Hot Spots: Weekend Watch for Tribute Concerts, Mummenschanz, Psychic Readings & More
From music, comedy, theater to the unusually unique entertainment, you can find it here to begin your weekend plans. Enjoy concerts that pay tribute to Bruce Springsteen and Benny Goodman, comedy with Nick Di Paolo, psychic reading with Jeffrey Wands, a theater show featuring bizarre masks and forms, light and shadow, and subtle choreography enjoyable for the entire family and much more! Find the events to stay entertained all weekend long right here with Hot Spots: Weekend Watch!
FRIDAY – JANUARY 23, 2015
Who: Psychic Medium Jeffrey Wands At Plainedge High School
Info: Come down for an intimate evening for gallery style readings with renowned psychic Jeffrey Wands! Proceeds go to benefit the Plainedge High School Scholarship Fund.
Cost: $35
Time & Place: 6:15PM Doors Opens, 7PM at Plainedge High School, 241 Wyngate Drive, N. Massapequa – (516) 694-2923
Who: Comedian Nick Di Paolo At The Suffolk Theater
Info: Enjoy a live comedic performance by Nick Di Paolo! He has appeared on “The Howard Stern Show,” The Opie and Anthony Show,” “The Dennis Miller Show,” and his own “Nick and Artie” radio show with comedian Artie Lange. Get ready to laugh all night!
Cost: $35
Time & Place: 6:30PM and 8PM at The Suffolk Theater, 118 E. Main Street, Riverhead – (631) 727-4343
Who: Benefit Concert At Farmingdale High School
Info: Come out for the benefit concert to help beat cancer! The concert features American Idol Alumni Robbie Rosen and Caleb Hawley, The Janes – produced by Donnie Klang (season 4 and 5 winner of MTV’s Making the Band), The Voice Alumni Alessandra Guercio and Marissa Ann and Say It Say It for Music For Michelle.
Cost: $6 For Students, $10 For Adults
Time & Place: 7PM at Farmingdale High School, Lincoln Street and Intervale Avenue, Farmingdale – (516) 752-6600
SATURDAY – JANUARY 24, 2015
Who: Vanya and Sonia and Mash and Spike At John W. Engeman Theater At Northport
Info: Enjoy a comedy play by Christopher Durang (a humorous adaptation of Chekhov themes) revolving around three middle-aged siblings. Two of the siblings have never left the confines of their childhood home, while their sister Masha has been around the world as a successful actress. A surprise visit from Masha and her 20-something boy toy, Spike brings upheaval to the normally quiet household.
Cost: $59
Time & Place: 3PM and 8PM at John W. Engeman Theater at Northport, 250 Main Street, Northport – (631) 261-2900
Who: Badlands Tribute to Bruce Springsteen At Dix Hills Performing Arts Center
Info: Enjoy music of Bruce Springsteen through Badlands, a group of top-notch musicians! You get the style and vibe of Springsteen’s music with the kind of honest passion expected out of a Springsteen show.
Cost: $25 to $35
Time & Place: 7:30PM at Dix Hills Performing Arts Center, 305 North Service Road, Dix Hills – (631) 424-7000
Who: Parlor Jazz Concert At the Bridgehampton Museum Archive Building
Info: Enjoy a Parlor Jazz concert with Pamela Luss!
Cost: $25, $15 For Museum Members
Time & Place: 7:30PM at Bridgehampton Museum Archive Building, 2539-A Montauk Highway, Bridgehampton – (631) 537-1088
SUNDAY – JANUARY 25, 2015
Who: Felix & The Cats – Tribute to Benny Goodman At Dix Hills Performing Arts Center
Info: Benny Goodman was a master of the clarinet and a well admired bandleader. Come watch Felix & The Cats perform, paying tribute to Benny Goodman. They’ll present music true to form and put energy back into Swing like Benny Goodman.
Cost: $25 to $30
Time & Place: 2PM at Dix Hills Performing Arts Center, 305 North Service Road, Dix Hills – (631) 656-2148
Who: Mummenschanz At Tilles Center For the Performing Arts
Info: Swiss mask theater troupe known for its play with bizarre masks and forms, light and shadow, and subtle choreography will once again enchant audiences of all ages and cultures with incredible, colorful and downright weird creatures.
Cost: $15 to $50
Time & Place: 3PM at Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville – (516) 299-3100
Who: Fleetwood Mac – On With The Show At Nassau Coliseum
Info: Enjoy a live performance with this British-American rock band!
Cost: $44.50 to $194.50
Time & Place: 8PM at Nassau Coliseum, 1255 Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale
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