A quick look at what’s happening on Long Island this week.
1) Tom Papa
Friday, April 22, 8 p.m.
Saturday, April 23, 7 & 9:30 p.m.
With more than 20 years as a stand-up comedian, Tom Papa has found success in film, television and radio as well as on the live stage. His second hour stand-up special, “Tom Papa: Freaked Out,” was directed by Rob Zombie and named one of the 10 Best Comedy Albums of 2013 by Laughspin.com. He can be seen alongside Clive Owen in Steven Soderbergh’s, “The Knick” on Showtime and hosts the hit SiriusXM show, “Come to Papa.”
Where: Governors’ Comedy Club, 90 Division Ave. Levittown
Info: (516) 731-3358 • https://tickets.govs.com/index.cfm
2) The Gipsy Kings
Tuesday, April 26, 8 p.m.
It has been 25 years since the Gipsy Kings’ self-titled debut album — a record that became certified gold and platinum around the globe, introducing millions of listeners to a unique, irresistible blend of traditional flamenco styles with Western pop and Latin rhythms. Since then, the band has toured virtually non-stop, to the farthest-flung corners of the planet, and sold almost 20 million albums, all the while retaining the same line-up of virtuoso musicians.
Where: The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington
Info: (631) 673-7300 ext. 303• www.paramountny.com
3) The Shadow Box
Tuesday, April 26 – Sunday, May 1, various times
Directed by Dave Groom, Shadow Box is about three terminal cancer patients dwelling in separate cottages on a hospital’s grounds. They are attended and visited by family and close friends: Agnes and her mother Felicity, estranged further by the latter’s dementia; Brian and Beverly, whose marital complications are exacerbated by Brian’s new lover, Mark; and Joe and Maggie, unready for the strain of Joe’s impending death and its effect on their teenage son.
Where: Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, Westermann Stage, 1 South Avenue, Garden City
Info: (516) 877-4000 • https://aupac.adelphi.edu/
4) Mike Epps
Friday, April 22, 8 p.m.
Since his big-screen breakthrough in 2000’s Next Friday, stand-up comedian and actor Mike Epps has been seen in major releases, including “Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins,” “All About the Benjamins.” “Hancock” and “Next Day Air.” Epps’ HBO comedy special, “Inappropriate Behavior,” was one of the network’s top-rated, hour-long specials of 2005. This year Epps can be seen in “Meet the Blacks,” and as Richard Pryor in “Nina,” a film about Nina Simone.
Where: NYCB Theatre At Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury
Info: (516) 247-5200 • www.thetheatreatwestbury.com
5) Gnarly Karma – Nectar – The Gray
Thursday, Apr. 28, 8 p.m.
The Space at Westbury will host three Long Island-based bands Thursday: Necter, the acoustic-pop duo based of Samantha Raia and Brianna Martinsen; Gnarly Karma, a lyrical-jam/rock band in the vein of Dave Matthews Band, Sublime and Mumford & Sons; and The Gray, a four-piece band promoting their debut EP “Ladies! Ladies! Ladies!” blending genres of rock, pop and funk.
Where: The Space at Westbury, 250 Post Ave., Westbury
Info: (516) 283.5566 • www.thespaceatwestbury.com
6) Alton Brown Live: Eat Your Science
Thursday, April 28, 8 p.m.
In “Alton Brown Live: Eat Your Science” the follow-up to the smash “Edible Inevitable” tour, fans can expect more comedy, talk show antics, multimedia presentations and music (yes, he sings), but Brown is adding a slew of fresh ingredients including new puppets, songs and bigger and potentially more dangerous experiments in two hours of pure entertainment.
Where: Tilles Center For The Performing Arts, LIU Post, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville
Info: (516) 299-3100 • https://tillescenter.org
7) The SubDudes
Thursday, April 28, 7:30 p.m.
Over the course of 25 years and 10 albums, the SubDudes have become one of America’s national music treasures. The New Orleans-formed group is a living encapsulation of American music, stirring together meaty grooves and jazzy dynamics, soulful R&B swagger, easy vocal harmonies, cheeky rock ‘n’ roll attitude and folky social consciousness – and some of the sharpest musicianship and ensemble playing from any five musicians.
Where: Landmark On Main Street, 232 Main Street, Suite 1, Port Washington
Info: (516) 767-1384 ext. 101 • www.landmarkonmainstreet.org
