Culture To Keep You Out of the Cold

From opera to R&B, some upcoming events offer a variety of indoor cultural events coming to our part of Long Island. Here are this week's choices:

The Afro-Semitic Experience

A seven piece band that combines the spirited sounds of jazz, gospel, soul and klezmer. The event takes place Friday at 8 p.m. at The Reconstructionist Synagogue of the North Shore. Admission is free, and open to visitors and congregants alike.

Café Music at Dolphin

The Locksmiths, featuring Americana, alternative country and folk. Friday, 7-9 p.m., free.

Sizzling Jazz

Enjoy live jazz at Sands Point Preserve on Saturday. The show is organized by composer/music director Steven Lutvak.

Two levels of tickets are available: Supper Club tickets at $100 per person - these include the concert, signature cocktails, dinner, and dessert catered by Philip Stone, with entrance to the Great Hall at 7 p.m.; and Concert & Cocktails’ tickets at $75 per person that include the concert, signature cocktails, and dessert, with entrance to the Great Hall at 8 p.m. when the performance begins. Discounts are available for series tickets and groups of six or more.

Landmark on Main Street

Kathy Mattea, Saturday at 8 p.m.

Bari Koral Family Rock Band, Sunday at 2 p.m., followed by a special meet and greet at The Dolphin Bookshop. 

Other offerings around Long Island.

Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte on Big Screen

Conducter Daniel Barenboim and Doris Dorrie’s dazzling modern-dress production of Mozart’s classic will have two screenings at Huntington’s Cinema Arts Centre.

Price:

$10 members; $15 public.

Info:

• Showings: Sunday, Jan. 27 at 1 p.m.; Thursday, Jan. 31 at 7 p.m.; part of the Opera On Screen series, sponsored by Bottles and Cases, at Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington: 631-423-7610;
• Tickets can be purchased online, www.CinemaArtsCentre.org at the box office during theater hours or by calling Brown Paper Tickets at 1-800-838-3006. For more information about this performance go here. 

Drama: 'Intimate Apparel' at Nassau Community College

This award-winning play by Lynn Nottage about an African American seamstress living on her own in 1905, her trials and her ambitions, opens tonight and runs the next two weekends.

Price:

• Tickets: $9; $7 for those over 55. Free for college students with current ID if bought at the box office at the time of the performance.

Info:

• Presented by the departments of Theatre and Dance and Africana Studies, performances begin Friday Saturday and Sunday and Jan. 30 through Feb. 3. Saturday and Sunday at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 3 p.m.
•  For more information, or to order tickets, call the Theatre Box Office at 516.572.7676 Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

Golden Age of Rock 'n Roll at Westbury

Legendary Rock n' Roll Hall of Famers The Spinners and Little Anthony & the Imperials are set to perform for one night only: Saturday, Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury.

Price: 

• Tickets are $69.50 and $49.50 plus service charges.

Info:

• Tickets available online at www.ticketmaster.com; charge by phone at 800-745-3000 or at the Westbury box office. Event, date and time are subject to change. For more information visit www.thetheatreatwestbury.com.

Adina Genn contributed to this reporting.

About this column: "Long Island Culture" is a new Patch Friday feature highlighting upcoming cultural and arts events around our region. Add yours in the comment section below and to our events calendar. You can also pitch your best offerings to Local Editor Joe Dowd at joe.dowd@patch.com.