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🌱 Patch AM: GCIFF 2026 Stealing Magic with Director Q&A! and 7 more events
Coming up: Pierogi Party on the Great Neck Patch calendar

Morning Great Neck! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Pierogi Party at Port Washington Polish Hall
- Art Reception and Tea Party at National Art League 44-21 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston NY 11363
- Korean Food Night: Kimchi & Bossam Night with James Park at CoSpire Cafe
... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, with a high of 62 and low of 57 degrees.
- Monday: Warmer; a shower in the a.m., temps: high: 72, low: 59.
- Tuesday: An afternoon shower in spots, with a high of 73 and low of 64 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Great Neck
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★ Featured events ★
- Pierogi Party →
Port Washington Polish Hall, 5 Pulaski Pl, Port Washington
2:00 pm - Art Reception and Tea Party →
National Art League 44-21 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston NY 11363,
2:00 pm - Korean Food Night: Kimchi & Bossam Night with James Park at CoSpire Cafe →
36-28 Bell Blvd,
6:00 pm - Broadway's Melissa Errico & The Knights: A Celebration of Regent Roger Tilles →
Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, 720 Northern Blvd, Greenvale
5:30 pm
Sunday October 11
Thursday October 15
Monday October 19
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Other local events
- GCIFF 2026 Stealing Magic with Director Q&A! →
North Shore Towers Cinema, 272-40 Grand Central Pkwy
7:00 pm - GCIFF 2026 presents Great Shorts I →
Great Neck Library, 159 Bayview Ave, Great Neck
2:00 pm - GCIFF 2026 presents Colors of Time feature film →
North Shore Towers Cinema, 272-40 Grand Central Pkwy
7:00 pm - Port Washington Restaurant Week Returns →
12:00 pm - "Cross Currents," by Muttontown Art Collective →
Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock (UUCSR), 48 Shelter Rock Rd, Manhasset
1:00 pm - GCIFF 2026 is excited for Family Shorts! →
Great Neck Library, 159 Bayview Ave, Great Neck
2:00 pm - GCIFF 2026 presents Hungarian Wedding →
North Shore Towers Cinema, 272-40 Grand Central Pkwy
7:00 pm - GCIFF 2026 presents award-winning film Last Shot →
North Shore Towers Cinema, 272-40 Grand Central Pkwy
7:00 pm
Monday October 12
Tuesday October 13
Thursday October 15
Sunday October 18
Monday October 19
Tuesday October 20
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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