Performances/On Stage
Million Dollar Quartet
The musical about a recording of an impromptu jam session involving Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash in 1956, Thursday and Friday, Jan. 23-24, 8 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 25, 3 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 26, 2 and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2 and 8 p.m. John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport. (631) 261-2900 or www.engemantheater.com.
Andrew Weiss and Friends
Polar Bear Pals
Create a friendly polar bear to keep company during the winter, Thursday and Friday, Jan. 23-24, 2:30-4 p.m.; also Tuesday through Friday, Jan. 28-31. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. 224-5800 or www. licm.org.
The Rainbow Fish
A musical adventure based on Marcus Pfister’s beloved book, presented by Plaza Theatrical Productions, Saturday, Jan. 25, 11 a.m.; Sunday, Jan. 26, 12 p.m. The Show Place at the Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Ave., Bellmore. 599-6870 or
www.plazatheatrical.com.
Studio Saturday
Drop into Nassau County Museum of Art’s Manes Center for hands-on activities inspired by the current exhibition, Saturday, Jan. 25, 12-3 p.m. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9338 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
A Bright New Year
Celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, the Year of the Rat, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2 p.m. Learn about holiday customs and paint a paper lantern to take home. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. 224-5800 or www. licm.org.
Lunar New Year Celebration
Find out about the traditions and good luck symbols of the Lunar New Year, Monday, Jan. 26, 6 p.m. Designer a paper lantern and a dragon and try calligraphy. For grades 1-6. Registration required. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
Museums/ Galleries and more...
Dinosaurs/Animal Adventure
See over 20 dinosaurs and meet over 35 animals at the dual exhibit. Learn about animal adaptations and explore how dinosaurs lived. See robotic dinos that look alive; experience amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals in their natural settings. Open daily, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Center for Science Teaching and Learning, 1 Tanglewood Rd., Rockville Centre. 764-0045 or www.cstl.org.
Locally Sourced: Collecting Long Island Artists
An exhibition that kicks off the Heckscher’s year-long centennial celebration, underscoring the museum’s commitment to preserving and presenting the stories of Long Island’s art through ther permanent collection. It brings together painting, sculpture, photography, and works on paper by dozens of artists to explore the themes of place, dialogue among artists, and landscape, with particular attention to the achievements of women artists of Long Island.Through March 15. Heckscher Museum of Art, Main St. and Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250 or www.heckscher.org.
Other People’s Parties
An original exhibition that investigates the human impulse to capture party moments through photography and our desire to live vicariously through images of others. Artists on view include Henri Cartier-Bresson, Larry Fink, Danny Lyon, Mary Ellen Mark, and Andy Warhol. Through March 13. Hofstra University’s David Filderman Gallery, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, Ninth Floor, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672 or www.hostra.edu.
The Seasons
An exhibtion that offers a fresh look at visual art inspired by the seasons, highlighted by an outstanding roster of artists. View paintings, sculpture, photography, fashion and design, including works by Grandma Moses, Jasper Johns, Norman Rockwell, Marc Chagall and Jane Freilicher, plus a special showcase of glittering minaudières and fashion accessories by handbag designer Judith Leiber. From traditional landscapes to avant-garde works, this exhibit offers a fanciful experience of every season and an endearing look at holidays through the eyes of artists across the past century. Through March 1. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Drive, Roslyn Harbor. 484-9338 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Six Perspectives
A members invitational exhibit, curated by Chuck Baker, featuring Rockville Centre-based artist Naomi Grossman. On view through Feb. 16. LIC-A/The Plaxall Gallery, 5-25 46th Ave., Long Island City. Visit www.licartists.org for information.
Film Time
See “Blinded by the Light,” the coming-of-age drama of British Pakistani teenager who falls in love with the music of Bruce Springsteen, Friday, Jan. 24, 2 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
Friday Flick
See “Blinded by the Light,” the coming-of-age drama of British Pakistani teenager who finds himself through the music of Bruce Springsteen, Friday Jan. 24, 1 p.m. Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, 60 Verona Place, Valley Stream. 825-6422.
Tricia’s Flicks
See “Ad Astra,” the sci fi thriller about an astronaut who undertakes a mssion across the solar system to uncover the truth about his missing father and a doomed expedition that now threatens the universe, Friday, Jan. 24, 2 p.m. Rockville Centre Public Library, 221 N. Village Ave., Rockville Centre. 766-6257.
Raise Your Glass
A food and wine showcase, Saturday, Jan. 25, 1 and 5:30 p.m. Sample wine, beer, spirits, and ciders from various wineries and spirits makers, along with gourmet food from the region’s top restaurants and food trucks. Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale. Visit www.nycblive.com for tickets and information.
Matinee Time
See “The Public,” the drama about a stand-off between homeless men and the police at a public library, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2:30 p.m. Lynbrook Public Library, 56 Eldert St., Lynbrook. 599-8630.
Afternoon Movie
See “Terms of Endearment,” the popular comedy-drama that covers 30 years in the lives of a widow and her daughter, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 1 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Film Showing
See “The Goldfinch, the film adaptation of the acclaimed novel about grief, abandonment, friendship, drugs, and a stolen painting of a goldfinch, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2 p.m. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.