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See the young adventure in action in Bellmore this weekend
Family Fun
Dora The Explorer
Plaza Theatrical Productions brings that perky young adventurer to the stage, in “ Dora The Explorer’s Pirate Adventure – LIVE!,” opening this weekend. Dora, her best buddy Boots the Monkey, and the rest of their friends embark on an exciting trip to Treasure Island. Along the way, the audience will use their map-reading, counting, musical and language skills to successfully help Dora reach the treasure. All ends happily onstage with a “yo-ho-ho!”
Saturday, April 2, 11 a.m. The show runs through April 23. $10. The Show Place, 222 Pettit Ave., Bellmore. (516) 599-6870 or
www.plazatheatrical.com.
Stepping Back In Time
Soldier’s Story
Old Bethpage Village Restoration commemorates the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War with its annual “School of the Soldier” program. Relive those critical days of our nation’s history as “soldiers” of the 14th Brooklyn, dressed in the uniforms of the time, demonstrate how the regiment prepared for battle in 1861, including marching, facings and manual of arms. The officers will also lead the men in company drills each day and conclude with a skirmish drill on Sunday.
Saturday and Sunday, April 2-3, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $10, $7 children 4-14, volunteer firefighters and seniors. Old Bethpage Village Restoration, Round Swamp Rd., Old Bethpage. (516) 572-8400.
In Concert
Musical Treasures
The American Chamber Ensemble returns to Hofstra University this weekend to perform chamber masterworks for piano, woodwinds and strings. Hear Dvorak’s Quintet in A Major, Op. 81 for piano and strings, Chandler Carter’s Song of the Bachman’s Warbler for cello and piano, Albert Tepper’s Suite for clarinet and bassoon, Shostakovich’s Trio No. 2 in E minor for piano, violin, cello, op. 67, and Von Weber’s Fantasia and Rondo in B-flat Major, op. 34, for clarinet and strings. ACE Directors pianist Blanche Abram and clarinetist Naomi Drucker perform, along with pianist Marilyn Lehman, violinists Eriko Sato and Deborah Wong, violist Chiu-chen Liu, cellist James Waldo, and bassonist Lisa Alexander.
Sunday, April 3, 3 p.m. $15, $12 seniors and students. Hofstra University’s Monroe Lecture Center Theater, California Ave., South Campus, Hempstead. (516) 463-6644.
