A quick look at what’s happening on Long Island this week.
1) David Bromberg Big Band
Saturday, Oct. 31, 8 p.m.
Originally formed in 1970 and dissolved in 1980 after an exhausting decade of touring, the David Bromberg Big Band reassembled in 2013 to record “Only Slightly Mad,” a return to his genre-bending early albums. Bromberg fans will find bluegrass, gospel, folk, Irish fiddle tunes, pop and English drinking songs happily coexisting in true Bromberg Big Band style.
Where: Landmark On Main Street 232 Main Street, Suite 1
Port Washington
Info: (516) 767-1384 ext. 101 • www.landmarkonmainstreet.org
2) Paul Anka
Saturday, Oct. 31, 7 p.m.
Paul Albert Anka, the Canadian singer, songwriter and actor behind such hit songs as “Diana,” “Lonely Boy,” “Put Your Head on My Shoulder,” and “ Having My Baby” will bring his trademark sound and style to the NYCB Theatre Saturday. Anka’s recent album “Duets” features duets with Dolly Parton, Michael Jackson, Michael Buble, Celine Dion and more.
Where: NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury
Info: (516) 247-5200 • www.thetheatreatwestbury.com
3) Drop Me Off in Harlem
Friday, Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m.
Singer and Broadway star T. Oliver Reid, winner of the Metropolitan Room’s “2010 Metrostar Challenge,” makes his AUPAC debut with his Bistro Award-winning show “Drop Me Off in Harlem,” a club-hopping journey through the elegant nightclubs and working-class speakeasies of 1934 Harlem, using the music of Duke Ellington, Harold Arlen, Andy Razaf and more as a guide.
Where: Adelphi University
Performing Arts Center
Westermann Stage
1 South Avenue, Garden City
Info: (516) 877-4000
4) Miriam Beerman: Expressing the Chaos
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 8 p.m.
Directed by Jonathan Gruber, “Miriam Beerman: Expressing the Chaos” is the profile of an artist whose personal demons and empathy for human suffering colored a lifetime of her work. The movie is part of the 2015-16 On Screen/In Person film series, designed to bring some of the best new independent American films and their filmmakers to communities across the mid-Atlantic region.
Where: Tilles Center For The Performing Arts | Liu Post
720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville
Info: (516) 299-3100 • https://tillescenter.org
5) Ben Folds with yMusic
Sunday, Nov. 1, 8 p.m.
A collaboration between indie rock stalwart Ben Folds and New York City-based chamber ensemble, yMusic, the album “So There” flourishes in the overlap between the pop and classical worlds, showcasing new pop songs written, arranged, and recorded by Folds and yMusic. This eclectic coupling will grace the stage at the Paramount Sunday.
Where: The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington
Info: (631) 673-7300 ext. 303 • www.paramountny.com
6) Vic DiBitetto
Friday, Oct. 30, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 31, 7:30 & 10 p.m.
A powerful performer, comedian Vic DiBitetto churns energy, honesty and humanity into nonstop laughter. His pace is frenetic, his material vivid and true. From his first words, to his famous, word-free, mannequin head encore, DiBitetto leaves his audience breathless with laughter. He was a $10,000 Grand Prize winner on television’s “America’s Funniest People.”
Where: Brokerage Comedy Club, 2797 Merrick Road, Bellmore
Info: (516) 785-8655 • https://tickets.brokeragecomedy.com
7) Children’s Medical Fund Raise Fest featuring The Chainsmokers
Sunday, Nov. 1, 8 p.m.
The Space at Westbury will place to a fund-raising event to benefit Children’s Medical Fund, a nonprofit dedicated to provide ongoing funding for programs at Steven & Alexandra Cohen Children’s Medical Center. The Chainsmokers, the DJ/producer/songwriter team of Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall, whose, 2014 single “#Selfie” reached No. 16 on the US charts.
Where: The Space at Westbury, 250 Post Ave., Westbury
Info: (516) 283.5566 • www.thespaceatwestbury.com
