Events on Long Island

Published: October 15, 2010

A guide to cultural and recreational goings-on in and around Nassau and Suffolk Counties this week. Items for the guide should be sent at least three weeks in advance to lical@nytimes.com, or by mail to Long Island Weekly, 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10018-1405.

For Children

CENTERPORT Vanderbilt Museum “Night Lights,” the newest planetarium show, explores the stars and the challenges that light pollution presents to stargazers in the 21st century. Every Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. $3.50 to $10. “Haunted Skies,” a planetarium show examining the origins and traditions of Halloween. Through Oct. 31. $3.50 to $10. Vanderbilt Museum, 180 Little Neck Road. (631) 854-5555;

vanderbiltmuseum.org.

EAST FARMINGDALE Arena Players Main Stage Theater “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” children’s performance. Through Nov. 14. $10. Arena Players Main Stage Theater, 296 Route 109. arenaplayers.org; (516) 293-0674.

GARDEN CITY Long Island Children’s Museum “Toys: The Inside Story.” Peek inside some common toys while exploring the basics of pulleys, cams, gears, linkages and circuits. Through Jan. 7. Firefighter Appreciation Weekend. Meet real firefighters, learn about the equipment they use, create your own fire badge and much more. Through Oct. 17. Free with museum admission. Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, hip-hop music for children. Ages 3 and up. Oct. 17 at 2 p.m. $4 with museum admission; $8 for theater only. Long Island Children’s Museum, 11 Davis Avenue. (516) 224-5800; licm.org.

OAKDALE CM Performing Arts Center “Annabelle Broom the Unhappy Witch,” children’s performance. Oct. 17 through Nov. 13. $9. CM Performing Arts Center, 931 Montauk Highway. (631) 218-2810; cmpac.com.

RONKONKOMA Ballet Long Island “Snow White,” a family performance featuring classical ballet and music. Oct. 27 through Oct. 30. $6 and $16. Ballet Long Island, 1863 Pond Road. (631) 737-1964;

balletlongisland.com.

ROSLYN HARBOR Nassau County Museum of Art Family Sundays at the Museum. Family-oriented exhibition tours starting at 1 p.m. Family gallery guides and art activities from 1:30 p.m. Sundays. $4 to $10; children 4 and under and members free (includes admission to the Art Space for Children). “Beastly Feasts! A Mischievous Menagerie in Rhyme.” Exhibition of original drawings of fanciful animals by Ronald Searle for “Beastly Feasts!,” a book by Robert L. Forbes, in Nassau County Museum of Art’s Art Space for Children. Through Jan. 9. Tuesday to Sunday, noon to 4:30 p.m., $5 to $10. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Drive, nassaumuseum.org; (516) 484-9337.

WESTBURY Hicks Nurseries Family Fun at Hicks Nurseries. Activities for families and children, and Otto the Ghost appearing live and in the animated story “Otto’s Not-So-Scary Night.” Through Oct. 31. Free; bring a nonperishable food item. Hicks Nurseries, 100 Jericho Turnpike. (516) 334-0066; hicksnurseries.com.

Film

HUNTINGTON Cinema Arts Center “The British Invasion,” rare performances by British Invasion bands from 1962 to 1969. Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. $9 and $13. “Dogtooth,” drama by Yorgos Lanthimos. Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. $4.50 to $10. “A Disappearing Number,” new show presented by National Theater Live. Friday at 7:30 p.m. $20 and $25. “Found Footage Festival,” Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett return to Cinema Arts Centre with an all-new collection of found videos. Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. $10. Anything But Silent — Classics from the Silent Age: “The Man Who Laughs,” a silent horror film with live musical accompaniment by Ben Model on the cinema’s Miditzer theater organ. Oct. 26 at 7:30 p.m. $9 and $13. “Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould,” screening followed by live conversation via Skype with co-directors Michèle Hozer and Peter Raymont. Oct. 27 at 7:30 p.m. $9 and $13. “Know Your Mushrooms,” directed by Ron Mann. Oct. 28 at 7:30 p.m. $9 and $13. Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Avenue. cinemaartscentre.org; (800) 838-3006.

PORT WASHINGTON Sands-Willets House Movies at the Sands-Willets House: “Drums Along the Mohawk,” a 1939 John Ford classic about life during the Revolutionary War. Light refreshments will be served. Oct. 24 at 1 p.m. $3.50 and $7. Sands-Willets House, 336 Port Washington Boulevard. (516) 365-9074; cowneck.org.

SAG HARBOR Bay Street Theater Long Island Film Festival, featuring independent filmmakers. Oct. 26 through Oct. 30. $10. Bay Street Theater, Main and Bay Streets. baystreet.org; (631) 725-9500.

Music and Dance

BAY SHORE Boulton Center for the Performing Arts Howard Jones, singer/songwriter. Friday at 8 p.m. $45 and $50. Chris Hillman, country rock. Oct. 23 at 8 p.m. $35 and $40. David Sanborn Trio featuring Joey DeFrancesco. Oct. 29 at 8 p.m. $55 and $60. Boulton Center for the Performing Arts, 37 West Main Street. (631) 969-1101; boultoncenter.org.

BLUE POINT Bayport-Blue Point Public Library Anne Taffel, pianist. Oct. 17 at 2 p.m. Free. Bayport-Blue Point Public Library, 203 Blue Point Avenue. bprt.suffolk.lib.ny.us; (631) 363-6133.

BRIGHTWATERS Bay Shore-Brightwaters Public Library Afiara String Quartet of Canada. Oct. 24 at 3 p.m. $10 and $12. Bay Shore-Brightwaters Public Library, 1 South Country Road. bayshore.suffolk.lib.ny.us; (631) 665-4350.

BROOKVILLE Tilles Center for the Performing Arts Pat Metheny: The Orchestrion Tour, jazz. Thursday at 8 p.m. $32 to $67. Marvin Hamlisch and Michael Feinstein in “Two Gentlemen of Broadway.” Oct. 23 at 8 p.m. $52 to $102. Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, 720 Northern Boulevard. tillescenter.org; (516) 299-3100.

GARDEN CITY Adelphi University Performing Arts Center Taylor 2, dance. Through Oct. 29. $20. “The Thalia Follies: A Political Cabaret,” featuring songs, sketches, and satire. Oct. 24 at 2 p.m. $20 and $30. Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Avenue. (516) 877-4000;

aupac.adelphi.edu.

HEMPSTEAD Monroe Lecture Center Theater, Hofstra University The American Chamber Ensemble Fall Concert. A performance of “Woman in Darkness,” composed by Hofstra University’s Herbert Deutsch to text by Virginia Terris. Oct. 17 at 3 p.m. $12 and $15. OctubaFest 2010. Student and faculty solo performances followed by a performance by the Hofstra Tuba and Euphonium Ensemble. Oct. 23 at 8 p.m. Free. Monroe Lecture Center Theater, Hofstra University, South Campus, California Avenue. (516) 463-6644; hofstra.edu.

HEMPSTEAD Nassau Coliseum Muse, rock/pop. Oct. 23 at 7:30 p.m. $53.50 to $76.55. Nassau Coliseum, 1255 Hempstead Turnpike. (516) 794-9300; nassaucoliseum.com.

HUNTINGTON Last Licks Cafe, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Huntington The Queazles, a five-man rock ’n’ roll band. Oct. 23 at 7:30 p.m. $10 to $15. Last Licks Cafe, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Huntington, 109 Browns Road. (631) 427-9547; lastlickscafe.org.

HUNTINGTON Old First Church Misha and Cipa Dichter, pianists. Oct. 24 at 4 p.m. $20. Old First Church, 125 East Main Street. ridotto.org; (631) 385- 0373.

OLD WESTBURY DeSeversky Conference Center “Schumann Birthday Fantasy Concert,” with performance by Chamber Players International. Oct. 17 at noon. $60; includes Champagne brunch. DeSeversky Conference Center, Northern Boulevard. nyit.edu/resources/restaurant; (516) 686-7675.

PATCHOGUE Patchogue Theater for the Performing Arts “Frank Sinatra...The Song Is You...” featuring Tom Postilio and His Orchestra. Oct. 17 at 3 p.m. $25 to $49. Hammer of the Gods, Led Zeppelin tribute band. Oct. 23 at 8 p.m. $27 to $47. The Third Patchogue Arts Festival, featuring visual artists, poets, performers and singer-songwriters. Oct. 24, noon to 8 p.m. Free. The Glenn Miller Orchestra, jazz. Oct. 30 at 8 p.m. $25 to $55. Patchogue Theater for the Performing Arts, 71 East Main Street. (631) 207-1313; patchoguetheatre.com.

STONY BROOK Charles B. Wang Center Magnetic North, Taiyo Na, and Tina Kim, a program featuring up-and-coming Asian-American performers. Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. $10 to $35. Hours: Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; or by appointment. Charles B. Wang Center, Stony Brook University. (631) 632-6320; sunysb.edu/sb/wang.

WESTHAMPTON BEACH Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center Hugh Masekela, world music. Oct. 17 at 8 p.m. $40 to $70. Buddy Guy, blues. Oct. 30 at 8 p.m. $75 to $125. Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center, 76 Main Street. whbpac.org; (631) 288-1500.

Outdoors

SEA CLIFF United Methodist Church of Sea Cliff “Pumpkin Patch Fund-Raiser,” featuring thousands of pumpkins for sale. Through Oct. 31. Sundays through Fridays, noon to 6:30 p.m., and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. United Methodist Church of Sea Cliff, corner of Carpenter and Downing Avenues. (516) 671-9392.

Spoken Word

PORT WASHINGTON Jeanne Rimsky Theater An Evening with Patrick McEnroe and Mary Carillo. Patrick McEnroe, tennis player, coach and ESPN commentator, will share his experiences in sports in an interview with Mary Carillo, sportscaster and former tennis player. Oct. 27 at 7:30 p.m. Free. Jeanne Rimsky Theater, 232 Main Street. landmarkonmainstreet.org; (516) 767-6444.

PORT WASHINGTON Sands-Willets House “Lecture Series: A Shared Aesthetic, Artists of Long Island’s North Fork,” with Geoff Fleming, director of the Southold Historical Society Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. $4 and $8. Sands-Willets House, 336 Port Washington Boulevard. (516) 365-9074; cowneck.org.

RIVERHEAD East End Arts Council Gallery Talk by Annie Wildey and Allan Bull, 2 ll’s ok? also, on line it looks as if he is a former artist in residence and she is a current one. I have a call into them. William Steeple Davis Artists in Residence. Monday at 7 p.m. $20. East End Arts Council Gallery, 133 East Main Street. (631) 727-0900; eastendarts.org.

Theater

EAST FARMINGDALE Arena Players Main Stage Theater “The Bermuda Avenue Triangle,” by Renee Taylor and Joseph Bologna. Through Oct. 31. $20 and $25. Arena Players Main Stage Theater, 296 Route 109. (516) 293-0674; arenaplayers.org.

EAST HAMPTON Guild Hall The Naked Stage presents “Extremities,” a dramatic reading by William Mastrosimone. Oct. 26 at 7:30 p.m. Free. Guild Hall, 158 Main Street. (631) 324-4050; guildhall.org.

EAST ISLIP BayWay Arts Center “Phantom,” musical. Through Oct. 24. $14 to $20. BayWay Arts Center, 265 East Main Street. (631) 581-2700; broadhollow.org.

ELMONT BroadHollow Theater “All My Sons,” by Arthur Miller. Through Oct. 31. $14 to $25. BroadHollow Theater, 700 Hempstead Turnpike. (516) 775-4420; broadhollow.org.

HEMPSTEAD John Cranford Adams Playhouse “Cabaret,” musical with book by Joe Masteroff, lyrics by Fred Ebb and music by John Kander. Friday through Oct. 31. $12 and $15. John Cranford Adams Playhouse, Hofstra University, South Campus. (516) 463-6644; hofstra.edu.

LINDENHURST Studio Theater “Love, Sex and the I.R.S.,” comedy by William Van Zandt and Jane Milmore. Through Oct. 30. $14 to $20. Studio Theater, 141 South Wellwood Avenue. (631) 226-8400; studiotheatreli.com.

MERRICK The Stage Theater “Ring of Fire.” Musical based on the music of Johnny Cash. Through Oct. 17. $16 and $20. The Stage Theater, 2222 Hewlett Avenue. thestageinmerrick.com; (516) 868-6400.

NEW HYDE PARK Herricks Community Players “Laughter on the 23rd Floor,” comedy by Neil Simon. Friday through Oct. 31. $17 and $22. Herricks Community Players, 999 Herricks Road. (516) 742-1926.

NORTHPORT Bare Bones Theater Co. “Play It Again, Sam,” by Woody Allen. Thursday through Nov. 6. $20. Bare Bones Theater Company, 57 Main Street. (800) 838-3006;

barebonestheater.com.

NORTHPORT John W. Engeman Theater “My Fair Lady,” musical with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. Through Oct. 31. $60. John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main Street. johnwengemantheater.com; (631) 261-2900.

OAKDALE CM Performing Arts Center “The Secret Garden,” based on the 1909 novel of the same name by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Oct. 17 through Nov. 12. $16 and $22. “The Rocky Horror Show,” musical by Richard O’Brien. Oct. 23 through Nov. 13. $20. CM Performing Arts Center, 931 Montauk Highway. (631) 218-2810; cmpac.com.

PORT JEFFERSON Theater Three “Dracula: The Musical,” music by Frank Wildhorn, book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton. Through Oct. 30. $21 to $28. Theater Three, 412 Main Street. theaterthree.com; (631) 928-9100.

QUOGUE Hampton Theater Company ,Quogue Community Hall “Rabbit Hole,” drama by David Lindsay-Abaire. Thursday through Nov. 7. $10 to $25. Hampton Theater Company, Quogue Community Hall, 126 Jessup Avenue. (631) 653-8955; hamptontheatre.org.

Museums and Galleries

EAST HAMPTON Guild Hall “Cities of Peace,” an exhibition focusing on cities that have experienced major conflict and trauma, including Jerusalem, Baghdad, Kabul, Beijing, Hiroshima, New York and Lhasa. Oct. 23 through Jan. 16. Guild Hall, 158 Main Street. (631) 324-4050; guildhall.org.

EAST HAMPTON Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center “Jackson and Lee, August 1953: Photographs by Tony Vaccaro.” Through Oct. 30. $10; members, children under 12 and CUNY and SUNY students, free. Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center, 830 Springs-Fireplace Road. (631) 324-4929; stonybrook.edu/pkhouse.

EAST HAMPTON Solar “El Dorado,” an exhibition of paintings, works on paper and wall drawings by the Brooklyn artist Vargas-Suarez Universal. Through Oct. 25. By appointment only. Solar, 44 Davids Lane. (631) 907-8422; artsolar.com.

EAST ISLIP Islip Art Museum “Story Time,” an exhibition highlighting the ways artists tell stories through contemporary devices like avatars, virtual alter egos and cartoons. Through Nov. 14. Suggested donation, $3. Wednesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sundays, noon to 4 p.m. Islip Art Museum, 50 Irish Lane. (631) 224-5402; islipartmuseum.org.

GREAT NECK Great Neck Arts Center “Plunderland,” an installation by Herb Williams using more than a half-million Crayola crayons. Through Nov. 29. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Fridays, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Sundays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Great Neck Arts Center, 113 Middle Neck Road. greatneckarts.org; (516) 829-2570.

HEMPSTEAD Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library “75 Stories for 75 Years,” exhibition drawn from the University Archives collection. Through Feb. 4. David Filderman Gallery, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, Hofstra University, South Campus. (516) 463-6644;

hofstra.edu/museum.

HEMPSTEAD Hofstra University Museum “Acquired Riches: Highlights from the Hofstra University Museum Collection.” Through Dec. 17. Hours: Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m. Hofstra University Museum, 112 Hofstra University. hofstra.edu/museum; (516) 463-5672.

HUNTINGTON Conklin house Gallery “From House Calls to Hospitals,” a time line of health care providers from the 18th to the 20th centuries in Huntington, as well as the history of Huntington Hospital during the 1920s. Through December. $3 to $5. Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays, 1 to 4 p.m. Conklin House Gallery, 2 High Street. (631) 427-7045;

huntingtonhistoricalsociety.org.

HUNTINGTON Fotofoto Gallery “Great Lengths,” solo exhibition featuring works by Alli Rufrano. Through Oct. 24. Fridays, 5 to 9 p.m.; Saturdays, noon to 9 p.m.; Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. Fotofoto Gallery, 372 New York Avenue. (631) 549-0448; fotofotogallery.com.

HUNTINGTON Heckscher Museum of Art “Rock On! Masterworks of Rock Photography,” an exhibition featuring about 55 images of rock ‘n’ roll musicians. Through Jan. 9. “Night on the Town,” images of night life. Through Jan. 2. $4 to $6; children under 10, free. Hours: Wednesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Heckscher Museum of Art, 2 Prime Avenue. (631) 351-3250; heckscher.org.

RIVERHEAD Suffolk County Historical Society “Helen M. Kroeger and Otto J. Kurth: The Anchorage Studio and Peconic Bay Impressionism,” exhibition about the artists and their relationship with the North Fork art community. Through Oct. 30. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Suffolk County Historical Society, 300 West Main Street.

suffolkcountyhistoricalsociety.org; (631) 727-2881.

ROSLYN HARBOR Nassau County Museum of Art “2D/3D: Paintings by Keith Mayerson, Sculpture by Kent Henricksen.” Through Jan. 9. $4 to $10; children under 5 and members, free. “For Us the Living,” works by Mort Künstler about the Civil War. Through Jan. 9. $4 to $10; children under 5 and members, free. “Burt Young: Paintings,” works by a painter, author and actor known for his work in the “Rocky” film series. Through Oct. 31. $4 to $10; children under 5 and members, free. Tuesdays through Sundays, 11 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Drive. nassaumuseum.org; (516) 484-9337.

SEA CLIFF The Box Gallery “James Fischetti = Veronique Leriche Fischetti,” an exhibition featuring a selection of paintings and digital collages, Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m., and by appointment seven days a week. Through Oct. 17. The Box Gallery, 256 Sea Cliff Avenue. (516) 676-0505.

SHELTER ISLAND Boltax.Gallery “Good-Bye,” paintings by Don Florence. Through Oct. 31. Fridays through Mondays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Boltax.Gallery, 21 North Ferry Road. boltaxgallery.com; (631) 749-4062.

SOUTHAMPTON Parrish Art Museum “American Still Life: Treasures from the Parrish Art Museum.” More than 40 works from the museum’s permanent collection, from 1871 to the present. Through Nov. 28. Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays 1 to 5 p.m. Parrish Art Museum, 25 Job’s Lane. (631) 283-2118; parrishart.org.

SOUTHAMPTON Southampton Cultural Center “Autumn Light,” focusing on light and its seasonal effect on the East End landscape. Through Oct. 31. Southampton Cultural Center, 25 Pond Lane. (631) 287-4377;

southamptonculturalcenter.org.

STONY BROOK The University Art Gallery, Staller Center for the Arts “Faculty Exhibition 2010,” includes works by 17 faculty members of Stony Brook University’s Department of Art. Through Oct. 23. Tuesdays through Fridays, noon to 4 p.m.; Saturdays, 7 to 9 p.m. The University Art Gallery, Staller Center for the Arts, Stony Brook University. (needs www) staller.sunysb.edu; (631) 632-7240.