1 California Dreamin’ with
Penelope Bagieu
Friday, March 10 at 7 p.m.
Come and hear author Penelope Bagieu discuss her graphic novel, California Dreamin’: Cass Elliot Before the Mamas and the Papas. Before she became the legendary Mama Cass, one quarter of the mega-huge folk group The Mamas and the Papas, Elliot was a girl from Baltimore trying to make it in the big city. After losing parts to stars like Barbra Streisand on the Broadway circuit, Elliot found her place in the music world with an unlikely group of cohorts. The Mamas and the Papas went on to release five studio albums in their three years of existence, making them one of the most productive and profitable three years any band has ever had. Bagieu will share this incredible journey and her book’s illustrations at this special event.
Where: Turn of the Corkscrew Books & Wine
110 N. Park Ave., Rockville Centre
Info: (516)764-6000 • turnofthecorkscrew.com
2 March Flowers
Saturday, March 11, 8-10p.m.
Join Paint the Town Studio, Huntington’s newest venue where art meets entertainment, for a simple, step-by-step painting class, some of your favorite music, and a fun environment. Uncork, unwind and create a masterpiece! No experience necessary. This night’s theme is flowers to herald the forthcoming start of spring. Tickets: $40.
Where: Paint the Town Studio
17 Green Street, Huntington
Info: (631)683-5788 • paintthetownstudio.com
3 19th Annual Irish Festival
Sunday, March 12, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
“Let Ye All Be Irish Today!” The Irish festival will continue to celebrate the Irish gifts of music, food and culture to America. There will be a number of music and dance performances throughout the day, as well as a variety of vendors and food. All net proceeds benefit the Hofstra University Scholarship Fund. Adults: $6, Seniors: $5, Children under 12: free.
Where: Hofstra University
Mack Physical Education Center, 900 Fulton Ave., Hempstead
Info: (516)463-6582 • hofstra.edu
4 Film Screening — No Asylum:
The Untold Chapter of
Anne Frank’s Story
Sunday, March 12 at 12:30 p.m.
Presented by the HMTC’s Reel Upstanders, this documentary film is based on recently discovered letters written by Anne Frank’s father, Otto, and features Anne’s only surviving family members, Buddy Elias and Eva Geiringer-Schloss, discussing the Frank family’s last efforts to seek refuge in America before going into hiding in 1942. There is a suggested donation of $10 to attend.
Where: The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center
Welwyn Preserve, 100 Crescent Beach Road, Glen Cove
Info/Tickets: (516)571-8040 or dlom@hmtcli.org • hmtcli.org
5 4th Annual Long Island
Food & Film Feast
Sunday, March 12 at 6:30 p.m.
Slow Food North Shore and the Cinema Arts Centre come together with the 4th Annual Long Island Food & Film Feast, an enchanted evening highlighting local food, the people who produce it, and the difference it can make. Each film will be paired with the featured food from the film, prepared by iEat Green and Slow Food North Shore, along with a guest speaker, to provide a glorious, seasonal, and informative feast. Tickets $60 Members; $70 General Public.
Where: Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington
Info: (631)423-7611 • cinemaartscentre.org
6 The Five Irish Tenors
Wednesday, March 15 at 7:30 p.m.
The Five Irish Tenors fuses Irish wit and boisterous charm with lyricism, dramatic flair and operatic style to bring you a unique Irish tenor concert experience. Featuring both famously beloved Irish song and opera arias in combinations of tenor solos, duets, trios, quartets, quintets and tutti, this distinctive program includes, among others, W.B Yeats’s “Down by the Sally Gardens,” Verdi’s “O Mio Rimorso” from La Traviata, Cherubini Bixio’s “Mamma, The Rose of Tralee,” Cesar Frank’s “Paris Angelicus,” Mozart’s “Il Mio Tesoro,” “She Moves Through the Fair,” “Will You Go Lassie Go,” and the glorious “Danny Boy,” performed by Ireland’s most legendary tenors.
Where: Madison Theatre at Molloy College
1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre
Info: (516)323-4444 • madisontheatreny.org
7 Respect: A Musical
Journey of Women
Thursday, March 16 at 8 p.m. with ongoing
performances through Saturday, March 25
The international hit, Respect: A Musical Journey of Women, makes its Long Island debut, featuring such immortal tunes as “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend,” “These Boots Were Made for Walking,” “Someone to Watch Over Me,” “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” “I Will Survive,” and “I Am Woman,” among many others. From housewife to rebel, and from cynic to Wonder Woman, Respect chronicles extraordinary women, celebrating the music that has defined feelings, ideas and promise.
Where: Theatre Three, 412 Main Street, Port Jefferson
Info: (631)928-9100 • theatrethree.com
