Stepping Out

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Weekly calendar of exhibits, theater, music, and more

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A Step in Time: Molloy College’s 60th Anniversary Exhibition
The exhibit examines Molloy’s history through photographs, documents and related memorabilia. Through Nov. 20. Frank and Gertrude Kaiser Gallery, Molloy College Public Square, Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. 323-3196 or www.molloy.edu/artgallery.
Doug Hilson: Urbanscapes
An original exhibition of recent works in painting and drawing by Doug Hilson, professor emeritus of fine arts at Hofstra. Imaginative large-scale, complex paintings with twisting perspectives reference the shapes and forms of the urban world. Through Dec. 11. Hofstra University’s Emily Lowe Gallery, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672.
Enduring Images
An exhibition, drawn from Hofstra University Museum’s permanent collections, that focuses on the lasting record created by an artist’s visual responses to critical moments in time. Yonia Fain, a Holocaust survivor considered a “witness to history,” is represented, along with artists such as George Grosz, Käthe Kollwitz and Jacob Lawrence. Through Jan. 31. Hofstra University’s David Filderman Gallery, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672.
The Moderns
A sweeping showcase of modern art that encompasses two exhibitions, Selections from the Saltzman Family Collection and Long Island Collects Modern Art. The exhibits include works by well-known modernists such as Marc Chagall, Joan Miró, Constantin Brancusi, Edgar Degas, Robert Delaunay, Pablo Picasso, Fernand Léger and many others, along with choice examples of 20th-century art from significant Long Island collections. Through Nov. 8. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
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. Other installations include displays about Long Island’s ecology and interactive activities. Tackapausha Museum and Preserve, Washington Ave. (between Merrick Rd. and Sunrise Hwy.), Seaford. 571-7443.
Afternoon Movie
See “Grease 2,” the sequel to the smash hit, set two years after the original Grease gang graduated from Rydell High, Friday, Oct. 9, 2:30 p.m.; also “I’ll See You in My Dreams,” the comedy-drama about a widow and former songstress who rediscovers her life, with Blythe Danner, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
Movie Matinee
See “Danny Collins,” a comedy-drama involving a long-delayed letter from John Lennon that sends a rock star into a late-life tailspin, Friday, Oct. 9, 2 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
Rudolph Valentino: The Great Lover of the Silver Screen
A look at how the Italian immigrant rose to become the fantasy of women around the world, with Marilyn Carminio, Friday, Oct. 9, 12:30 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
Rock Hall Car Show
Vintage vehicles on display, presented by the Vintage Chevrolet Club of America’s Queens Region, Sunday, Oct. 11, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. See antiques, classics, hot rods, and customs. $10 fee per car. Free admission for spectators. Rock Hall Museum, 199 Broadway, Lawrence. 239-1157 or (718) 224-2674.
Irish Cultural Society Meeting
NYU Professor Dr. Miriam Nyhan speaks about her research on Richard White’s history memoir “Remembering Ahanagran: A History of Stories,” when the Irish Cultural Society meets, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 7:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend. Garden City Library, 60 Seventh St., Garden City.
Film Showing
Watch “Woman in Gold,” a drama about an octogenarian Jewish refugee who takes on the Austrian government to recover Nazi confiscated artwork that she believes rightfully belongs to her family, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2 p.m. Franklin Square Public Library, 19 Lincoln Rd., Franklin Square. 488-3444.

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