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. With reception and autograph signing, Saturday, May 5, 7-10 p.m.; Sunday, May 6, 1-4 p.m. 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 Auchwitz 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.
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An exhibition of senior projects by graduating Molloy College Fine Arts and Visual Arts Education Majors. From May 6 through June 6. Molloy College’s Public Square Gallery, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. 678-5000 ext. 6549.
Documentary Screening
See “Race to Nowhere,” the award-winning documentary that explores the pressures on today’s students, Friday, May 4, 7 p.m. A panel discussion with local educators follows film. Madison Theatre, Molloy College, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. 678-5000 ext. 6928.
Afternoon Movie
See “Project Nim,” the award-winning documentary about Nim, a chimpanzee who became the focus of a landmark experiment in the 1970s, Friday, May 4, 2:30 p.m.; also “The Descendants,” about a man who attempts to renew his relationship with his estranged daughters after his wife is hospitalized, with George Clooney, Tuesday, May 8, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
Mr. M’s Movies
Watch “The Descendants,” about a father who attemps to renew his relationship with his daughters following his wife’s hospitalization, with George Clooney, Friday, May 4, 2 p.m. Rockville Centre Public Library, 221 N. Village Ave., Rockville Centre. 766-6257.
Jewish Film Festival
See “Lies My Father Told Me,” about a boy’s evolving view of the world and the Jewish immigrant experience in Canada, Monday, May 7, 1 and 7 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Feelin’ Groovy: The Other American Songbook
Naomi Zeitlin performs songs of the ‘70s, Thursday, May 10, 7:30 p.m. Tickets required. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. 374-1967.