🌱 Patch AM: East Islip native takes major role with the San Francisco Symphony

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• East Islip native takes major role with the San Francisco Symphony

Also on today's calendar: 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 82 and low of 64 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy and less humid, temps: high: 79, low: 63.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 81 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• San Francisco Symphony to Welcome Three New Musicians Next Season (broadwayworld.com) — An accomplished French horn player who grew up in East Islip is joining the San Francisco Symphony as Associate Principal Horn for the 2026–27 season, after previously performing with several major orchestras. The piece also details other musician appointments and retirements in the orchestra, highlighting how this East Islip native's career has progressed from Northwestern University and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago to a leading West Coast ensemble.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Islip

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize →
  Long Island Sound,
  12:01 am
Saturday September 19
• Jay Medal Soirée →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Monday August 31
• First Day of School for Staff - Superintendent's Conference Day
  Islip UFSD Islip, NY 11751
  8:00 am
• HS Fall Code Night
  Islip UFSD Islip, NY 11751
  6:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• First Day of School for Students
  Islip UFSD Islip, NY 11751
• Superintendent Conference Days
  East Islip UFSD Islip Terrace, NY 11752
Thursday September 3
• First Day of School for Students
  East Islip UFSD Islip Terrace, NY 11752
Friday September 4
• Schools Closed - Labor Day Weekend
  Islip UFSD Islip, NY 11751
• JFK PTA Welcome Back Breakfast - Staff
  John F Kennedy Elementary School East Islip, NY 11730
  8:00 am
Saturday September 12
• Chris Ruggiero in Concert with The American Bombshells in East Islip →
  Bayway Arts Center, 265 E Main St, East Islip
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 28
• Stony Brook Southampton Dialogues | A Conversation with the CEO of the New York Climate Exchange
  Stony Brook University Chancellors Hall,Stony Brook Southampton
  12:00 pm
• Welcome Back Social
  Stony Brook University 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, NY 11794
  5:00 pm
• NYSF New Moon Market →
  The Fit Factory, 620 Johnson Ave # 4, Bohemia
  6:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Child Safety Seat Check →
  Brookhaven, NY Calendar
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Momentum at South Bay for Nursing and Rehab posted a job opening for Recreation Aide (Full-time & Per-diem) in East Islip. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Islip

• DEC and State Parks Announce Seventh Annual Women's Fly-Fishing Expo on Long Island (longisland.com)
• Bellport Man Charged With Animal Cruelty After Dog, 10, Found Wounded And Infested With Flies: SPCA (patch.com)
• LI Woman Gets 8 Months For Probation Violation In Connection With Plea In Dog Mauling Case: DA (patch.com)

Bay Shore

• Fifteen Sick, Fourteen Hospitalized, One Dead: CDC Closes the Clover Hill Dairy Requesón Listeria Outbreak That Ran Three Years and Four Months (lexblog.com)

Sayville

• Sayville Garden Club Names 6 Beautification Award Winners (patch.com)

Ok East Islip! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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