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What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Weekly calendar of exhibits, theater, music, and more

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The George W. Bush Presidency: Points of Perspective
An original exhibition focusing on seven points of impact to the nation that required responses and decisions from the George W. Bush administration. Works of art, documents, photographs, and related objects present varying and balanced perspectives. Through April 10. Hofstra University’s David Filderman Gallery, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672.
From Portraits to Tweets: Imagery, Technology and the U.S. Presidency
An original exhibition that traces the public’s shifting perceptions of the American presidency through the use of visual imagery. Through May 8. Hofstra University’s Emily Lowe Gallery, Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672.
Mysteries of Bats
Tackapausha Museum and Preserve’s exhibit includes varied species of bats, featuring a live family of Egyptian Fruit Bats who fly and “hang out” in the museum’s nocturnal area. Tackapausha Museum and Preserve, Washington Ave. (between Merrick Rd. and Sunrise Hwy.), Seaford. 571-7443.
Objects of Witness: Testimony of Holocaust Artifacts
Items lent or donated by families of victims and survivors are on display. Many of these artifacts 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.
Afternoon Movie
See the documentary “Hurricane of ‘38,” highlighting the everyday lives of families dealing with the infamous East Coast storm, Friday, March 13, 2:30 p.m.; also “The Matchmaker,” a romantic comedy set in Ireland involving an aide to a senator who is sent on a trip there, Tuesday, March 17, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
Movie Time
See “Magic in the Moonlight,” Woody Allen’s recent romantic comedy about an Englishman brought in to help unmask a possible swindle, Friday, March 13, 2 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
At the Movies
See the classic “A Letter to Three Wives,” the romantic drama that tells the story of a woman who mails a letter to three friends, telling them she has left town with the husband of one of them, Wednesday, March 18, 2 p.m. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
Film Showing
Watch “And So It Goes,” the romantic comedy about an unlikely romance between widows in their 60s, with Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton, Thursday, March 19, 2 p.m. Franklin Square Public Library, 19 Lincoln Rd., Franklin Square. 488-3444.

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