What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more...

Across Time & Place: Treasures from the Permanent Collection
This rotating exhibition highlights a broad range of works by 19th and 20th century American and European artists from the Heckscher Museum’s Permanent Collection. Of particular interest is Étienne Berne-Bellecour’s monumental Embarkation Maneuver, 1882, which factually depicts the departure of a regiment of cuirassiers following the Franco-Prussian War. Heckscher Museum of Art, Main St. and Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250 or www.heckscher.org.
Ludovit Feld, the Little Giant: Artist, Rescuer and Auschwitz Survivor
An exhibit of the works of Ludovit Feld, who was kept alive at Auschwitz for his artistic talent and for medical experimentation. Through Sept. 30. Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, 100 Crescent Beach Rd., Glen Cove. 571-8040 ext. 100 or www.holocaust-nassau.org.
Marc Chagall
A major exhibit that includes a significant selection of Chagall’s 1957 series of hand-colored etchings of Bible stories. Through Nov. 4. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Opportunity and Impact: Works by Emigre Artists
The original exhibition examines the role of émigré artists in reshaping the nature of American art. The exhibit features artists who arrived from Europe during the early 20th century to present-day émigrés from Cuba, and South America. Through Sept. 9. Hofstra University’s David Filderman Gallery, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672.
Toward Greater Awareness: Darfur and American Activism
This exhibition, featuring large-scale sculpture by American artist Mitch Lewis, focuses on the genocide that occurred in Darfur and Sudan from 2003 to 2006, as well as the American response to the crisis. It is presented in conjunction with October 16 Presidential Debate. Opening Tuesday, Sept. 4, through Dec. 16. Hofstra University’s Emily Lowe Gallery, Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672.
Using the Lessons of the Holocaust to Teach Tolerance
This contextualized history explains the 1930s’ increase of intolerance, the reduction of human rights, and the lack of intervention that enabled the persecution and mass murder of millions of Jews and others, including people with disabilities, Roma and Sinti (Gypsies), Jehovah’s Witnesses, Gays, and Polish intelligentsia. Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, 100 Crescent Beach Rd., Glen Cove. 571-8040 ext. 100 or www.holocaust-nassau.org.
Sydney Chastain-Chapman/Julie Tremblay
This exhibition pairs Julie Tremblay’s sculptural work with paintings and works on paper by Sydney Chastain-Chapman. Through Nov. 4. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Long Beach International Film Festival Preview
Screen “Shorts on the Beach,” a showcase of short films, Thursday, Aug. 30, 9 p.m.; with cocktail hour at 7:30 p.m. This sneak peak is a lead-in to the mutli-day film festival planned for 2013. Allegria Hotel, 80 West Broadway, Long Beach. 984-9804 or www.longbeachfilm.com.
Afternoon Movie
See the comedy “The Four Seasons,” Alan Alda’s directorial debut, Friday, Aug. 31, 2:30 p.m.; also “LOL,” the coming of age movie about a teenage girl and her boyfriend, with Miley Cyrus and Demi Moore, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
Movie Time
Watch “Iron Lady,” the bio-pic starring Meryl Streep as British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2 and 7 p.m. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. 374-1967.
Illustrated Art Lecture
Examine the culture of pre-Columbian North and South America in “The Mysterious Maya,”with Professor Thomas Germano, Thursday, Sept. 6, 1 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.