works on paper by dozens of artists to explore the themes of place, dialogue among artists, and landscape, with particular attention to the achievements of women artists of Long Island.Through March 15. Heckscher Museum of Art, Main St. and Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250 or www.heckscher.org
Other People’s Parties
An original exhibition that investigates the human impulse to capture party moments through photography and our desire to live vicariously through images of others. Artists on view include Henri Cartier-Bresson, Larry Fink, Danny Lyon, Mary Ellen Mark, and Andy Warhol. Through March 13. Hofstra University’s David Filderman Gallery, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, Ninth Floor, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672 or www.hostra.edu.
Picture This!
The Art of Children’s Books
A celebration of children’s book illustration guest curated by author/illustrators Tim Miller and Isabel Roxas. Works on view include illustrations by Sophie Blackall, Eric Carle, Catia Chien, Victoria Cossack, Mike Curato, C.G. Esperanza, Brian Floca, Gilbert Ford, Stephanie Graegin, Jen Hill, Ezra Jack Keats, Aram Kim, Colleen Kong-Savage, Leo Lionni, Tim Miller, Oge Mora, Il Sung Na, John Parra, Isabel Roxas, Cecilia Ruiz, Maurice Sendak, and more. Through Jan. 12. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Drive, Roslyn Harbor. 484-9338 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Afternoon Movie
See “The Art of Racing in the Rain,” the inspirational drama about a sports car racer and his golden retriever, Friday, Jan. 10, 2 p.m. Merrick Library, 2279 Merrick Rd., Merrick. 377-6112.
Film Time
See “The Kitchen,” the mob crime thriller about a trio of fed-up mobster wives who take over the family business in ‘70s-era New York, Friday, Jan. 10, 2 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.