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. Winter golf is offered on White and Blue Courses. 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...
Alumni Art Exhibition is a showcase of works by Molloy College alumni who graduated from the art program from 1971 through 2005. On exhibit are paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, and other media. Meet the artists at an opening reception, Thursday, Feb. 2, 4-6 p.m. Molloy College Art Gallery, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. 678-5000.
archival to contemporary: six decades of the sculptors guild is an exhibition of the works by members of the Sculptors Guild, who have enriched New York's cultural landscape for more than six decades. The display includes creations of such sculptors as Louise Bourgeois, David Smith, Chaim Gross and contemporary artists. Meet the artists at an opening reception, Thursday, Feb. 2, 5-8 p.m. Through Apr. 8. Hillwood Art Museum, C.W. Post Campus, Rte. 25A, Brookville. 299-4073 or www.liu.edu/museum.
egypt: The soul of a country features the photographs of Roberta Small. Through Feb. 17. South Nassau Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Foyer Gallery, 228 S. Ocean Ave., Freeport.
623-1204.
red grooms: Ruckus in Roslyn is an original exhibition of works by the whimisical pop artist. NCMA curators have worked closely with the artist, his gallery and private collectors to gather together Groom's best known themes. These large and small-scale works show a rich range of the artist's interests. Through Feb. 5. Nassau County Museum of Art, Main Galleries, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337.
william wegman fashion photos showcases the internally renowned photograher's elaborately staged photographs of his Weimariner, Fay Ra, and her numerous descendants. The dogs, wearing human costumes, enact a variety of scenes. Through Feb. 5. Nassau County Museum of Art, Contemporary Gallery, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337.
Picasso, Braque & Léger: 20th-Century Modern Masters is an exhibit of rarely-seen prints by three of the most important artists in twentieth-century art who were a major influence on artists of their time and later. Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque and Fernand Legér were inspired by poets, writers and modern life. Through Feb. 26. Heckscher Museum of Art, 2 Prime Ave.,Huntington. (631) 351-3250.
Theater and music
the retreat from moscow, The Long Island premiere of a drama about the ending of a 33 year marriage, Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 3-4, 8:30 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 5, 3 p.m. $16 Thursday, $18 Friday and Sunday, $22 Saturday. Arena Players Main Stage Theatre, 296 Rte. 109, East Farmingdale. 293-0674.
East texas hot links, Eugene Lee's ruthless portrayal of self-interest and betrayal involving eight poor, black rural Texans in a backwoods bar, set in pre-integration South, Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 2-4, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 5, 3 p.m. $9, $7 seniors and students. Nassau Community College, Department of Theatre and Dance, Little Theatre, 1 Education Dr., Garden City. 572-7676.
Cahoots (The Peppermill murder), A comedy/thriller involving two yuppie couples who are caught up in misadventure as a result of their urban paranoia, opening this weekend, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 3-4, 9 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 5, 3 p.m. $18 Friday and Sunday, $22 Saturday. Arena Players Second Stage Theatre, 294 Rte. 109, East Farmingdale. 293-0674.
chris botti, The jazz trumpeter performs, Friday, Feb. 3, 8:30 p.m. $25 and $35, $22 and $32 seniors. Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, Rte. 25A, Brookville. 299-3100 or www.tillescenter.org.
Geoff Kaufman, The folksinger/songwriter performs songs of the earth, heart and spirit, at a Coffee House Concert, Friday, Feb. 3, 8 p.m. $15. Unitarian Universalist Church of Central Nassau, 223 Stewart Ave., Garden City. 248-8855.
lend me a tenor, The hit farce about an opera company in Cleveland, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 3-4, 8:30 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 5, 3 p.m. $18, $14 seniors and students for Friday and Sunday shows. The Stage, 2222 Hewlett Ave., Merrick.
868-6400.
the mousetrap, Agatha Christie's classic thriller set in a 1940s boarding house, opening this weekend, Saturday, Feb. 4, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 5, 3 p.m. $18. BroadHollow Theatre Company, BayWay Arts Center, 265 E. Main St., East Islip.
(631) 581-2700.
third world, Jamaica's most prominent international reggae band, in concert, Saturday, Feb. 4, 8 p.m. $37.50, $28.50 members. Inter-Media Art Center, 370 New York Ave., Huntington.
(631) 549-ARTS or www.imactheater.org.
Family
Beauty and the beast, A puppet version of the beloved tale, with tour, Friday, Feb. 3, 10:45 a.m.; Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 4-5, 10:45 a.m., 1:45 and 3:45 p.m $10. Long Island Puppet Theater, 10 Heitz Place, Hicksville. 932-5469.
Pinocchio, The puppet who would be a boy comes to life, Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 4-5, 1 p.m. $8. Arena Players Second Stage Theatre, 294 Rte. 109, East Farmingdale. 293-0674.
The princess and the pea, The beloved fairy tale, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2 p.m. The Stage, 2222 Hewlett Ave., Merrick. 868-6400.
Wildlife And Winter Survival Workshop, Investigate the winter world of birds, snakes, frogs, and insects, Saturday, Feb. 4, 1:30-3 p.m. For ages 5-12. Registration required. Theodore Roosevelt Nature Center, Jones Beach State Park, Wantagh. 679-7254.
winnie the pooh, Join Pooh and the gang for an adventure in the Hundred Acre Wood, ending this weekend, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2 p.m. $8.BroadHollow Theatre Company, Studio Theatre, 141 South Wellwood Ave., Lindenhurst (631) 581-2700.
the wizard of oz, Join Dorothy and friends "somewhere over the rainbow," opening this weekend, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2 p.m. $8. BroadHollow Theatre Company, BayWay Arts Center, 265 E. Main St., East Islip. (631) 581-2700.
"Women In Science" Workshop, Join the female doctors of Stony Brook University's Black and Latino Medical Student Union, in an exploration of the human heart, Saturday, Feb. 4, 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. Using two donated human heart specimans, discover the hear's inner workings. For ages 7-12. Long Island Children's Museum, 11 Davis Ave., Garden City. 224-5844 or www.licm.org.
"Inside The Human Heart" Workshop, Experience the thrill of operating on a human heart as Stony Brook University Medical School students perform a dissection, Sunday, Feb. 5, 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. at LICM! Learn about the achievements of Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, the first physician to successfully perform open heart surgery in 1893. For ages 7-12. Long Island Children's Museum, 11 Davis Ave., Garden City. 224-5844 or www.licm.org.
Seal Walk, Stroll along the bay at Jones Beach State Park to see live seals, Sunday, Feb. 5, 10:30-12 p.m. Program begins with an introductory session at the Nature Center. Registration required. Theodore Roosevelt Nature Center, Jones Beach State Park, Wantagh. 679-7254.
