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. Highlights include an interactive Native American Exhibit (through April 30), children's programs, birthday parties, and adult education courses. 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.
Exhibits and more...
alfred maurer: The first American modern is an exhibit of varied works of the prolific, innovative and progressive artist, of the early Modern period. The exhibit features Maurer's early works, fauvist landscapes, still lifes, figure drawings, as well as his later works. Through May 14. Heckscher Museum of Art, 2 Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250 or www.heckscher.org.
Reginald Marsh is original retrospective of the artist's work. See Marsh's depiction of 20th-century American life in his beautiful and provocative representations of New York's colorfully flamboyant settings and characters. Through May 14. Nassau County Museum of Art, Main Galleries, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337.
Infamous New York: Bosses, Burlesque & Mayhem is an original examination of how New York's vital character of notoriety arose from the tensions wrought by crowding, crime, corruption and mayhem from the end of World War I into the 1950s, as New York evolved into a world capital. This exhibition is linked with the Reginald Marsh retrospective. Through May 14. Nassau County Museum of Art, Main Galleries, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337.
sea fever features maritime art from 60 contemporary artists, documenting Long Island's whaling and maritime history. The works on display are created in various media. Coordinated by the Whaling Museum and the Art League of Long Island, throgh May 14. Jeannie Tengelsen Gallery, 107 East Deer Park Rd., Dix Hills.
(631) 462-5400.
Views of Old New York City: D. T. Valentine's Manuals, 1841-1870 is an exhibit of volumes (each officially titled, Manual of the Common Council of the City of New York) containing maps, lithographs and woodcuts of New York City, often of sites long demolished. These are the first illustrated histories of New York City. They are also among the first to organize and present a governmental record of the Corporation of the City of New York, including lists of offices, office holders, election results and financial summaries. Through May 7. Hoftstra Museum's David Filderman Gallery, Axinn Library, 9th Floor, Hofstra University, Hempstead. 463-5672.
Theater and music
Lunch hour, The clever comedy about a pair whose spouses are having an affair, ending this weekend, Thursday through Saturday, May 11-13, 8:30 p.m.; Sunday, May 14, 3 p.m. $16 Thursday, $18 Friday and Sunday, $22 Saturday. Arena Players Main Stage Theatre, 296 Rte. 109, East Farmingdale. 293-0674.
one act plays, Nassau Community College theater and dance students perform Harold Pinter's "One for the Road" and Caryl Churchill's "A Number," Thursday through Saturday, May 11-3, 8 p.m.; Sunday May 14, 3 p.m. $9, $7 seniors and students. Nassau Community College's Mainstage Theatre, South Parking Lot, 1 Education Dr., Garden City. 572-7500.
bob james, The jazz keyboardist in concert, Friday, May 12, 8 and 10:30 p.m. $37.50, $28.50 members. Inter-Media Art Center, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (631) 549-ARTS or www.imactheater.org.
death on the nile, Agatha Christie's witty mystery, Friday and Saturday, May 12-13, 8:30 p.m.; Sunday, May 14, 3 p.m. $18, $14 seniors and students for Friday and Sunday shows. The Stage, 2222 Hewlett Ave., Merrick. 868-6400.
Picasso at the lapin Agile, Steve Martin's absurdist comedy about Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in a Parisian cafe in 1904, presented by Lantern Theatre, Friday and Saturday, May 12-13, 8 p.m. $14. Brookside School, 1260 Meadowbrook Rd., North Merrick. 221-4485.
true west, Sam Shepard's off-Broadway hit about an aspiring screenwriter, exploring the contradictions and promises of American life, Friday and Saturday, May 12-13, 8 p.m.; Sunday, May 14, 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, Friday and Saturday, May 12-13, 9 p.m.; Sunday, May 14, 3 p.m. $18 Friday and Sunday, $22 Saturday. Arena Players Second Stage Theatre, 294 Rte. 109, East Farmingdale. 293-0674.
allan holdsworth, The jazz and rock guitarist performs with his band, and special guest, drummer Chad Wackerman, Saturday, May 13, 8 p.m. $37.50, $28.50 members. Inter-Media Art Center, 370 New York Ave., Huntington.
(631) 549-ARTS or www.imactheater.org.
Michael Bolton, In concert, with special guest comedian Tom Cotter, Saturday, May 13, 8 p.m. North Fork Theatre at Westbury. 960 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury.
(631) 888-9000.
Night Of Song, The Molloy College Concert Choir performs, at the 48th annual event, Saturday, May 13, 8 p.m. With the Molloy Alumni Glee Club and Molloy College Concert Choir. President's reception follows. $10, $5 students and seniors. Hays Theater, Molloy College, Rockville Centre. 678-5000 ext. 6149 or email lmonaghan@molloy.edu.
Rockville Centre Choral Society Spring Concert, It's "An Evening of Music and Song," Saturday, May 13, 8 p.m. $8. St. James United Methodist Church, St. James Pl., Lynbrook. 764-8882 or www.rvcchoralsociety.org.
Family
Cinderella, The timeless story, Saturday, May 13, 2 p.m. $8. BroadHollow Theatre Company Studio Theatre, 141 S. Wellwood Ave., Lindenhurst. (631) 581-2700.
The Jungle Book, See the beloved story of Mowgli, raised in the jungle by animals, Saturday, May 13, 2 p.m. $8. BroadHollow Theatre Company, BayWay Arts Center, 265 E. Main St., East Islip. (631) 581-2700.
sleeping beauty, A new rendition of the age-old classic, with audience participation, Saturday and Sunday, May 13-14, 1 p.m. $8. Arena Players Second Stage Theatre, 294 Rte. 109, East Farmingdale. 293-0674.
Young Naturalists Club, Examine our natural world with Cornell Cooperative Extension master gardeners, Saturday, May 13, 2:30-3:45 p.m. Explore different aspects of gardening in a fun and hands-on way. Suitable for ages 6-12. Long Island Children's Museum, 11 Davis Ave., Garden City. 224-5800 or www.licm.org.
"Indiana Bones" Workshop. Explore comparative osteology (examining bones) and archeological techniques that help solve age-old mysteries, Saturday, May 13, 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. Investigate real animal bones to discover clues about different animals and how they lived. For ages 7-12 $3 with museum admission. Long Island Children's Museum, 11 Davis Ave., Garden City. 224-5800 or www.licm.org.
