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Weekend picks include the L.I. Philharmonic's concert at Tilles Center, harmonizing with the Barbershop Harmony Society and a guided walk at Muttontown Preserve
On Stage
Long Island Philharmonic
After a prolonged absence due to financial constraints, the Long Island Philharmonic returns to the stage for its spring concert, “Bohème to Broadway.” Conductor David Stewart Wiley will lead the orchestra in an eclectic mix of Broadway favorites and opera arias, sung by an all-star cast featuring Tamara Tsoutsouris, Rosena Hill, Eric van Hoven, and Scott Bearden. The program includes pieces from Carmen, Madama Butterfly, La Bohème, La Cage aux Folles, My Fair Lady, Rent, and more. “In selecting these pieces,” Maestro Wiley said, “we looked to provide our audience with an evening of fun musical selections they will recognize, but in new and exciting combinations. It is as if we were bringing Lincoln Center and Broadway to Long Island.”
Saturday, May 14, 8 p.m. Tilles Center for the
Performing Arts, C.W. Post Campus, Rte, 25A, Brookville. (631) 293-2222 or
In harmony
The Nassau-Mid-Island Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society, the area’s largest barbershop group, will entertain with some unique harmonies at their annual show, “Remember When.” Hear a variety of showstoppers sung by the Long Island Harmonizers chorus and its talented quartets, along with a guest quartet. Songs include the rousing “South Rampart Street Parade,” as well as barbershop arrangements of “Baby Face,” “You Made Me Love You,” and the familiar ‘If You Knew Susie,” “Happy Days Are Here Again,” one of the signature songs of the 1930s, and “Cabaret,” from the 1966 hit Broadway musical.
Saturday, May 14, 8:07 p.m.; Sunday, May 15, 3:07 p.m. $15. Carle Place High School, 168 Cherry Lane, Carle Place. (516) 378-5137 or www.longislandharmonizers.org.
Seasonal Adventures
Nature walk
Explore Muttontown Preserve during a Woodland Wildflowers Walk and discover displays of bright spring color throughout the fields and trails. Enjoy nature’s colors in bloom, including early spring flowers such as Snowdrops and Lesser Celandine and aromatic plants like Garlic Mustard and Spice Bush. The guided hike stops at the Kettle Pond, where you can view frogs and painted turtles, and along the trails and meadows small mammals, snakes and birds.
Sunday, May 15, 10 a.m.-noon. $5. Enrollment is limited and registration is required. Bill Paterson Nature Center, Muttontown Preserve, Muttontown Lane, East Norwich. (516) 571-8500.
