Events on Long Island

Exhibits and more...

African American Dolls
A selection of African American dolls from the collection of Freeport artist April Marius are on view, commemorating Black History Month. Through April 17. Phillips House, 28 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. 764-7459.
Artists Choose Artists
An exhibition based on a mentoring relationship between established artists and young artists in Nassau County. Works by Charles Winslow, Doris Campbell, Kenneth Smith, James Brown, Rosa Hanna Scott, Maxine Townsend-Broderick, Brent Bailor, Hershel Manier, Rebecca Fowler, David Wilson, and Bernard James, among others, are on display. Opening Sunday, Feb. 6, with reception from 3-5 p.m. Through March 25. Molloy College Art Gallery, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. 678-5000 ext. 6549.

Donald Baechler
This large-scale installation by artist Donald Baechler is accompanied by several of his collaged paintings. Through May 8. Nassau County Museum of Art, Contemporary Gallery, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or
www.nassaumuseum.org.
Identity Crisis: Authenticity, Attribution and Appropriation
A new exhibit that explores issues relating to the artistic use of other artists’ styles and images. Historically popular artists had followers, imitators, and forgers, while more recent artists openly adopt well-known images and styles to comment on originality, authorship, and culture. Old Master and nineteenth-century works from The Heckscher Museum Permanent Collection provide a framework to examine these issues. Contemporary artists including George Deem, Audrey Flack, Kathleen Gilje, Paul Giovanopoulus, Jane Hammond, Deborah Kass, Man Ray, Vik Muniz, Robert Rauschenberg, and Andy Warhol, among others, provide a counterpoint to the historical works in the show. Through March 27. Heckscher Museum of Art, Main St. and Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250 or www.heckscher.org.
Milton Avery & The End of Modernism
This exhibit looks at works by the artist who brought the sketch to the status of a finished painting. It examines the contributions of Milton Avery as a significant figurative painter from the late 1920s through the early 1960s and places Avery’s work within a long history of modernist practice that recognizes the artist’s sketch as a finished work. Through May 8. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Soweto Art: From The Collection Of Violet And Les Payne
An original exhibit that commemorates the 35th anniversary of the Soweto Uprising. Over 30 paintings and works on paper are on view from the collection of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Les Payne, who covered South Africa during that time period. Artists of Soweto represented include David Mbele, Velaphi Mzimba, Hargreaves Ntukwana, and Winston Saoli. Through April 21. Hofstra University's Emily Lowe Gallery, Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672.
These Are My People: Aristides de Sousa Mendes
View photographs and historical documents of the families Sousa Mendes, the Portugues Consul in France, saved during the Holocaust. Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, 100 Crescent Beach Rd., Glen Cove. 571-8040 ext. 100 or www.holocaust-nassau.org.
A Timeless Legacy
This installation highlights Heckscher Museum’s most recent acquisition, Shinnecock Hills, a Long Island landscape by the American Impressionist William Merritt Chase, as well as a selection of other works by the master and his numerous students. Works on view include Lucas Cranach the Elder’s Virgin, Child, St. John the Baptist and Angels, 1534, the earliest painting in the Museum’s Permanent Collection; Melchoir d’Hondecoeter’s Stripped of Borrowed Feathers: The Raven-Jackdaw; and François Girardon’s rare bronze, Rape of Proserpine, 1693; all from the original August Heckscher Collection. Through March 27. Heckscher Museum of Art, Main St. and Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250 or www.heckscher.org.
Transforming Lives
An exhibit of photographs of Uganda's youth taken by artist/activist Stephen Shanes. Through March. 17. Nassau Community College, Firehouse Plaza Art Gallery, College Center Building, Garden City. 572-0619.
Illustrated Art Lecture
Examine Thomas Eakins with art historian Thomas Germano, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 1 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.

Theater/ Music

Cabaret
The musical masterpiece set in 1930s Berlin, Thursday and Friday, Feb 10-11, 8 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 12, 3 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 13, 2 p.m. $60. John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport. (631) 261-2900 or www.engemantheater.com.
The Seafarer
Conor McPherson's drama set in northern Dublin involving a high stakes poker game on a Christmas evening, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 11-12, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 13, 3 p.m. $20 Friday and Sunday, $25 Saturday. Arena Players Main Stage Theatre, 296 Rte. 109, East Farmingdale. 293-0674 or www.arenaplayers.org.
Barrier Beach Roots Project
Bethany Yarrow, vocalist and daughter of Peter Yarrow of Peter Paul & Mary, and Rufus Cappadocia perform, Saturday, Feb. 12, 8 p.m. Long Beach Public Library, 111 West Park Ave. 432-7201 or www.aip-arts.org.
Dial M For Murder
Thriller about a man plotting his wife's murder, Saturday, Feb. 12, 8:30 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 13, 3 p.m. $20, $16 students and seniors Friday and Sunday. Merrick Theatre & Center for the Arts, 2222 Hewlett Ave., Merrick. 868-6400.
Adlib Steel Drum Orchestra
The band performs a diverse program based on the musical traditions of Trinidad and Tobago, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2 p.m. Tickets required. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
Ensemble Espanol
The dance ensemble shares the rich traditions of Spanish dance, Sunday, Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m. $40 and $35. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. 767-6444 or www.landmarkonmainstreet.org.
Hofstra String Quartet
The quartet performs works by Purcell, Hayden and Schubert, Sunday, Feb. 13, 3 p.m. $15, $12 seniors and students. Hofstra's Helene Fortunoff Theater, Monroe Lecture Center, California Ave., South Campus, Hempstead. 463-6644.
Music Of The Movies
Jazz vocalist Laura Hull and her trio present a retrospective of rarely heard movie music, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2:30 p.m. Tickets required. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. 374-1967.
The People Of Clarendon County
A performance event based on the book edited by journalist Alice Bernstein, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2 p.m. The production, honoring Black History Month, depicts black parents in South Carolina who risked death to fight for "equal" education, leading to the Supreme Court's historic Brown v. Board of Education ruling. Elmont Public Library, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
Valentine's Day Melodies
Jenna Esposito and Tony B perform tributes to the music of Connie Francis, Rosemary Clooney, Sinatra, The Rat Pack, and much more, Sunday, Feb. 13, 3 p.m. Uncle Floyd Vivino also performs his one-of-a-kind comedy routines. Hofstra University's John Cranford Adams Playhouse, Hempstead. 889-2229.

Family

Peanuts
Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the gang come to life on stage, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2 p.m. $10. Merrick Theatre and Center for the Arts, 2222 Hewlett Ave., Merrick. 868-6400.
The Pirates Of Treasure Island
Ride the high seas to adventure, Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 12-13, 1 p.m. Arena Players Second Stage Theatre, 296 Rte. 109, East Farmingdale. 293-0674 or www.arenaplayers.org.
Sleeping Beauty
The beloved tale about the princess and the spell-bound prince, presented by Plaza Theatrical Productions, Saturday, Feb. 12, 11 a.m. $10. The Show Place, 222 Pettit Ave., Bellmore. 599-6870 or www.plazatheatrical.com.
Story Songs With Debbie And Friends
Debbie and Friends present an interactive “variety show,” Saturday Feb. 12, 1 and 3 p.m. The performance includes a diverse array of styles including rock, pop, country, reggae, and show tunes. Become the Big Bad Wolf and blow the house down, fix Rosie's wrong rhymes, test your skills with the Simon Sez Song and share a special moment singing "Love Is A Family." $4 with museum admission ($3 members), $8 theater only. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. 224-5800 or www.licm.org.
An American Celebration
Experience historic Rock Hall through the eyes of a slave as she is freed, on a guided walking tour, Sunday Feb. 13, 1 and 2:30 p.m. During this historically accurate program, visitors will be present for the reading of the will of Dr. Samuel Martin. $12, $10 for members and seniors, $7 children. Space limited and reservations required. Rock Hall Museum, 199 Broadway, Lawrence. 239-1157.
Chinese New Year Origami Workshop
Celebrate the Year of the Rabbit by creating origami works, for grades 7-12, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 6:30-8 p.m. Registration required. Elmont Public Library, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.

Notices

Cast Call
Plaza Theatrical Productions, Inc. is casting its spring/summer musical, "Bye Bye Birdie," which will be performed out-of-doors with full orchestra, May 13 through July 23. Rehearsals will begin in mid-March. Auditions for adult roles will be Tuesday, Feb. 15, at 7:30 p.m.; auditions for teenage roles will be held on Thursday, Feb. 17, at 7:30 p.m. All auditions are at Plaza Theatrical Productions, Inc., 34 Forest Ave., Lynbrook. For additional information, call 599-6870.