The Puerto Rican Miami-based artist’s worked are featured in this exhibit. Betancourt is known for creating innovative large-scale photo collages. Through Apr. 30. Molloy College’s Art Gallery, Kellenberg Hall, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. 678-5000 ext. 6449 or www.carlosbetancourt.com.
Cathy McClure: Menagerie
McClure creates an engaging sensory experience, capturing the movement, sound and light of such classic carnival entertainments as the Ferris wheel, carousel and other rides. Her robotic animals also play on our fascination with machines and simulated movement. Through May 25. Nassau County Museum of Art, Contemporary Gallery, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.com.
Everything Is Everywhere, In Its Own Way
An exhibition of works by self-taught artist David Scher. The New York-based artist describes his work as “a group of objects, drawings and paintings that create an interval machine of invisible thought.” Through Apr. 21. Hofstra University's Rosenberg Gallery, Calkins Hall, Hempstead. 463-5474.
Facing Destiny: Children in European Portraiture
Court painters traditionally portrayed the privileged world of royalty through their costume, jewelry and emblems of office. This exhibit glimpses personalities such as Maria Theresa of Austria or Louis XIV of France when they were shown as miniature adults, in a time before childhood was seen as a phase in and of itself. The exhibit surveys the conception of royalty and aristocracy in art and offers a look at people who later became important historic personages. Through May 25. Nassau County Museum of Art, Main Galleries, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337.
Five Centuries of Art: Selections from the Permanent Collection
An exhibit that spans the breadth of Heckscher Museum’s Permanent Collection of paintings. On display are Old Master works, landscapes by European and American artists, a small selection of 17th-20th century portraits, and more. Heckscher Museum of Art, Main St. and Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250.
Ruminations
John Anderson’s abstract paintings are on display in this showcase of his works. The self-taught painter’s experimentation with color, shape and interval have led him to produce a large and serious corpus of abstract images over the course of three decades. Anderson is preoccupied with color relationships and, in particular, how the material condition of paint (which he makes himself from egg, pigment, and oil) affects the character of those relationships. Through Apr. 22. Adelphi University’s Adele and Herbert J. Klapper Center for Fine Arts, 1 South Ave., Garden City, 877-4462 or galleryexhibitions@adelphi.edu.
Robert Rauschenberg and His Contemporaries: Recent Prints from Universal Limited Art Editions
An homage to the artist, who died in May 2008. The exhibit features examples from Rauschenberg’s last print series, titled The Lotus Series, with imagery drawn from contemporary China. The exhibit includes works by Jasper Johns, recent lithographs by Helen Frankenthaler, a photogravure by Chuck Close and a lithograph by James Rosenquist. Joining the work of these modern American masters will be cutting-edge graphics by other important artists. Heckscher Museum of Art, Main St. and Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250.
Tranquil Power: The Art of Perle Fine
An original retrospective that explores the work Perle Fine, a Hofstra faculty member and one of the few female abstract expressionists. Her works span 50 years, including paintings, prints, drawings, and wood assemblages. Through June 26. Hofstra University’s Emily Lowe Gallery, Behind Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus Hempstead. 463-5474.
Winslow Homer:
Illustrating America
Winslow Homer’s woodcuts, made first such publications as Harpers Weekly, became the basis for the artist’s early fame. The exhibition featuring more than 100 prints from illustrated weeklies and journals was organized by Marilyn Kushner of the Brooklyn Museum. Through May 25. Nassau County Museum of Art, Second Floor Galleries, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337.
Woodcock Walk
Catch a glimpse a wondrous woodcock running through the meadow and see his courtship ritual, Friday, Apr. 10, 6:30-8 p.m. $5, $3 members. Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center’s Hoffman Center, 6000 Route 25A, Muttontown. 922-3200 or trsac@audubon.org
Early Spring Stroll
See tulips and other early spring flowers in Old Westbury Gardens’ Walled Garden, along with daffodils and wildflowers on a guided walk, Sunday, Apr. 12, 2 p.m. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. 333-0048 or www.oldwestburygardens.org.
Theater/ Music
Little Women
Musical version of Louisa May Alcott’s novel, Thursday through Saturday, Apr. 9-11, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Apr. 12, 2 p.m. $60. John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport. (631) 261-2900 or www.engemantheater.com.
Aida
Elton John and Tim Rice’s updated version of Giuseppe Verdi’s classic opera, Friday and Saturday, Apr. 10-11, 8:30 p.m.; Sunday, Apr. 12, 3 p.m. $20, $15 seniors/students Fridays and Sundays. The Stage, 2222 Hewlett Ave., Merrick. 868-6400.
Bedrooms
Joseph Bologna and Renee Taylor’s comedy about four couples, Friday and Saturday, Apr. 10-11, 8:30 p.m.; Sunday, Apr. 12, 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.
Rabbit Hole
2007 Pulitzer Prize-winning play about family turned upside down by a life-shattering accident, Friday and Saturday, Apr. 10-11, 8:30 p.m.; Sunday, Apr. 5, 12, p.m. $18 Friday and Sunday, $22 Saturday. Arena Players Main Stage Theatre, 296 Rte. 109, East Farmingdale. 293-0674.
“Intimate Encounters” Poetry Performance
Actress Shirley Romaine presents theatrical readings of poetry by female poets who explore the concept of intimacy, Thursday, Apr. 16, 3 p.m. $5, $3 seniors/students Hofstry University’s Emily Lowe Gallery, Behind Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus, Hempstead.
Dhamaka 2009
Hip hop/world music with Jazz B, Miss Pooja, Geeta Zaildar, Amrinder Gill, and Manpreet Kainth, Friday, Apr. 17, 7:30 p.m. $100, $70, $50. Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, CW. Post Campus, Rte. 25A, Brookville. 299-3100 or (212) 307-4100 or www.ticketmaster.com.
Family
Rhythm and Motion Of Jazz With Robbi K
Experience the unique world of jazz music with Robbi K and her musical friends, Thursday and Friday, Apr. 9-10, 1:30 p.m. $4 with museum admission ($3 members), $8 theater only. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row., Garden City. 224-5800 or www.licm.org.
Ukranian Eggs
Explore how eggs are used as symbol of spring, Thursday, Apr. 9, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Examine techniques used in the Ukraine to create beautifully crafted eggs. Then create a special salute to spring in the form of a decorative wooden egg to take home. Free with museum admission. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row., Garden City. 224-5800 or www.licm.org.
The Pirates of Treasure Island
Travel along with and become part of Long John Silver’s pirates and Captain Smollet’s crew, Saturday and Sunday, Apr. 11-12, 1 p.m. $8. Arena Players Second Stage Theatre, 294 Rte. 109, East Farmingdale. 293-0674.
Peanuts
Charlie Brown and the gang bring their antics on stage, presented by Magic Curtain Players, Saturday, Apr. 11, 2 p.m. The Stage, 2222 Hewlett Ave., Merrick. 868-6400.
The Velveteen Rabbit
Musical adaption of Margery Williams book, Saturday, Apr. 11, 2 p.m. $10. BroadHollow Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 775-4420 or www.broadhollow.org.
Egg-stravaganza!
Participate in a holiday egg hunt, Saturday, Apr. 11, 1-2 p.m. Find where the Sanctuary’s feathered friends have laid their eggs and take home what’s inside. For ages 2- 10, accompanied by their parents. $8 per child, $5 members. Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center, 134 Cove Rd., Oyster Bay.
922-3200.
