Performances/On Stage
O El Amor
The band in concert, Friday, Jan. 3, 10 p.m., with Led Zeppelin tribute band Misty Mountain, 8 p.m. Mulcahy’s Pub and Concert Hall, 3232 Railroad Ave., Wantagh. 783-7500 or www.muls.com.
Pup Punk
Elf Jr.
The modern-day holiday classic, based on the popular film, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2 p.m. Merrick Theatre & Center for the Arts, 2222 Hewlett Ave., Merrick. 868-6400 or www.merrick-theatre.com.
A Fairy Tale Winter
The Land of Happily Ever After prepares for the Crystal Ball, with everyone’s beloved fairy tale characters, Saturday, Jan. 4, 11 a.m.; Sunday, Jan. 5, 12 p.m. The Show Place at the Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Ave., Bellmore. 599-6870 or
www.plazatheatrical.com.
Studio Saturday
Drop into Nassau County Museum of Art’s Manes Center for hands-on activities inspired by the current exhibition, Saturday, Jan. 4, 12-3 p.m. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9338 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Winter Scene
Shadow Boxes
Celebrate the winter season, Saturday, Jan. 4, 1-3 p.m. Draw a winter scene adding sparkle with special decorations. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. 224-5800 or www. licm.org.
Unusual Transportation
Examine forms of transportation at thge Center for Science Teaching and Learning’s Sunday Science program, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2:30-4 p.m. Participants will be challenged to create and design ziplines and self powered cars from provided material. For ages 5-12. Registration required. Center for Science Teaching and Learning, 1 Tanglewood Rd., Rockville Centre. 764-0045 or www.cstl.org.
Polar Bear Pals
Create a friendly polar bear to keep company during the winter, Tuesday through Friday, Jan. 7-10, 2:30-4 p.m. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. 224-5800 or www. licm.org.
Pajama Story Time
Come dressed in comfy pjs for some bedtime stories and songs, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 7 p.m. West Hempstead Public Library, 500 Hempstead Ave., West Hempstead. 481-6591.
Disney on Ice “Dream Big”
The latest Disney on Ice spectacle on tour, Thursday through Sunday, Jan. 9-12. NYCB Live’s Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale. (800) 745-3000 or www.tickmaster.com or www.nycblive.com.
Frozen Fun
Participte in Frozen themed activities, Thursday, Jan. 9, 6-7 p.m. Decorate a cupcake and make crafts. For ages 4-12. Registration required. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-326
Star Wars Science
Learn the ways “Star Wars’ uses science to create special effects, Thursday, Jan. 9, 7-8 p.m. For grades 4-8. Registratiom required. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
Museums/Galleries and more...
Dinosaurs/Animal Adventure
See over 20 dinosaurs and meet over 35 animals at the dual exhibit. Learn about animal adaptations and explore how dinosaurs lived. See robotic dinos that look alive; experience amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals in their natural settings. Open daily, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Center for Science Teaching and Learning, 1 Tanglewood Rd., Rockville Centre. 764-0045 or www.cstl.org.
Locally Sourced: Collecting
Long Island Artists
An exhibition that kicks off the Heckscher’s year-long centennial celebration, underscoring the museum’s commitment to preserving and presenting the stories of Long Island’s art through ther permanent collection. It brings together painting, sculpture, photography, and works on paper by dozens of artists to explore the themes of place, dialogue among artists, and landscape, with particular attention to the achievements of women artists of Long Island.Through March 15. Heckscher Museum of Art, Main St. and Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250 or www.heckscher.org
Other People’s Parties
An original exhibition that investigates the human impulse to capture party moments through photography and our desire to live vicariously through images of others. Artists on view include Henri Cartier-Bresson, Larry Fink, Danny Lyon, Mary Ellen Mark, and Andy Warhol. Through March 13. Hofstra University’s David Filderman Gallery, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, Ninth Floor, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672 or www.hostra.edu.
Picture This!
The Art of Children’s Books
A celebration of children’s book illustration guest curated by author/illustrators Tim Miller and Isabel Roxas. Works on view include illustrations by Sophie Blackall, Eric Carle, Catia Chien, Victoria Cossack, Mike Curato, C.G. Esperanza, Brian Floca, Gilbert Ford, Stephanie Graegin, Jen Hill, Ezra Jack Keats, Aram Kim, Colleen Kong-Savage, Leo Lionni, Tim Miller, Oge Mora, Il Sung Na, John Parra, Isabel Roxas, Cecilia Ruiz, Maurice Sendak, and more. Through Jan. 12. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Drive, Roslyn Harbor. 484-9338 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Film Time
See “The Peanut Butter Falcon,” the drama about a down-on-his-luck crab fisherman who embarks on a journey to get a young man with Down syndrome to a professional wrestling school, Friday, Jan. 3, 2 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
On Screen
See “Last Chance Harvey,” the romantic comedy about a struggling jingle writer risks losing his job to attend his daughter’s London wedding, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2 and 7 p.m. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. 374-1967.