Stepping Out

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Weekly calendar of theater, music, exhibits and more

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Performances/On Stage

Dance Adelphi: Le Lien
Adelphi University Dept. of Dance students perform the world premiere of “Le Lien,” Thursday and Friday, Nov. 29-30, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 1, 2 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 2, 2 p.m. With other ballet and modern works. Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave., Garden City. 877-4000 or aupac.adelphi.edu.
Elf

The modern-day holiday classic, based on the popular film, Thursday and Friday, Nov. 29-30, 8 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 1, 3 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 2, 2 p.m.; Wednesday, Dec. 5, 8 p.m. John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport. (631) 261-2900 or www.engemantheater.com.
Fall Dance Concert
Hofstra University dance students perform, with special guests, Thursday and Friday, Nov. 29-30, 8 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 1, 2 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 2, 2 p.m. Hofstra University’s John Cranford Adams Playhouse, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-6644 or www.hofstratickets.com.
David Johansen
The former New York Dolls singer and his band in concert, Thursday, Nov. 29, 8 p.m. With special guest Frankenstein 3000. The Space, 250 Post Ave. Westbury. (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com.
Goodheart
The power band in concert, with special guests Richie Cannata and Jeff Ganz, Thursday, Nov. 29, 8 p.m. My Father’s Place at the Roslyn Hotel, 1221 Old Northern Blvd., Roslyn. 413-3535 or www.myfathersplace.com.
Whiskey Myers
The southern rock-country band in concert, Thursday, Nov. 29, 8 p.m. With special guest Bishop Gunn. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com or www.paramountny.com.
Annie
The popular musical, based on the Little Orphan Annie comic strip, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 30-Dec. 1, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 2, 3 p.m. Merrick Theatre & Center for the Arts, 2222 Hewlett Ave., Merrick.
868-6400 or www.merrick-theatre.com.
Camelot
The classic musical with the beloved Lerner and Loewe score, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 30-Dec. 1, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 2, 2:30 p.m. BroadHollow Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. (631) 581-2700 or www.broadhollow.org.
Decadia
A live musical event covering the entire soundtrack of “Grease,” Friday, Nov. 30, 8 p.m. Mulcahy’s Pub and Concert Hall, 3232 Railroad Ave., Wantagh. 783-7500 or www.muls.com.
Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppeiin Evening
Jason Bonham in concert, with a tribute to Led Zeppelin, Friday, Nov. 30, 8 p.m. NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury. (800) 745-3000 orwww.livenation.com.
The Nutcracker
The holiday ballet, presented by Leggz Ltd. Dance, accompanied by the South Shore Symphony Orchestra, Friday, Nov. 30, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 1, 5 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 2, 4 p.m. Madison Theatre, Molloy College, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. 323-4444 or www.madisontheatreny.org.
Vanilla Fudge
The rock band in concert, with special guests Richie Cannata and Jeff Ganz, Friday, Nov. 30, 8 p.m. My Father’s Place at the Roslyn Hotel, 1221 Old Northern Blvd., Roslyn. 413-3535 or www.myfathersplace.com.
Brand X
The jazz fusion band in concert, Saturday, Dec. 1, 8 p.m. My Father’s Place at the Roslyn Hotel, 1221 Old Northern Blvd., Roslyn. 413-3535 or www.myfathersplace.com.
Disco Unlimited
The popular disco cover band in concert, Saturday, Dec. 1, 9 p.m. Mulcahy’s Pub and Concert Hall, 3232 Railroad Ave., Wantagh. 783-7500 or www.muls.com.
Terry Fator
The ventriloquist-impressionist-comic on tour, Saturday, Dec. 1, 8 p.m. NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury. (800) 745-3000 or
www.livenation.com.
Santino Fontana
The Broadway actor-singer in concert, Saturday, Dec. 1, 8 p.m. Landmark on Main Street, Jeanne Rimsky Theater, 232 Main St., Port Washington. 767-1384 or www.landmarkonmainstreet.org.
Tracy Morgan
The popular comic on tour, Saturday, Dec. 1, 8 p.m. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com or www.paramountny.com.
Lenny@100
A staged quartet program with vocalist and piano trio that highlights Bernstein’s Broadway and film music, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2:30 p.m. Tickets required, Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. 374-1967.
O.A.R.
The rockers in concert, Sunday, 2, 8 p.m. With special guests Huntertones and Lumin. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com or www.paramountny.com.
Sylph Chamber Ensemble
The trio performs holiday favorites, Sunday Dec. 2, 2 p.m. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360
Yesterday Once More
A musical revue of ‘40s ‘50s and ‘60s hits, Sunday, Dec, 2 p.m. Franklin Square Public Library, 19 Lincoln Rd., Franklin Square. 488-3444.
Steven Wilson
The progressive rocker in concert, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 8 p.m. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com or
www.paramountny.com.
Theresa Caputo
Long Island’s popular medium and star of her hit show on TLC demonstrates her unique talents, Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 5-6, 7:30 p.m. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com or www.paramountny.com.
Brian Wilson’s ‘A Christmas Album Live’
Wilson and his solo group play 1964’s The Beach Boys’ Christmas Album in its entirety, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 8 p.m. NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury. (800) 745-3000 or www.livenation.com.

For the Kids

Movie Fun
See “Ice Age: Collision Course,” the fiifth installment of the animated sci fi comedy adventure, Thursday, Nov. 29, 7 p.m. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
Madagascar: A Musical Adventure
A musical journey out of the zoo and onto the stage, based on the popular animated film, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2 p.m. Merrick Theatre & Center for the Arts, 2222 Hewlett Ave., Merrick. 868-6400 or www.merrick-theatre.com.
Rudolph
The TV classic takes to the stage, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2 p.m. BroadHollow Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. (631) 581-2700 or www.broadhollow.org.
Scrooge
Follow miserly Scrooge as he learns the true meaning of the holidays in this adaptation of the holiday classic, presented by Plaza Theatrical Productions, Saturday, Dec. 1, 11 a.m. The Show Place at the Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Ave., Bellmore. 599-6870 or www.plazatheatrical.com.
A Charlia Brown Christmas
The holiday classic featuring the Peanuts gang, Sunday, Dec. 2, 3 p.m. NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury. (800) 745-3000 or
www.livenation.com.

Museums/Galleries and more...

Hidden in Sight: Photographing Incarceration
An exhibition of photographs spanning more than 50 years by three artists, Danny Lyon (American, born 1942), Jessica Earnshaw (Canadian, born 1983), and Isadora Kosofsky (American, born 1993), highlighting the varied critical issues within the prison system in America. Through March 10. Hofstra University’s David Filderman Gallery, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672 or www.hofstra.edu/museum.
Heckscher Collects: Recent Acquisitions
An exhibition of two dozen 20th century and contemporary works that have been acquired by the museum over the past five years. With a selection of prints produced by more traditional and diverse experimental processes; experimental photography by Bill Armstrong, Ellen Carey, and Joe Constantino; New York City street scenes by N. Jay Jaffee; and images of Cuba by Bastienne Schmi; along with abstract and representational paintings. Through May 12. Heckscher Museum of Art, Main St. and Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250 or www.heckscher.org.
Rivera and Beyond: Latin American Art
An exhibit of 20th century and contemporary artists from across Central and South America, from the collection of Joan and Milton Bagley. Masterworks by Fernando Botero, Elena Climent, Ana Mercedes Hoyos, Wifredo Lam, Julio Larraz, Roberto Matta, Carlos Mérida, Diego Rivera, Antonio Seguí, Franciso Zúñiga, and others are on view. Through March 31. Heckscher Museum of Art, Main St. and Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250 or www.heckscher.org.
Wild Kingdom: Hunt Slonem and a Hundred Years of Animal Art
An exhibition that showcases artists whose paintings, drawings, and sculpture have immortalized the wild kingdom. On view are works by Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, John James Audubon and Jeff Koons among others. With an installation by artist-designer Hunt Slonem who creates a dream-like sanctuary for parrots, rabbits and butterflies, his signature motifs. Through March 3. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Drive, Roslyn Harbor. 484-9338 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
At the Movies
See “A Quiet Place,” the suspense thriller abo ut a family who must navigate their lives in silence after mysterious creatures that hunt by sound threaten their surviva, Friday, Nov. 30, 2 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
Afternoon Movie
See “BlacKkansman,” Spike Lee’s biopic of Ron Stallworth, the first black officer to work for the Colorado Springs Police Department, who launches a covert investigation into the Ku Klux Klan. Friday, Nov. 30,1 and 7:30 p.m. East Meadow Public Library, 1886 Front St., East Meadow. 794-2570.