Community Corner
Cabaret & Rent Shows, Poetry, Tap Dancing, Farmers Market
Don't know what to do this weekend? Why don't you try some of these events.
It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do for the weekend.
Patch is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-work-outta-here time. Check out our picks for the activities and events happening in the Dix Hills/Melville area this weekend, February 5 and 6.
1. Cabaret, the Musical
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Where/When: The John W, Engeman Theater, 250 Main St, Northport; Saturday at 3 and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.
Why Go: It's opening weekend for this winner of eight Tony Awards including best musical. It's about the interlocking stories of a cabaret singer, Sally Bowles, a writer from America, Clifford Bradshaw, the seedy Kit Kat Klub and the increasing influence of the Nazis in 1931 Berlin.
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Pricing: $60; Purchase at box office, by calling 631-261-2900 or online.
2.
Where/When: 98 Gwynne Rd, Melville (Sweet Hollow Hall in West Hills County Park); Saturday 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Why Go: Come to socialize, sample foods, enjoy live entertainment and help support the local farmers. Purchase fresh and healthy, high-quality food, grown and/or produced in the New York region including produce, meat, fish, bread, baked good, pickles, wine, cheese plus more.
Pricing: Free entry; food for purchase.
3. , the Musical
Where/When: The Cultural Arts Playhouse, 625 Old Country Rd, Plainview; Saturday 8 p.m.
Why Go: Closing night of Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer-prize winning Broadway musical, based loosely on Puccini's opera "La Bohème," which follows a year in the lives of seven friends living the disappearing Bohemian lifestyle in New York's East Village.
Pricing: $20; Purchase online or by calling 516-694-3330.
4.
Where/When: Walt Whitman Birthplace, 246 Old Walt Whitman Rd, Dix Hills; Sunday 1-4 p.m.
Why Go: Prior to your Super Bowl plans, join the Long Island Poetry Collective at this open mic poetry competition.
Pricing: $10 donation, includes food and beverage.
5.
Where/When: The , Sunday, 2 p.m.
Why Go: This group of tap dancers, ranging in age from 54 to over 80, perform selections from Broadway shows, old-time favorites and modern popular music. Their performances are sophisticated, professional and energetic and their costumes are spectacular.
Pricing: Free; To reserve your free tickets, contact the library at 631-421-4530.
And still you want more? Check out our family-friendly Grab & Go Kids Planner refreshed every Wednesday as well as our on the Dix Hills Patch site.
We know you have your favorites that we missed. So share the goodness in our comment box below.
