What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more...

Across Time & Place: Treasures from the Permanent Collection
This rotating exhibition of highlights from the Heckscher Museum’s Permanent Collection features a broad range of works by American and European artists of the 19th and 20th centuries. 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.
Nathan Sawaya: Recent Works
Contemporary artist Nathan Sawaya’s works with Lego blocks are on display. His work elevates brick art to a new phase of artistic expression through large-scale sculpture. Through March 18. Nassau County Museum of Art, Contemporary Gallery, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Omnibus: Diverse Images of a Fragmented World
A group exhibit featuring prints by Rockville Centre’s Naomi Grossman. Other artists on display include Jack Sundquist, Dominique DiMaggio, Jordan Spilman, and Earl Swanigan. Through Jan. 26. Matted LIC, 46-36 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City.
(718) 786-8660.
The Paintings of Louis Comfort Tiffany: Works from a Long Island Collection
Drawn from an important Long Island collection, this major exhibition presents approximately 125 oils and works on paper by Louis Comfort Tiffany. It is the first New York exhibit to focus on Tiffany’s paintings in more than 30 years. Examples of Tiffany’s decorative arts, especially stained glass lamps and windows, are also included. Through March 18. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Poor Art Student...8!
Works by current Molloy College art majors are on display. Molloy College, Public Square Art Gallery, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. Through Jan. 31. 678-5000 ext. 6549 or www.artgallery@molloy.edu.
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.
Afternoon Movie
See “Moneyball,” the story of Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane’s attempt to put together a successful baseball team on a budget, Friday, Jan. 20, 2:30 p.m.; also “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” the action adventure,Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
Friday Film
Watch the romance “One Day,” Friday, Jan. 20, 2 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
Film Time
See “Snow Flower & The Secret Fan,” about the bittersweet friendship between two young women in 19th century China, Monday, Jan. 23, 1:30 and 7 p.m. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
At the Movies
See “The Help,” based on Kathryn Stockett’s book about African-American maids and the wealthy southern families they worked for during the 1960s, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.

Theater/ Music

Any Wednesday
A comedy involving a millionaire businessman, his disarmingly innocent mistress, his hoodwinked wife, and an irate victim of his sharp practice, whose paths cross each other under unexpected and hilarious circumstances, Friday and Saturday Jan. 20-21, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 22, 3 p.m. $20 Friday and Sunday, $25 Saturday. Arena Players, Vanderbilt Museum Carriage House Theater, Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, 180 Little Neck Rd., Centerport. 293-0674 or www.arenaplayers.org.
Hairspray
The delightful musical about the plus-size Tracy Turnblad who has a passion for dancing in 1960s Baltimore, Friday and Saturday, Jan. 20-21, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 22, 2:30 p.m. $25, $23 seniors, $18 students, $14 ages 12 and under. $28 at door. BroadHollow Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. (631) 581-2700 or
www.broadhollow.org.
Murder Room
Murder mystery involving a plot by a woman and her lover to kill her wealthy husband, Friday and Saturday, Jan. 20-21, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 22, 2:30 p.m. $20, $18 seniors, $16 students, $14 ages 12 and under. Studio Theatre, 141 S. Wellwood Ave., Lindenhurst. (631) 226-8400 or www.studiotheatreli.com.
The Psychic
A murder mystery-comedy involving a down and out mystery writer who does psychic readings and becomes embroiled in a string of hilarious murders, Friday and Saturday, Jan. 20-21, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 22, 2:30 p.m. $20, $18 seniors and students, $14 youth. BroadHollow Theatre, BayWay Arts Center, 265 E. Main St., East Islip. (631) 581-2700 or www.broadhollow.org.
12 Angry Men
The classic drama about a jury’s deliberations, Friday and Saturday, Jan. 20-21, 8:30 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 22, 3 p.m. $20, $17 seniors and students Fridays. Merrick Theatre & Center for the Arts, 2222 Hewlett Ave., Merrick. 868-6400.
Broadway Spectrum
Five musical theater performers recreate memorable career highlights and share behind-the-scenes anecdotes, Saturday, Jan. 21, 8 p.m. With Shuler Hensley, Stephanie D’Abruzzo, Sara Jean Ford, Andrew Samonsky, and Emily Skinner. $50. John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport. (631) 261-2900 or
www.engemantheater.com.
Loving Llanview
Interactive fan event dedicated to the long-running “One Life to Live,” Saturday, Jan. 21, 7 p.m. $45, $75, $175. NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd, Old Westbury. (800) 745-3000 or www.livenation.com.
Stew and the Negro Problem
The Los Angeles-based indie band in concert, Saturday, Jan. 21, 8 p.m. $40 and $35. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. 767-6444 or www.landmarkonmainstreet.org.
Accord Treble Choir
The choir performs “Melodies of Magyar: The Sounds of Hungary,” Sunday, Jan. 22, 4 p.m. $15, $5 students. Cathedral of the Incarnation, 50 Cathedral Ave., Garden City. 746-2955.
Cold Spring Harbor Band
Billy Joel tribute band performs the best of the Piano Man, Sunday, Jan. 23, 2 p.m. Tickets required. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
Folias & Differencias: Music and Dance from Spain’s Golden Age
Renassance and Baroque music, with dancers in period costume, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2 p.m. Rockville Centre Public Library, 221 N. Village Ave., Rockville Centre. 766-6257.
Great Dames: They Got Rhythm
Sister Act presents a musical revue about the great women of stage and screen, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2:30 p.m. Tickets required. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Manon Hutton-Dewys
The pianist in a solo recital, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2:30 p.m. Tickets required. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, Gold Hall, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. 374-1967.