A quick look at what’s happening this week on Long Island.
1) Regina Carter’s Southern Comfort
Sunday, March 6, 7 p.m.
On her Southern Comfort tour, prodigiously gifted violinist Regina Carter pays homage to her grandfather’s roots as a coal miner in Alabama and celebrates the joyous folk music that infused her early childhood. She explores blues, gospel, spirituals, folk and country music as they evolved with jazz, R&B and global influences, She covers traditional southern songs as well as a couple of notable classics. Promo Code: RC10 for $10 off all tickets
Where: Landmark On Main Street
232 Main Street, Suite 1 Port Washington
Info: (516) 767-1384 ext. 101 • www.landmarkonmainstreet.org
2) Ms. Lauryn Hill
Friday, March 4, 8 p.m.
Ms. Lauryn Hill’s prolific rhymes catapulted her into the public eye as a member of the Fugees, who, along with Wycleff Jean,. recorded two iconic albums “Blunted on Reality” and “The Score.” She made her stamp as a solo artist with her debut The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill in 1998 and most recently contributed six songs to last year’s tribute to Nina Simone “What Happened, Miss Simone?”
Where: NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury
Info: (516) 247-5200 • www.thetheatreatwestbury.com
3) Pink Floyd Experience
Saturday, March 5, 8 p.m.
The Pink Floyd Experience (PFX) is much more than a flawless recreation of the legendary songs. PFX echoes everything that made Pink Floyd one of rock & roll’s greatest icons. It’s a celebration of the music, themes and innovation that this great band brought to fans around the world. It is Pink Floyd, up close and personal, without losing the scope and power of their performance.
Where: The Space at Westbury, 250 Post Ave., Westbury
Info: (516) 283.5566 • www.thespaceatwestbury.com
4) Proof
Friday, March 4, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 5, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 6, 2 p.m.
Written by David Auburn, directed by Brian Rose and featuring the students of the Adelphi Department of Theatre, this Pulitzer, Drama Desk and Tony award-winning play is a work that explores the unknowability of love as much as it does the mysteries of science. Centered on a troubled young woman coping with the death of her genius father, the arrival of her estranged sister, Claire; and the attentions of Hal, a former student of her father’s.
Where: Adelphi University Performing Arts Center
1 South Avenue, Garden City
Info: (516) 877-4000 • http://aupac.adelphi.edu/
5) Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story
Saturday, March 5, 8 p.m.
Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story tells the true story of Buddy’s meteoric rise to fame, from the moment in 1957 when ‘that’ll be the day’ hit the airwaves until his tragic death less than two years later on “the day the music died”. The show features more than 20 of Holly’s greatest hits, plus Ritchie Valens’ ‘La Bamba’ and the Big Bopper’s ‘Chantilly Lace’.
Where: Tilles Center For The Performing Arts
LIU Post, 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville
Info: (516) 299-3100 • http://tillescenter.org
6) Jim Norton
Friday, March 4, 8 p.m.
The Paramount Comedy Series presents American comedian, radio personality, bestselling author and actor, Jim Norton co-host of The Opie with Jim Norton Show on Sirius XM Radio who currently has three one-hour comedy specials available on Hulu. He has regularly guest-starred on The Tonight Show, The Late Show with David Letterman, Louie, and Inside Amy Schumer.
Where: The Paramount
370 New York Ave., Huntington
Info: (631) 673-7300 ext. 303
7) The Moscow Ballet featuring: Giselle
Friday, March 4, 8 p.m.
Giselle tells the story of a beautiful young peasant girl and a deceitful man who lures her into a deceptive engagement. When the truth comes out, Giselle goes mad and dies of a broken heart. Her spirit returns to haunt him, but her love eventually saves him in a battle between the mortal and immortal worlds. Don’t miss composer Adolphe Adam’s classic telling of one of the world’s most famous full length ballets.
Where: The Madison Theatre at Molloy College
1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre
Info: (516) 323-4444 •http://madisontheatreny.org
