Performances/On Stage
In The Heights
The acclaimed musical about a community on the brink of change, Thursday and Friday, April 5-6, 8 p.m.; Saturday, April 7, 3 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, April 8, 2 and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, April 11, 8 p.m. John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport. (631) 261-2900 or www.engemantheater.com.
Blinkin Park Tribute
For the Kids
Details of de Kooning
Experiment with texture and light at the art workshop, based on the techniques of Willem de Kooning, Thursday and Friday, April 5-6, 11:30 a.m.,1 and 3 p.m. Create artworks to be featured in the museum’s annual “Dedicated to de Kooning” exhibit. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. 224-5800 or www.licm.org.
Seussical the Musical
Musical based on the works of Dr. Seuss, Saturday, April 7, 2 p.m. Merrick Theatre & Center for the Arts, 2222 Hewlett Ave., Merrick. 868-6400 or
www.merrick-theatre.com.
Elephant & Piggie’s We Are in a Play
A musical adventure, from the pages of Mo Willems’ beloved books, Tuesday through Friday, April 10-13, 10:15 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. Elephant and Piggie take to the stage in a musical romp. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. 224-5800 or www.licm.org.
Laugh-a-Lot Poetry Event
Join author-poet Darren Sardelli for an interactive show. with craft workshop, Tuesday, April 10, 4:30 p.m. Registration required. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
Singalong With Irv
Irv Plastock performs traditional children’s songs, Thursday, April 12, 2 p.m. For ages 2-5. Registration required. Franklin Square Public Library, 19 Lincoln Rd., Franklin Square. 488-3444.
Museums/Galleries and more...
Abstracting Art: Way of Seeing
A solo exhibition of the works of Adel Gorgy. On view are 16 of the artist’s recent large scale photographic pieces. Through April 29. Kellenberg Gallery, Molloy College, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre 323-3196.
Long island’s Best: Young Artists 2018
This juried exhibition, now in its 21st year, features 80 works of art by students in grades 9 through 12 attending public and private schools throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Through April 15. Heckscher Museum of Art, Main St. and Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250 or www.heckscher.org.
The Jazz Age: Picasso, Matisse,
Chanel, Gershwin, Joyce, Fitzgerald and Hemingway
The wild times and brilliant work of a tightly connected group of musicians, artists and writers during the 1920s are the subject of this exhibition. On view are masterpieces of the 1920s, including neoclassical paintings by Picasso. Through July 8. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Portfolios II: Offset Lithographic Prints
The second exhibition in a series that highlights portfolios of prints and photographs from the Hofstra University Museum’s permanent collections. The artists experimented using a commercial press to create fine art prints. Works by Chuck Close, John Moore, Olga Moore, Italo Scanga, Salvatore Scarpitta, and Miriam Schapiro, among others, are included. Through July 27. Hofstra University’s David Filderman Gallery, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672 or www.hofstra.edu/museum.
Romare Bearden: Storyteller
An original exhibition that showcases Romare Bearden’s work, spanning historical, political and religious topics that explore everyday African-American life in 20th century America. The exhibit includes prints in a variety of methods (aquatint, engraving, etching, lithograph, and silkscreen). Through Aug. 17. Hofstra University’s Emily Lowe Gallery, Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672 or www.hostra.edu/museum.
Afternoon Movie
See “This Means War,” a romantic comedy about two CIA operatives who fall for the same woman, with Reese Witherspoon and Chris Pine, Friday, April 6, 2:30 p.m.; also “Downsizing,” the sci fi comedy-drama about a husband and wife who shrink themselves in order to simplify their lives, Tuesday, April 10, 2:30 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
At the Movies
See “Geostorm,” the action disaster thriller about global superstorm that threatens to wipe out the planet, Friday, April 6, 2 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
Film Showing
See “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” the second installment of the Star Wars sequel trilogy, Sunday, April 8, 2 p.m. Bellmore Memorial Library, 2288 Bedford Ave., Bellmore.
785-2990.
Literary Voices
Molloy College’s writer-in-residence Barbara Novack hosts a poetry event, with Jared Harel, Sunday, April 8, 3 p.m. Harel, the author of two poetry collections, reads from his works. Kellenberg Hall Reception Room, Molloy College, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre 323-3260 or www.molloy.edu.