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Happening soon: Islip Food For Hope Stop the Clock Fundraiser on the Great River Patch calendar
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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!)
- 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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🗓 Upcoming Events in Great River
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★ Featured events ★
- Islip Food For Hope Stop the Clock Fundraiser →
Harp & Hound, 528 E Main St, Islip
12:00 pm
Sunday October 4
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Other local events
- 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 - 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 - 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
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
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🗞 Nearby News
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Islip
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- In 1987, Islip, New York loaded 3,168 tons of garbage onto a barge Mexico and Belize turned away; after two months at sea it burned in Brooklyn, and hundreds of towns stepped up recycling (parade.com)
- Woman Charged with DWI After Crashing Through Tennis Court in Islip (longisland.com)
Patchogue
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