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What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Weekly calendar of exhibits, theater, music, and more

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China Then and Now
This exhibition brings together exemplary Chinese works of art from the classical, early modern and contemporary periods. It explores three millennia of one of the world’s most important artistic traditions from the perspective of American collectors on Long Island. Through March 8. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Contemporary African-American Folk Art/Outsider Art
An exhibit honoring Black History Month featuring works by Purvis Young, Ray Flinster and Derek Webster. Through March 2. Frank and Gertrude Kaiser Gallery, Molloy College Public Square, Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. 678-5000 ext. 6549 or artgallery@molloy.edu.
The George W. Bush Presidency: Points of Perspective
An original exhibition focusing on seven points of impact to the nation that required responses and decisions from the George W. Bush administration. Works of art, documents, photographs, and related objects present varying and balanced perspectives. Opens Monday, Feb. 23, through April 10. Hofstra University’s David Filderman Gallery, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672.
From Portraits to Tweets: Imagery, Technology and the U.S. Presidency
An original exhibition that traces the public’s shifting perceptions of the American presidency through the use of visual imagery. Through May 8. Hofstra University’s Emily Lowe Gallery, Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672.
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. 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. Through April. Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, 100 Crescent Beach Rd., Glen Cove. 571-8040 ext. 100 or www.holocaust-nassau.org.
Perform
Tirtzah Bassel’s solo exhibit of large-scale oil paintings alongside a site-specific installation “painted” in duct tape directly on gallery walls. Through Feb. 27. Nassau Community College’s Firehouse Plaza Art Gallery, 1 Education Dr., Garden City. 572-7162.
Afternoon Movie
See “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, Friday, Feb. 20, 2:30 p.m.; also “Gone Girl,” the thriller adapted from the novel of the same name, with Ben Affleck, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
Friday Flick
See “Remember the Titans,” the sports drama based on the true story of a newly integrated high school football team, Friday, Feb, 20, 1 p.m. Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, 60 Verona Place, Valley Stream. 825-6422.
Movie Time
See “To Have and Have Not,” the classic romance-war-adventure film, starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, Friday, Feb. 20, 2 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
At the Movies
See “Get On Up,” the biopic chronicling the life of James Brown,” Sunday, Feb. 22, 1:30 p.m.; also “The November Man,” a spy thriller about an retired CIA agent who is pulled back into service to help retrieve a Russian agent, starring Pierce Brosnan, Monday, Feb. 23, 1:30 and 7 p.m. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
Movie Matinee
See “Murder Over New York,” the classic thriller featuring detective Charlie Chan Chan who must solve a murder mystery while attending a police convention, Sunday, Feb. 22, 1 p.m. West Hempstead Public Library, 500 Hempstead Ave., West Hempstead. 481-6591.
Film Showing
See “The Hundred-Foot Journey,” the comedy-drama about a feud between two adjacent restaurants in France, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 10 a.m., 1 and 7 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Art Talk
Examine “Rembrandt: The Late Works,” with Professor Thomas Germano, Thursday, Feb. 26, 1 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Film Showing
Watch “When the Game Stands Tall,” the sports drama inspired by the true story of high school football coach Bob Ladoucer who took his Spartans from obscurity to a 151-game winning streak, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2 p.m. Franklin Square Public Library, 19 Lincoln Rd., Franklin Square. 488-3444.

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