Center for Science at Tanglewood Preserve, Rockville Centre, is a 17-acre preserve complete with ponds, nature trails, and a fishing pier. Run by the Center for Science Teaching and Learning, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to science education, the Center for Science offers an exciting array of activities for children and adults year round. Exhibits, children's programs, birthday parties, adult education courses, and more. For more information, call 764-0045.
Echo Park Pool Complex, 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 483-7400.
EISENHOWER PARK, East Meadow, is a great place to bring the family on a sunny day or play some golf. For more information, call 572-0200; golf ticket office, 572-0327.
GRANT PARK, Hewlett, has activities for kids of all ages. There are children's playgrounds, tennis courts and a skating rink. For more information, call 571-7821.
lido golf Course, Lido beach; Merrick Road park and Golf course, Merrick; 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 868-4650 or North Woodmere Park at 571-7814.
Norman J. Levy Park and preserve, 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 804-2000.
cast calls
new york dance theatre is holding an audition for children's roles for its 2006 production of The Nutcracker, Sunday, June 11. Children 7-16 are eligible to audition. Call for more information. Ohman School of Ballet, 60 Calvert Ave., Commack. (631) 462-6266.
The Minstrel Players holds open auditions on Tuesday, June 27, 8 p.m. All roles require a British accent, except one. Bring resume and a headshot. Crew and house staff are also needed. Call for specific information. Trinity Episcopal Church,130 Main St., Northport Village. (800) 260-2390 or (631) 754-4246 or www.minstrelplayers.org
Exhibits and more...
battle of the dinosaurs is an all-new exhibit featuring life-like robotic dinosaurs, an authentic dig site, and hands-on activities. With live reptiles, presented by Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation and Museums and the Center for Science Teaching and Learning. Opens May 27 through Nov. 4; Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $8 adults, $6 children. Sands Point Preserve, Port Washington. 764-0045 or 571-7901 or www. CSTL.org.
rocks and the story they tell is the subject of a slide/exhibit program at Garvies Point Museum and Preserve, Saturday, May 27, 1 p.m. Garview Point Museum and Preserve, 50 Barry Dr., Glen Cove. 571-8010.
works of Charles Fazzino is a collection of Fazzino's amusing, whimisical artworks, Highlighted are various professions, sports and places of interest. This is the largest selection of his work ever assembled. It includes many sold out editions unavailable elsewhere. Through June 4. Central Galleries, 443 Central Ave., Cedarhurst. 569-5686 or www.centralgalleries.com.
Masterworks from The August Heckscher collection features approximately from celebrated artists that were part of the original collection of museum founder philanthropist August Heckscher. The works on view include such artists as, Ralph Albert Blakelock, Alfred Thompson Bricher, Lucas Cranach the Elder, Asher Duran, Jean Leon Gerome, Goerge Innes, and many others. Through July 2. Heckscher Museum of Art, 2 Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250 or www.heckscher.org.
Fashion and Art: From Marie Antoinette to Jacqueline Kennedy brings together work by leading artists such as Renoir, Lautrec, Cezanne, Cassatt, Wm. M. Chase, Picasso, Warhol and photographers such as Avedon and Horst, each of whom has either influenced or has been influenced by the fashions of the times. The exhibit also includes new and vintage costumes in settings that encompass art, photography, the decorative arts and furniture and features images of personages through the centuries whose clothing choices set the fashion trends of their eras. Opens May 28, through Aug. 13. Nassau County Museum of Art, Main Galleries, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337.
Victor Skrebneski: Fashion and Art is an exhibit of works by the renowned fashion, figural and portrait photographer Victor Skrebnesk, who has been hailed as one of the finest photographers of all time. For more than half a century, Skrebneski has trained his camera and his unerring eye on the world's most beautiful, celebrated and accomplished individuals. Opens May 28, through Aug. 13. Nassau County Museum of Art, Main Galleries, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337.
Theater and music
Plaza Suite, Neil Simon's hilarious comedy, Thursday through Saturday, May 25-27, 8:30 p.m.; Sunday, May 28, 3 p.m. $16 Thursday, $18 Friday and Sunday, $22 Saturday. Arena Players Main Stage Theatre, 296 Rte. 109, East Farmingdale. 293-0674.
man of lamancha, The musical favorite, opening this weekend, Saturday, May 27, 8:30 p.m.; Sunday, May 28, 3 p.m. $18, $14 seniors and students for Friday and Sunday shows. The Stage, 2222 Hewlett Ave., Merrick. 868-6400.
Styx and Foreigner, In concert, Friday, May 26. Nikon at Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh. (631) 888-9000 or www.tommyhilfigerjonesbeach.com.
true west, Sam Shepard's off-Broadway hit about an aspiring screenwriter, exploring the contradictions and promises of American life, ending this weekend, Friday and Saturday, May 26-27, 8 p.m.; Sunday, May 28, 3 p.m. $18. BroadHollow Theatre Company, Studio Theatre, 141 S. Wellwood Ave., Lindenhurst. (631) 581-2700.
Veronica's Room, A chiller-thriller in which two college students are lured into an elderly Irish couple's mansion to find themselves trapped between fantasy and reality, ending this weekend, Friday and Saturday, May 26-27, 9 p.m.; Sunday, May 28, 3 p.m. $18 Friday and Sunday, $22 Saturday. Arena Players Second Stage Theatre, 294 Rte. 109, East Farmingdale. 293-0674.
man of la mancha, The classic musical, with the beloved score, opening this weekend, Saturday, May 27, 8 p.m.; Sunday, May 28, 3 p.m.; Wednesday, May 31, 2 p.m. $22, $18 seniors, $14 age 16 and under. BroadHollow Theatre Company, Centre Stage at Molloy College, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. (631) 581-2700.
Family
les miserables, The legendary musical, adapted for young audiences, Friday and Saturday, May 26-27, 8 p.m.; Sunday, May 28, 3 p.m. $10. BroadHollow Theatre Company, Bayway Arts Center, 265 E. Main St., East Islip. (631) 581-2700 or www.broadhollow.org.
Cinderella, The timeless story, ending this weekend, Saturday, May 27, 2 p.m. $8. BroadHollow Theatre Company Studio Theatre, 141 S. Wellwood Ave., Lindenhurst. (631) 581-2700.
owl pellets workshop, Examine sterilized owl pellets (which are balls of fur, feathers and bones that owls have coughed up), to learn about the diets of these birds of prey, Saturday, May 27, 1:30 p.m. For ages 6-12. Long Island Children's Museum, 11 Davis Ave., Garden City. 224-5800 or www.licm.org.
skeleton surprise, Explore the world of bones at this workshop, Sunday, May 28, 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. Examine real animal skulls to see how bones fit together like a puzzle and then try to reconstruct a model of a human skeleton. For ages 7-12. Long Island Children's Museum, 11 Davis Ave., Garden City. 224-5800 or www.licm.org.
The Jungle Book, The beloved story of Mowgli, raised in the jungle by animals, ending this weekend, Saturday, May 27, 2 p.m. $8. BroadHollow Theatre Company, BayWay Arts Center, 265 E. Main St., East Islip. (631) 581-2700.
young musician's concert, Pre-collegiate students from the region's premiere music schools perform at Old Westbury Gardens' Red Ballroom, Sunday, May 28, 3-4 p.m. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. 333-0048 or www.oldwestburygardens.org.
