Events on Long Island

Exhibits and more...

African American Dolls
A selection of African American dolls from the collection of Freeport artist April Marius are on view, commemorating Black History Month. Through April 17. Phillips House, 28 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. 764-7459.
Donald Baechler
This large-scale installation by artist Donald Baechler is accompanied by several of his collaged paintings. Through May 8. Nassau County Museum of Art, Contemporary Gallery, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or

www.nassaumuseum.org.
Identity Crisis: Authenticity, Attribution and Appropriation
A new exhibit that explores issues relating to the artistic use of other artists’ styles and images. Historically popular artists had followers, imitators, and forgers, while more recent artists openly adopt well-known images and styles to comment on originality, authorship, and culture. Old Master and 19th century works from The Heckscher Museum Permanent Collection provide a framework to examine these issues. Through March 27. Heckscher Museum of Art, Main St. and Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250 or www.heckscher.org.
Milton Avery & The End of Modernism
View works by the artist who brought the sketch to the status of a finished painting. The exhibit examines the contributions of Milton Avery as a significant figurative painter from the late 1920s through the early 1960s and places Avery’s work within a long history of modernist practice that recognizes the artist’s sketch as a finished work. Through May 8. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Soweto Art: From The Collection Of Violet And Les Payne
An original exhibit that commemorates the 35th anniversary of the Soweto Uprising. Over 30 paintings and works on paper are on view from the collection of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Les Payne, who covered South Africa during that time period. Artists of Soweto represented include David Mbele, Velaphi Mzimba, Hargreaves Ntukwana, and Winston Saoli. Through April 21. Hofstra University’s Emily Lowe Gallery, Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672.
These Are My People: Aristides de Sousa Mendes
Examine photographs and historical documents of the families Sousa Mendes, the Portugues Consul in France, saved during the Holocaust. Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, 100 Crescent Beach Rd., Glen Cove. 571-8040 ext. 100 or www.holocaust-nassau.org.
A Timeless Legacy
This installation highlights Heckscher Museum’s most recent acquisition, Shinnecock Hills, a Long Island landscape by the American Impressionist William Merritt Chase, as well as a selection of other works by the master and his numerous students. Works on view include Lucas Cranach the Elder’s Virgin, Child, St. John the Baptist and Angels, 1534, the earliest painting in the Museum’s Permanent Collection; Melchoir d’Hondecoeter’s Stripped of Borrowed Feathers: The Raven-Jackdaw; and François Girardon’s rare bronze, Rape of Proserpine, 1693; all from the original August Heckscher Collection. Through March 27. Heckscher Museum of Art, Main St. and Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250 or www.heckscher.org.
Book Talk
Facilitator Mira Rosenfeld Sennet leads a discussion of Howard Jacobson’s Man Booker Prize-winning “The Finkler Questions,” Thursday, March 31, 1 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.

Theater/ Music

Cabaret
Production based on the critically acclaimed groundbreaking 1998 revival, presented by Nassau Community College’s Theatre and Dance Department, Thursday through Saturday, March 24-26, 8 p.m.; Sunday, March 27, 3 p.m. $15, $12 seniors, students free. Nassau Community College, Mainstage Theatre, Garden City. 572-7676.
Cabaret
The musical masterpiece set in 1930s Berlin, Thursday, March 24, 2 and 8 p.m.; Friday, March 25, 8 p.m.; Saturday, March 26, 3 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, March 27, 2 and 7 p.m. $60. John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport.
(631) 261-2900 or www.engemantheater.com.
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
Musical featuring the songs of Neil Sedaka, Friday andSaturday, March 25-26, 8:30 p.m.; Sunday, March 27, 3 p.m. $20, $16 students and seniors Friday and Sunday. Merrick Theatre & Center for the Arts, 2222 Hewlett Ave., Merrick. 868-6400.
Deadly Murder
A mystery thriller involving a Manhattan woman who overcame humble beginnings to be part of the glittering New York society lifestyle, Friday and Saturday, March 25-26, 8:30 p.m.; Sunday, March 27, 3 p.m. $20 Friday and Sunday, $25 Saturday. Arena Players Second Stage Theatre, 296 Rte. 109, East Farmingdale. 293-0674 or
www.arenaplayers.org.
Dinner With Friends
Donald Margulies drama about two married couples and how the breakup of one couple affects both marriages and friendships, Friday and Saturday, March 25-26, 8 p.m.; Sunday, March 27, 3 p.m. $20 Friday and Sunday, $25 Saturday. Arena Players Main Stage Theatre, 296 Rte. 109, East Farmingdale.
293-0674 or www.arenaplayers.org.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Musical based on the popular 1988 film about two con men living on the French Riviera, Friday and Saturday, March 25-26, 8 p.m.; Sunday, March 27, 2:30 p.m. $25, $23 seniors, $18 students, $14 youths 12 and under. All tickets $28 at door. BroadHollow Theatre, BroadHollow Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont.
(631) 581-2700 or www.broadhollow.org.
Heidi Grant Murphy
The lyric soprano, in concert, Friday, March 26, 8 p.m. $45 and $35. Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, Concert Hall, 1 South Ave., Garden City. 877-4000.
Randy Newman
The singer-songwriter, winner of a 2011 Academy Award for his songwriting in “Toy Story 3,” in concert, Friday, March 25, 8 p.m. $65, $45, $30.Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, C.W. Post Campus, Rte. 25A, Brookville.(800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com or www.tillescenter.org.
Two Women: Theatrical Monologues
A performance of two compelling theatrical monlogues to mark the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, Friday, March 25, 12:30 p.m. Program focuses on Laura, the inspiration of Italy’s great poet Francesco Petrarch and Mary Wollstonecraft, mother of “Frankenstein” author Mary Shelley. Elmont Public Library, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
All Shook Up
Musical comedy, using Elvis songs, about a small town discovering rock ‘n roll, Saturday, March 26, 8 p.m.; Sunday, March 27, 2:30 p.m. $20, $18 seniors and students, $14 youths 12 and under. BroadHollow Theatre, BayWay Arts Center, 265 E. Main St., East Islip. (631) 581-2700 or www.broadhollow.org.
The Children’s Hour
Lillian Hellman’s celebrated play about a troublemaking student at a girl’s school who accuses two teachers of being lesbians, presented by the Lantern Theatre Company, Saturday, March 26, 8 p.m.; Sunday, March 27, 2 p.m. Congregation B’nai Israel, 91 N. Bayview Ave., Freeport. For information, visit www.lanterntheatreli.com.
We Will Not Be Silent: The Story of the White Rose
A new work by William Gebby, commissioned and presented by Taylor University Theatre, about a handful of Germans during World War II, who distributed thousands of anti-Nazi leaflets and worked toward unifying resistance across Germany, Saturday, March 26, 6 p.m. Bellmore Presbyterian Church, Rambo Hall, 2740 Martin Ave., Bellmore. 785-2590.
Metropolitan Youth Orchestra
A varied program, including the Nassau Treble & Concert Choirs, Suffolk Children’s Choir and Youth Chorale, Sunday, March 27, 2 p.m. $20, $5 seniors and students. Adelphi University’s Performing Arts Center, Black Box Theatre, South Ave., Garden City. 877-4000.
The Vagina Monologues
Eve Ensler’s episodic play celebrating women, Tuesday, March 29, 7 p.m. $7. Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, Olmsted Theatre, South Ave., Garden City. 877-4000.

Family

Cinderella
The classic fairy tale springs to life in this fast-paced musical production, presented by Plaza Theatrical Productions, Saturday, March 26, 11 a.m. $10. The Show Place, 222 Pettit Ave., Bellmore. 599-6870 or www.plazatheatrical.com.
The Jungle Book
The adventures of Mowgli and his friends, Saturday, March 26, 2 p.m. $10. Merrick Theatre and Center for the Arts, 2222 Hewlett Ave., Merrick. 868-6400.
The Tale Of The Frog Prince
An audience participation comedy based on the story of a lonely Frog Prince who lives in a swamp on a large kingly estate, Saturday and Sunday, March 26-27, 1 p.m. $10. Arena Players Second Stage Theatre, 296 Rte. 109, East Farmingdale. 293-0674 or www.arenaplayers.org.

Notices

Kids Performing Who Kare
Young performers, ages 8 and up are invited to audition for “West Side Story.” Auditions take place Wednesday, March 30, 5 p.m. Bring headshot, resume and sheet music. Be prepared to dance. John A. Anderson Building, 111 North Oceanside. Rd., Rockville Centre. For inforomation, call 764-4173, email KPWKONSTAGE@aol.com or visit www.kidsperformingwhokare.com.