What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more...

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.
Marc Chagall
A major exhibit that includes a significant selection of Chagall’s 1957 series of hand-colored etchings of Bible stories. Through Nov. 4. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Opportunity and Impact: Works by Emigre Artists
The original exhibition examines the role of émigré artists in reshaping the nature of American art. The exhibit features artists who arrived from Europe during the early 20th century to present-day émigrés from Cuba, and South America. Through Sept. 9. 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
This contextualized history explains the 1930s’ increase of intolerance, the reduction of human rights, and the lack of intervention that enabled the persecution and mass murder of millions of Jews and others, including people with disabilities, Roma and Sinti (Gypsies), Jehovah’s Witnesses, Gays, and Polish intelligentsia. Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, 100 Crescent Beach Rd., Glen Cove. 571-8040 ext. 100 or www.holocaust-nassau.org.
Sydney Chastain-Chapman/Julie Tremblay
This exhibition pairs Julie Tremblay’s sculptural work with paintings and works on paper by Sydney Chastain-Chapman. Through Nov. 4. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Yonia Fain: Remembrance
A retrospective look at works by acclaimed artist and poet Yonia Fain created between 1959 and the present. Through Fain’s art and poetry, he pays tribute to the memories of those lost during the Holocaust, employing powerful visual imagery and messages that simultaneously relate the Holocaust’s despair and its atrocities while expressing key themes of survival and hope. Through Aug. 3. Hofstra University’s Emily Lowe Gallery, Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672.
Afternoon Movie
See the comedy “Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds,” Friday, Aug. 3, 2:30 p.m.; also the heartwarming family drama “Hachi: A Dog’s Tale,” with Richard Gere and Joan Allen, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
Illustrated Art Lecture
Examine “Floral Symbolism in Great Works of Art,” with art instructor Rose Edinger, Monday, Aug. 6, 1 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Monday Film
See the detective caper “Sherlock Holmes; A Game of Shadows,” with Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law, Monday, Aug. 6, 1:30 and 7 p.m. Tickets required. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
Film Screening
See “London River,” the British drama about two strangers who come together to discover the fate of their respective children in the 2005 London terrorist attacks, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 10 a.m., 1 and 7 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Movie Time
Watch Marilyn Monroe’s romantic comedy “The Prince and the Showgirl,” Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2 p.m. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. 374-1967.
At the Movies

See the comedy “Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds,” Thursday, Aug. 9, 1 and 6:45 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.

Theater/ Music

Dick Fox’s The Golden Boys
Frankie Avalon, Fabian and Bobby Rydell reunite for an evening of their greatest hits, Thursday, Aug. 2, 8 p.m. NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd, Old Westbury. (800) 745-3000 or www.livenation.com.
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
The off-Broadway hit musical comedy about love in the suburbs, Thursday and Friday, Aug. 2-3, 8 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 4, 3 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, Aug. 5, 2 and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, Aug. 8, 8 p.m. $60. John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport. (631) 261-2900 or www.engemantheater.com.
Collected Stories
A two-character play about friendship, presented by Lantern Theater, Friday, Aug. 3, 12:30 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
Guys And Dolls
The classic musical, based on Damon Runyon’s Broadway stories, Friday and Saturday, Aug. 3-4, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Aug. 5, 2:30 p.m. $25, $23 seniors, $18 students, $14 youths 12 and under; $28 at door. BroadHollow Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. (631) 581-2700 or www.broadhollow.org.
Legally Blonde: The Musical
Musical based on the hit movie, Friday and Saturday, Aug. 3-4, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Aug. 5, 2:30 p.m. $20, $18 seniors and students, $14 youth. All tickets $25 day of show. BroadHollow Theatre, BayWay Arts Center, 265 E. Main St., East Islip. (631) 581-2700 or www.broadhollow.org.
The Manhattan Skyline
Classic oldies, Friday, Aug. 3, 8 p.m. Forest Avenue Elementary School, 16 Forest Rd., Valley Stream. 292- 9000 ext. 382 or www.toh.li.
Second Time Around
Comedy about a widow and widower who decide to move in together, Friday and Saturday, Aug. 3-4, 8 p.m. $20, $18 seniors, $16 students, $15 ages 12 and under; $25 at door. Studio Theatre, 141 S. Wellwood Ave., Lindenhurst. (631) 226-8400 or www.studiotheatreli.com.
Capital Heights Lyric Opera
Mezzo-soprano Frances Devine and baritone Richard Cassell present “Music to Brighten the Season,” Sunday, Aug. 5, 7:30 p.m. Hear passionate melodies and duets, including hits from Yiddish theater, musical theater classics and operatic arias. Tickets required. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Irish American Night
A salute to the Old Country, Sunday, Aug. 5, 7:30 p.m. Eisenhower Park, Lakeside Theatre, East Meadow. 572-0200 or concertline, 572-0223.
Macbeth
Shakespeare’s classic tale of the fall of the great warrior, Sunday, Aug. 5, 7 p.m.; Wednesday and Friday, Aug. 8 and 10, 8 p.m. $15. Arena Players, Vanderbilt Museum Carriage House Theater, Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, 180 Little Neck Rd., Centerport. 293-0674 or www.arenaplayers.org.
Nassau Pops Symphony Orchestra
The orchestra, with singers Jack and Ann Cassin, present selections from Broadway and light classical favorites, Sunday, Aug. 5, 3 p.m. Malverne Station Park, Malverne. 565-0646.
Almost Queen
The band in a Queen tribute, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 8 p.m. Echo Park, West Hempstead. 292- 9000 ex. 382 or www.toh.li.
Quickdraw
The southern jam/rock band in concert, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 12-2 p.m. Eisenhower Park, Lakeside Theatre, East Meadow. 572-0200 or concertline, 572-0223.
Linda Ipanema
A tribute to Rosemary Clooney, Thursday, Aug. 9, 8 p.m. Rock Hall Museum, 199 Broadway, Lawrence. 292- 9000 ext. 382 or www.toh.li.
Roz Corral Trio
The ensemble performs jazz, Broadway and pop tunes, Thursday, Aug. 9, 7 p.m. Hewlett-Woodmere Library Courtyard, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. 374-1967.

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