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 “Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2,” the action comedy sequel to the tale of the bumbling mall security guard, with Kevin James, Friday, Aug. 14, 2:30 p.m.; also “A La Mala,” a Mexican romantic comedy, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
Friday Flick
See “The Theory of Everything,” the acclaimed biopic about physicist Stephen Hawking, Friday, Aug. 14, 1 p.m. Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, 60 Verona Place, Valley Stream. 825-6422.
Art Talk
Examine “The Scandalous Art of James Ensor and Rene Magritte’s Curiosity Shop,” with art history professor Thomas Germano, Monday, Aug. 17, 1 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Monday Matinee
See “Woman in Gold,” the drama about an elderly woman’s journey to reclaim her heritage and seek justice for what happened to her family in Austria during World War II, Monday, Aug. 17, 2 p.m. Malverne Public Library, 61 St. Thomas Place, Malverne. 599-0750.
Film Time
See “Mr. Turner,” a biopic that examines the last quarter century of the life and career of eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
Summer Screen
See “Chef,” the comedy-drama about a prominent L.A. chef who loses his restaurant job and then starts up a food truck, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2:30 p.m. Lynbrook Public Library, 56 Eldert St., Lynbrook. 599-8630.
Movie Showing
See “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” the sequel to the comic adventures of the residents of a ramshackle retirement hotel, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2 p.m. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
Screen Time
See the documentary “Monk with a Camera,” Monday, Aug. 17, 2 p.m.; also the documentary “Finding Vivian Maier,” about the nanny and photograher whose photographic legacy was largely unknown during her lifetime, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2 and 7 p.m. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. 374-1967.
Film Showing
Watch “St. Vincent,” a black comedy about a curmudgeonly Vietnam vet and the single mom and her son who move in next door, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2 p.m. Franklin Square Public Library, 19 Lincoln Rd., Franklin Square. 488-3444.

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