Stepping Out

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Weekly calendar of exhibits, theater, music, and more

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Aviators, Poets and Dreamers
The exhibit examines “Why do we fly?” through the poems and poetic writings of some of the world’s famous aviators. Photographs of well-known aviators such as Charles and Anne Lindbergh, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and Amelia Earhart as well as others like Bessie Coleman, John Gillespie Magee, Jr., and Beryl Markham are on view along with with their prose. Through Sept. 7. Cradle of Aviation Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. 572-4006 or www.cradleofaviation.org.
Doug Hilson: Urbanscapes
An original exhibition of recent works in painting and drawing by Doug Hilson, professor emeritus of fine arts at Hofstra. Imaginative large-scale, complex paintings with twisting perspectives reference the shapes and forms of the urban world. Through Dec. 11. Hofstra University’s Emily Lowe Gallery, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672.
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 exhibits 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.
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.
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 “Where Hope Grows,” a drama involving a troubled ex-ballplayer who finds his life reinvigorated through his friendship with a mentally challenged grocery-store employee, Friday, Sept. 4, 2:30 p.m.; also “Hot Pursuit,” a comedy about an uptight and by-the-book cop assigned to protect the sexy and outgoing widow of a drug boss, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
Mr. M’s Movies
See “Child 44,” a thriller about a disgraced Russian military police agent who investigates a series of nasty child murders during the Stalin-era Soviet Union, Friday, Sept. 4, 2 p.m. Rockville Centre Public Library, 221 N. Village Ave., Rockville Centre. 766-6257.
Street Fair on the Green
Local artisans and varied vendors showcase unique and handcrafted items, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 5-6, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Eisenhower Park, Field 8, Merrick Ave. and Stewart Ave. East Meadow.
Art Talk
Examine “Amedeo Modigliani,” with art history professor Thomas Germano, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 1 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Art Scene
Explore “Frida Kahlo: The Woman and Her Work,” with Louise Cella Caruoso, Thursday, Sept. 10, 1 p.m. Rockville Centre Public Library, 221 N. Village Ave., Rockville Centre. 766-6257.
Documentary Screening
See the documentary “Beyond Right & Wrong,” a film about restorative justice and forgiveness, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2 p.m. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. 374-1967.
Feis Dress: The History of Irish Dance Costumes
A visual presentation of the evolution of Irish step dance costumes, presented by Hofstra’s Irish Studies Program, Thursday, Sept. 10, 6 p.m. Hofstra University’s Guthart Theater Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-6182.
Film Showing
Watch “50 to 1,” a drama based on the true story of Mine That Bird, the undersized thoroughbred that won the 2009 Kentucky Derby in one of the race’s biggest upsets, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2 p.m. Franklin Square Public Library, 19 Lincoln Rd., Franklin Square. 488-3444.
Movie Matinee
See “Black Sea,” an adventure thriller involving a rogue submarine captain and a misfit crew on the search for a sunken treasure, Friday, Sept. 11, 2 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.

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