Film
EAST HAMPTON Guild Hall “If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle,” directed by Florin Serban. Feb. 19 at 4 p.m. Free. The Met: Live in H.D. presents “Ernani,” by Verdi. Feb. 25 at 1 p.m. $20 and $22. “Unbreakable: The Western States 100,” directed by JB Benna. Feb. 26 at 4 p.m. Free. Guild Hall, 158 Main Street. (631) 324-4050; guildhall.org.
HUNTINGTON Cinema Arts Center “Network,” directed by Sidney Lumet. Feb. 19 at 10 a.m. $9 and $13. African-American History Month: “Josephine Baker: Black Diva in a White Man’s World,” documentary. Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. $9 and $13. “Bob Marley and the Wailers: Rare Performances (1970’s to 1981).” Bill Shelley presents clips from concert footage from Boston, Los Angeles and London, and from Germany and Jamaica, along with performances at studio rehearsals. Feb. 21 at 7:30 p.m. $9 and $13. African-American History Month: “The Black Power Mix Tape: 1967-1975,” documentary screening. Feb. 22 at 7:30 p.m. $9 and $13. Cinema Arts Center, 423 Park Avenue. cinemaartscentre.org; (800) 838-3006.
ROSLYN HARBOR Nassau County Museum of Art “Louis Comfort Tiffany Remembered.” Through March 18. Free with museum admission, $4 to $10. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Drive. nassaumuseum.org; (516) 484-9337.
SAG HARBOR Bay Street Theater Black History Month Celebration: “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” directed by John Korty. Feb. 24 at 8 p.m. $5. “The Color Purple,” directed by Steven Spielberg. Feb. 25 at 8 p.m. $5. Bay Street Theater, Main and Bay Streets. (631) 725-9500; baystreet.org.
WESTHAMPTON BEACH Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center “A Dangerous Method,” directed by David Cronenberg. March 2 and 3. $3 to $10. Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center, 76 Main Street. (631) 288-1500; whbpac.org.
For Children
CENTERPORT The Carriage House Theater at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum “The Tale of the Frog Prince,” Arena Players Children’s Theater. Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m., through Feb. 26. $8 and $10. The Carriage House Theater at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, 180 Little Neck Road. (516) 293-0674; arenaplayers.org.
EAST ISLIP BayWay Arts Center “Beauty and the Beast,” children’s musical. Through March 10. $10. BayWay Arts Center, 265 East Main Street. broadhollow.org; (631) 581-2700.
GARDEN CITY Long Island Children’s Museum KaleidoZone Gallery: “Walkin’ After Midnight,” interactive exhibition in which visitors move through a miniature neighborhood with the help of small dolls and folk stories. Through April 30. “Delighting in de Kooning.” Learn about abstract art and what inspired the artist Willem de Kooning and mix your own paint palette. Feb. 20 through 24. $2 and $3 with museum admission, $10 and $11. “Twinkle Twonkle,” a show inspired by nursery rhymes and the Big Bang theory, presented by Tall Stories. Feb. 23 through 25 at 1 and 3 p.m. $4 and $6 with museum admission; $10 theater only. “Little Red Riding Hood,” presented by WonderSpark Puppets. Feb. 19 and 20 at 1 and 3 p.m. $4 and $6 with museum admission; $10 theater only. “The Mystery of the Mayan Medallion,” a traveling exhibition. Through May 6. $10 and $11; members and children under 1, free. Long Island Children’s Museum, 11 Davis Avenue. (516) 224-5800; licm.org.
LINDENHURST Studio Theater “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” musical adaptation of the children’s tale. Through March 10. $10. Studio Theater, 141 South Wellwood Avenue. (631) 226-8400; studiotheatreli.com.
MERRICK Merrick Theater and Center for the Arts “Pinkalicious: the Musical,” based on a children’s book. Saturdays through March 24. $9. Merrick Theater and Center for the Arts, 2222 Hewlett Avenue. (516) 868-6400; merricktheatreandcenterforthearts.com.
NORTHPORT John W. Engeman Theater Youth Theater Series: “Pinkalicious,” musical based on a children’s book. Through March 25. $15. John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main Street. (631) 261-2900; johnwengemantheater.com.
OAKDALE CM Performing Arts Center “Dora the Explorer Live! Dora’s Pirate Adventure,” musical. Feb. 21 through March 10. $9 and $12. CM Performing Arts Center, 931 Montauk Highway. (631) 218-2810; cmpac.com.
ROSLYN HARBOR Nassau County Museum of Art “Family Sundays at the Museum,” starting at 1 p.m., family gallery guides; starting at 1:30 p.m., supervised art activities. Sundays in the Main Building. Through March 18. Free with museum admission, $4 to $10; children 4 and under 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.
WESTHAMPTON BEACH Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center “The Wiz of the West.” Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. $15. Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center, 76 Main Street. whbpac.org; (631) 288-1500
WOODMERE Lawrence Woodmere Academy, Hessel Hall “Pinocchio,” musical adaptation, Plaza Theatrical Productions. Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. $10. Lawrence Woodmere Academy, Hessel Hall, 336 Woodmere Boulevard. plazatheatrical.com; (516) 599-6870.
Music and Dance
BAY SHORE Boulton Center for the Performing Arts Buckwheat Zydeco, Creole-style hybrid zydeco. Feb. 24 at 8 p.m. $40 and $45. Boulton Center for the Performing Arts, 37 West Main Street. boultoncenter.org; (631) 969-1101.
BOHEMIA Connetquot Public Library “Solo Noi Tre presents Musical Magic Reprise,” with Justine and Gary Lorentzson, soprano/baritone vocal duo. Feb. 19, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Free. St. Patrick’s Day Celebration, with Ed Ryan of the Inishfree School of Irish Dance, songs of Ireland followed by a performance by stepdancers. March 4, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Free. Connetquot Public Library, 760 Ocean Avenue. connetquotlibrary.org; (631) 567-5079.
BRENTWOOD Brentwood Public Library Shenole Latimer and the Mother Water Quintet, jazz. Feb. 19 at 2 p.m. Free. Brentwood Public Library, 34 Second Avenue. (631) 273-7883; brentwood.suffolk.lib.ny.us.
BROOKVILLE Tilles Center for the Performing Arts Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, male dancers perform ballet and modern dance. Feb. 24 at 8 p.m. $42 to $67. Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, led by Manfred Honeck, music director, with Hilary Hahn, a guest violinist. Feb. 25 at 8 p.m. $45 to $92. Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, 720 Northern Boulevard. (516) 299-3100; tillescenter.org.
DIX HILLS Dix Hills Performing Arts Center A Tribute to Stevie Wonder, with Higher Ground. March 2 at 7:30 p.m. $25 to $35. Dix Hills Performing Arts Center, 305 North Service Road. (631) 656-2148; dhpac.org.
ELMONT Elmont Memorial Library A Journey Around the World With Eranga and Prianga, performing international songs. Feb. 24 at 12:30 p.m. Free. Elmont Memorial Library, 700 Hempstead Turnpike. nassaulibrary.org/elmont/; (516) 354-5280.
GREAT NECK Temple Emanuel of Great Neck “Courting the Jester,” musical tribute to Danny Kaye, by Robert Spiotto. Feb. 19 at 3 p.m. $5 to $10. Temple Emanuel of Great Neck, 150 Hicks Lane. emanuelgn.org; (516) 482-5701.
HUNTINGTON Last Licks Cafe, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Huntington Evanescent performs folk/rock, jazz, punk and North African styles on guitar and ukulele. Feb. 25 at 8:30 p.m. $13 and $15. Last Licks Cafe, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Huntington, 109 Browns Road. (631) 427-9547; lastlickscafe.org.
HUNTINGTON The Paramount Joplin’s Pearl: “Rock the Women of Rock.” Feb. 25 at 8 p.m. $19 and $29. “Country Thursday,” with Rattlesnake Dawn. Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. $13. The Paramount, 370 New York Avenue. paramountny.com; (631) 673-7300.
LAWRENCE Peninsula Public Library “Musical Tribute to Tony Bennett,” with Warren Schein, singer/songwriter. Feb. 19 at 2:30 p.m. Free; tickets are required. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Avenue. nassaulibrary.org/peninsula; (516) 239-3262.
MERRICK Calhoun High School Rastrelli Cello Quartet, classical and jazz program. Feb. 19 at 4 p.m. $20. Calhoun High School, 1786 State Street. concertsmbcca.org; (516) 868-5366.
OCEANSIDE Friedberg Jewish Community Center “Puccini and the Phantom,” four opera singers and a concert pianist. Feb. 26, noon to 3:30 p.m. $35. Friedberg Jewish Community Center, 15 Neil Court. (516) 766-4341; friedbergjcc.org.
PATCHOGUE Patchogue Theater for the Performing Arts “Patchogue Jam 5,” a celebration of original music from Long Island. Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m. $18. Patchogue Theater for the Performing Arts, 71 East Main Street. patchoguetheatre.com; (631) 207-1313.
PORT WASHINGTON Jeanne Rimsky Theater Justin Guarini, singer and actor. March 2 at 8 p.m. $25 to $35. Taj Mahal, blues performer. March 3 at 8 p.m. $45 to $55. Galumpha, a performance featuring acrobatics, visual effects, physical comedy and choreography. March 4 at 3 p.m. $25. Jeanne Rimsky Theater, 232 Main Street. (516) 767-6444; landmarkonmainstreet.org.
SHIRLEY Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library Ahmad Ali and his quartet perform a musical review of RB classics and original compositions. Feb. 19 at 2 p.m. $1.50 and $2.50. Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library, 407 William Floyd Parkway. (631) 399-1511.
STONY BROOK Staller Center for the Arts “The All New Original Tribute to the Blues Brothers.” Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. $38. Starry Nights at Staller Center: Artists-in-residence, with Colin Carr, cellist, and Christina Dahl, pianist, performing Schubert’s Piano Trio in B flat Major. Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. $34. Staller Center for the Arts, Stony Brook University. (631) 632-2787; www.staller.sunysb.edu.
STONY BROOK University Cafe, Stony Brook University Lucy Kaplansky, singer and songwriter. Feb. 19 at 2 p.m. $25 and $30. University Cafe, Stony Brook University, 100 Nicolls Road. universitycafe.org; (631) 632-1093.
WESTBURY NYCB Theater at Westbury Aaron Lewis of Staind, rock band, performing acoustic music. Feb. 19 at 8 p.m. $29.50 to $49.50. “Rhythm of the Dance,” presented by the National Dance Company of Ireland. March 3 at 7 p.m. $19.50 and $39.50. NYCB Theater at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Road. (800) 745-3000; livenation.com.
Outdoors
SOUTHOLD Custer Institute and Observatory “Mercury Appreciation Night.” Mercury will be far enough away from the sun’s glare to be seen after sunset through Custer’s telescopes. Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. $3 and $5; children under 14, free. Custer Institute and Observatory, 1115 Main Bayview Road. custerobservatory.org; (631) 765-2626.
WESTHAMPTON BEACH Cupsogue Beach County Park Seal walk, a two-hour naturalist-led walk to observe and photograph seals in the wild. Weekends, through May 13. Reservation required; suggested donation, $5. Cupsogue Beach County Park, Dune Road. (631) 244-3352; cresli.org.
Theater
NORTHPORT Bare Bones Theater Co. “The Monkey King,” an original psychological thriller and comedy. Feb. 19. $20. Bare Bones Theater Company, 57 Main Street. brownpapertickets.com/event/213059; (800) 838-3006.
BROOKVILLE Tilles Center for the Performing Arts “Fiddler on the Roof,” musical. Feb. 19 at 2 and 7 p.m. $47 to $77. Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, 720 Northern Boulevard. (516) 299-3100; tillescenter.org.
CENTERPORT The Carriage House Theater at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum “The Rabbi and the Toyota Dealer” and “A Need for Less Expertise,” comedies by Murray Schisgal. Through Feb. 26. $20 and $25. “A Steady Rain,” drama by Keith Huff. March 2 through 25. $20 and $25. The Carriage House Theater at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, 180 Little Neck Road. (516) 293-0674; arenaplayers.org.
DIX HILLS Dix Hills Performing Arts Center “Lend Me a Tenor,” comedy by Ken Ludwig. Feb. 23 through 26. $12 and $15. Dix Hills Performing Arts Center, 305 North Service Road. (631) 656-2148; dhpac.org.
EAST HAMPTON Guild Hall The Naked Stage presents a staged reading of “A Behanding in Spokane,” by Martin McDonagh. Feb. 21 at 7:30 p.m. Free. Guild Hall, 158 Main Street. (631) 324-4050; guildhall.org.
ELMONT BroadHollow Theater “A Few Good Men,” drama by Aaron Sorkin. Through March 4. $14 to $25. BroadHollow Theater, 700 Hempstead Turnpike. (516) 775-4420; broadhollow.org.
GREAT NECK Temple Emanuel of Great Neck “Courting the Jester,” musical tribute to Danny Kaye by Robert Spiotto. Feb. 19 at 3 p.m. $5 to $10. Temple Emanuel of Great Neck, 150 Hicks Lane. emanuelgn.org; (516) 482-5701.
LINDENHURST Studio Theater “Mixed Emotions,” comedy by Richard Baer. Through March 10. $15 to $25. Studio Theater, 141 South Wellwood Avenue. (631) 226-8400; studiotheatreli.com.
MERRICK Merrick Theater and Center for the Arts “Wait Until Dark,” thriller by Frederick Knott. Through March 18. $17 and $20. Merrick Theater and Center for the Arts, 2222 Hewlett Avenue. (516) 868-6400; merricktheatreandcenterforthearts.com.
OAKDALE CM Performing Arts Center “Hairspray,” musical. Through March 11. $16 to $22. CM Performing Arts Center, 931 Montauk Highway. (631) 218-2810; cmpac.com.
PORT JEFFERSON Theater Three “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do,” musical revue. Through March 17. $14 to $28. Theater Three, 412 Main Street. (631) 928-9100; theaterthree.com.
Museums and Galleries
COLD SPRING HARBOR Cold Spring Harbor Library Cold Spring Harbor Student Art Showcase, works from Goosehill Primary, Lloyd Harbor Elementary, West Side Elementary and Cold Spring Harbor Junior-Senior High School. Through Feb. 29. Mondays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m. Cold Spring Harbor Library, 95 Harbor Road. cshlibrary.org; (631) 692-6820.
DIX HILLS Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery “Director’s Cut 2012,” an exhibition of student work selected by nine Long Island college and university directors. Through March 18. Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery, 107 East Deer Park Road. (631) 462-5400; artleagueli.org.
EAST HAMPTON The Drawing Room “Shimmer,” group show. Through Feb. 26. Free. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Monday through Thursday, by appointment. The Drawing Room, 16R Newtown Lane. (631) 324-5016; drawingroom-gallery.com.
GARDEN CITY Ruth S. Harley University Center Gallery , Adelphi University “Howardena Pindell: Paintings and Works on Paper.” Through March 6. Reception and gallery talk, Feb. 19, 2 to 5 p.m. Ruth S. Harley University Center Gallery, Adelphi University, 1 South Avenue. (516) 877-3126; adelphi.edu.
GARDEN CITY Firehouse Plaza Art Gallery “Corporal Edges: Drawings and Paintings by Nadege Monchera-Baer.” Through March 1. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Firehouse Plaza Art Gallery, 1 Education Drive. (516) 572-0619; firehouse.ncc.edu.
GLEN COVE Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center “Displaced Persons Camps: Rebuilding Culture and Community in the Aftermath of World War II,” highlighting Jewish culture and community among the more than one million survivors. Through Feb. 29. $5 and $10. Mondays through Fridays; 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, noon to 4 p.m. Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center, 100 Crescent Beach Road. (516) 571-8040; holocaust-nassau.org.
GREENPORT The Gallery at Greenport Harbor Brewing Company “Wrapper’s Delight,” featuring the candy wrapper art of Laura Benjamin. Through Feb. 29. The Gallery at Greenport Harbor Brewing Company, 234 Carpenter Street. harborbrewing.com; (631) 477-6681.
HEMPSTEAD Hofstra University Museum “The Disappearing Landscape: Selections From the Hofstra University Museum,” 27 pieces in a variety of media from the permanent collection. Through March 18. “Barbara Roux: Environments,” drawings, photographs, poetry and sculpture. Through April 5. Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hofstra University Museum, 112 Hofstra University. (516) 463-5672; hofstra.edu/museum.
HEWLETT Hewlett-Woodmere Library “Galina Lampert: My Art of Everyday Objects,” still-life paintings in oil on canvas. Through Feb. 29. Free. Hewlett-Woodmere Library, 1125 Broadway. (516) 374-1967; nassaulibrary.org/hewlett.
HUNTINGTON Fotofoto Gallery “The Art of Giving,” a photography exhibition and fund-raiser for North Shore Holiday House. Through Feb. 28. Free. Fridays, 4 to 8 p.m.; Saturdays, noon to 8 p.m.; Sundays, noon to 4 p.m. Fotofoto Gallery, 14 West Carver Street. (631) 549-0448; fotofotogallery.com.
HUNTINGTON Heckscher Museum of Art “A Way With Words: Text in Art,” works using words, lettering, or numbers as subject, design element, or to convey information. Through April 15. $4 to $6; children under 10, free. “Coming of Age in America: The Photography of Joseph Szabo.” Through March 25. “Across Time Place: Treasures From the Permanent Collection,” an exhibition featuring highlights of the permanent collection. Through March 25. $4 to $6; children under 10, free. 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.
HUNTINGTON Main Street Petite Gallery “Two American Icons: Abraham Lincoln and Walt Whitman,” paintings and drawings by Dan Christoffel. Through March 16. Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Main Street Petite Gallery, 213 Main Street. huntingtonarts.org; (631) 271-8423.
HUNTINGTON STATION South Huntington Public Library “Ink,” a group exhibition of five artists who primarily work with ink. Through March 8. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. South Huntington Public Library, 145 Pidgeon Hill Road. (631) 549-4411; shpl.info.
MELVILLE Art-Trium “Nature’s Bounty,” group show. Through April 30. Mondays through Fridays, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Art-Trium, 25 Melville Park Road. (631) 271-8423; huntingtonarts.org.
RIVERHEAD Riverhead Town Hall Pastel paintings by Eileen Serwer, Manhattan artist and East End Arts member. Through March 1. Mondays through Fridays, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Riverhead Town Hall, 200 Howell Avenue. (631) 727-3200; riverheadli.com.
RIVERHEAD Suffolk County Historical Society “James T. Johnathan: Photographer,” exhibition in honor of Black History Month, reproductions of original photographs by an African-American entrepreneur who documented the hamlet of Bay Shore for decades. Through Feb. 29. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Suffolk County Historical Society, 300 West Main Street. (631) 727-2881; suffolkcountyhistoricalsociety.org.
ROSLYN HARBOR Nassau County Museum of Art “The Paintings of Louis Comfort Tiffany: Works From a Long Island Collection,” 125 paintings. Through March 18. “Nathan Sawaya: Recent Works,” large-scale sculptures made with Lego blocks. Through March 18. $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. (516) 484-9337; nassaumuseum.org.
SAG HARBOR Richard Demato Fine Arts Gallery “2012, the Day After,” group show. Through Feb. 27. Sundays, Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Richard Demato Fine Arts Gallery, 90 Main Street. (631) 725-1161; rjdgallery.com.
SAYVILLE Bay Area Friends of the Fine Arts Gallery “Little Bites,” multimedia exhibition by Women Sharing Art With Artists. Feb. 19. Bay Area Friends of the Fine Arts Gallery, 47 Gillette Avenue. (631) 589-7343; womensharingart.org.
SEA CLIFF Sea Cliff Museum “Then and Now … Step Into the Museum Time Machine,” artifacts, clothing and photographs. Through June 1. Sundays, 2 to 5 p.m. Sea Cliff Museum, 95 10th Avenue. (516) 671-0090; seacliffmuseum.com.
SETAUKET Gallery North “Legendary,” the work of Robert White and others. Through March 3. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. Gallery North, 90 North Country Road. gallerynorth.org; (631) 751-2676.
SOUTHAMPTON Southampton Cultural Center “Visual Heritage III: 4 Contemporary Artists,” works by Sheila Batiste, Nanette Carter, Danny Simmons and Frank Wimberley. Through Feb. 29. Southampton Cultural Center, 25 Pond Lane. southamptonculturalcenter.org; (631) 287-4377.
SOUTHAMPTON Southampton Historical Museums “Our Southampton: Photographs by Nina Kennedy.” Through April 28. “Shopkeepers of Southampton: Photographs by Davis Gaffga” at the Rogers Mansion. Through April 28. Museum admission, $4; members and children, free. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Southampton Historical Museums, 17 Meeting House Lane. southamptonhistoricalmuseum.org; (631) 283-2494.
STONY BROOK Simons Center for Geometry and Physics at Stony Brook University “How ‘Thinks’ Work,” exploring the human thinking process. Through March 1. Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Simons Center for Geometry and Physics at Stony Brook University, 100 Nicolls Road. stonybrook.edu; (631) 632-2800.
SYOSSET Syosset Public Library The work of Katherine Trunk, an editorial artist and illustrator, is on display in the library’s art gallery. Through Feb. 27. Free. Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Fridays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. Syosset Public Library, 225 South Oyster Bay Road. (516) 921-7161; syossetlibrary.org.
