Arts & Entertainment

'Gatsby' Ball Coming to Nassau Art Museum

Long Island Culture: Major fund raiser to have Roaring 20s feel.

The Great Gatsby, the Nassau County Museum of Art’s 2013 Museum Ball, celebrates the glamorous Gold Coast era immortalized in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel.

In the spirit of the classic work and the new Baz Luhrmann film, the Museum Ball, through décor and the attire of guests, will evoke the Roaring 20s of fabulous parties and conspicuous wealth on Long Island’s North Shore. The event will be held on Saturday, June 8 at 7 p.m., is set for the museum’s own historic Gold Coast mansion, the former Frick Estate, Clayton. The black tie evening includes  dining and dancing to the music of The Alex Donner Orchestra. A silent auction is also planned for the museum's major annual fundraiser.

  • Cost: $1,000 per person at the "Patron" level, $500 per person at the "Friend" level and $350 per person at the "Junior" level (ages 40 and under). All but $200 of each ticket price is tax deductible.
  • Info: For more on donor packages, opportunities for sponsorships or business partnerships, or to inquire about journal advertising call (516) 484-9338, ext. 16, or log onto nassaumuseum.org.

An Orchestral Celebration of the Romantics at Tilles Center

The New York Philharmonic will offer a performance of Romantic music at 8 p.m. on Friday, June 7, at the Tilles Center.

Conductors Alan Gilbert and Joshua Weilerstein will perform Mussorgsky's Prelude to Khovanshchina, Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 1 with violinist Lisa Batiashvili, and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6, "Pathétique."
Don Rickles to Join Regis at Westbury

Famed comedian Don Rickles will join TV's Regis Philbin in an evening of comedy at the the NYCB Theatre at Westbury on Saturday, June 22 at 7 p.m.



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