Performances/On Stage
Blackberry Smoke
The country rock band in concert, Thursday, May 17, 8 p.m. With special guests Tyler Bryant & the Shakedown. The Space, 250 Post Ave. Westbury. 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com or www.thespaceatwestbury.com.
The Oak Ridge Boys
For the Kids
Wiz of Oz
A reimagined version of the “Wizard of Oz,’ Saturday, May 19, 2 p.m. Merrick Theatre & Center for the Arts, 2222 Hewlett Ave., Merrick. 868-6400 or
www.merrick-theatre.com.
Gruff!
An interactive eco-musical, based on “The Three Billy Goats Gruff,” Thursday and Friday, May 17-18, 10:15 a.m. and 12:15 p.m.; also Sunday, May 20, 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.; Tuesday, May 22, 10:15 a.m. and 12:15 p.m.; Wednesday, May 23, 12:15 p.m.; Thursday, May 24, 10:15 a.m. and 12:15 p.m.; The show, which takes place in a world that goats have transformed into a toxic junkyard, combines puppetry, physical comedy, projections, laser effects and original songs. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. 224-5800 or www.licm.org.
Jumpbunch Kids: 60 Second Challenge
Join Miss Linda for some fast-paced friendly competition, Thursday, May 24, 6 p.m. Participates tackle crazy activities and challenges for 60 seconds each. For ages 5-12. Registration requ;ired. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Museums/Galleries and more...
The Age of Tiffany: Between Nouveau and Deco
An exhibition that places Tiffany within the context of other decorative art from the Heckscher Museum’s permanent collection. Through July 22. Heckscher Museum of Art, Main St. and Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250 or www.heckscher.org.
Anything Goes: The Jazz Age
The wild times and brilliant work of a tightly connected group of musicians, artists and writers during the 1920s are the subject of this exhibition. On view are masterpieces of the ‘20s, including neoclassical paintings by Picasso. Through July 8. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Heavy Metal: Photographs by Jan Staller
An exhibition of Staller’s large-scale photographs that transform the industrial environment into a place of profound, otherworldly beauty. He presents found industrial objects as sculptural artifacts of the post-industrial age. Through July 29. Heckscher Museum of Art, Main St. and Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250 or www.heckscher.org.
Afternoon Movie
See “Forever My Girl,” the romantic drama about a famous country singer who returns to his hometown after eight years and tries to re-woo the high school sweetheart he left at the altar, Friday, May 18, 3 p.m.; also “All the Money in the World,” the crime thriller that follows the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III, Tuesday, May 22, 3 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
At the Movies
See “All the Money in the World,” the crime thriller that follows the kidnapping of the teenage John Paul Getty III, Friday, May 18, 2 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
Film Time
See Orson Welles’ classic “Citizen Kane,” Friday, May 18, 2 p.m.; also “The Greatest Showman,” the fictionalized musical biopic about P.T. Barnum, Monday, May 21, 1:30 and 7 p.m. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
Tricia’s Flicks
See “The Post,” the thriller that focuses on the publication of the Pentagon Papers, Friday, May 18, 2 p.m. Rockville Centre Public Library, 221 N. Village Ave., Rockville Centre. 766-6257.
Literary Voices
Nino Provanzano, Linda Trot Dickman, Kate Dickson and Brian Geraghty read from their works, hosted by poets Peter V. Dugan and Sharon Anderson, Saturday, May 19, 2-4 p.m.; with open mic. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
Movie Matinee
See “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” the acclaimed darkly comic drama about a mother who challenges the local authorities to solve her daughter’s murder, Wednesday, May 23, 2 p.m. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. 374-1967.
Film Showing
Watch “My Cousin Rachel,” the gothic romantic thriller based on Daphne du Maurier’s nove, Thursday, May 24, 2 p.m. Franklin Square Public Library, 19 Lincoln Rd., Franklin Square. 488-3444.