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Weekend Agenda: Opera, Broadway and Rock and Roll

Here's a regional guide to events happening in and around Farmingdale this weekend.

The weekend is here and it is filled with events for a wide range of tastes and audiences. See what's happening here in Farmingdale and within a short ride of town.

SYOSSET

Thomas Tirino in Concert: Syosset Library hosts talented pianist Thomas Tirino for a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Tirino will perform a diverse set of musical works, from Mozart to Chopin, Granados to Lecuona.

FARMINGDALE (and then to NORTHPORT)  
"Nunsense:" The Farmingdale Library is hosting a trip to the John W. Engemann Theatre in Northport  Saturday for a performance of "Nunsense," a musical that takes a unique view of a monastery and the antics of some very funny singing and dancing nuns. Departure at 10:30 a.m. from library; returning about 5 p.m. Tickets: $82 per person.

PORT WASHINGTON
Opera in a Castle:One of Verdi's masterpieces, "La Traviata"comes to the Castle Gould at Sands Point Preserve Saturday evening, with doors opening at 7:30. The "Jewel Box" setting of the opera is an intimate, up-close way to experience the thrill of live opera. Cost: $75, includes pre- and post-opera reception with food and drink.

MASSAPEQUA
The Burton Cummings Band: The lead singer is a living legend in the Canadian music industry and known as the songwriter and lead singer for The Guess Who, performs a free concert Saturday at 8 p.m. at John J. Burns Park in Massapequa. Bring a blanket; part on the ongoing Oyster Bay Summer Under the Stars series.

GLEN COVE:
Beach Boys' Sounds: This could be fun: Morgan Park's Summer Music Festival presents The Driftwoods, a Beach Boys tribute band,on Sunday. The park overlooks the water. Free. Performance begins at 7:30 p.m.; bring chairs and blankets.


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