Stepping Out

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Weekly calendar of exhibits, theater, music and more

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Exploring the Centuries: 3rd-20th Century Asian Art
Works are of historic, spiritual and artistic importance and highlight centuries-old artistic traditions, drawn from Hofstra University Museum’s collections. The cultures of Japan, China, India, Tibet, and Thailand are featured in three categories: Buddhism, Devotional Sculpture and Flowers, Animals and the Seasons. Through Feb. 8. Hofstra University’s David Filderman Gallery, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672.
Objects of Witness; Testimony of Holocaust Artifacts
An exhibit of items lent or donated by families of victims and survivors. Many of these artificats were kept hidden during the Holocaust, at great risk to those who hid them. Through April. Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, 100 Crescent Beach Rd., Glen Cove. 571-8040 ext. 100 or www.holocaust-nassau.org.
Past Traditions/New Voices in Asian Art
Juxtaposing traditional Asian subject matter with modern Western influences, this multimedia exhibition features works from contemporary Asian artists from China, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam. Artists include Xu Bing, Fx Harsono, Yun-Fei Ji, Bari Kumar, Dinh Q. Lê, Nyoman Massriadi, Shahzia Sikander, and Ai Weiwei. Through Dec. 10. Hofstra University’s Emily Lowe Gallery, Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672 or www.hofstra.edu/museum.
Picture Perfect: Selections From the Permanent Collection
This exhibition showcases works with appeal to a wide range of aesthetic sensibilities. Brightly colored paintings by Stuart Davis, George D. Green, Richard Hennessy, and Wayne Gonzales contrast evocative landscapes by Ralph Albert Blakelock, Jerome Blum, and Matthew Spender. Heckscher Museum of Art, Main St. and Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250 or www.heckscher.org.
Afternoon Movie
See “Rudy,” the biographical sports drama detailing the life of Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger, who harbored dreams of playing football at the University of Notre Dame despite significant obstacles, Friday, Nov. 14, 2 p.m.; also “We Are Marshall,” the biopic that depicts the aftermath of the 1970 plane crash that killed 37 football players on the Marshall University football team and coaches and staff, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
Friday Film
See “The Angriest Man in Brooklyn,” a comedy-drama about a terminally ill man who wants to make amends, Friday, Nov. 14, 2 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
Movie Showing
See “Big Night,” the drama about a failing Italian restuarant run by two brothers, Friday, Nov. 14, 1 p.m. Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, 60 Verona Place, Valley Stream.
825-6422.
Film Time
See “Words and Pictures,” the romantic drama about a prep school English teacher who meets his match in a newly arrived colleague, an abstract artist, Monday, Nov. 17, 1:30 and 7 p.m. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
Art Talk
Examine “Masterpieces From the Scottish National Gallery,” with Art History Professor Thomas Germano, Monday, Nov. 17, 1 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
At the Movies
See “The Trip to Bountiful,” the drama based on Horton Foote’s teleplay about an elderly woman who sets out to reconnect with her past during the final years of the Jim Crow South, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 10 a.m., 1 and 7 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Movie Matinee
Watch “On My Way,” a French drama that follows a former bombshell in her sixties as she confronts the realities and challenges of aging, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2 p.m. Franklin Square Public Library, 19 Lincoln Rd., Franklin Square. 488-3444.
Village Art Club Meeting
Naomi Diracles demonstrates watercolor and acrylic collage at the Village Art Club’s monthly meeting, Thursday, Nov. 20, 630 p.m. Admission is free and open to non-members. Rockville Centre Library, 221 N. Village Ave., Rockville Centre. For information, call Anne Bailey at 887-1770.

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