THE SCENE

April 6

On exhibit

Nassau County Museum of Art’s new exhibition, “Eye And Mind: The Shin Collection,” highlights the extraordinary collection masterworks assembled by 31-year-old connoisseur Hong Gyu Shin, an internationally recognized figure in the global art world. He shares his treasures, including works by Whistler, Lautrec, Boucher, Daumier, Delacroix, Klimt, Schiele, Balthus, Warhol, de Kooning, Gorky and many other important names from art history provocatively juxtaposed with the painting and sculpture of our own time from both Asia and the West. On view through July 9. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Spring Blood Drive

Art talk

Wish You Were Here

Go over the moon with Wish You Were Here’s celebration of 50 years of the groundbreaking and iconic musical masterpiece “The Dark Side of the Moon,” on the Tilles Center stage, Saturday, April 15, 8 p.m. With the iconic album as its anchor, the 10-piece band, known as “The Sight and Sound of Pink Floyd,” continues as a leading Pink Floyd tribute act, combining sight and sound to capture the mood, emotions, and intensity of the Floydian theatrical concert experience. The multi-media show’s unique setlist includes Floyd classics and obscurities of all eras — from “Syd” to “The Division Bell.” LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville. Tickets are $59, $49, $39: available at TillesCenter.org or (516) 299-3100.

April

Help somebody out or even save a life by donating blood at the City of Long Beach’s blood drive Thursday, April 27, 2-6:30 p.m. Come to the Magnolia Center, second floor, 650 Magnolia Blvd. Appointments preferred, but walk-ins will be permitted. To make an appointment, call (516) 478-5262.

Join Nassau County Museum Director Charles A. Riley II, for a Director’s Seminar, Tuesday, April 18, 4 p.m. He’ll discuss ‘Oscar Wilde and Decadence,” in a session that is keyed to Wilde’s influence on a generation of painters, poets and playwrights, including Lautrec, Aubrey Beardsley and the poet Algernon Swinburne, was based on his reputation as a decadent aesthete. Reading his critical writings and excerpts from The Picture of Dorian Gray, along with the writings of Whistler, Swinburne and the journalists of the infamous Yellow Book, Riley examines Wilde’s place in the Modernist movement. Participation is limited; registration required. $40, $20 members. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. Visit NassauMuseum.org or call (516) 484-9337.

Breastfeeding Support Group

Mercy Hospital offers a peer to peer meeting for breastfeeding support and resources, facilitated by a certified breastfeeding counselor, every Thursday, 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Bring your baby (from newborn to 1 year) to the informal group setting. All new moms are welcome, regardless of delivering hospital. Registration required. Call breastfeeding counselor, Gabriella Gennaro, at (516) 705-2434 to secure you and your baby’s spot. Mercy Hospital, St. Anne’s Building, 1000 North Village Ave., Rockville Centre. For information visit CHSLI.org.

April 8

Spring Flowers

Bring the kids to Long Island Children’s Museum to celebrate National Garden Month, Saturday, April 8, noon-2 p.m. Create a beautifully blooming paper flower to take home at the drop-in program, suitable for ages 3 and up. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 2245800 or LICM.org.

April 22

Surfrider Canal Cleanup

The Surfrider Foundation holds its 9th annual canal area cleanup, Saturday, April 22 Those interested should bring their own board if they want to collect trash in the canal. Everyone is welcome to collect debris in the streets as well. It will begin on the corner of Heron Street and East Chester Street at 9:30 a.m. For more information, email chair@ centralli.surfrider.org.

City Council Meeting

The Long Beach City Council meets, Thursday, April 6, at 7 p.m., on the sixth floor of City Hall, in Community Hall, 1 W. Chester St. It will also be streamed on YouTube. For more information, visit LongBeachNY.gov.

Having an event?

Baldwin Homemakers Annual Auction

The Baldwin Chapter of Homemakers invites everyone to their annual auction, Wednesday, April 26, starting at 7 p.m. Admission is $5 and includes one front table raffle ticket. With coffee, cake and a door prize, at Baldwin Middle School, 3211 Schreiber Place, Baldwin. Additional raffles tickets can be purchased. For more information, call (516) 341-1986.

Drug Take Back Day

Long Beach has once again partnered with the DEA and Long Beach AWARE for prescription drug take back day, Saturday, April 22, starting at 10 a.m. Drop off any potentially dangerous prescription medications outside City Hall throughout the day. For more information, visit LongBeachNY.gov/ drugtakeback.

Taco Tuesday

The Cabana offers ts weekly taco Tuesday specials all day, Tuesday, April 11. Tacos available for $1, with a two-drink minimum, at 1034 W. Beech St. For more information, call (516) 889-1345 or visit TheCabanaLBNY.com.

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On stage

Back by popular demand, families will enjoy musical adventure, ripped from the pages of Mo Willems’ beloved children’s books, on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage, Monday through Friday, April 10-14, 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Elephant and Piggie storm the stage in a rollicking musical romp filled with plenty of pachydermal peril and swiney suspense perfect for young audiences. Carefully cautious Gerald and spirited playful Piggie share a day where anything is possible in an imaginative exploration of the meaning of friendship. Together with nutty backup singers, The Squirrelles, the comedic duo even gets the audience involved in the action. $9 with museum admission ($7 members), $12 theater only. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

‘The Wizard of Oz’ Journey down that Yellow Brick Road when the beloved story springs to life, presented Plaza Theatrical Productions, Wednesday, April 12, 11 a.m. All the ingredients that have made this story a perennial favorite are here. Join Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion as they make their way to Oz not knowing what awaits them. Share Dorothy’s epic adventure as she flees from the wicked witch and learns that there’s no place like home. Tickets $15; performed at Plaza’s stage at the Elmont Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. Visit PlazaTheatrical.com or call (516) 599-6870.