ALWAYS FUN
Echo Park Indoor Pool
Complex, is a great place for year-round fun. A special lap swimming period is held Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 7-10 a.m. For more information, call 483-7400.
DeMatteis Pavilion ice skating rink at EAB Plaza, Uniondale, is open daily for cold-weather fun. Rink provides skate rentals, snack bar, group lessons. For more information, call 683-0303 or www.eabplaza.com.
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 an ice 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. Merrick Road Golf Course is home to South Shore Ladies Club. New members are always welcome. Obtain an application at the Clubhouse during business hours.
Exhibits and more...
El Greco features young artists who explore expressionism, inner vision and political ideals through distortion of formalism and convention. The exhibit includes works by Fritz Chestnut, Oscar Camilo de las Flores, Angela de Rosette, Kysa Johnson, David Schild, and others. Through April 3. Islip Art Museum, Brookwood Hall, 50 Irish La., East Islip. (631) 224-5402.
Eric Swangstu: Paintings presents works that are "perceptually based formal meditations" of found objects and portraiture. Through Mar. 14. Molloy College Art Gallery, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre.
678-5000.
Picasso is the subject of Nassau County Museum of Art's latest exhibition. The complex artist's life and work is the focus of a special collection, primarily from one private collector, which includes ceramics, drawings, prints, and paintings. Through Apr. 17. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor.
484-9337.
On Exhibit: Howard Behrens presents contemporary impressionist serigraphs on paper and canvas. Central Galleries, 430 Central Ave., Cedarhurst. 569-5686.
Poetic Dimensions in modern still life is a traveling show that includes the still life paintings of approximately 20 members of the artist group Zeuxis. The artists come from diverse backgrounds and pursue a variety of styles. Through May 8. Hofstra University, Emily Lowe Gallery, Axinn Library, Hempstead. 463-5672.
Young Visionaries II showcases four young artists, each represnting distinctive cultures around the world. Wangechi Mutu, presents African fantasy collages; Till Freiwald offers portraits in watercolors; Jonathan Seliger creates sculptures of realistic objects; Maki Tamura, makes painted Asian scrolls. Through Apr. 17. Nassau County Museum of Art, Contemporary Gallery, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337.
Theater and music
a house divided, A world premiere of Sean David Bennet's drama about clergy sexual abuse in an Irish-American family, Thursday through Saturday, Mar. 3-5, 8:30 p.m.; Sunday, Mar, 6, 3 p.m. $16 Thursday, $18 Friday and Sunday, $22 Saturday. Arena Players Main Stage Theatre, 296 Rte. 109, East Farmingdale. 293-0674.
Buckwheat Zydeco, In concert, performing a lively mix of traditional Creole music with 50s and 60s blues, soul, and R&B, Friday, Mar. 4, 9 p.m. $37.50 ($28.50 IMAC members). Inter-Media Art Center, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (631) 549-ARTS.
Chapter Two, Neil Simon's autobiographical comedy, ending this weekend, Friday and Saturday, Mar. 4-5, 8:30 p.m.; Sunday, Mar. 6, 3 p.m. $16, $12 seniors and students for Friday and Sunday shows. The Stage, 2222 Hewlett Ave., Merrick. 868-6400.
Me & Jezebel, Elizabeth Fuller's true acount of screen legend Bette Davis' visit to the family home in summer 1985, ending this weekend, Friday and Saturday, Mar. 4-5, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 6, 3 p.m. $16 and $18 (Saturday). BroadHollow Theatre Company, Studio Theatre, 141 S. Wellwood Ave., Lindenhurst. (631) 581-2700.
Murder at the howard johnson's, A suspense comedy about a love triangle in a Howard Johnson's Motor Inn, Friday and Saturday, Mar. 4-5, 9 p.m., Sunday, Mar. 6, 3 p.m. $18 Friday and Sunday, $22 Saturday. Arena Players Second Stage Theatre, 294 Rte. 109, East Farmingdale. 293-0674 or www.ArenaPlayers.org.
The Commitments, The Irish band performs, Saturday, Mar. 5, 8 and 10 p.m. $45 (8 p.m.) and $35 (10 p.m.). Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, C.W. Post Campus, Rte. 25A, Brookville. 299-3100 or www.tillesenter.org.
I Do! I Do!, The amusing comedy about married life, with music by Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones, opening this weekend, Saturday, Mar. 5, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. Mar. 6, 3 and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, Mar. 9, 8 p.m. BroadHollow Theatre Company, Centre Stage at Molloy College, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. (631) 581-2700.
Najee, The jazz saxophonist in concert, Saturday, Mar. 5, 9 p.m. $40 ($30 IMAC members). Inter-Media Art Center, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (631) 549-ARTS.
Tesla Five Man Acoustical Jam 2005, In concert, performing in the half round, Saturday, Mar. 5, 8 p.m.$37.50. North Fork Theatre at Westbury, formerly Westbury Music Fair, 960 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury. (631) 888-9000 or musicfair.com.
Waldorf Choral Society, Program features Handel's Judas Maccabeus, accompanied by an orchestra of Baroque specialists, Saturday, Mar. 5, 8 p.m. Also performing are Waldorf School's children's chorus and four vocal soloists. Cathedral of the Incarnation, Garden City. 747-4457.
Family
Center Mini-Ring Circus, A demonstration of circus tricks, with performers from the National Circus Project, Saturday and Sunday, Mar. 5-6, 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. Juggling, diabolo tricks, plate spinning, and more. Long Island Children's Museum, 11 Davis Ave., Garden City. 224-5844 or www.licm.org.
Hercules, The heroic tale, performed by Magic Curtain Players, Saturday, Mar. 5, 2 p.m. $8. The Stage, 2222 Hewlett Ave., Merrick. 868-6400.
The Jungle Book, A modern retelling of the classic story, with audience participation, opening this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, Mar. 5-6, noon. Arena Players Second Stage Theatre, 294 Rte. 109, East Farmingdale.
293-0674.
Pinocchio, A musical adaptation of the classic tale, ending this weekend, Saturday, Mar. 5, 2 p.m. $8. BroadHollow Theatre Company's Studio Theatre, 141 S. Wellwood Ave., Lindenhurst.
(631) 581-2700.
The Broadway Kids, Talented young stars perform the best of Broadway, from a kids' eye perspective, Sunday, Mar. 6, 1 and 3:30 p.m. Jeanne Rimsky Theater, Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington.
767-6444 or www.landmarkonmainstreet.org.
Little Red Riding Hood, A musical version, presented by Fanfare Theatre Ensemble, Sunday, Mar. 6, 2 p.m. $10 ($1 additional at door). Barry and Florence Friedberg JCC, 15 Neil Ct., Oceanside. 766-4341.
Phillis Wheatley: The African Muse, A play about the pioneering spirit of the first African-American poet, presented by Dust Tracks Theater Productions, Sunday, Mar. 6. 2:30 p.m. Freeport Memorial Library, 144 W. Merrick Rd., Freeport. 379-3274.
