Events on Long Island

Exhibits and more...

African American Dolls
A selection of African American dolls from the collection of Freeport artist April Marius are on view, commemorating Black History Month. Through April 17. Phillips House, 28 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. 764-7459.
Artists Choose Artists
An exhibition based on a mentoring relationship between established artists and young artists in Nassau County. Works by Charles Winslow, Doris Campbell, Kenneth Smith, James Brown, Rosa Hanna Scott, Maxine Townsend-Broderick, Brent Bailor, Hershel Manier, Rebecca Fowler, David Wilson, and Bernard James, among others, are on display. Through March 25. Molloy College Art Gallery, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. 678-5000 ext. 6549.

Donald Baechler
This large-scale installation by artist Donald Baechler is accompanied by several of his collaged paintings. Through May 8. Nassau County Museum of Art, Contemporary Gallery, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or
www.nassaumuseum.org.
Identity Crisis: Authenticity, Attribution and Appropriation
A new exhibit that explores issues relating to the artistic use of other artists’ styles and images. Historically popular artists had followers, imitators, and forgers, while more recent artists openly adopt well-known images and styles to comment on originality, authorship, and culture. Old Master and 19th century works from The Heckscher Museum Permanent Collection provide a framework to examine these issues. Through March 27. Heckscher Museum of Art, Main St. and Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250 or www.heckscher.org.
Milton Avery & The End of Modernism
View works by the artist who brought the sketch to the status of a finished painting. The exhibit examines the contributions of Milton Avery as a significant figurative painter from the late 1920s through the early 1960s and places Avery’s work within a long history of modernist practice that recognizes the artist’s sketch as a finished work. Through May 8. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Soweto Art: From The Collection Of Violet And Les Payne
An original exhibit that commemorates the 35th anniversary of the Soweto Uprising. Over 30 paintings and works on paper are on view from the collection of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Les Payne, who covered South Africa during that time period. Artists of Soweto represented include David Mbe le, Velaphi Mzimba, Hargreaves Ntukwana, and Winston Saoli. Through April 21. Hofstra University’s Emily Lowe Gallery, Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672.
These Are My People: Aristides de Sousa Mendes
Examine photographs and historical documents of the families Sousa Mendes, the Portugues Consul in France, saved during the Holocaust. Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, 100 Crescent Beach Rd., Glen Cove. 571-8040 ext. 100 or www.holocaust-nassau.org.
A Timeless Legacy
This installation highlights Heckscher Museum’s most recent acquisition, Shinnecock Hills, a Long Island landscape by the American Impressionist William Merritt Chase, as well as a selection of other works by the master and his numerous students. Works on view include Lucas Cranach the Elder’s Virgin, Child, St. John the Baptist and Angels, 1534, the earliest painting in the Museum’s Permanent Collection; Melchoir d’Hondecoeter’s Stripped of Borrowed Feathers: The Raven-Jackdaw; and François Girardon’s rare bronze, Rape of Proserpine, 1693; all from the original August Heckscher Collection. Through March 27. Heckscher Museum of Art, Main St. and Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250 or www.heckscher.org.
Transforming Lives
An exhibit of photographs of Uganda’s youth taken by artist/activist Stephen Shanes. Through March 17. Nassau Community College, Firehouse Plaza Art Gallery,
College Center Building, Garden City. 572-0619.
Molloy College Film Festival
See “Exit Through the Gift Shop.,” a documentary comedy by British graffiti artist Bansky, Thursday, March 3, 5 p.m. Discussion follows screening. Molloy College’s Hays Theatre, Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre.
678-5000 ext. 6272.
Silent Film Festival
Relive the silent film era with a showing of “Speedy,” Sunday, March 6, 2 p.m. The 1923 film stars Harold Lloyd, Jane Dillon and Babe Ruth. With commentary by film historian Philip Harwood, and live piano accompaniment by pianist Ben Model. Tickets required. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. 374-1967.
Irish Cultural Society Meeting
Examine Irish influences on American popular music, with Robert Lynch, when the Irish Cultural Society meets, Tuesday, March 8, 8 p.m. Lynch, a member of the County Tyrone Pipers’ Band, will play selections on the tin whistle, uilleann pipes and bagpipes. All are welcome. Garden City Library, 60 Seventh St., Garden City. 488-1353 or email jmwgalway@verizon.net.

Theater/ Music

Cabaret
The musical masterpiece set in 1930s Berlin, Thursday and Friday, March 3-4, 8 p.m.; Saturday, March 5, 3 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, March 6, 2 and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, March 9, 8 p.m. $60. John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport.
(631) 261-2900 or www.engemantheater.com.
Steve Adelson’s Stick-Tet Trio
Long Beach Jazz Festival producer Steve Adelson presents a Stick-Tet Trio with Special FX members Chieli Minucci and Lionel Cordew, Thursday, March 3, 7-11 p.m. No cover. Allegria Hotel, 80 West Broadway, Long Beach. 889-1300.
Deadly Murder
A mystery thriller involving a Manhattan woman who overcame humble beginnings to be part of the glittering New York society lifestyle, Friday and Saturday, March 4-5, 8:30 p.m.; Sunday, March 6, 3 p.m. $20 Friday and Sunday, $25 Saturday. Arena Players Second Stage Theatre, 296 Rte. 109, East Farmingdale. 293-0674 or
www.arenaplayers.org.
Dial M For Murder
Thriller about a man plotting his wife’s murder, Friday and Saturday, March 4-5, 8:30 p.m.; Sunday, March 6, 3 p.m. $20, $16 students and seniors Friday and Sunday. Merrick Theatre & Center for the Arts, 2222 Hewlett Ave., Merrick. 868-6400.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Musical based on the popular 1988 film about two con men living on the French Riviera, Friday and Saturday, March 4-5, 8 p.m.; Sunday, March 6, 2:30 p.m.; Wednesday, March 9, 2 p.m. $20, $18 seniors and students, $14 youths 12 and under. BroadHollow Theatre, BayWay Arts Center, 265 E. Main St., East Islip.
(631) 581-2700 or www.broadhollow.org.
One White Crow
The world premiere of Dale Griffiths Stamos’s drama about a journalist and a television medium, Friday and Saturday, March 4-5, 8 p.m.; Sunday, March 6, 3 p.m. $20 Friday and Sunday, $25 Saturday. Arena Players Main Stage Theatre, 296 Rte. 109, East Farmingdale. 293-0674 or www.arenaplayers.org.
12 Angry Men
The gripping drama about a diverse group of all-male jurors, Friday and Saturday, March 4-5, 8 p.m.; Sunday, March 6, 2:30 p.m. $23, $21 seniors, $18 students, $14 youths 12 and under. BroadHollow Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont
(631) 581-2700 or www.broadhollow.org.
Loudon Wainwright III
The folksinger-songwriter in concert, Saturday, March 5, 8 p.m. $45 and $40. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. 767-6444 or www.landmarkonmainstreet.org.
Second Stage Improv Comedy
The Second Stage Improv Comedy troupe performs routines without scripts, with audience input, Saturday, March 5, 10:30 p.m. $12. Arena Players Second Stage Theatre, 296 Rte. 109, East Farmingdale. 293-0674 or www.arenaplayers.org.
The Crucible
Arthur Miller’s classic award-winning drama, Tuesday through Thursday, March 8-10, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, March 11, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, March 12, 2 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, March 13, 2 p.m. $15. Adelphi University’s Performing Arts Center, Black Box Theatre, South Ave., Garden City. 877-4000.

Family

Kids Night Out
Explore Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary & Audubon Center after dark, during a special program for kids only, Friday, March 4, 6-9 p.m. See night-time animals, play nature games and more. For ages 4-10. Registration required. $25, $10 for additional siblings. Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary & Audubon Center, 134 Cove Rd., Oyster Bay. 922-3200 or email trsac@audubon.org.
Cinderella
The classic fairy tale springs to life in this fast-paced musical production, presented by Plaza Theatrical Productions, Saturday, March 5, 11 a.m. $10. The Show Place, 222 Pettit Ave., Bellmore. 599-6870 or www.plazatheatrical.com.
The Jungle Book
The adventures of Mowgli and his friends, Saturday, March 5, 2 p.m. $10. Merrick Theatre and Center for the Arts, 2222 Hewlett Ave., Merrick. 868-6400.
The Tale Of The Frog Prince
An audience participation comedy based on the story of a lonely Frog Prince who lives in a swamp on a large kingly estate, Saturday and Sunday, March 5-6, 1 p.m. $10. Arena Players Second Stage Theatre, 296 Rte. 109, East Farmingdale. 293-0674 or www.arenaplayers.org.