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.
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 “The Little Boy,” an inspirational tale of a 7-year-old trying to achieve the impossible and bring his father home from World War lI, Friday, Aug. 28, 2:30 p.m.; also “Parkland,” the historical drama that recounts the chaotic events following John F. Kennedy’s assassination, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
Friday Flick
See “Interstellar,” the sci fi epic about crew of astronauts who travel through a wormhole in search of a new home for humanity, Friday, Aug. 28, 1 p.m. Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, 60 Verona Place, Valley Stream. 825-6422.
Literary Voices
Participate in an interactive poetry reading, Saturday, Aug. 29, 6:30 p.m. Poets welcome to listen or create. Cradle of Aviation Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. 572-4111.
Monday Matinee
See “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” the sequel to the comic adventures of the residents of a ramshackle retirement hotel, Monday, Aug. 31, 2 p.m. Malverne Public Library, 61 St. Thomas Place, Malverne. 599-0750.
Film Time
See “Focus,” a romantic comedy-drama involving a con artist who takes on an inexperienced apprentice, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
Summer Screen
See “The Imitation Game,” the historical thiller based on the life of British cryptanalyst Alan Turing, who helped solve the Enigma code during World War II, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2 and 7 p.m. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. 374-1967.
Art Talk
Examine “Culture and Continuity:The Jewish Museum,” with art educator Ines Powell, Thursday, Sept. 3, 1 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Film Showing
Watch “Song One,” a romantic drama set against the backdrop of Brooklyn’s vibrant modern-folk music scene, starring Anne Hathaway, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2 p.m. Franklin Square Public Library, 19 Lincoln Rd., Franklin Square. 488-3444.

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