Weekend Agenda: Rock and Roll, Opera and Broadway

Written by Joe Dowd

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

MINEOLA
Mineola High School students will be putting on a benefit performance of “Les Misérables” on Friday night at 7 p.m.
The Nassau Pops Orchestra will be having a free concert at 8 p.m. at Memorial Park.

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.