Stepping Out

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Weekly calendar of exhibits, theater, music, and more

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Enduring Images
An exhibition, drawn from Hofstra University Museum’s permanent collections, that focuses on the lasting record created by an artist’s visual responses to critical moments in time. Yonia Fain, a Holocaust survivor considered a “witness to history,” is represented, along with artists such as George Grosz, Käthe Kollwitz, and Jacob Lawrence. Through Jan. 31. Hofstra University’s David Filderman Gallery, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672.
The Moderns
A sweeping showcase of modern art that encompasses two exhibitions, Selections from the Saltzman Family Collection and Long Island Collects Modern Art. The exhiibits include works by well-known modernists such as Marc Chagall, Joan Miró, Constantin Brancusi, Edgar Degas, Robert Delaunay, Pablo Picasso, Fernand Léger and many others, along with choice examples of 20th-century art from significant Long Island collections. Through Nov. 8. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Scenes of Horror: A Photo-History of the Armenian Genocide
A multi-media exhibit detailing the political and personal through film, text, and photos. It includes a mini-exhibit on the American Near East Relief Organization and the 1919 silent film “Auction of Souls.” Through Sept. 30. 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 “Black Sea,” an adventure thriller involving a rogue submarine captain and a misfit crew on the search for a sunken treasure, Friday, Aug. 7, 2:30 p.m.; also “Slow West,” a Western involving an outlaw who bands together with a young man from Scotland journeying through the 19th century frontier, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
Mr. M’s Movies
See “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” the sequel to the comic adventures of the residents of a ramshackle retirement hotel, Friday, Aug. 7, 2 p.m. Rockville Centre Public Library, 221 N. Village Ave., Rockville Centre. 766-6257.
Monday Matinee
See the classic Hitchcock thriller “Spellbound,” with Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck, Monday, Aug. 10, 2 p.m. Malverne Public Library, 61 St. Thomas Place, Malverne. 599-0750.
Movie Showing
See “Spare Parts,” a drama based on the true story of a group of high school students who compete in an underwater robotics competition, Monday, Aug. 10, 1:30 and 7 p.m. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
At the Movies
See “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” the sequel to the comic adventures of the residents of a ramshackle retirement hotel, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 10 a.m., 1 and 7 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Film Time
See American Sniper,” the biopic about Navy SEAL sharpshooter Chris Kyle, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
Summer Screen
See “Wild,” a biographical drama chronicling a woman’s 1,100-mile solo hike undertaken as a way to recover from a recent catastrophe, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2:30 p.m. Lynbrook Public Library, 56 Eldert St., Lynbrook. 599-8630.
Of Thee I Sing: The Presidency in Musicals
A multi-media talk on how chief executives have been seen in the musical spotlight, with theatrical historian John Kendrick, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2 p.m. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
Screen Time
See Still Alice,” the drama about a linguistics professor who is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2 and 7 p.m. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. 374-1967.
Film Showing
Watch “Whiplash,” a drama about a promising young drummer at a cut-throat music conservatory, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2 p.m. Franklin Square Public Library, 19 Lincoln Rd., Franklin Square. 488-3444.

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