All The More Real:
Portrayals Of Intimacy & Empathy
The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton
Through October 14; (631) 283-2118; parrishart.org. Exhibition explores the various strategies artists employ to seduce or deflect a viewer’s engagement with the physicality of the body and the object of art.
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.
All-Star Comedy Show
Governors Comedy Cabaret, Levittown
September 13 at 8 pm; (516) 731-3358; govs.com
A triple bill of top comedians features Eric Tataglione, Pat Lamb and Gary Keshner.
Mo Alexander
The Brokerage Comedy Club & Vaudeville Café, Bellmore
September 21 and 22 at 8 and 10:30 pm; (516) 781-LAFF; brokeragecomedy.com
Memphis native is a big, brash, funny performer. A best bet.
Michael Amante
Kupferberg Center Peformances at Colden Auditorium in Queens College, Flushing
September 15 at 8 pm; (718) 793-8080; KupferbergCenter.org
One of the most popular American tenors will perform everything from high classical to pop/rock with a full orchestra.
Ben Vereen
Queensborough Performing Arts Center, Bayside
September 30 at 3 pm; (718) 631-6311; visitqpac.org
Word has it this Broadway musical vet (“Pippin”) might even tap dance.
Mary Weiss
YMCA Boulton Center, Bay Shore
September 21 at 8 pm; (631) 969-1101 boultoncenter.org
The former lead singer of The Shangri-Las – and Babylon town resident – performs her classics as well as cuts from her new album, Dangerous Games.
The Long Island Dance
Connection
Various Long Island locations
See website for events; liddance.org
This popular dance organization was founded and “dedicated to the promotion of partner dancing on Long Island.” The group hosts regularly scheduled events throughout the region; log on to the lidance.org website for complete details.
Artemisia
The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton
September 14 at 7 pm; (631) 283-2118; parrishart.org
This controversial film explores the life and work of female painter Artemisia Gentileschi.
Clash By Night
Museum Of The Moving Image, Astoria
September 23 at 3 pm; (718) 784-4520; movingimage.us
One of Marilyn Monroe’s best performances in this California-based love story also starring Robert Ryan and Miss Barbara Stanwyck (remember how she was billed in “The Big Valley”?).
Feast Of Love
Museum Of The Moving Image, Astoria
September 19 at 7 pm; (718) 784-4520; movingimage.us
Director Robert Benson will be in attendance for this new 2007 film starring Greg Kinnear, Morgan Freeman, and Selma Blair. Benton adapts Charles Baxter’s novel about tangled and intertwining love stories in a small town. Tickets are available in advance through the website.
15th Annual
Hamptons Film Festival
October 17 through 21; hamptonsfilmfest.org
Lengendary area film festival returns with many special events; see issue 975 for further information.
Vincent & Theo
The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton
September 21 at 7 pm; (631) 283-2118; parrishart.org
The relationship between Vincent Van Gogh and his more practical brother Theo is at the center of this Robert Altman film.
On The Body:
Painting Flesh
The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton
September 15 at 6 pm; (631) 283-2118; parrishart.org
Moderated by co-curator and artist Eric Fischl, with Emily Eveleth and Joan Semmel. This program will concert different ways of painting the body – straightforwardly or obliquely, as an object of desire or a means of self-identity. The panelists will reflect on the representation of flesh as a landscape of sexuality, sensuality, and physical mutability.
Oklahoma!
Hofstra University, Hempstead
Through September16; (516) 463-6644; graywig.com
The Hofstra Gray Wig theater group presents the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical.
Romance In D
Studio Theatre, Lindenhurst
Through September 16; (631) 581-2700; broadhollow.org
BroadHollow Theatre Company presents a wild comedy about love, loss, and putting your head in an oven.
Rumors
BayWay Arts Center, East Islip
Through September 30; (631) 581-2700; broadhollow.org
BroadHollow Theatre Company presents the classic Neil Simon comedy in one of this season’s most highly anticipated local productions.
Spike Heels
Arena Players Second Stage Theatre, East Farmingdale
Through October 14; (516) 293-0674; arenaplayers.org
Arena Players present Theresa Rebeck’s contemporary comedy of manners set in Boston.
The Yiddish Trojan Women
Arena Players Main Stage Theatre, East Farmingdale
Through September 30; (516) 293-0674; arenaplayers.org
Arena Players present Carol Braverman’s comedy/drama about four contemporary Jewish women.
