8 Things To Do on Long Island This Weekend
PINK PEARL GALA
The North Fork Breast Health Coalition will hold its annual Pink Pearl Gala to honor survivors of breast cancer, at East Wind Long Island, 5720 NY-25A, Wading River. The event will include a cocktail reception, seated dinner, and dancing to music by Phil Schmidt of Make Some Noise DJs. The event will honor the Peconic River Sportsman’s Club with the Community Spirit Award. Raffle tickets will be sold from April 1-3. Northforkbreasthealth.org $125/$95 for survivors. 6 p.m.-10 p.m. April 8.
THE BEACH BOYS
Wouldn’t it be nice to have some fun, fun, fun when these California dreamers arrive on their Sixty Years of the Sounds of Summer? The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington, paramountny.com $69.50-$479. 8 p.m. April 8.
STEEL MAGNOLIAS
This alternately hilarious and touching and, in the end, deeply revealing play explores the strength that binds its leading ladies together. Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson, theatrethree.com $20-$35. April 9-May 7.
LONG ISLAND TABLETOP GAMING EXPO
A celebration of board games, card games, role-playing games, and miniature gaming. Cradle of Aviation Museum, Charles Lindbergh Blvd., Garden City, cradleofaviation.org $10-$58. 10 a.m.-11 p.m. April 9.
LOUDER THAN LOVE FREESTYLE CONCERT
This 8th annual concert lineup includes Safire, Judy Torres, K7, Joe Zangie, The Cover Girls, Sugarhill Gang, Louder Than Love, Pretty Poison, Rockwell, TKA, Coro, Corina, C-Bank, and more. NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury, thetheatreatwestbury.com $35-$220. 7:30 p.m. April 9.
THE SOUL REBELS
With fire, focus and fluidity, New Orleans-bred staple expands musical boundaries with an unwavering commitment to originality and innovation through genre-bending songs and collaborations. Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center, 76 Main St., Westhampton Beach, whbpac.org $36-$56. 8 p.m. April 9.
DIANA KRALL
Krall is the only jazz singer to have eight albums debut at the top of the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, LIU Post, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville, tillescenter.org $61-$196. 8 p.m. April 9.
BÉLA FLECK
This 15-time Grammy-winning banjo virtuoso performs with Stuart Duncan, Sierra Hull, Justin Moses, Mark Schatz, and Bryan Sutton. Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts, 71 East Main St., Patchogue, patchoguetheatre.org $47-$67. 7 p.m. April 10.
The Week Ahead on Long Island:
TIFFANY, TAYLOR DAYNE & ALL-4-ONE
Three of pop music’s biggest icons perform their greatest hits in the Our Greatest Hits Tour. Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts, 71 East Main St., Patchogue, patchoguetheatre.org $59-$89. 8 p.m. April 14.
BLONDIE
The New Wavers whose ’80 hit single “Call Me” made fans of punk rockers and disco dancers alike will play tunes off everything from their breakthrough Parallel Lines to their latest effort, Pollinator, on the Against The Odds Tour. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington, paramountny.com $129-699. 8 p.m. April 14.
