Stepping Out

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Weekly calendar of exhibits, theater, music, and more

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AB-EX/RE-CON: Abstract Expressionism Reconsidered
AB-EX/RE-CON explores both the best known and less familiar practitioners of abstract and gestural painting who dominated the American art, criticism and commentary during the late 1940s and throughout the 1950s. Artists on display include Diebenkorn, J. Ernst, Frankenthaler, Hofmann, Kline, and Motherwell. Through June 16. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.
nassaumuseum.org.
Across Time & Place: Treasures from the Permanent Collection
This rotating exhibition highlights a broad range of works by 19th and 20th century American and European artists from the Heckscher Museum’s Permanent Collection. Of particular interest is Étienne Berne-Bellecour’s monumental Embarkation Maneuver, 1882, which factually depicts the departure of a regiment of cuirassiers following the Franco-Prussian War. Heckscher Museum of Art, Main St. and Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250 or www.heckscher.org.
The Lyon, the Which and the Warhol
An exhibit of photographs by photojournalist Danny Lyon and visionary pop artist Andy Warhol, culled from the Hofstra University Museum’s extensive photography collection. The exhibit connects their works to those in other media by Chuck Close, Jim Dine, and Lisbeth Firmin (the “Which”). Through May 19. Hofstra University’s David Filderman Gallery, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672.
Using the Lessons of the Holocaust to Teach Tolerance
A contextualized history that explains the 1920s’ increase of intolerance, reduction of human rights, and lack of intervention that enabled the persecution and mass murder of millions of Jews and others. Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, 100 Crescent Beach Rd., Glen Cove. 571-8040 ext. 100 or www.holocaust-nassau.org.
We Hold These Truths...
This exhibition celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and examines issues of slavery, the abolition movement, emancipation, and American freedom through presentation of historic and contemporary artworks as well as artifacts and ephemera. Artists include Willie Cole, Daniel Chester French, Richard Hunt, William H. Johnson, Glenn Ligon, Howardena Pindell, Betye Saar, and Kara Walker. Opens Friday, April 19, through July 26. Hofstra University’s Emily Lowe Gallery, Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672 or www.hofstra.edu/museum.
Afternoon Movie
See the action adventure “Red Dawn,” about a group of teenagers who look to save their town from an invasion of North Korean soldiers, Friday, April 19, 2:30 p.m.; also “Anna Karenina,” the recent adaptation of Tolstoy’s novel, Tuesday, April 23, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
Friday Film
See the 2013 Best Picture winner “Argo,” the dramatization of the secret operation to extract six American diplomatic personnel out of revolutionary Iran, Friday, April 19, 1 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
Movie Matinee
See the recent Oscar winning thriller “Argo,” Friday, April 19, 2 p.m. Rockville Centre Public Library, 221 N. Village Ave., Rockville Centre. 766-6257.
Author Visit
Humorist and former New York Times columnist talks about his latest book “Be Good: How to Navigate the Ethics of Everything,” Sunday, April 21, 2:30 p.m. Tickets required. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. 374-1967.
Art Talk
Examine “Berthe Morisot: First Woman Impressionist,” with art historian Louise Cella Caruso, Tuesday, April 23, 2 p.m. Franklin Square Public Library, 19 Lincoln Rd., Franklin Square. 488-3444.
Celebration of Yiddish Folk Song
Dr. Dianne Cypkin, accompanied by pianist Lina Panfilova, shares the story of Yiddish music through narative and song, Monday, April 22, 1 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Psychic “Tell It”
Numerologist Lois T. Martin hosts an open forum to discover what’s on your mind, Tuesday, April 23, 7-8:45 p.m.; Thursday, April 25, 7-8:45 p.m. Registration required. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
Art for Thought
Examine “Contemporary Chinese Art,” with Professor Thomas Germano, Thursday, April 25, 1 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Movie Showing
See the 1936 comedy classic “Wife vs. Secretary,” starring Clark Gable, Thursday, April 25, 2 p.m. Franklin Square Public Library, 19 Lincoln Rd., Franklin Square. 488-3444.

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