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.
Ripped: The Allure of Collage
An exhibit of approximately 50 collages, by European and American artists, that demonstrates the medium’s broad and surprising power. Artists represented include Romare Bearden, Joseph Cornell, Salvador Dali, George Grosz, Jane Hammond, Hannah Hoch, Ray Johnson, Roy Lichtentstein, and Conrad Marca-Relli. Through Jan. 8. Heckscher Museum of Art, Main St. and Prime Ave., Huntington.
(631) 351-3250 or www.heckscher.org.
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 “Another Earth,” the sci fi adventure, Friday, Jan. 6, 2:30 p.m.; also “The Debt,” the espionage thriller about three Mossad agents, with Helen Mirren and Tom Wilkinson, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
Friday Film
Watch Johnny Depp’s antics in “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,” Friday, Jan. 6, 2 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
Owl Prowl
Get an up-close look at these nocturnal creatures, Friday, Jan. 6, 6:30-8:30 p.m. The presentation is followed by stroll through the preserve to listen for owl calls. $10. Registration required. Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary & Audubon Center, 134 Cove Rd., Oyster Bay. 922-3200.
Singles Dinner
Make new friends at a singles dinner for 40s-60s, Saturday, Jan. 7, 7 p.m. $15. Reservations required. Mia’s Ristorante, 31 Rockaway Ave., Valley Stream. 802-3906 or www.PowersSingles.com.
Movie Time
See “Water for Elephants,” about a veterinary student and a circus performer and their share compassion for a special elephant, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.