Performances/On Stage
Gathering Time
The popular folk trio in concert, with “The Great ‘60s Folk Revival,” Thursday, July 12, 7 p.m. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library Courtyard, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. 374-1967.
Wonderous Stories
For the Kids
Mary Poppins
The charniing musical about everyone’s favorite nanny, presented by Plaza Theatrical Productions, Friday, July 13, 7 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, July 14-15, 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. 599-6870 or www.licm.org.
Ready, Set GO
Examine the history of travel, Friday, July 13, 2 p.m. Learn about the first motorcyle and create a travel machine for the future. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. 224-5800 or www.licm.org.
Eat Up: What’s Cooking in the Gardens
Discover tasty deights in Old Westbury Gardens beds, Saturday, July 14, 10:30 a.m. Concoct and sample a simple recipe full of delicious seasonal flavors. Free with admission. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. 333-0048 or www.oldwestbury.org.
Movie Fun
See the beloved animated film, “The Lion King,” Saturday, July 14, 10 a.m.; also “My Little Pony,” the animated musical fantasy comedy adeventure based on the TV series, Monday, July 16, 2 p.m. Lynbrook Public Library, 56 Eldert St., Lynbrook. 599-8630.
Summer Matinee
See Disney’s “Mulan,” Wednesday, July 18, 2 p.m. Rockville Centre Public Library, 221 N. Village Ave., Rockville Centre. 766-6257.
Mad Sciece of Long Island’s Sonic Sounds
Explore how sound is made at the interactive show, Thursday, July 19,6:30-7:30 p.m. For grades K-5. Registration required. West Hempstead Public Library, 500 Hempstead Ave., West Hempstead. 481-6591.
Movie Night
See “Despicable Me 3,” the animated action comedy that continues the adventures of Gru, outdoors on Eisenhower Park’s big screen, Thursday, July 12, dusk. Eisenhower Park, Lakeside Theatre, East Meadow. 572-0200 or 572-0355.
Museums/Galleries and more...
The Age of Tiffany: Between Nouveau and Deco
An exhibition that places Tiffany within the context of other decorative art from the Heckscher Museum’s permanent collection. Through July 22. Heckscher Museum of Art, Main St. and Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250 or www.heckscher.org.
Heavy Metal: Photographs by Jan Staller
An exhibition of Staller’s large-scale photographs that transform the industrial environment into a place of profound, otherworldly beauty. He presents found industrial objects as sculptural artifacts of the post-industrial age. Through July 29. Heckscher Museum of Art, Main St. and Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250 or www.heckscher.org.
Portfolios II: Offset Lithographic Prints
The second exhibition in a series that highlights portfolios of prints and photographs from the Hofstra University Museum’s permanent collections. The artists experimented using a commercial press to create fine art prints. Works by Chuck Close, John Moore, Olga Moore, Italo Scanga, Salvatore Scarpitta, and Miriam Schapiro, among others, are included. Through July 27. Hofstra University’s David Filderman Gallery, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672 or www.hofstra.edu/museum.
Romare Bearden: Storyteller
An original exhibition that showcases Romare Bearden’s work, spanning historical, political and religious topics exploring everyday African-American life in 20th century America. The exhibit includes prints in a variety of methods (aquatint, engraving, etching, lithograph, and silkscreen). Through Aug. 17. Hofstra University’s Emily Lowe Gallery, Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672 or www.hostra.edu/museum.
Afternoon Movie
See “The Disaster Artist,” the biographic comedy-drama that shares the tragicomic true-story of aspiring filmmaker and infamous Hollywood outsider Tommy Wiseau, Friday, July 13, 1 p.m. East Meadow Public Library, 1886 Front St., East Meadow. 794-2570.
Friday Flick
See “The Greatest Showman,” the fictionalized musical biopic about P.T. Barnum, Friday, July 13, 1 p.m. Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, 60 Verona Place, Valley Stream. 825-6422.
Film Showing
See “All the Money in the World,” the crime thriller that follows the kidnapping of the teenage John Paul Getty III, Monday, July 16, 1:30 and 7 p.m. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.