What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more...

Across Time & Place: Treasures from the Permanent Collection
This rotating exhibition highlights a broad range of works by 19th and 20th century American and European artists from the Heckscher Museum’s Permanent Collection. Of particular interest is Étienne Berne-Bellecour’s monumental Embarkation Maneuver, 1882, which factually depicts the departure of a regiment of cuirassiers following the Franco-Prussian War. Heckscher Museum of Art, Main St. and Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250 or www.heckscher.org.
Opportunity and Impact: Works by Emigre Artists
The original exhibition examines the role of émigré artists in reshaping the nature of American art. The exhibit features artists who arrived from Europe during the early 20th century to present-day émigrés from Cuba, and South America. Through Sept. 9. Hofstra University’s David Filderman Gallery, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672.
Using the Lessons of the Holocaust to Teach Tolerance
This contextualized history explains the 1930s’ increase of intolerance, the reduction of human rights, and the lack of intervention that enabled the persecution and mass murder of millions of Jews and others, including people with disabilities, Roma and Sinti (Gypsies), Jehovah’s Witnesses, Gays, and Polish intelligentsia. Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, 100 Crescent Beach Rd., Glen Cove. 571-8040 ext. 100 or www.holocaust-nassau.org.
Scenic Routes
View works by 10 artists in this exhibit, which is part of project in which five established artists mentor five up and coming artists. Through July 26. Molloy College’s Frank and Gertrude Kaiser Art Gallery, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. 678-5000 ext. 6549.
Yonia Fain: Remembrance
A retrospective look at works by acclaimed artist and poet Yonia Fain created between 1959 and the present. Through Fain’s art and poetry, he pays tribute to the memories of those lost during the Holocaust, employing powerful visual imagery and messages that simultaneously relate the Holocaust’s despair and its atrocities while expressing key themes of survival and hope. Through Aug. 3. Hofstra University’s Emily Lowe Gallery, Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672.
Afternoon Movie
See “Born to be Wild,” a documentary involving the people who care for orphaned elphants and chimps in Borneo, Friday, July 13, 2:30 p.m.; also “Margin Call,” the high-stakes thriller following key people at an investment firm over a 24 hour period, with Demi Moore and Kevin Spacey, Tuesday, July 17, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
Film Screening
See “The Way,” an inspirational story about family, friends and life challenges, Tuesday, July 17, 10 a.m., 1 and 7 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Bud Abbott: The Forgotten Funny Man
A look back at the straight-man of the famed comic duo, Wednesday, July 18, 2 p.m. Tickets required. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
At the Movies
See “Red Tails,” the fictionalized portrayal of the Tuskegee Airmen, Thursday, July 19, 1 and 6:45 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. (516) 223-6228.
Illustrated Art Lecture
Examine “Hidden Corners of the Metropolitan Museum of Art: Part II,” with art educator Vivian Gordon, Thursday, July 19, 1 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.