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, Thursday through Saturday, May 4-6, 8:30 p.m.; Sunday, May 7, 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 4-6, 8 p.m.; Sunday May 7, 3 p.m. $9, $7 seniors and students. Nassau Community College's Mainstage Theatre, South Parking Lot, 1 Education Dr., Garden City. 572-7500.
chieli minucci & special Efx, The jazz fusion guitarist performs with his band, Friday, May 5,9 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 5-6, 8:30 p.m.; Sunday, May 7, 3 p.m. $18, $14 seniors and students for Friday and Sunday shows. The Stage, 2222 Hewlett Ave., Merrick. 868-6400.
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 5-6, 9 p.m.; Sunday, May 7, 3 p.m. $18 Friday and Sunday, $22 Saturday. Arena Players Second Stage Theatre, 294 Rte. 109, East Farmingdale. 293-0674.
walkabout clearwater chorus, The folk-singing chorus performs, at the Coffee House Concert series, Friday, May 5, 8 p.m. $15. Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 223 Stewart Ave., Garden City. 248-8855.
andreas vollenweider, The contemporary harpist and multi-instrumentalist in concert, Saturday, May 6, 8 p.m. $40, $30 members. Inter-Media Art Center, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (631) 549-ARTS or www.imactheater.org.
camerata salzburg, Sir Rodger Norrington conducts the ensemble in a performance of Hayden and Bartok, with guest soloist pianist Alexei Lubimov, Saturday, May 6, 8 p.m. $48, $68, $88 ($45, $65, $85 seniors). Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, C.W. Post Campus, Rte. 25A, Brookville. 299-3100 or www.tillescenter.org.
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, Saturday, May 6, 8 p.m.; Sunday, May 7, 2 p.m. $14. Brookside School, 1260 Meadowbrook Rd., North Merrick. 221-4485.
poetica musica presents "Music of France and & Spain," Saturday, May 6, 8 p.m. The ensemble performs works by Faure, Franck and Pierne. A guided tour of Old Westbury Gardens or Westbury House takes place at 6:45 p.m.; meet-the-artists reception follows concert. $25, $20 members. Reservations required. 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. 333-0048 or www.oldwestburygardens.org.
true west, Sam Shepard's off-Broadway hit about an aspiring screenwriter, exploring the contradictions and promises of American life, opening this weekend, Saturday, May 6, 8 p.m.; Sunday, May 7, 3 p.m. $18. BroadHollow Theatre Company, Studio Theatre, 141 S. Wellwood Ave., Lindenhurst. (631) 581-2700.
united choral society, Kenneth Michael Winther conducts the chorus in "Americana," Sunday, May 7, 2 p.m. Hewlett-Woodmere Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. 781-3552.
Family
Cinderella, The timeless story, Saturday, May 6, 2 p.m. $8. BroadHollow Theatre Company Studio Theatre, 141 S. Wellwood Ave., Lindenhurst. (631) 581-2700.
sleeping beauty, A new rendition of the age-old classic, with audience participation, Saturday and Sunday, May 6-7, 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 6, 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.
who lays the eggs?, Join Constant Wonder for an interactive performance about the wonders of science and nature, Sunday, May 7, 1-1:45 p.m. Includes original songs, theater games and the "Wonder Bag." 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. 333-0048 or www.oldwestburygardens.org.
