Stepping Out

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Weekly calendar of exhibits, theater, music and more

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Enduring Images
An exhibition, drawn from Hofstra University Museum’s permanent collections, that focuses on the lasting record created by an artist’s visual responses to critical moments in time. Yonia Fain, a Holocaust survivor considered a “witness to history,” is represented, along with artists such as George Grosz, Käthe Kollwitz, and Jacob Lawrence. Through Jan. 31. Hofstra University’s David Filderman Gallery, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672.
The Moderns
A sweeping showcase of modern art that encompasses two exhibitions, Selections from the Saltzman Family Collection and Long Island Collects Modern Art. The exhiibits include works by well-known modernists such as Marc Chagall, Joan Miró, Constantin Brancusi, Edgar Degas, Robert Delaunay, Pablo Picasso, Fernand Léger and many others, along with choice examples of 20th-century art from significant Long Island collections. Through Nov. 8. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Scenes of Horror: A Photo-History of the Armenian Genocide
A multi-media exhibit detailing the political and personal through film, text, and photos. It includes a mini-exhibit on the American Near East Relief Organization and the 1919 silent film “Auction of Souls.” Through Sept. 30. 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 “Wish You Well,” a coming-of-age drama based on David Baldacci’s best-selling novel, Friday, July 31, 2:30 p.m.; also “Danny Collins,” a comedy-drama involving a long-delayed letter from John Lennon that sends a rock star into a late-life tailspin, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
Friday Flick
See “Unbroken,” a biographical war drama about U.S. Olympian Louis “Louie” Zamperini who survived in a raft for 47 days after his bomber was downed in World War II, then was sent to a series of prisoner of war camps, Friday, July 31, 1 p.m. Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, 60 Verona Place, Valley Stream. 825-6422.
Art Talk
Examine depictions of food in art in “Dining Out in Ancient Rome,” with former Metropolitan Museum of Art Educator Michael Norris, Monday, Aug. 3, 1 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Film Time
See “Black or White,” a drama about a grieving widower who is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
Summer Screen
See “Nightcrawler,” a neo-noir crime thriller about a former thief who starts shooting accident and crime footage, selling the content to local news channels, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2:30 p.m. Lynbrook Public Library, 56 Eldert St., Lynbrook. 599-8630.
Screen Time
See “The Usual Suspects,” a crime thriller that tells of events leading up to horrific gun battle on a boat, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 7 p.m. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. 374-1967.
Film Showing
Watch “Into the Woods,” a film version of the Broadway musical, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2 p.m. Franklin Square Public Library, 19 Lincoln Rd., Franklin Square. 488-3444.

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