Laurie Simmons:
The Music Of Regret & Other Works
Nassau County Museum Of Art Contemporary Gallery, Roslyn Harbor
Through August 12; (516) 484-9337; nassaumuseum.com
The works of this Long Island-born artist, a pioneer of elaborately staged
narrative photographs.
Docent Tours
The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton; parrishart.org
Wednesdays and Saturdays, 2 pm; (631) 283-2118
Docent-led tours are offered for every exhibition and are free with Museum
admission.
Paton Miller
The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton; parrishart.org
July 6, noon; (631) 283-2118
Renowned painter will discuss his experience in working for 22 years in Fairfield
Porter's studio and other topics. Free with museum admission.
Sixth Annual Art Show
Fire Island Lighthouse, Captree Island
Through July 22; (631) 661-4876; fireislandlighthouse.com
Local artists display their artwork in the Keepers Quarters in the Lighthouse.
All artwork is for sale; free admission.
Talking About Literature:
The Road
Freeport Memorial Library
July 6 at noon; (516) 379-3274
Regular series features The Road by Cormac McCarthy, led by Caroline Fenyo.
Cinderella Goes Disco
Arena Players Children's Theater, Vanderbilt Planetarium Theater, Centerport
July 6 through August 26; (516) 293-0674; arenaplayers.org
A modern update of the beloved children's tale. Three classic stories are
combined in this "participation play."
Just Say Yes:
Improv At The Museum
The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton; parrishart.org
July 7, 8 pm; (631) 283-2118
Hamptons improve troupe Just Say Yes with perform an entire show improvised
on the spot based on audience suggestions.
Dance
Momix!
Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center
July 7 at 8:30 pm; whbpac.org
Indescribable performance art show features unique uses of props, lights,
music, and the human form.
Bride Of Summer Camp Cinema
Cinema Arts Centre, Huntington
Saturdays throughout summer; (631) 423-7611; cinemaartscentre.org
More awesome Saturday bills, including The Exorcist and Phantasm (July 14),
Xanadu and Flash Gordon (July 21), and The Curse Of Frankenstein doubled up
with The Revenge Of Frankenstein (July 28).
Crumb
The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton; parrishart.org
July 6, 8 pm; (631) 283-2118
Director Terry Zwigoff's classic documentary about the famous underground
comics artist.
Free Films At Freeport Memorial Library
Freeport Memorial Library
Fridays in July at 3 and 7 pm; (516) 379-3274
Four free movies this month: The Pursuit Of Happiness (July 6), The Departed
(July 13), The Queen (July 20), and The Good Shepherd (July 27).
It's Only A Movie: Horror Films From The 1970s And Today
Museum Of The Moving Image, Astoria
Through July 22; movingimage.us
Retrospective features 32 feature films, experimental and animated shorts,
and personal appearances by filmmakers, critics, and scholars. Coming up:
Homecoming (July 7), 28 Weeks Later (July 8), and the Vietnam-war based Dead
Of Night (July 7).
Light Keepers Behind The Scenes Tour
Fire Island Lighthouse, Captree Island
July 14 at 9 am; (631) 661-4876; fireislandlighthouse.com
Follow a current lighthouse keep on his rounds. This top to bottom tour takes
you from the beacon in the lantern room of the lighthouse to the auxiliary
generator in the basement of the keeper's quarters. Reservations required,
limited to 12 people.
Poetry Writing Workshop
The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton; parrishart.org
July 12 and 19, 6 pm; (631) 283-2118
Using "Studio As A Muse" as a point of departure, poems will be
created based on themes of place, landscape, and view.
Freeport Memories
Freeport Memorial Library
Through July 31; (516) 379-3274
Photographs of houses, events, and people from historic Freeport, researched
by Regina Feeney and Cynthia Krieg of the library staff.
American Dating Catastrophes Volume V
Dix Hills Performing Arts Center
July 26-28, (631) 656-2148
A world premiere of a compendium of shorts plays about the rigors of dating,
written by Long Island playwrights.
Dog Sees God
Airport Playhouse, Bohemia
July 6 & 7; (631) 589-7588
Airport Playhouse presents a drama about what it could be like when the characters
from a beloved comic strip grow up. For mature audiences.
Footloose
BayWay Arts Center, East Islip
July 7 through July 29; (631) 581-2700; broadhollow.org
BroadHollow Theatre Company presents a musical that defined the 1980s.
High School Musical
BroadHollow Theatre, Elmont
Through July 22; (631) 581-2700; broadhollow.org
The youth-oriented smash hit musical returns to the area for anther run.
Killjoy
Arena Players Main Stage Theater, East Farmingdale
Through July 8; (516) 293-0674; arenaplayers.org
Top area theater company presents a comedy thriller about a divorced man and
his new wife trying everything in their power to avoid paying alimony.
See How They Run
Studio Theatre, Lindenhurst
Through July 22; (631) 581-2800; broadhollow.org
BroadHollow Theatre Company presents a fast-paced comedy.
Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll
Arena Players Second Stage Theatre, East Farmingdale
Through July 15; (516) 293-0674; arenaplayers.org
Eric Bogosian's dramady journey through the minds of those altered and affected
by, well … sex, drugs, and rock & roll.
The Killing Of Sister George
Arena Players Main Stage Theatre, East Farmingdale
July 13 through August 5; (516) 293-0674; arenaplayers.org
Comedy based on a character from in BBC soap opera, a nurse who cycles about
singing hymns, doing good works – until the network decides to kill
her off.
The Tale Of The Allergist's Wife
Arena Players Second Stage Theatre, East Farmingdale
July 20 through August 26; (516) 293-0674; arenaplayers.org
The hit comedy comes to Long Island in a new production from this popular
repertory group.
Twelfth Night
Arena Players Repertory Company, The Carriage House of the Vanderbilt Mansion,
Suffolk Vanderbilt Museum, Centerport
July 6 through August 26; (516) 293-0674; arenaplayers.org
Shakespeare's comedy of mistaken identities, misplaced love, and madcap action.
