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What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Weekly calendar of exhibits, theater, music, and more

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The George W. Bush Presidency: Points of Perspective
An original exhibition focusing on seven points of impact to the nation that required responses and decisions from the George W. Bush administration. Works of art, documents, photographs, and related objects present varying and balanced perspectives. Through April 10. Hofstra University’s David Filderman Gallery, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672.
From Portraits to Tweets: Imagery, Technology and the U.S. Presidency
An original exhibition that traces the public’s shifting perceptions of the American presidency through the use of visual imagery. Through May 8. Hofstra University’s Emily Lowe Gallery, Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672.
Mysteries of Bats
Tackapausha Museum and Preserve’s exhibit includes varied species of bats, featuring a live family of Egyptian Fruit Bats who fly and “hang out” in the museum’s nocturnal area. Tackapausha Museum and Preserve, Washington Ave. (between Merrick Rd. and Sunrise Hwy.), Seaford. 571-7443.
Objects of Witness: Testimony of Holocaust Artifacts
Items lent or donated by families of victims and survivors are on display. Many of these artifacts were kept hidden during the Holocaust, at great risk to those who hid them. Through April. Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, 100 Crescent Beach Rd., Glen Cove. 571-8040 ext. 100 or www.holocaust-nassau.org.
Out of the Vault: 25 Years of Collecting
A comprehensive exhibition of works from Nassau County Museum’s permanent collection. The multi-faceted exhibit highlights rarely seen patron gifts to the museum. Opens March 21, through July 12. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Afternoon Movie
See “Jerry Maguire,” the romantic comedy about a slick sports agent and his crisis of conscience, starring Tom Cruise, Friday, March 20, 2:30 p.m.; also “Birdman,” the 2014 Best Picture winner, which follows a faded Hollywood actor famous for his role as superhero as he struggles to mount a Broadway play, Tuesday, March 24, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
Movie Time
See “Boyhood,” the acclaimed coming-of-age drama filmed over 12 years with the same cast, Friday, March 20, 2 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
Literary Voices
George Held, Russ Green and Sandra Proto read from their works, hosted by poet Peter V. Dugan, Sunday, March 22, 1:30 p.m. With open mic. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
At the Movies
See “The Drop,” a crime thriller about a man looking to reform his criminal ways who gets mixed up in a bad heist and a killing, Monday, March 23, 1:30 and 7 p.m. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
Art Talk
Examine “Cezanne’s Wife,” tracing Paul Cezanne’s lifelong attachment to his wife Hortense Fiquet, with Professor Thomas Germano, Thursday, March 26, 1 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Film Showing
Watch “Frenchman’s Creek,” the 1944 adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s novel about an aristocratic English woman who falls in love with a French pirate, Thursday, March 26, 2 p.m. Franklin Square Public Library, 19 Lincoln Rd., Franklin Square. 488-3444.
Village Art Club Meeting
Carl Lubow joins the Village Art Club as demonstrator at its monthly meeting, Thursday, March 26, 6:45 p.m. Admission is free and open to non-members. Rockville Centre Library, 221 N. Village Ave., Rockville Centre. For information, call Anne Bailey at 887-1770.

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