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FILM

BABYLON Pisces Cafe Black History Month screening of Paul Robeson: Here I Stand, sponsored by the Babylon Green Party. Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. Free. Pisces Cafe, 14A Railroad Avenue. (631) 321-1231.

HUNTINGTON Cinema Arts Center Divorce, Italian Style, comedy starring Marcello Mastroianni. Jan. 27 and 28. $9 and $12. Seduced and Abandoned, drama, with discussion led by the co-director Vic Skolnick. Feb. 3 and 4. $9 and $12. Cinema Arts Center, 423 Park Avenue. (631) 423-7611; www.cinemaartscentre.org.

WESTHAMPTON BEACH Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center Margot at the Wedding, starring Nicole Kidman. Through Jan. 27. $3 to $10. I'm Not There, a biographical reflection on Bob Dylan's life, directed by Todd Haynes. Friday through Feb. 3. $3 to $10. Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center, 76 Main Street. (631) 288-1500; www.whbpac.org.

FOR CHILDREN

BROOKVILLE Tilles Center for the Performing Arts A Year With Frog and Toad, musical by Robert Reale and Willie Reale. Feb. 8 at 6:30 p.m. $20 to $40. Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, 720 Northern Boulevard, C. W. Post campus, Long Island University. (516) 299-3100; www.tillescenter.org.

COLD SPRING HARBOR Whaling Museum Seadogs, Buccaneers and Privateers, performance by Ye Pyrate Brotherhood. Jan. 27 at 3 p.m. $4 and $5. Whaling Museum, 279 Main Street. (631) 367-3418; www.cshwhalingmuseum.org.

GARDEN CITY Long Island Children's Museum Hearty Hugs. Create your own huggable heart creature using a variety of materials. Friday, 2:30 to 4 p.m. Free with museum admission. Pump It Up! Learn about your heart and trace the ways of your circulatory system on a life-size drawing of a body. Feb. 2 at 3 p.m. $2 and $3. Art and Soul. Explore the meaning of love through the eyes of various artists, both traditional and modern. Ages 5 and up. Feb. 3 at 3 p.m. $2 and $3. Little Red Riding Hood, musical adaptation by Kevin M. Reese. Ages 3 and up. Feb. 9 and Feb. 10. $3 and $6. Long Island Children's Museum, 11 Davis Avenue. (516) 224-5800; www.licm.org.

PLAINVIEW Mid-Island Y Jewish Community Center Magic With Mark and Kym, presented by MES Magical Productions. Ages 3 and up. Feb. 10 at 2 p.m. $4 to $8. Mid-Island Y Jewish Community Center, 45 Manetto Hill Road. (516) 822-3535.

PORT JEFFERSON Theater Three Humpty Dumpty and Company, a performance with puppets and live actors. Through Feb. 11. $8. Theater Three, 412 Main Street. (631) 928-9100; www.theatrethree.com.

RIVERHEAD Long Island Science Center Science Fair. Try simple science fair ideas and see how to set up and do a science fair project. Jan. 27, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. $2 and $5. Long Island Science Center, 11 West Main Street. (631) 208-8000; www.lisciencecenter.org.

MUSIC AND DANCE

BAY SHORE Boulton Center for the Performing Arts Mountain featuring Leslie West and Corky Laing, rock. Friday at 8 p.m. $42.50. Alexa Ray Joel, jazz/blues. Feb. 8 at 8 p.m. $32.50. Leon Russell, rock. Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. $47.50. Boulton Center for the Performing Arts, 37 West Main Street. (631) 969-1101; www.boultoncenter.com.

BROOKVILLE Tilles Center for the Performing Arts Nassau Suffolk Concert Band and Wind Symphony. Feb. 3 at 1 p.m. $20. An Evening of Jazz, featuring Dave Pietro, soloist. Feb. 3 at 5 p.m. $20. Bill Charlap and Sandy Stewart, jazz. Feb. 9 at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. $30 and $40. Baltimore Symphony Orchestra performs works by Strauss, Mackey, Debussy and Stravinsky. Feb. 10 at 3 p.m. $52 to $110. Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, 720 Northern Boulevard, C. W. Post campus, Long Island University. (516) 299-3100; www.tillescenter.org.

DIX HILLS Dix Hills Center for the Performing Arts The Elvis Songbook, performance by Cyrus Chestnut, jazz pianist. Friday at 7:30 p.m. $30. Dix Hills Center for the Performing Arts, 305 North Service Road. (631) 656-2148; www.dhpac.org.

FARMINGDALE Crazy Donkey A Farewell Fire, rock. Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. $10 and $13. L.A. Guns, '80s rock. Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. $13 and $15. Crazy Donkey, 1058 Route 110. (631) 753-1975; www.thecrazydonkey.com.

GARDEN CITY Blodgett Hall Black History Month Celebration, featuring Kevin Maynor, bass vocalist, performing songs ranging from classical masters to contemporary settings. Feb. 3 at 4:30 p.m. Free. Blodgett Hall, 1 South Avenue, Adelphi University. (516) 877-4555.

GREAT RIVER Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park Jade Simmons, pianist. Jan. 27 at 2 p.m. Free. Harris Becker, solo guitarist. Feb. 3 at 2 p.m. Free. Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park, 440 Montauk Highway. (631) 224-5420; www.nysparks.com.

GREENLAWN Harborfields Public Library Melissa and Peter Maravell, accompanied by Vladimir Polezhayev, perform classical songs, operatic arias, show tunes and American folk music. Jan. 27 at 2 p.m. Free. Harborfields Public Library, 31 Broadway. (631) 757-4200.

HUNTINGTON Inter-Media Art Center Richard Thompson, folk rock. Feb. 2 at 8 p.m. $37.50 and $50. Inter-Media Art Center, 370 New York Avenue. (631) 549-2787; www.imactheater.org.

HUNTINGTON Old First Church Ridotto, presented by Concerts With a Touch of Theater, featuring works by Bach, Prokofiev and Albeniz. Feb. 3 at 4 p.m. $20. Old First Church, Route 25A. (631) 385-0373.

MASSAPEQUA Berner Middle School Massapequa Philharmonic Orchestra performs works that include Finlandia by Sibelius, Beethoven's Fidelio Overture, selections from Broadway musicals and other works. Jan. 27 at 2 p.m. Free. Berner Middle School, Carmans Mill Road. (516) 795-4071.

NORTH BELLMORE Bellmore Presbyterian Church The Merrick Chorale performs St. Matthew Passion by Bach. Jan. 27 at 2 p.m. Free. Bellmore Presbyterian Church, at Martin and Bellmore Avenues. (516) 378-2285.

OYSTER BAY Christ Episcopal Church Variations of Vivaldi, an all-Vivaldi program featuring a trio sonata for lute and viola, both lute and guitar concertos and a cello sonata. Jan. 27 at 3 p.m. $10 to $20. Christ Episcopal Church, 61 East Main Street. (631) 724-7386.

PATCHOGUE Patchogue Theater for the Performing Arts Nina and Her Band with Johnnie Lee Jordan. Feb. 6 at 7:30 p.m. $5. The Homegrown String Band, country. Feb. 7 at 7:30 p.m. $10. Acoustic Long Island Winter Concert, with performance starring Jen Chapin, Chris Ayer and Madi Diaz. Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m. $12 to $33. Patchogue Theater for the Performing Arts, 71 East Main Street. (631) 207-1313; www.patchoguetheatre.com.

RIVERHEAD Martha Clara Vineyards Winterfest 2008, Papo Vazquez and the Pirates Troubadours band, Latin jazz. Feb. 8 at 8 p.m. $20 to $75. Martha Clara Vineyards, 6025 Sound Avenue. (631) 298-0075.

RIVERHEAD Suffolk County Community College's Lyceum Gallery Celebration, a Black History event. Feb. 9 at 8 p.m. $20. Suffolk County Community College's Lyceum Gallery, 121 Speonk-Riverhead Road, Orient Building. (631) 548-2559.

STONY BROOK The Ward Melville Heritage Organization Educational and Cultural Center North Shore Pro Musica, featuring the French horn in chamber works including Reinecke's trio in A minor, Opus 188 for oboe, horn and piano, and Britten's Still Falls the Rain. Jan. 27 at 5 p.m. $10 and $15. The Ward Melville Heritage Organization Educational and Cultural Center, 97 Main Street. (631) 689-5888; www.wmho.org.

STONY BROOK University Cafe Pre-St. Valentine's Day Massacre Show, featuring the singer-songwriter John Wesley Harding, modern folk. Feb. 10 at 2 p.m. $18 and $22. University Cafe, Stony Brook Union Building, Stony Brook University. (631) 632-1093.

UNIONDALE Nassau Coliseum Dancing With the Stars -- The Tour, celebrities and professional dancers perform a variety of different dance styles. Friday at 7:30 p.m. $65 to $165. Nassau Coliseum, 1255 Hempstead Turnpike. (516) 794-9300. www.nassaucoliseum.com.

UNIONDALE Nassau Coliseum The Spice Girls, pop. Feb. 6 and Feb. 7. $69.50 to $119.50. Nassau Coliseum, 1255 Hempstead Turnpike. (516) 794-9300 .www.nassaucoliseum.com.

OUTDOORS

LATTINGTOWN Bailey Arboretum Who Goes There? Discover who lives in the forest by finding the footprints left behind. Feb. 10 at 2 p.m. Free. Bailey Arboretum, 194 Bayville Road. (516) 571-8020.

MUTTONTOWN Hoffman Center Animals in Love. Learn how animals around the world show their love for each other in a 45-minute indoor live animal presentation, followed by a 45-minute trail walk. Feb. 9, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. $3. Hoffman Center, 6000 Route 25A. (516) 922-3200.

SEASONAL

PORT WASHINGTON Graphic Eye Gallery Celebration Time, holiday exhibition featuring works by members of the gallery. Through Jan. 27. Graphic Eye Gallery, 402 Main Street. (516) 883-9668; www.graphiceyegallery.com.

SPOKEN WORD

COLD SPRING HARBOR Cold Spring Harbor Library The Slave Experience on Long Island, a lecture detailing the experiences of slaves who lived on the Lloyd Estate in Lloyd Neck. Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. Free. Cold Spring Harbor Library, 95 Harbor Road. (631) 692-6820.

ORIENT Oysterponds Historical Society An Evening of Poetry, featuring readings by local poets as well as readings from the works of Orient and East Marion poets. Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. Free. Oysterponds Historical Society, Village Lane. (631) 323-2480.

THEATER

BAY SHORE Boulton Center for the Performing Arts Little Women, adapted for the stage by Thomas Hischak. Feb. 10 at 2 p.m. $8. Boulton Center for the Performing Arts, 37 West Main Street. (631) 969-1101; www.boultoncenter.com.

CENTERPORT Vanderbilt Museum Pinocchio, presented by the Arena Players Children's Theater. Through Feb. 3. $9. Vanderbilt Museum, 180 Little Neck Road. (631) 854-5550.

EAST FARMINGDALE Arena Players Second Stage Theater Beyond Therapy, comedy by Christopher Durang. Friday through Feb. 3. $18 and $22. Arena Players Second Stage Theater, 296 Route 109. (516) 293-0674; www.arenaplayers.org.

EAST HAMPTON Guild Hall The Naked Stage theater group in staged readings of two short comedies, Snowglobe of Doom by Jonathan Wallace and Riverside Drive by Woody Allen. Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Free. Guild Hall, 158 Main Street. (631) 324-4050.

ELMONT BroadHollow Theater Swingtime Canteen, musical. Through Jan. 27. $14 to $28. BroadHollow Theater, 700 Hempstead Turnpike. (631) 581-2700; www.broadhollow.org.

HEMPSTEAD Monroe Lecture Center Theater Showtune, musical tribute celebrating the composer Jerry Herman. Friday through Jan. 27. $10 to $25. Monroe Lecture Center Theater, California Avenue, Hofstra University, South Campus. (516) 463-6644; www.hofstra.edu.

LINDENHURST Studio Theater Jest a Second, comedy. Through Jan. 27. $14 to $22. Studio Theater, 141 South Wellwood Avenue. (631) 581-2700.MERRICK The Stage Theater Sweeney Todd, musical thriller. Through Feb. 3. $14 and $18. The Stage Theater, 2222 Hewlett Avenue. (516) 868-6400; www.thestageinmerrick.com.

OAKDALE CM Performing Arts Center Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, musical. Through Thursday. $16 and $22. CM Performing Arts Center, 931 Montauk Highway. (631) 218-2810; www.cmpac.com.

PORT JEFFERSON Theater Three Greater Tuna, comedy by Joe Sears and Jaston Williams. Through Feb. 2. $20 to $28. Theater Three, 412 Main Street. (631) 928-9100; www.theaterthree.com.

QUOGUE Quogue Community HallGlengarry Glen Ross, by David Mamet. Thursday through Jan. 27. $10 to $22. Quogue Community Hall, 126 Jessup Avenue. (631) 653-8955; www.hamptontheatre.org.

SMITHTOWN Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts Bell, Book and Candle, romantic comedy. Through Feb. 3. $24 to $28. Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, 2 East Main Street. (631) 724-3700; www.smithtownpac.org.

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

BELLPORT Ratio Gallery Inherent Beauty, exhibition of oil paintings by Marlies Ihmels. Through Thursday. Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; all other days by appointment. Ratio Gallery, 10 Bell Street. (631) 286-4020; www.ratiogallery.com.

COLD SPRING HARBOR Whaling Museum Pirates, the mystery and folklore of pirates, using artifacts and art. Through August. $4 to $5; children under 5, free. Tuesdays through Sundays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Whaling Museum, 279 Main Street. (631) 367-3418; www.cshwhalingmuseum.org.

CUTCHOGUE Castello di Borghese Vineyard Between Sea and Sky, Landscapes of the North Fork, photographs by Jake Rajs. Through June. Hours: Mondays through Fridays, 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sundays, 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Castello di Borghese Vineyard, County Road 48 and Alvahs Lane. (631) 734-5111; www.castellodiborghese.com.

EAST HAMPTON Solar Brave New World, works by various artists. Through Thursday. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 to 5 p.m. Solar, 44 Davids Lane. (631) 907-8422; www.artsolar.com.

EAST ISLIPIslip Art Museum Wit on Wry, exhibition of humorous works. Through Jan. 27. Animal House, works from artists who portray animals. Through Monday. Suggested donation, $3. Hours: 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; www.islipartmuseum.org.

GREENLAWN Harborfields Public Library Once I Was Here: A Spiritual Journey in Photographs, by Brian T. McNally. Through Tuesday. Free. Hours: 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. Harborfields Public Library, 31 Broadway. (631) 757-4200; harb.suffolk.lib.ny.us.

GREENPORT Sirens' Song Gallery Sailors' Valentines, contemporary assemblages, prints and paintings with maritime themes and sea creature fantasies. Through Feb. 24. Hours: Wednesdays through Sundays, noon to 7 p.m. Sirens' Song Gallery, 516 Main Street. (631) 477-1021.

HOLBROOK Sachem Public Library Vanitas: Still Life Collection With a Twist, by Alain K. Khadem. Through Thursday. Sachem Public Library, 150 Holbrook Road. (631) 588-5024; sachem.suffolk.lib.ny.us.

HUNTINGTON STATION South Huntington Public Library Breaking the Rules, exhibition of woven art pieces by Sally Shore. Through Feb. 7. Free. Hours: Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m. South Huntington Public Library, 145 Pidgeon Hill Road. (631) 549-4411; www.shpl.info.

JERICHO Jericho Public Library A Bright Spot in Winter, an exhibition featuring the works of the members of the Manhasset Art Association. Feb. 2 through Feb. 28. Reception: Saturday, Feb. 9 from 2 to 4 p.m. Free. Jericho Public Library, 1 Merry Lane. (516) 935-6790.

MELVILLE Art-trium Inter-FACE, exhibition of a broad range of artistic styles curated by William Grabowski. Through Feb. 29. Mondays through Fridays, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Art-trium Gallery, 25 Melville Park Road. (631) 271-8423.

NORTHPORT Northport Historical Society Museum Burying Grounds: Art, History and Genealogy, exhibition about Northport's cemeteries and headstones. Through March 1. Donation, $3. Tuesdays through Sundays, 1 to 4:30 p.m. Northport Historical Society Museum, 215 Main Street. (631) 757-9859; www.northporthistorical.org.

ROSLYN HARBORNassau County Museum of Art Art and Entertainment, juxtaposing work by Red Grooms with that of Toulouse-Lautrec, Chagall, Degas, Shinn, Vuillard, Walt Kuhn and Reginald Marsh. Through Feb. 20. $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; www.nassaumuseum.com.

SEA CLIFF Sea Cliff Museum The Past Revisited, Henry Otto Korten, L.I. Postcard Photographer, Remastered plate glass negatives turned into photos of early 1900s life on Long Island. Through Feb. 24. Donations. Hours: Saturdays and Sundays, 2 to 5 p.m. Sea Cliff Museum, 95 10th Avenue. (516) 671-0090.

SETAUKET Gallery North Ceiling for the Landscape: Trees, group exhibition. Through Feb. 10. Hours: Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. Gallery North, 90 North Country Road. (631) 751-2676.

STONY BROOK Long Island Museum of American Art, History and Carriages Norman Rockwell's 323 Saturday Evening Post Covers, exhibition of every Rockwell-drawn cover for the magazine in 47 years. Through Jan. 27. Praise for the Artist: William Sidney Mount's 200th Birthday Celebration. Through Feb. 18. $3 to $7. Hours: Wednesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. Long Island Museum of American Art, History and Carriages, 1200 Route 25A. (631) 751-0066; www.longislandmuseum.org.

[Illustration]PHOTOS: PORT WASHINGTON: The Chinese New Year celebration features a performance of The White Snake, a Chinese fairy tale, at the Jeanne Rimsky Theater at the Landmark on Main Street. Sunday at 3 p.m. Tickets are $15. 232 Main Street. (516) 767-6444; www.landmarkonmainstreet.org (PHOTOGRAPH BY CHINESE THEATERWORKS)(pg. 9); GARDEN CITY: The Mineola Choral Society performs Haydn's Mass in Time of War and Bruckner's Te Deum at the Cathedral of the Incarnation on Jan. 27 at 4 p.m. Tickets are $10 and $15. 50 Cathedral Avenue. (516) 294-1175. (PHOTOGRAPH BY BLISS PRODUCTIONS)(pg. 10); HEMPSTEAD: Above, A Letter From Paris(1989) by Robert Colescott is part of the African-American Highlights From the Reader's Digest Association Arts Collection, which features 36 works by various artists. Through March 20. Free. Reception: Feb. 7, 4:30 p.m. Hours: Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m. Hofstra Museum. 112 Hofstra University. (516) 463-5672; www.hofstra.edu/museum/ (pg. 11)