Stepping Out

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Weekly calendar of theater, music, exhibits and more

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Performances/On Stage

Grease
The kids from Rydell High are back on stage, Thursday and Friday, Aug. 31-Sept. 1, 8 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 2, 3 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, Sept. 3, 2 p.m. $76 and $71. John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport. (631) 261-2900 or www.engemantheater.com.
Brothers Osbourne

The country duo in concert, Friday, Sept. 1, 8 p.m. $54.50, $34.50, $29.50, $25. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com or www.paramountny.com.
Rascal Flatts

The dynamic country trio in concert, beneftting Long Island Cares, Thursday, Aug. 31, 8 p.m. $200.50, $150.50, $130, $100, $80, $60. NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury. (800) 745-3000 or www.livenation.com.
Cold Spring Harbor

The Billy Joel tribute band in concert, Friday, Sept. 1, 7:30 p.m. Westwood Park, Foster Ave., Malverne.
Bye By Birdie

The popular musical homage to 1960s small town America, Saturday, Sept. 2, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Sept. 3, 2:30 p.m.; Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2 p.m. $26, $24 seniors, $20 students, $15 youth 12 and under, $29 at door. BroadHollow Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. (631) 581-2700 or www.broadhollow.org.
Into the Woods

Stephen Sondheim’s acclaimed musical retelling of fairy tales, Saturday, Sept. 2, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Sept. 3, 3 p.m. $22, $20 students and seniors Friday and Sunday. Merrick Theatre & Center for the Arts, 2222 Hewlett Ave., Merrick. 868-6400 or www.merrick-theatre.com.
Punjabi American Night

An evening of music and dance, Sunday, Sept. 3, 7:30 p.m. Eisenhower Park, Lakeside Theatre, East Meadow. 572-0200 or concertline, 572-0223.
Help for Houston

Fundraiser to support Hurricane Harvey Relief, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 5-9 p.m. With live auction and raffle. $20 donation. Mulcahy's, 3232 Railroad Ave., Wantagh. 783-7500 or www.mules.com.
Dwight Yoakam

The country singer-songwriter in concert, Thursday, Sept. 7, 8 p.m. $99.50, $79.50, $55. The Space, 250 Post Ave. Westbury. 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com or www.thespaceatwestbury.com.
Shinedown
The hard rocking band in concert, with Scottish rock trio Biffy Clyro, Thursday, Sept. 7, 8 p.m. $85, $65, $55, $45, $40. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com or www.paramountny.com.
Snarky Puppy
The fusion-influenced jazz-funk collective in concert, Thursday, Sept. 7, 7:30 pm. $74, $59, $49, $39. Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, LIU Post, Rte. 25A, Brookville. (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com or www.tillescenter.org.

For the Kids

Puppet Project
Design and engineer a stick and rod puppet, Thursday and Friday, Aug. 31-Sept. 1, 1-3 p.m. Develop your puppet’s character and learn how to perform for family and friends. $5 with museum admission. ($4 members). Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. 224-5800 or www.licm.org.
Slimy Adventures
Explore all things slime, goo and ooze with the Science Museum of Long Island, Thursday, Aug. 31, 6 p.m. Come discover the scientific aspects behind slime and goo and ooze while making and creating your own. Mix the scientific solutions that make plastics and take home globs of goo and slime. Registration required. Franklin Square Public Library, 19 Lincoln Rd., Franklin Square. 488-3444.
Listen Up! Storybook Stroll!
Kids ages 3-5 are invited to stroll Old Westbury Gardens and listen to Mary Howitt’s “The Spider and The Fly,” Saturday, Sept. 2, 12 p.m. Followed by a take home craft. Free with admission. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. 333-0048 or www.oldwestbury.org.
Free Play Imagination Day
Drop in to Old Westbury Gardens rotating discovery space, Sunday, Sept. 3, 12-4 p.m. Build, observe, ponder, and explore your creativity. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. 333-0048 or www.oldwestbury.org.

Museums/Galleries and more...

Andy Warhol
This original exhibition of works by pop artist Andy Warhol includes a selection of screenprints and photographs from the Hofstra University Museum collections. By juxtaposing his photographs with his screenprints, the exhibit contextualizes and reveals his working methods and artistic process. Opens Tuesday, Sept. 5, through March 11. Hofstra University’s David Filderman Gallery, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672 or www.hofstra.edu/museum.
Converging Voices: Gender and Identity
An original exhibition that focuses on issues of gender and identity, reflecting an international scope. Featured artists include Ghada Amer, Mariam Ghani, Martine Gutierrez, Guerrilla Girls, Yee I-Lann, Zanele Muholi, Pinaree Sanpitak, Carrie Mae Weems, and Philemona Williamson. Through Dec. 15. Hofstra University’s Emily Lowe Gallery, Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672 or www.hostra.edu/museum.
Ebb and Flow: Seascape and Shoreline Views
An exhibition of works of artists inspired by the sea. Over four dozen paintings, prints, and photographs from the Heckscher Museum’s permanent collection are on view, including works by Reynolds Beal, Eugene Boudin, Alfred Thompson Bricher, Stan Brodsky, Arthur Dove, Edward and Thomas Moran, Roy Nicholson, Jules Olitski, Betty Parsons, Maurice Prendergast, and William Trost Richards, among others. Through Nov. 12. Heckscher Museum of Art, Main St. and Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250 or www.heckscher.org.
New York, New York
The exhibition, guest curated by Director Emerita Constance Schwartz, portrays the city’s grit and glamour, its excitement and bustle as interpreted through more than 140 artworks. Artists on view include John Sloan, Reginald Marsh, Childe Hassam, Red Grooms, Robert Henri, Fairfield Porter, Berenice Abbott, Milton Avery and Georgia O’Keeffe, among others. Through Nov. 5. 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 examines 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 the documentary “Shinnecock,” a historical look at Long Island’s Native Americans, Friday, Sept. 1, 2:30 p.m.; also the romantic comedy “Must Love Dogs,” about moving on from divorce, with John Cusak and Diane Lane,” Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
At the Movies
See “A Dog’s Purpose,” the drama about a dog whose soul comes back to life, Friday, Sept. 1, 2 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
Friday Flick
See “Beauty and the Beast,” the live action version of the acclaimed animated film, Friday, Sept. 1, 1 p.m. Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, 60 Verona Place, Valley Stream. 825-6422.
Film Screening
See the documentary “Modern Drea ms: Art of America,” in which British historian Andrew Graham-Dixon traces the role of 19th and 20th century artists in helping America to establish its own distinct culture, Tuesday through Saturday, Sept. 5-9, 11 a.m., 12 p.m. and 1 p.m.; Sunday, Sept. 10, 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. Free with museum admission. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Film Time
See “The Zookeeper’s Wife,” a drama that tells the account of keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Antonina and Jan Zabinski, who helped save hundreds of people and animals during the German invasion of Poland, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 1:30 p.m. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.