What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Performances/On Stage

Grease
The kids from Rydell High are back on stage, Thursday and Friday, Aug. 24-25, 8 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 26, 3 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, Aug. 27, 2 and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, Aug. 30, 8 p.m. $76 and $71. John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport. (631) 261-2900.
Wonderous Stories

The popular Long Island-based band in concert, Thursday, Aug. 24, 8 p.m. Seaman’s Neck Park, 2700 S. Seamans Neck Rd., Seaford. 292-2000 ext. 7382 or www.toh.li.
Desert Highway
The popular band in concert, with a tribute to the Eagles, Friday, Aug. 25 8 p.m. Newbridge Road Park, Bellmore. 292-2000 ext. 7382 or www.toh.li.
Elvis Tribute Artist Spectacular
An all-star concert celebrating Elvis’ musical legacy, Friday, Aug. 25, 8 p.m. With impersonators Shawn Klush and Cody Ray Slaughter, and special guests Steve Mitchell and the Sweet Inspirations. $99.50, $65, $50, $40, $30, $19.77. NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury. (800) 745-3000 or
www.livenation.com.
Gathering Time
The acclaimed folk trio in concert, with a tribute to Woodstock, Friday, Aug. 25, 12:30 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
Jimmy Kenny & The Pirate Beach Band
A beach party tribute to Jimmy Buffett, Kenny Chesney and Zac Brown, Friday, Aug. 25, 8 p.m. $35, $30, $25, $15. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com or www.paramountny.com.
Much Ado About Nothing
Shakespeare’s witty romantic comedy, Friday, Aug. 25, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Aug. 27, 7 p.m. $15. Arena Players, Vanderbilt Museum Carriage House Theater, Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, 180 Little Neck Rd., Centerport. 293-0674 or www.arenaplayers.org.
My Fair Lady
The classic musical based on George Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion,” presented by Plaza Theatrical Productions, Friday, Aug. 25, 7:30 p.m. Eisenhower Park, Lakeside Theatre, East Meadow. 572-0200 or concertline, 572-0223.
Glass Houses
The band performs a Billy Joel tribute, Saturday, Aug. 26, 7:30 p.m. Eisenhower Park, Lakeside Theatre, East Meadow. 572-0200 or concertline, 572-0223.
Stephen Stills and Judy Collins
The iconic singer-songwriters team up together, in a celebration of 50 years of friendship, Saturday, Aug. 26, 8 p.m. $99.50, $79.50, $69.50, $59.50, $49.50. NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury. (800) 745-3000 or www.livenation.com.
SUMAQ Peruvian Food Festival
Experience Peru during the family festival, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 26-27, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. With over 20 vendors, a mixture of local and award winning chefs from Peru, cooking demos , entertainment, Peruvian folk dancing, salsa lessons, and a family fun zone. $15, $7 children 2-12. Cradle of Aviation Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. 422-2718 or www.cradleofaviation.org.
Latino American Night
A spirited evening of music and dance, Sunday, Aug. 27, 7:30 p.m. Eisenhower Park, Lakeside Theatre, East Meadow. 572-0200 or concertline, 572-0223.
Just Sixties
The band in concert, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 8 p.m.; with pre-show, 7 p.m. Gazebo, Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park, Summit and Cedarhurst Ave., Cedarhurst. 295-5770.
Evergreen Quartet
The ensemble performs “The Best of Barry, Billy and Elton,” Wednesday, Aug. 30, 1 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
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.

For the Kids

Puppet Project
Design and engineer a stick and rod puppet, Thursday and Friday, Aug. 24-25 1-3 p.m.; also Monday through Friday, Aug. 28-Sept. 1. 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.
Summer Movie Showcase
See “The Peanuts Movie,” the animated comedy featuring Charlie Brown and his gang, Friday, Aug. 25,7:45 p.m. Nickerson Beach Park, East Terrace, 880 Lido Boulevard, Lido Beach. 572-0355.
The Wizard of Oz
Join Dorothy and friends on their adventures down that Yellow Brick Road, presented by Plaza Theatrical Productions, Friday, Aug. 25, 7 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 26-27, 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. $12 ($10 LICM members). Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. 599-6870 or www.plaza theatrical.com.
Free Play Imagination Day
Drop in to Old Westbury Gardens rotating discovery space, Sunday, Aug. 27, 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.
Movie Fun
See “The Lego Batman Movie,” the animated superhero comedy in which a cooler-than-ever Bruce Wayne must deal with the usual suspects as they plan to take over Gotham, Monday, Aug. 28, 2 p.m. West Hempstead Public Library, 500 Hempstead Ave., West Hempstead. 481-6591.
Instrument Petting Zoo
Participate in a musical demonstration with professional musicians, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 1:30 p.m. Touch and play with the instruments. For ages 3-5. Registration required. West Hempstead Public Library, 500 Hempstead Ave., West Hempstead. 481-6591.

Museums/Galleries and more...

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.
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
Women in Contrast
An exhibition of iconic imagery captured by a selection of innovative modernist and contemporary female photographers. Photographers on view include Berenice Abbott, Diane Arbus, Marilyn Bridges, Nancy Burson, Imogen Cunningham, Donna Ferrato, and others. Hofstra University’s David Filderman Gallery, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672 or www.hofstra.edu/museum.
Afternoon Movie
See “Going In Style,” the heist comedy about three lifelong pals who risk everything by embarking on a daring bid to knock off a bank, Friday, Aug. 25, 2:30 p.m.; also “Grey Lady,” a mystery thriller about policeman who tracks the killer of both his sister, and his former police partner to Nantucket, where he finds himself in the crosshairs of the killer’s wicked plan, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
At the Movies
See “Hidden Figures,” the acclaimed biopic about a team of African-American women mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program, Friday, Aug. 25, 2 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
Friday Flick
See “The Shack,” the faith-based drama about a grieving man encountering God, Friday, Aug. 25, 1 p.m. Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, 60 Verona Place, Valley Stream. 825-6422.
Film Time
See “Bitter Harvest,” a romantic drama set in Soviet Ukraine in the early 1930s during the Holodomor Genocide starvation policy that killed millions and forced collectivization of all farms and businesses owned by Ukrainians, Monday, Aug. 28, 1:30 and 7 p.m. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.