Stepping Out

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Weekly calendar of exhibits, theater, music and more

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Enduring Images
An exhibition, drawn from Hofstra University Museum’s permanent collections, that focuses 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.
Linear Constructions
Rockville Centre artist Naomi Grossman’s wire sculptures are on display in a three-person exhibit, also featuring Ellen Dickenson and Larry Monat. Through June 14. Patchogue Arts Gallery, 20 Terry St., Patchogue. (631) 627-8686.
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. Other exhibits include displays about Long Island’s ecology and interactive activities. 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. Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, 100 Crescent Beach Rd., Glen Cove. 571-8040 ext. 100 or www.holocaust-nassau.org.
Out of the Vault: 25 Years of Collecting
A comprehensive exhibition of works from Nassau County Museum of Art’s permanent collection. The multi-faceted exhibit highlights rarely seen patron gifts to the museum. Through July 12. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Afternoon Movie
See “Focus,” a romantic comedy-drama involving a con artist who takes on an inexperienced apprentice, Friday, June 12, 2:30 p.m.; also “The Way,” and inspirational drama about an American dcotor who comes to collect the remains of his son killed in the Pyrenees and continues the historical pilgrimage his son had embarked on, Tuesday, June 16, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
Friday Flick
See “American Sniper,” the biopic about Navy SEAL sharpshooter Chris Kyle, Friday, June 12, 1 p.m. Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, 60 Verona Place, Valley Stream. 825-6422.
Movie Matinee
See “Rosewater,” the drama based on the memoir of Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari who was detained by Iranian forces who brutally interrogated him under suspicion that he was a spy, Friday, June 12, 2 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
Mr. M’s Movies
See “American Sniper,” the biopic about Navy SEAL sharpshooter Chris Kyle, Friday, June 12, 2 p.m. Rockville Centre Public Library, 221 N. Village Ave., Rockville Centre.
766-6257.
Art Talk
Examine “Fine Impressions: Caillebotte, Sisley, Bazille,” with art historian Vivian Gordon, Monday, June 15, 1 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Monday Matinee
See “Funny Girl,” the romantic musical classic with Barbra Streisand, Monday, June 15, 2 p.m. Malverne Public Library, 61 St. Thomas Place, Malverne. 599-0750.
Film Time
See “Elsa & Fred,” a romantic drama about a feisty retiree and her new neighbor, an uptight widower, who discover that it’s never too late for true love and romance, Tuesday, June 16, 10 a.m., 1 and 7 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
At the Movies
See “Mr. Turner,” a biopic that examines the last quarter century of the life and career of eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner, Wednesday, June 17, 2 p.m. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
On Screen
See “Foxcatcher,” the thriller that chronicles the real-life story of wrestlers Mark and Dave Schultz who accept the patronage of the eccentric du Pont heir John du Pont, Wednesday, June 17, 2 and 7 p.m. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. 374-1967.
Film Showing
Watch “The Fault in Our Stars,” the romantic drama based on the popular novel that tells the love story of two terminally ill teens, Thursday, June 18, 2 p.m. Franklin Square Public Library, 19 Lincoln Rd., Franklin Square. 488-3444.

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