Exhibits and more...
Danny Lyon: Memories of the Civil Rights Movement
Based upon Danny Lyon’s memoir, this exhibition brings together the photographs he took from 1962 to 1964 while traveling through the United States documenting the civil rights movement. With this body of work Lyon helped define a form of photojournalism in which the image maker is deeply and personally embedded in his subject matter. Through April 13. Hofstra University’s Hofstra University’s Emily Lowe Gallery, Lowe Hall, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672 or www.hostra.edu/museum.
Halston Style
Theater/Music
Jekyll & Hyde
The musical horror-drama based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale, Thursday and Friday, April 13-14, 8 p.m.; Saturday, April 15, 3 and 8 p.m.; Wednesday, April 19, 8 p.m. $76 and $71. John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport. (631) 261-2900.
Art
Yasmina Reza’s award-winning witty comedy about friendship, Friday and Saturday, April 14-15, 8 p.m. $22, $20 students and seniors Friday and Sunday. Merrick Theatre & Center for the Arts, 2222 Hewlett Ave., Merrick. 868-6400.
The Goat or Who is Sylvia?
Edward Albee’s provocative black comedy that questions the boundaries of love, Friday and Saturday, April 14-15, 8 p.m. $15-$25. Arena Players, Vanderbilt Carriage House Theater, Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, 180 Little Neck Rd., Centerport. 557-1207 or www.arenaplayers.org.
Tony Bennett
The iconic crooner sings tunes from the Great American Songbook, along with other hits, Friday, April 14, 8 p.m. $249.50, $199.50, $99.50, $79.50 and $49.50. NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd, Westbury. (800) 745-3000 or www.livenation.com.
Frankie Ballard
The country singer-songwriter in concert, with special guest Levi Hummon, Saturday, April 15, 8 p.m. $45, $32, $25, $20. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com or www.paramountny.com.
Smokey Joe’s Cafe
The award-winning musical revue highlighting songs by the legendary songwriting duo of Leiber and Stoller, Saturday, April 15, 8 p.m.; Sunday, April 16, 2:30 p.m.; Wednesday, April 19, 2 p.m. $26, $24 seniors, $20 students, $15 youth 12 and under, $29 at door. BroadHollow Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 775-4420 or www.broadhollow.org.
Spring Dance Adelphi
A mixed program of ballet and modern dance, performed by Adelphi’s Department of Dance, Wednesday through Friday, April 19-21, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, April 22, 2 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, April 23, 2 p.m. Program includes works choreographed by Earl Mosley, Manuel Vignoulle and faculty members Frank Augustyn, Orion Duckstein and Adelheid Strelick. $25. Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave., Garden City. 877-4000 or aupac.adelphi.edu.
Rain: A Tribute to The Beatles
The acclaimed Beatles tribute show, Thursday, April 20, 7 p.m. The history of the Fab Four is covered in full, from their beginnings through their hard rocking hippie days. $125, $99.50, $69.50, $49.50, NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury. (800) 745-3000 or www.livenation.com.
Spring Dance Concert
Hofstra University Dance students perform, including original works, Thursday and Friday, April 20-21, 8 p.m.; Saturday, and Sunday, April 22-23, 2 and 8 p.m. $12, $10 seniors and students. Hofstra University, Schaeffer Black Box Theater, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-6644 or www.hofstratickets.com.
Steve Winwood
The iconic British rocker in concert, with special guest Lilly Winwood, Thursday, April 20, 8 p.m. $150, $85, $79.50. The Space, 250 Post Ave. Westbury. (800) 745-3000 or 283-5566 or www.ticketmaster. com or
www.thespaceatwestbury.com.
Family
Olive and Pearl
An interactive performance that shares the story a young girl, Olive, who is lovingly being raised by her Granny, Pearl, Thursday and Friday, April 13-14, 11:30 a.m. The intimately staged show is centered on thematic elements of home, with audiences sitting within Olive and Pearl’s house, made out of a dome of soft felts, crocheted squares, and colorful fabrics. For ages 2-5. $9 with museum admission ($7 members), $12 theater only. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or www.licm.org.
Curious George and the Golden Meatball
The beloved mischievous monkey and his friend in the yellow hat sing and dance in this adventure-filled musical, Saturday, April 15, 2 p.m. $11, $13 at door. BroadHollow Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. (631) 581-2700 or
www.broadhollow.org.
Sleeping Beauty
The fairy tale classic comes to life on stage, Saturday, April 15, 2 p.m. $12. Merrick Theatre & Center for the Arts, 2222 Hewlett Ave., Merrick. 868-6400 or www.merrick-theatre.com.
Poetry Workshop
An interactive poetry reading and creating workshop, Thursday, April 20, 4:30 p.m. For grades 2-5. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.