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ALWAYS FUN
Baldwin Skate Park, Baldwin, offers state of the art skating surfaces and
equipment for skateboarders and in-line skaters. Skaters must be at
least seven years old to use the facility. For more information,
call 379-3779.
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 array of activities for children and
adults year round. Exhibits, children’s programs, birthday
parties, adult education courses, and more. 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.
cast calls
The greater nassau chorus of sweet adelines
international, an award winning chorus,
is looking for female singers. Rehearsals are held weekly on
Tuesdays, beginning at 7 p.m. The rehearsal site is Bethlehem
Lutheran Church, Grand Ave., Baldwin. For more information, call
(631) 591-1107 or membership@greaternassauchorus.org.
Exhibits and more...
battle of the dinosaurs features life-like robotic dinosaurs, an authentic
dig site, and hands-on activities. With live reptiles, presented by
Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation and Museums and the
Center for Science Teaching and Learning. Through Jan. 14. Open
daily, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $8 adults, $6 children. Sands Point Preserve,
Port Washington.
764-0045 or 571-7901 or www. CSTL.org.
CHUCK CLOSE highlights
the work of Chuck Close, regarded as among the most exciting and
important artists of our time. Closely associated with
photorealism, Close creates por
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traits using a variety of media and styles.
Through February 4. Nassau County Museum of
Art, Contemporary Gallery, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337.
an evening with nelson demille features an intimate session with the mystery
writer, who discusses his career and recently released book,
“Wild Fire,” Thursday, Nov. 30, 7:30 p.m. $25, $20
members. Reservations required. Cradle of Aviation Museum, 1 Davis
Ave., Garden City. 572-4066.
eyes on the world is
a photo exhibit promoting world piece and cultural understanding.
First shown at the United Nations, it was most recently exhibited
in Pingyao, China. It‘s sponsored by the Alexia Foundation,
begun by Aphrodite and Peter Tsairis after their daughter, a
Syracuse University photojournalism students was killed in the
bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988. Through Dec. 21. Nassau
Community College, Firehouse Art Gallery, Garden City.
572-7162.
Mexico Profundo is
a photographic essay about the peoples of Mexico, by Adelphi
University associate professor of anthropology Laraine Fletcher.
The exhibit includes photos from several Maya regions, Oaxaca,
Xochimilco, and Chalma, offering visitors an opportunity to
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experience Mexican culture. Through Dec. 1.
Adelphi University’s Swirbul Library Gallery, 1 South Ave.,
Garden City. 877-4462.
Picasso and the School of Paris examines the crucial role that Paris played in
the development of modernism. It presents the works of Picasso and
other artists, including Matisse, Vlaminck, Dufy, Braque, Gris,
Chagall, and de Chirico. The School of Paris, from 1900 to 1950,
encompassed an array of artistic movements which followed
Impressionism and which was centered in Paris. Through February 4. Nassau County Museum of Art, Main Galleries, 1 Museum
Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337.
Theater and
music
Dane cook’s tourgasm,Starring Gary Gulman, Robert Kelly and Jay Davis, as seen
on HBO, Friday, Nov. 24, 8 p.m. $36.50. North Fork Theatre at
Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury. (631) 888-9000.
Night Must Fall, A
chilling journey into the mind of a murderer, ending this weekend,
Friday and Saturday, Nov. 24-25, 8:30 p.m.; Sun
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day, Nov. 26, 3 p.m. $16 Thursday, $18 Friday and
Sunday, $22 Saturday. Arena Players Main Stage Theatre, 296 Rte. 109,
East Farmingdale. 293-0674.
Frankie & Johnny In The Clair De Lune, Terrence McNally's dramatic comedy about what
develops between a waitress and short order cook, Friday and
Saturday, Nov. 24-25, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 26, 3 p.m. BroadHollow
Theatre Company, Studio Theatre, 141 S. Wellwood Ave., Lindenhurst.
(631) 581-2700.
The Reindeer Monologues, An adult comedy in which eight reindeer dishing about the
“real Santa,” opening this weekend, Friday and
Saturday, Nov. 24-25, 9 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 26, 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 brian setzer orchestra’s Christmas
Extraganza, With speciall guests The
Marauders, Saturday, Nov. 25. $56.50, $46.50. North Fork Theatre at
Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury. (631) 888-9000.
Pirates of Penzance, Gilbert & Sullivan’s witty comic operetta,
opening this weekend, Saturday, Nov. 25, 8:30 p.m.; Sunday, Nov.
26, 3 p.m. The Stage, 2222 Hewlett Ave., Merrick. 868-6400.
Swing!, Music/dance
revue, highlighting an ecletic mix of swing dance styles, Saturday,
Nov. 25, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 26, 3 p.m. $20. BroadHollow Theatre
at Elmont Public Library, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. (631)
581-2700.
Mozart, Salieri And Posterity: The truth about
Amadeus is a lecture in celebration of
the 250th anniversary of Mozart’s birth, with Hofstra
University adjunct professor of music Jane Schatkin Hettrick,
Tuesday, Nov. 28. 8 p.m. Hofstra University’s Lowenfeld
Conference and Exhibition Hall, Axinn Library, South Campus,
Hempstead. 463-5669.
Songs For A New World, Musical revue, presented by Farmingdale State's Backstage
Theatre Company, Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 30-Dec.2, 8 p.m.
$10, $5 students. Roosevelt Hall Little Theatre, Farmingdale State
University, 2350 Broadhollow Rd., Farmingdale. (631) 420-2103.
Family
Ballet Long Island's The Little Mermaid, Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale told
through dance, Saturday, Nov. 25, 1:30 p.m. Long Island
Children’s Museum, 11 Davis Ave., Garden City. 224-5800 or
www.licm.org.
Hercules, The
mythological tale, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2 p.m. The Stage, 2222
Hewlett Ave., Merrick. 868-6400.
High School Musical, Disney Channel's hit movie musical comes to life, opening
Saturday, Nov. 25, 4 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 26, 3 p.m. $20, $18
seniors, $14 ages 16 and under. BroadHollow Theatre Company, BayWay
Arts Center, 265 E. Main St., East Islip.
(631) 581-2700.
Jack & The Beanstalk, The story of Jack and that amazing handful of beans,
ending Saturday, Nov. 25, 2 p.m. $8. BroadHollow Theatre Company,
Bay Way Arts Center, 265 E. Main St., East Islip. (631) 581-2700.
The Tale Of Sleepy Hollow, Washington Irving's classic tale, with audience
participation, ending Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 25-26, 1 p.m. $8.
Arena Players Second Stage Theatre, 294 Rte. 109, East Farmingdale.
293-0674 or www.ArenaPlayers.org.
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