On Stage
The Wreckin’ Ball
Explore the changes one family in particular, and a community in general, endures when their inner city neighborhood is slated for urban renewal, in this two act, eight character play presented by Nassau Community College’s Department of Theatre and Dance. Written by Celeste Bedford Walker, the play dramatizes real life situations occurring all across the country as people attempt to cope with the loss of something they once held to be permanent.
Friday and Saturday, Jan. 21-22, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 23, 3 p.m. $9, $7 seniors, $5 ages 18 and under. Nassau Community College’s Mainstage Theatre, Garden City. (516) 572-7676.
It Had To Be You
In Concert
The Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie
The Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie, led by conductor and pianist Philippe Entremont, visits Tilles Center this weekend. The program features Strauss’ Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and the Symphony No. 4 of Brahms. One of Germany’s most popular concert orchestras, the Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie’s refined sound and extraordinary musical Interpretations have garnered international acclaim.
Sunday, Jan. 23, 3 p.m. $80, $65, $40. Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, C.W. Post Campus, Rte. 25A, Brookville. (516) 299-3100 or (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com or www.tillescenter.org.