The Island Today: The top seven events for the coming week

Grace McQuade

Listen to the Music: Chicago and The Doobie Brothers in Concert

Friday, July 28 at 7:30 p.m.
Classic rock legends Chicago and The Doobie Brothers will share the stage for an evening of timeless music spanning both band’s extensive repertoires of chart-topping and award-winning hits, from Chicago’s “Saturday in the Park,” “25 or 6 to 4,” “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?” and “If You Leave Me Now,” to the Doobie Brothers’ “Long Train Running,” “Black Water,” “What A Fool Believes” and “Listen to the Music.”

Where: Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
895 Bay Parkway, Wantaugh
Info & Tickets: (516) 221-1000 • jonesbeach.com

50 Summers of Love:
Micky Dolenz, Mark Lindsay
and Fab Four

Friday, July 28 at 8 p.m.

50 Summers of Love celebrates the anniversary of a time when peace, love and music filled the air and flowers were in everybody’s hair. Featuring the most heard songs of 1967, two original voices of that idyllic era, Micky Dolenz of The Monkees and Mark Lindsay of Paul Revere & The Raiders, join forces for the first time with the foremost Beatles tribue band, The Fab Four, to present a full evening of music and magic.
Where: Theatre at Westbury
960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury
Info & Tickets: (516) 247-5211 • thetheatreatwestbury.com

One Singular Sensation:
“A Chorus Line”
Friday, July 28 at 8 p.m. (with performances through Sunday, Aug. 20)

Featuring music by Marvin Hamlisch and set on a bare stage as 17 dancers audition for spots in a Broadway show, “A Chorus Line” provides a glimpse into the personalities of the performers as they describe the events that have shaped their lives and decisions to become dancers.  

Where: Cultural Arts Playhouse
170 Michael Drive, Syosset
Info & Tickets: (516) 694-3330
culturalartsplayhouse.com

The Classic East at Citi Field

Saturday, July 29 and Sunday, July 30 at 5 p.m.

A hot ticket this summer is this special, two-night event that features a dream team of ‘70s rockers with The Eagles in their first concert since the death of Glenn Frey, Fleetwood Mac, Steely Dan, Journey, Earth, Wind & Fire, and the added treat of two more nights of The Doobie Brothers performing live.   

Where: Citi Field, 123-01 Roosevelt Ave, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
Info & Tickets: (718) 507-8499 • livenation.com

Honda Civic Tour: One Republic
Saturday, July 29 at 7 p.m.

Multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated quintet, OneRepublic, will be performing their many hits — “Apologize,” “All the Right Moves,” “Secrets,” “Good Life,” “Feel Again,” “Love Runs Out,” “I Lived” and their biggest song to date, “Counting Stars,” alongside chart-topping Fitz and The Tantrums and show opener James Arthur.  

Where: Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
895 Bay Parkway, Wantaugh
Info & Tickets: (516) 221-1000 • jonesbeach.com

Author Linda Fairstein in Conversation with Nelson DeMille
Sunday, July 30 at 2 p.m.

Turn of the Corkscrew Books and Wine and the Madison Theatre at Molloy College present Linda Fairstein, the New York Times bestelling author of the Alex Cooper mystery series for adults, who will be interviewed by Long Island’s own Nelson DeMille on her new novel, “Deadfall.”  $35 admission includes a pre-signed copy of the book.  

Where: Madison Theatre at Molloy College
1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre
Info & Tickets: (516) 323-4444 • madisontheatreny.com

7 The Australian Pink Floyd Show

Sunday, July 30, 7-9 p.m. 

The Australian Pink Floyd Show returns with a new set of Pink Floyd songs — “The Best Side Of The Moon,” incorporating a full performance of what many would call the most iconic rock album of all time. Expect to hear the classic “Dark Side of the Moon” album in its entirety, as well as some of the most popular songs of the Syd Barrett years — from “Meddle,” “Wish You Were Here,” “Animals,” “The Wall,” “The Final Cut,” “Momentary Lapse of Reason” and “The Division Bell.”  

Where: Tilles Center for the Performing Arts
720 Northern Blvd., Brookville

Info & Tickets:
(516) 299-3100
tillescenter.org

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