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Light Rain Swinging sounds with the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra this weekend
Famed orchestra performs cherished hits at Tilles Center
On Stage
Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra
Take a stroll down memory lane with the songs that topped the Hit Parade during the World War II years. The current version of one of the popular singing groups of that era, the Pied Pipers, join the famed Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra for a nostalgic afternoon of song. The 15-piece orchestra, directed by trombonist Bill Tole, and singers will perform such cherished hits as “I’ll Never Smile Again,” “In the Mood,” “I’m Getting Sentimental Over You,” “Boogie Woogie,” “Stardust,” and many more from the era’s songbook.
Sunday, March 18, 3 p.m. $52, $42, $32. Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, C.W. Post Campus, Brookville. (516) 299-1300 or (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com or www.tillescenter.org.
Forever Plaid
Sunday, March 18, 2 p.m. $25, $15 seniors. The Show Place at Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Ave. Bellmore. (516) 599-6870 or www.plazatheatrical.com.
Outdoor Adventures
Nature Walk
Hike Muttontown Preserve from “End to End” on a guided walk through some the preserve’s 550 acres of fields, woodlands, ponds, and estate grounds. The vigorous five to six mile hike includes trails not often visited by the public. It will take in ponds, fresh-water marshland and open fields, as well as the grounds around Nassau Hall. Look for the birds that make their home there.
Sunday, March 18, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Registration required. $5. Bill Paterson Nature Center, Muttontown Preserve, Muttontown Lane, East Norwich. (516) 571-8500.
