Performances/On Stage
Celebrating the Great American Songbook
Vocalist Daelynn Joriff and pianist Tedd Firth in concert, Thursday, July 27, 7 p.m. Baldwin Community Garden, 1980 Grand Ave., Baldwin. For information visit www.baldwincivic.org.
Four Way Street
For the Kids
Movie Time
See “Toy Story 3,” as Woody Buzz Lightyear and the gang must dealwith an uncertain future when their owner, Andy, prepares to leave for college, Friday, July 28, 8:25 p.m. Nickerson Beach Park, East Terrace, 880 Lido Boulevard, Lido Beach. 572-0355.
Puppet Project
Design and engineer a stick and rod puppet, Friday, July 28, 1-3 p.m.; also Monday through Friday, July 31-Aug. 4. Develop your puppet’s character and learn how to perform for family and friends. $5 with museum admission. ($4 members). Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. 224-5800 or www.licm.org.
Jump Up: Leaps and Bounds
Kids are invited to enjoy some free play at Old Westbury Gardens, Saturday, July 28, 12 p.m. Test the family’s fun factor in a series of energetic team relay races. Free with admission. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. 333-0048 or www.oldwestbury.org.
Movie Fun
See the popular animated adventure comedy, “The Lego Movie,” Tuesday, July Aug. 1, 8:25 p.m. North Woodmere Park, Branch Boulevard and Hungry Harbor Rd., North Woodmere. 572-0355.
Sand Castle Treats
Join Ms. Lisa, The Baking Coach, to mold rice cereal treats into sand castle shapes and then garnish the castles with cookie crumbs, sugar glaze, and candy, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 6:30 p.m. For grades 5-8. Registration required. West Hempstead Public Library, 500 Hempstead Ave., West Hempstead. 481-6591.
Constellation Workshop
Learn about stars by making a light-up constellation, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 7 p.m. For ages 10 and up. Malverne Public Library, 61 St. Thomas Place, Malverne. 599-0750.
Pajama Storytime
Come dressed in comfy pjs for some bedtime stories and songs, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 7 p.m. West Hempstead Public Library, 500 Hempstead Ave., West Hempstead. 481-6591.
Star Lab
Explore the cosmos with a tour of the night sky in an inflatable planetarium, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. For grades 2-6. Rockville Centre Public Library, 221 N. Village Ave., Rockville Centre. 766-6257.
Movie Night
See “Middle School,” a live-action/animated comedy about the horros of moving to a new school, outdoors on Eisenhower Park’s big screen, Thursday, Aug. 3, 8:30 p.m. Eisenhower Park, Lakeside Theatre, East Meadow. 572-0355.
Museums/Galleries and more...
Converging Voices: Gender and Identity
An original exhibition that focuses on issues of gender and identity, reflecting an international scope. Featured artists include Ghada Amer, Mariam Ghani, Martine Gutierrez, Guerrilla Girls, Yee I-Lann, Zanele Muholi, Pinaree Sanpitak, Carrie Mae Weems, and Philemona Williamson. Through Dec. 15. Hofstra University’s Emily Lowe Gallery, Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672 or www.hostra.edu/museum.
New York, New York
The exhibition, guest curated by Director Emerita Constance Schwartz, portrays the city’s grit and glamour, its excitement and bustle as interpreted through more than 140 artworks. Artists on view include John Sloan, Reginald Marsh, Childe Hassam, Red Grooms, Robert Henri, Fairfield Porter, Berenice Abbott, Milton Avery and Georgia O’Keeffe, among others. Through Nov. 5. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Women in Contrast
An exhibition of iconic imagery captured by a selection of innovative modernist and contemporary female photographers. Photographers on view include Berenice Abbott, Diane Arbus, Marilyn Bridges, Nancy Burson, Imogen Cunningham, Donna Ferrato, Toni Frissell, Mary Ellen Mark, and Dorothy Norman. Through Aug. 18. Hofstra University’s David Filderman Gallery, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672 or www.hofstra.edu/museum.
Afternoon Movie
See “The Promise,” a historical romance set in the last days of the Ottoman Empire, Friday, July 28, 2:30 p.m.; also “Altitude,” an action thriller about a female FBI agent who is offered millions of dollars to help a thief escape from a hijacked plane, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.