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Plaza Theatrical Productions brings "West Side Story" to Eisenhower Park on Friday.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... Enduring ImagesAn exhibition, drawn from Hofstra University Museum’s permanent collections, that focuses on the lasting record created by an artist’s visual … more

7/29/15

The tale the lovable ogre who finds himself on a life-changing journey alongside a wisecracking Donkey and a feisty princess comes alive on stage, in Plaza Theatrical Productions' "Shrek," during Children's Family Day at Eisenhower Park on Sunday, 1-5 p.m.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... BA Djibril NgawaA solo exhibit by the West African artist of photographs and paintings inspired by the shapes, colors, traditions and nature that surrounded Ngawa during his … more

7/22/15

Connie Roberts, of Merrick, who lived for a time in Bellmore, recently published her first poetry collection, “Little Witness,” to much acclaim. It describes a harrowing childhood at one of Ireland’s notorious industrial schools.

Poetry reveals a child’s torment

Each night as a child, Connie Roberts stroked her white plastic rosary beads, recited her prayers and curled up in her comfortless bed at the Mount Carmel Industrial School for Girls, in Ireland’s Midlands region. She often heard screams echo through the cavernous institution. Now 52, Roberts can still hear them in her head. They were, she said, “the worst.” more

By Scott Brinton | 7/22/15

The BroadHollow Theatre Company stages N. Richard Nash's romantic drama "The Rainmaker," set in the Depression-era Dust Bowl, in Elmont this weekend.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... BA Djibril NgawaA solo exhibit by the West African artist of photographs and paintings inspired by the shapes, colors, traditions and nature that surrounded Ngawa during his … more

7/15/15

Plaza Theatrical Productions takes "West Side Story" on the road throughout summer, staging it at area parks, including Merrick Park on Friday. Pictured are David Szabo as Tony and Emma Harrington as Maria.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... BA Djibril NgawaA solo exhibit by the West African artist. Photographs and paintings inspired by the shapes, colors, traditions and nature that surrounded Ngawa during his … more

7/8/15

Join Peter Pan and Tinkerbell and for some adventures in Neverland in Broadhollow Theatre Company's staging of the beloved tale throughout July.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... BA Djibril NgawaA solo exhibit by the West African artist. Photographs and paintings inspired by the shapes, colors, traditions and nature that surrounded Ngawa during his … more

7/1/15

Cinderella prepares to make her way to the Royal Ball when Plaza Theatrical Productions stages the beloved fairy tale at Long Island Children's Museum on Saturday and Sunday.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... BA Djibril NgawaA solo exhibit by the West African artist. Photographs and paintings inspired by the shapes, colors, traditions and nature that surrounded Ngawa during his … more

6/24/15

Pianists Maria Kogan and Christian Hill perform at a free recital at Landmark on Main Street on June 24.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... Enduring ImagesAn exhibition, drawn from Hofstra University Museum’s permanent collections, that focuses on the lasting record created by an artist’s visual … more

6/17/15

Mark Brier headlines Elmont Public Library's Comedy Extravaganza on Sunday.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... Enduring ImagesAn exhibition, drawn from Hofstra University Museum’s permanent collections, that focuses on the lasting record created by an artist’s visual … more

6/10/15

Sydney Guye, a Kennedy High School senior, right, submitted the “Outstanding Senior Entry on Genocide, Bias or Tolerance” at Long Island History Day at Hofstra University. Left, Guye’s American history teacher, Dennis Urban.

JFK student earns History Day award

Sydney Guye, a Kennedy High School senior, received the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County’s “Outstanding Senior Entry on Genocide, Bias or Tolerance” award at Long Island History Day, a competition this semester at Hofstra University. more

6/3/15