Stepping Out

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Weekly calendar of exhibits, theater, music, and more

Posted

Exhibits and more...

China Then and Now
This exhibition brings together exemplary Chinese works of art from the classical, early modern and contemporary periods. It explores three millennia of one of the world’s most important artistic traditions from the perspective of American collectors on Long Island. Through March 8. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Contemporary African-American Folk Art/Outsider Art
An exhibit honoring Black History Month featuring works by Purvis Young, Ray Flinster and Derek Webster. Through March 2. Frank and Gertrude Kaiser Gallery, Molloy College Public Square, Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. 678-5000 ext. 6549 or artgallery@molloy.edu.
From Portraits to Tweets: Imagery, Technology and the U.S. Presidency
An original exhibition that traces the public’s shifting perceptions of the American presidency through the use of visual imagery. Through May 8. Hofstra University’s Emily Lowe Gallery, Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672.
Mysteries of Bats
Tackapausha Museum and Preserve’s exhibit includes varied species of bats, featuring a live family of Egyptian Fruit Bats who fly and “hang out” in the museum’s nocturnal area. Tackapausha Museum and Preserve, Washington Ave. (between Merrick Rd. and Sunrise Hwy.), Seaford. 571-7443.
Objects of Witness; Testimony of Holocaust Artifacts
Items lent or donated by families of victims and survivors are on display. Many of these artifacts were kept hidden during the Holocaust, at great risk to those who hid them. Through April. Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, 100 Crescent Beach Rd., Glen Cove. 571-8040 ext. 100 or www.holocaust-nassau.org.
Perform
Tirtzah Bassel’s solo exhibit of large-scale oil paintings alongside a site-specific installation “painted” in duct tape directly on gallery walls. Through Feb. 27. Nassau Community College’s Firehouse Plaza Art Gallery, 1 Education Dr., Garden City. 572-7162.
Afternoon Movie
See “Holiday Inn,” the classic Hollywood musical about a song-and-dance man who retires from show business to run a country inn, with Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, Friday, Feb. 13, 2:30 p.m.; also “Honeymoon in Vegas,” the romantic comedy about a commitment phobic man and his fiance who become involved with a wealthy con man, with Nicholas Cage and James Caan, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
Friday Flick
See the 2014 Best Picture winner “12 Years A Slave,” based the true story of a man’s fight for survival and freedom in the pre-Civil War U.S., Friday, Feb, 13, 1 p.m. Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, 60 Verona Place, Valley Stream. 825-6422.
Movie Time
See “And So It Goes,” the romantic comedy about an unlikely romance between widows in their 60s, with Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton,
Friday, Feb. 13, 2 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
Mr. M’s Movies
See “Jersey Boys,” Clint Eastwood’s version of the blockbuster Broadway musical, Friday, Feb. 13, 2 p.m. Rockville Centre Public Library, 221 N. Village Ave., Rockville Centre. 766-6257.
At the Movies
See “The Big Heat,” the classic 1953 film noir about a cop who takes on the crime syndicate that controls his city after the murder of his wife, with Glen Ford, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2 p.m. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
Film Showing
Watch “With Six You Get Egg Roll,” the romantic comedy about a widow and a widower who contend with hostile children when they fall in love, with Doris Day, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2 p.m. Franklin Square Public Library, 19 Lincoln Rd., Franklin Square. 488-3444.

Theater/ Music

Page 1 / 3