A quick look at what’s happening on Long Island this week.
1) Seth Myers
Friday, Oct. 9, 8 p.m.
A former “Not Ready for Primetime Player” on Saturday Night Live and Weekend Update anchor, Seth Myers, currently the Emmy Award-winning host of Late Night with Seth Meyers, brings an outstanding evening of his signature comedy to the Tilles Center stage Friday night.
Where: Tilles Center For The Performing Arts | Liu Post
720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville
Info: (516) 299-3100 • https://tillescenter.org
2) Jonatha Brooke & Patty Larkin
Friday, Oct. 9, 8 p.m.
Brooke has written songs, made records and toured world-wide for over three decades. Recently, she’s co-written songs with Katy Perry and The Courtyard Hounds, for three Disney films, various television shows, and composed the theme song for Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse. Larkin redefines the boundaries of folk-urban pop music with her inventive guitar wizardry and uncompromising vocals and lyrics.
Where: Landmark On Main Street
232 Main Street, Suite 1, Port Washington
Info: (516) 767-1384 ext. 101 • www.landmarkonmainstreet.org
3) Artie Lange
Saturday, Oct. 10, 8 p.m.
One of the most sought after live comedians in the business, Lange is currently the co-host of “The Artie Lange Show.” Lange was a beloved regular on “The Howard Stern Show” for five years and during that time his first memoir, “Too Fat To Fish” became a New York Times bestseller, paving the way for his second book “Crash and Burn,” published in 2013. Lange’s first TV stand-up hour special, “The Stench of Failure,” premiered on Comedy Central in October 2014.
Where: The Space At Westbury, 250 Post Ave., Westbury
Info: (516) 283.5566 • www.thespaceatwestbury.com
4)Brian Culbertson
Saturday, Oct. 10, 7 & 9:30 p.m.
Culbertson has released 15 albums, toured around the world and seen his name at the top of Billboard and radio charts. He has worked with industry all-stars like Maurice White of Earth, Wind & Fire, Larry Graham, Michael McDonald, Chris Botti, Musiq Soulchild, Ledisi, Barry Manilow, Herb Alpert, Natalie Cole, Chuck Brown and Bootsy Collins. He received numerous awards including being nominated for a 2012 NAACP Image Award and a 2012 Soul Train Award.
Where: The Madison Theatre at Molloy College
1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre
Info: (516) 323-4444 • https://madisontheatreny.org.
5) Three Women and the Truth: Mary Gauthier, Lori McKenna and Gretchen Peters
Saturday, Oct. 10, 8 p.m.
Three Women and The Truth is a trio of accomplished, multiple award winning female songwriters, whose songs cut through the murky layers of life’s complexities and bring clarity to many of the challenges we all long to make sense of. These songwriters are skilled in balancing personal tales with classic underpinnings, which hint at the evocative idea that all our lives are full of events and incidents that touch on the mythic and the timeless.
Where: Adelphi University Performing Arts Center
Westermann Stage, 1 South Avenue, Garden City
Info: (516) 877-4000 • https://aupac.adelphi.edu/
6) Smokey Robinson
Sunday, Oct. 11, 8 p.m.
Once proclaimed by Bob Dylan as America’s “greatest living poet,” acclaimed singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson’s career spans over four decades of hits. He has received numerous awards including the Grammy Living Legend Award, NARAS Lifetime Achievement Award, Kennedy Center Honors and the National Medal of Arts Award. He has also been inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame.
Where: NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury
Info: (516) 247-5200 • www.thetheatreatwestbury.com
7) Collective Soul
Thursday, Oct. 15, 8 p.m.
Breaking through amidst the hard-edge grunge movement on the early 1990s, Collective Soul first touched the social consciousness with their smash hit “Shine,” followed up by “The World I Know”,” “December,” “Where The River Flows,” “Gel,” and “Smashing Young Man.” The band’s ninth studio album, “See What You Started by Continuing,” was released just last week.
Where: The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington
Info: (631) 673-7300 ext. 303 • www.paramountny.com
