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 hundreds of maps, lithographs and woodcuts of New York City and times long past, often of sites long demolished. These books are the first illustrated histories of New York City and the first to use prints and maps relating to 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.
Arbor Day Tree Dedication Ceremony is held at Old Westbury Gardens, Sunday, Apr. 30, 1:30-2:30 p.m. Join family and friends who have contributed to the Tree Funds to dedicate new cherry trees in the Walled Garden in memory or in honor of loved ones in this annual Arbor Day tradition. Afterwords explore the Gardens magnificent collection of trees on a guided tree walk, 2:30-3:30 p.m. 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. 333-0048 or www.oldwestburygardens.org.
Theater and music
Lunch hour, The clever comedy about a pair whose spouses are having an affair, Thursday through Saturday, Apr. 27-29, 8:30 p.m.; Sunday, Apr. 30, 3 p.m. $16 Thursday, $18 Friday and Sunday, $22 Saturday. Arena Players Main Stage Theatre, 296 Rte. 109, East Farmingdale.
293-0674.
modern orthodox, Comedy about a Manhattan financial consultant and his relationship with an Orthodox diamond merchant, ending this weekend, Thursday through Saturday, Apr. 27-29, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Apr. 30, 3 p.m. $18. BroadHollow Theatre Company, Studio Theatre, 141 S. Wellwood Ave., Lindenhurst.
(631) 581-2700.
spring dance concert, Nassau Community College theater and dance students perform original modern dance and ballet, choreographed by Stanley Berke and Miriam Hertzson, Thursday and Friday, Apr. 27-28, 8 p.m.; Saturday, Apr. 29, 3 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, Apr. 30, 3 p.m. $9, $7 seniors and students. Nassau Community College's Mainstage Theatre, South Parking Lot, 1 Education Dr., Garden City. 572-7500.
death on the nile, Agatha Christie's witty mystery, Friday and Saturday, Apr. 28-29, 8:30 p.m.; Sunday, Apr. 30, 3 p.m. $18, $14 seniors and students for Friday and Sunday shows. The Stage, 2222 Hewlett Ave., Merrick. 868-6400.
Matt marshak Band & John Favicchia & the dharma allstars, Local artists perform a double header of jazz, at the "Long Island's Own" series, Friday, Apr. 28, 9 p.m. $27.50, $21 members. Inter-Media Art Center, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (631) 549-ARTS or www.imactheater.org.
Miami city ballet, Artistic director Edward Villella's troupe performs a Jerome Robbins Tribute, Friday, Apr. 28, 8 p.m.; Piazzolla Caldera and Nine Sinatra Songs, Saturday, Apr. 29, 8 p.m. $40, $55, $70 ($37, $52, $67 seniors). Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, C.W. Post Campus, Rte. 25A, Brookville. 299-3100 or www.tillescenter.org.
A night of laughter, Featuring Randiy Levin, Sherry Davey, with Rick Morgan and special guests, to support the programs and activities of The Sarah Grace Foundation for Children With Cancer, Friday, Apr. 28, 7:30 p.m. $35 in advance, $45 at door. William F. Grouse, Jr. VFW Post 3211, 320 S. Broadway, Hicksville.
433-9745 or www.TheSarahGraceFoundation.org.
A night of magic & blues and comedy too, A "mesmerizing evening of varied entertainment, presented by Long Island Crisis Center and Pride for Yourth, Friday, Apr. 28, 8 p.m. $20, includes wine tasting. Ethical Humanist Society Hall, 38 Old Country Rd., Garden City. 826-0244 or www.longislandcrisiscenter.org.
Reefer Madness, The cult off-Broadway musical, Friday and Saturday, Apr. 28-29, midnight. $20. 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, opening this weekend, Friday and Saturday, Apr. 28-29, 9 p.m.; Sunday, Apr. 30, 3 p.m. $18 Friday and Sunday, $22 Saturday. Arena Players Second Stage Theatre, 294 Rte. 109, East Farmingdale. 293-0674.
golden boys, An evening of Golden Oldies with Frankie Avalon, Fabian and Bobby Rydell, Saturday, Apr. 29, 8 p.m. $35 and $50. North Fork Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury.
(631) 888-9000.
Family
Beauty & The Beast, Tthe enchanting tale, ending this weekend, Saturday, Apr. 29, 2 p.m. $8. BroadHollow Theatre Company Studio Theatre, 141 S. Wellwood Ave., Lindenhurst. (631) 581-2700.
native american exhibit, Experience life in a wigwam, make wampum necklaces and explore varied aspects of Native American life, ending this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, Apr. 29-30. Tanglewood Preserve's Center for Science, 1 Tanglewood Rd., Rockville Centre. 764-0045 or www.CSTL.org.
sleeping beauty, A new rendition of the age-old classic, with audience participation, Saturday, Apr. 29, 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, Apr. 29, 2:30-3:45 p.m. Explore five different aspects of gardening in a fun and hands-on way. Suitable for ages 6-12. $4 with museum admission,$3 LICM members. Long Island Children's Museum, 11 Davis Ave., Garden City. 224-5844 or www.licm.org.
