🌱 Forest Therapy Walk and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Islip Food For Hope Stop the Clock Fundraiser at Harp & Hound
• Stitch & Chit-Ch(at) - FREE! at Long Island Museum
• CRES Color Run at Islip UFSD

... and check out 10 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 73 and low of 65 degrees.
• Friday: Very warm with some sun, temps: high: 80, low: 60.
• Saturday: Less humid with some sun, with a high of 71 and low of 51 degrees.

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 4
• Islip Food For Hope Stop the Clock Fundraiser →
  Harp & Hound, 528 E Main St, Islip
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday October 2
• Stitch & Chit-Ch(at) - FREE!
  Long Island Museum Stony Brook, NY 11794
  2:00 pm
• CRES Color Run
  Islip UFSD Islip, NY 11751
  5:00 pm
• Varsity Home Football Game
  MS Turf Field
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Hawkins-Mount House Tours | LI250
  Long Island Museum Stony Brook, NY 11794
  8:30 am
• Country Fair →
  Hallockville Museum Farm, 6038 Sound Avenue, Riverhead
  10:00 am
• Forest Therapy Walk →
  Bayard Cutting Arboretum, 440 Montauk Highway, Great River
  10:30 am
• Culper Spy Day - FREE!
  Long Island Museum Stony Brook, NY 11794
  12:00 pm
• Long Island During the American Revolution - FREE Lecture
  Long Island Museum Stony Brook, NY 11794
  1:00 pm
• Zuccaire Gallery Evening and Weekend Event Hours
  Zuccaire Gallery
  6:30 pm
• Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra
  Staller Center Main Stage Staller Center Stony Brook NY 11794
  7:30 pm
Sunday October 4
• Country Fair →
  Hallockville Museum Farm, 6038 Sound Avenue, Riverhead
  10:00 am
• WORKSHOP | The Way of Tea: A Japanese Tea Experience By Yoshitsugu Nagano
  Wang Center East Hall
  11:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Woman Charged with DWI After Crashing Through Tennis Court in Islip (longisland.com)

Patchogue

• Man Shot, Killed At North Bellport Park: Police (patch.com)

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