Performances/On Stage
Afro-Cuban All Stars
Juan de Marcos and his 14-piece Big Band in concert, Thursday, Jan. 11, 8 p.m. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. 901-1807 or www.landmarkonmainstreet.org.
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Cinderella
Join Cinderella on her advetures at the Royal Ball, presented by Plaza Theatrical Productions, Saturday Jan. 13, 11 a.m.; Sunday, Jan. 14, 12 p.m.; Monday, Jan. 15, 11 a.m. The Showplace at Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Ave., Bellmore. 599-6870 or www.plazatheatrical.com.
101 Dalmations
The beloved tale about those adorable dalmations escaping the clutches of Cruella De Vil, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2 p.m. Merrick Theatre & Center for the Arts, 2222 Hewlett Ave., Merrick. 868-6400 or www.merrick-theatre.com.
Legion of Villains
A musical adventure with storybook villains, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2 p.m. BroadHollow Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 775-4420 or www.broadhollow.org.
Physics Fun
Become a physicist for a day at the Center for Science Teaching and Learning, Saturday, Jan. 13, 10 a.m.-noon. Participate in activities and experiments involving sound, magnets and buoyancy. For ages 5-12. Pre-registration required. Center for Science Teaching and Learning, 1 Tanglewood Rd., Rockville Centre. 764-0045 or www.cstl.org.
Happy as Clams: The Musical
A musical adventure set in Long Island’s Great South Bay, written and performed by Lena Pennino-Smith, Sunday, Jan. 14, 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Meet Clammy the clam and her best friend Gabby the fiddler crab. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. 224-5800 or www.licm.org.
Dreaming with Martin Luther King Jr.
Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy, Monday, Jan. 15, 11 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m. Create a painting to commemorate him, inspired by his vision of peace and unity. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. 224-5800 or www.licm.org.
Museums/Galleries and more...
Andy Warhol
This original exhibition of works by pop artist Andy Warhol includes a selection of screenprints and photographs from the Hofstra University Museum collections. By juxtaposing his photographs with his screenprints, the exhibit contextualizes and reveals his working methods and artistic process. Through March 11. Hofstra University’s David Filderman Gallery, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672 or www.hofstra.edu/museum.
From Frankenthaler to Warhol: Art of the ‘60s and ‘70s
An exhibition that delves into the two trends that defined the art of the 1960s and ‘70s: abstract and representational works. Color Field, Minimalist, Pop, and Photorealist work by Don Eddy, Audrey Flack, Helen Frankenthaler, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Richard Lindner, and others are included. Through March 11. Heckscher Museum of Art, Main St. and Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250 or www.heckscher.org.
Mysteries of Bats
Tackapausha Museum and Preserve’s exhibit examines varied species of bats, featuring a live family of Egyptian Fruit Bats who fly and “hang out” in the museum’s nocturnal area. Other installations include displays about Long Island’s ecology and interactive activities. Tackapausha Museum and Preserve, Washington Ave. (between Merrick Rd. and Sunrise Hwy.), Seaford. 571-7443.
Afternoon Movie
See “Selma,” the biopic that chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965 when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led a campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition, Friday, Jan. 12, 2:30 p.m.; also “Battle of the Sexes,” which tells of the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
At the Movies
See “The Big Sick,” a romantic comedy based on the real-life courtship between Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and his wife Emily V. Gordon, Friday, Jan. 12, 2 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
Movie Matinee
See “The Hundred-Foot Journey,” a comedy-drama about a feud between two adjacent restaurants in France, Friday, Jan. 12, 2 p.m.; also “The Mountain Between Us,” the survival drama about two strangers who must forge a connection after they are stranded after a tragic plane crash on a remote snow covered mountain, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 1:30 p.m. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
Film Screening
See the documentary “Josef and Anni Albers: Art is Everywhere,” Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 12-13, 1-4 p.m. The film explores the lives of the pioneers of 20th century modernism, including rare footage. Nassau County Museum of Art, Manes Center, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9338 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Film Time
See “American Made,” the biopic about an American pilot who became a drug-runner for the CIA during the 1980s in a clandestine operation that would be exposed as the Iran-Contra affair, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2 p.m. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. 374-1967.