Art Exhibits

Docent Tours
The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton
Wednesdays and Saturdays, 2 pm; (631) 283-2118; parrishart.org
Docent-led tours are offered for every exhibition and are free with Museum admission.

Children's Events

Cinderella Goes Disco
Arena Players Children's Theater, Vanderbilt Planetarium Theater, Centerport
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."

Hudson Vagabond Puppets:
The Silly Jellyfish
Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center
August 16 at 11 am; (631) 288-1500; whbpac.org
Funny, thoughtful show presented by one of the country's leading puppet touring companies.

Puppets On The Sound
Various locations, mostly at Cinema Arts Centre, Huntington
Through August 18; huntingtonarts.org, CinemaArtsCentre.org
Upcoming in this international puppet festival: Handmade Puppet Dreams Vol. 2 at Cinema Arts Centre on August 15 at 7:30 pm; Puppet SLAM Café on August 16 at 8 pm in Cinema Arts Centre (X-rated – adults only); Heather Henson's Panther & Crane on Friday, August 17 at 8:30 pm at the Chapin Rainbow Stage in Heckscher Park; and Happy Puppetry Company Of Taiwan on Saturday, August 18 at 11 am and 1 pm at Cinema Arts Centre.

Comedy

Jim Gaffigan
Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center
August 25 at 8:30 pm; (631) 288-1500; whbpac.org
Conan O'Brien's "pale" compatriot returns to Long Island for a night of stand-up (at Hamptons prices).

Improv At The Museum
The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton
August 18 at 8 pm; (631) 283-2118; parrishart.org
The Just Say Yes improv group features Jonathan Peters, Josh Perl, Marcus Johnson, Stephan Sheck, Dan Becker, Lydia Franco Hodges, Susan Cincotta, and Michael Horn. A best bet.

Laughs At The Library: Mark Brier
East Meadow Public Library
August 16 at 1 pm; (516) 794-2570
The popular standup will not only perform, but offer pointers and even give you the mic. Free admission.

Concerts

Project Night-Beat
The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton
August 25 at 8 pm; (631) 283-2118; parrishart.org
Admission includes entry to the galleries, complimentary drinks and munchies, and live music.

Dance

Ballet Ambassadors:
The Unicorn's Secret
Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center
August 14 at 7 apm; (631) 288-1500; whbpac.org
The magical Land of Mythos will come to life – and a secret will be revealed – as young dancers share the stage with professional artists in this original ballet by artistic director Sondra Forsyth.

Let's Dance
East Meadow Public Library
August 14 at 12:30 pm; (516) 794-2570
Dance teacher Dave Rice will teach ballroom dancing. Singles or couples; free admission; no experience necessary.

Film

Movie Magic
At Bolton
YMCA Boulton Center's Roslyn Film Institute, Bay Shore
Various dates; (631) 969-1101
The summer "Movie Magic" series concludes with Them (August 15) and How To Eat Fried Worms (August 16) – with admission only $5.

The Naked & The Wicked:
A Century Of American Sex Cinema
Cinema Arts Centre, Huntington
September 5 at 7:30 pm; (631) 423-FILM; CinemaArtsCentre.org
This adults-only evening features film collector and author Jack Stevenson and is a look through the history of erotic cinema featuring such seminal figures as Ed Wood and Candy Barr.

Rashomon
The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton
August 24 at 7 pm; (631) 283-2118; parrishart.org
This classic film introduced director Akira Kurosawa to cinema lovers worldwide.

Summer Camp
Film Series
Cinema Arts Centre, Huntington
Saturdays; (631) 423-FILM; CinemaArtsCentre.org
The wacky Saturday night series continues with Escape From New York and The Blues Brothers (August 18), and an August 15 "Midnight Till Dawn Pay-To-Get-Out Horror Festival" with Shogun Assassin, Scanners, Night Warning, Infra-Man and what's being billed as "a mystery fifth feature." More info: summercampcinema.com.

Nature

Day On The Bay
The Long Island Maritime Museum & The Fire Island Lighthouse, Captree Island
August 14; (631) 661-4876; fireislandlighthouse.com
Start with a guided museum walking tour, then board Sayville's Ferry to the Fire Island Lighthouse, and much more. Call (631) 321-7028 for reservations.

Music

Broadway Melodies
East Meadow Public Library
August 17 at 12:30 pm; (516) 794-2570
This afternoon of Broadway music features the multi-talented Gunther Stern, who has appeared in more than a dozen musicals. Free admission.

Café Coward
Hofstra University, Hempstead
Through August 26; (516) 463-6644; hofstra.edu/HofstraEntertainment
The Long Island premiere of a 1930s cabaret tribute to the words and music of Noel Coward.

Theater

Bus Trip To
The Lady In Question
East Meadow Public Library
August 12 at 9:30 am; (516) 794-2570; eastmeadow.info
The library's popular bus trip series will travel to a performance of The Lady In Question at the Bay Street Theater.

Private Lives
Studio Theatre, Lindenhurst
Through August 19; (631) 581-2700; broadhollow.org
BroadHollow Theatre Company presents one of Noel Coward's most insightful and bittersweet comedies.

Smoke And Mirrors
Arena Players Main Stage Theatre, East Farmingdale
Through September 2; (516) 293-0674; arenaplayers.org
A comedy-mystery by Will Osborne and Anthony Herrera.

The Tale Of The Allergist's Wife
Arena Players Second Stage Theatre, East Farmingdale
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
Through August 26; (516) 293-0674; arenaplayers.org
Shakespeare's comedy of mistaken identities, misplaced love, and madcap action.