Center for Science, at Tanglewood Preserve in Rockville Centre, us a 17-acre preserve complete with ponds, nature trails, and a fishing pier. The facility features a science lab for kids and a wildlife rescue center. Run by the Center for Science Teaching and Learning (CSTL), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to science education, the Center for Science offers year-round activities for kids. Birthday parties, field trips, children’s programming, science camps, and much more. For more information call (516) 764-0045 or www.CSTL.org.
Echo Park Pool Complex, in West Hempstead, is a great place for year-round fun, with indoor and outdoor pools. A special lap swimming period is held Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 7-10 a.m. For more information, call
(516) 572-0200; golf ticket office, (516) 572-0327.
GRANT PARK, in Hewlett, has activities for kids of all ages. There are children’s playgrounds, tennis courts and a skating rink. For more information, call (516) 571-7821.
lido golf Course, in Lido beach, along with Merrick Road Park and Golf Course, Merrick, and North Woodmere Park (9 Hole), North Woodmere, offer year-round golf. For more information, call Lido Golf Course at 889-8181, Merrick Road Golf Course at (516) 868-4650 or North Woodmere Park at (516) 571-7814.
Norman J. Levy Park/preserve, in Merrick, offers an array of wildlife, kayak launch, jogging and walking trails, fishing pier, and more, on 50 acres of a former landfill site. Park rangers are on hand for guided tours. For information, call (516) 804-2000.
Cast Calls
The Gilbert & Sullivan Yiddish Light Opera Company seeks new performers: male and female, leads, and chorus. Performances combine a love for the Yiddish language and for Gilbert & Sullivan. However, you do not have to understand Yiddish to experience the joy of learning the shows and being part of the group. Performances are held throughout Long Island and the metropolitan area. The group meets once a week on Wednesdays, 7:30-10 p.m, at Chatterton Elementary School on Merrick Ave. in Merrick For further information, call Elaine Lerner at 483-0464 or Marty Geller at 804-0288.
Exhibits and more...
IRIS APFEL: RARE BIRD OF FASHIOn showcases the interior designer and style icon’s personal collections. This exhibition, first seen at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute and adapted for NCMA, includesclothing, accessories and jewelry from Apfel’s closets, drawers and shelves. It reflects her adventures in bazaars, thrift shops, flea markets, fashion houses and handicraft workshops that have created a singular look – one marked by fantasy, exoticism and, most of all, whimsy and humor. Through August 10. Nassau County Museum of Art, Main Galleries, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9338 or www.nassaumuseum.com.
Orchard Hill Designer Showhouse showcases 20 top interior designers and decorative artists who have decorated the 1859 Quaker farmhouse at Old Westbury Gardens. Peggie Phipps Boegner, who grew up in nearby Westbury House and was the founder of Old Westbury Gardens, lived in the Orchard Hill home from 1930 until her passing in 2006. The property, including the home (which had never previously been opened to the public), and various cottages and farm structures, is now part of Old Westbury Gardens. The Showhouse is open daily, 11 a.m.- 5 p.m. $30, $20 for Old Westbury Gardens’ members. Through June 15. Proceeds benefit Old Westbury Gardens. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. 333-0048 or www.oldwestburygardens.org.
THE ARTIST PRINCES OF FASHION explores the work of Manet, Degas and Mattise, with Nassau County Museum of Art’s chief curator Franklin Hill Perrell, Saturday, June 7, 4 p.m. Portraying the well-dressed of their respective times, these painters documented and transcended fashion to show what it could impart about class, status and style. $20, $10 members; includes museum admission. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9338 or www.nassaumuseum.com.
exhibition PRIVATE TEA & TOUR offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse of Nassau County Museum of Art’s current exhibition, introduced by director Constance Schwartz, Wednesday, June 11, 2:30 p.m. Private guided tour is followed by tea, sandwiches, scones, and sweets in the refurbished Café Musée. $35, $25 members:includes museum admission. Reservations required. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9338, ext. 12 or www.nassaumuseum.com.
(631) 581-2700 or www.broadhollow.org.
anything goes, The classic taole of boy-meets-girl, with Cole Porter’s famous score, presemted by Plaza Theatrical Productions, Friday, June 6, 8 p.m.; Saturday, June 7, 4 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, June 8, 2 p.m. $22, $20 seniors. Special discounts available for Herald readers. The Showplace at the Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Ave., Bellmore. 599-6870.
boeing-boeing, The London hit currently on Broadway about a Parisian lothario and his numerous fiances, each an airline hostess, ending this weekend, Friday and Saturday, June 6-7, 8:30 p.m.; Sunday, June 8, 3 p.m. $18 Friday and Sunday, $22 Saturday. Arena Players Main Stage Theatre, 296 Rte. 109, East Farmingdale. 293-0674.
Grand Hotel, Tony Award winning musical about six guests at the Grand Hotel, Friday and Saturday, June 6-7, 8:30 p.m.; Sunday, June 8, 3 p.m. $18 Saturday, $14 Friday and Sunday seniors/students. The Stage, 2222 Hewlett Ave., Merrick. 868-6400.
prisoner of second avenue, Neil Simon’s comedy classic, Friday and Saturday, June 6-7, 9 p.m.; Sunday, June 8, 3 p.m. $18 Friday and Sunday, $22 Saturday. Arena Players Second Stage Theatre, 294 Rte. 109, East Farmingdale. 293-0674.
beausoleil avec michael Doucet, The esteemed Cajun group blends elements of zydeco, jazz, Tex-Mex, country and blues, Saturday, June 7, 8 p.m. $40, $30 members. Inter-Media Art Center, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (631) 549-9666.
The old maid and the thief, Gian Carlo Menotti’s classic one-act opera about an old maid, Miss Todd, who is a busybody in her small town, presented by A Small Company In America, Saturday, June 7, 8 p.m. $20 evenings, $18 matinees, $2 senior discount. New York Institute of Technology, Salten Hall, Northern Blvd., Old Westbury. 686-7894 or www.asmallcompany.org.
A girl you should know, Meg Lanzarone performs with John P. Farrell at the deSeversky Center’s Cabaret Club, Thursday June 12, 6:30 p.m. dinner, followed by show. $45 per person, plus beverages, tax, and service. deSeversky Center, Northern Blvd., Old Westbury. 686-7675.
Family
carnival, Enjoy a fun-filled day of music, games, dancing, delicious food and refreshments, sponsored by St. Joseph and St. Agnes Churches, Saturday, June 7, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. With talent show, face painting, sand art, inflatable bouncies, raffle prizes, and more. Proceeds benefit The Ronald McDonald House of Long Island. St. Agnes School Gymnasium, 29 Quealy Pl., Rockville Centre.
Young Naturalists Club, Join the Master Gardeners from Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau County for an in-depth exploration of insects, Saturday, June 7, 3-4:15 p.m. Hands-on activities include designing bugs. $3 with museum admission, $2 members. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row., Garden City. 224-5800 or www.licm.org.
