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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.
Linear Constructions
Rockville Centre artist Naomi Grossman’s wire sculptures are on display in a three-person exhibit, also featuring Ellen Dickenson and Larry Monat. Through June 14. Patchogue Arts Gallery, 20 Terry St., Patchogue. (631) 627-8686.
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. Other exhibits 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.
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. Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, 100 Crescent Beach Rd., Glen Cove. 571-8040 ext. 100 or www.holocaust-nassau.org.
Out of the Vault: 25 Years of Collecting
A comprehensive exhibition of works from Nassau County Museum of Art’s permanent collection. The multi-faceted exhibit highlights rarely seen patron gifts to the museum. Through July 12. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Afternoon Movie
See “American Sniper,” the biopic about Navy SEAL sharpshooter Chris Kyle, Friday, May 29, 2:30 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
Friday Flick
See “Gone Girl,” the thriller adapted from the novel of the same name, with Ben Affleck, Friday, May 29, 1 p.m. Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, 60 Verona Place, Valley Stream. 825-6422.
Movie Matinee
See “Foxcatcher,” the thriller that chronicles the real-life story of wrestlers Mark and Dave Schultz who accept the patronage of the eccentric du Pont heir, Friday, May 29, 2 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
Movie Time
See Alfred Hitchock’s classic thriller “To Catch a Thief,” with Cary Grant and Grace Kelly, Friday, May 29, 7 p.m. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
Art Talk
Examine “John James Audubon: The Last Exhibition,” with historian Robert McCracken Peck, Saturday, May 30, 3 p.m. $15. Registration required. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Classic Film Showcase
See the comic classic “Our Relations,” starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, with commentary from film historian John Carpenter, Sunday, May 31, 1 p.m.West Hempstead Public Library, 500 Hempstead Ave., West Hempstead. 481-6591.
Songs of the Great Depression and Prohibition Era
Examine the songs and events of that extraordinary era, with rare photos and film clips, Monday, June 1, 1 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Film Time
See “Belle,” the costume drama based on the true story of a mixed-race girl raised as an aristocrat in 18th century England, Tuesday, June 2, 10 a.m., 1 and 7 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Bird Walk
Explore the grounds of Nassau County Museum of Art with a Theodore Roosevelty Sanctuary naturalist, Wednesday, June 3, 9 a.m. Spot migratory ducks, birds of prey and songbirds. Registration required. $10. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or events@nassaumuseum.org.
Film Showing
Watch the action thriller “Need for Speed,” about a street racer who sets off to race cross-country, as a way of avenging his friend’s death at the hands of a rival racer, Thursday, June 4, 2 p.m. Franklin Square Public Library, 19 Lincoln Rd., Franklin Square. 488-3444.

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