A quick look at what’s happening this week on Long Island.
1) Dan Levy
Friday, April 29, 8 p.m.
Saturday, April 30, 7 & 9:30 p.m.
Comedian Dan Levy has been seen at the Montreal Just For Laughs Comedy Festival numerous times and has made TV appearances on Comedy Central’s “Premium Blend,” “Chelsea Lately,” “The Late Late Show,” and “Comedy Central Presents: Dan Levy.” He has also hosted four very short-lived shows on MTV including “Rock Band Battle,” “Your Face or Mine,” “The Reality Show,” and “MTV Spring Break”. You don’t remember them? Neither does he.
Where: Governors’ Comedy Club, 90 Division Ave., Levittown
Info: (516) 731-3358 • https://tickets.govs.com/index.cfm
2) Mozart Orchestra of New York
Saturday, April 30, 8 p.m.
Led by Music Director and Conductor Gerard Schwarz and presented by Caroline Stoessinger, artistic director and host, Music at Hillwood series, the Mozart Orchestra of New York, will perform an All-Mendelssohn Program, including “Fingal’s Cave, Op. 26,” “Symphony No. 4 (Italian)” and Violin Concerto in E minor. Sirena Huang will be featured on violin.
Where: Tilles Center For The Performing Arts, LIU Post, 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville
Info: (516) 299-3100 • https://tillescenter.org
3) Richard Glazier
Sunday, May 1, 3 p.m.
Award-winning pianist and master story-teller, Richard Glazier takes audiences on a musical tour of the 20th century in this fascinating program dedicated to the American Popular Song. Using his piano as a time machine, Glazier starts when Ragtime was King and continues through the decades that followed with stops in Tin Pan Alley, Broadway and Hollywood.
Where: Stephen C. Widom Cultural Arts At Emanuel, 150 Hicks Lane, Great Neck
Info: (516) 482-5701 • www.scwculturalarts.org/emanuel-series/
4) Bernadette Peters in Concert
Sunday, May 1, 3 p.m.
Winner of three Tony Awards, Bernadette Peters has dazzled audiences and critics with her performances on stage, TV, in film and in concert throughout her illustrious career. Concert goers can expect an eclectic array of tunes from Peter’s award-winning theatre and recording career. Her film credits include “Pennies From Heaven,” “The Jerk,” and “Annie.”
Where: Queensborough Performing Arts Center, 222-05 56th Avenue, Bayside
Info: (718) 595-2905 • https://www.qcc.cuny.edu/qpac/
5) “The Man Who Knew Infinity” at Furman Film Series
Wednesday, May 4, 7:30 p.m.
Starring Dev Patel and Jeremy Irons, “The Man Who Knew Infinity” charts the life of Srinivasa Ramanujan, whose genius for mathematics takes him from the slums of India to Trinity College. Spurred on by his mentor G. H. Hardy, Ramanujan overcomes racism and the rigidity of academia to revolutionize the field with his startlingly original theorems, which he attributes to divine inspiration.
Where: Gold Coast Arts Center, 113 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck
Info: (516) 829-2570 • https://goldcoastarts.org
6) Chris Isaak
Thursday, May 5, 7:30 p.m.
GRAMMY-nominated recording artist Chris Isaak’s vocal style has garnered enormous acclaim and his hit songs have been featured in numerous feature films. His numerous hit singles include “Wicked Game,” “Forever Blue,” “Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing” and “Somebody’s Crying.” His latest album, First Comes The Night, is Isaak’s 13th studio album.
Where: NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury, Info: (516) 247-5200 • www.thetheatreatwestbury.com
7) Bush
Thursday, May 5, 8 p.m.
Bush has sold close to 20 million records in the U.S. and Canada alone, compiling a string of 18 consecutive Top 40 hit singles on the Modern Rock and Mainstream Rock charts, including 11 that hit the Top 5, six of which shot to No. 1: “Comedown,” “Glycerine,” “Machinehead,” “Swallowed,” “The Chemicals Between Us” and “The Sound of Winter.”
Where: The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington
Info: (631) 673-7300 ext. 303 • www.paramountny.com
