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The orchestra continues its free summer concert series this weekend
Summer Sounds
Long Island Philharmonic
Enjoy music under the stars when the Long Island Philharmonic presents its free summer concert at Eisenhower Park. Music Director David Stewart Wiley leads his orchestra in a performance of classic masterworks and popular tunes from Broadway and Hollywood. The program includes Suppé’s Light Cavalry Overture, Brahms’ Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467 “Elvira Madigan” II. Andante, Bizet‘s “March of the Toreadors” from Carmen, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93 II. Allegretto scherzando, along with Wiley’s “Concentric Circles” from Lake Effects, the theme from “Chariots of Fire,” and selections from “Fiddler on the Roof,” “Les Miserables,” “The Sound of Music,” and more.
Friday, Aug. 10, 7:30 p.m. Eisenhower Park’s Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre, East Meadow (631) 293-2223 or www.liphilharmonic.org.
Family Fun
Bug Safari
Venture off to Old Westbury Gardens for a ‘safari’ excursion. Hunt elusive grasshoppers, butterflies, predatory insects, and other creepy, crawly creatures throughout the colorful grounds. Be sure to bring a butterfly net and collecting jars for this bugged-out adventure.
Saturday, Aug. 11, noon. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. (516) 333-0048 or www.oldwestburygardens.org.
Pinkalicious
This delightful musical romp – based on the much-loved children’s book by Elizabeth and Victoria Kann and presented Plaza Theatrical Productions – will have everyone thinking (and wearing) pink. Pinkalicious Pinkerton, the heroine of this preteen charmer, loves pink, especially pink cupcakes. Her parents warn her not to eat too many of them, but when Pinkalicious does, she turns pink! What to do? Pinkalicious celebrates all things pink while showing that being yourself is best of all.
Saturday, Aug. 11, 11 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m. $12. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 599-6870 or www.plazatheatrical.com.
