🌱 Huntington Daily: John's Crazy Socks Party + Holiday Parties

Welcome back, Huntington! Here's everything you need to know to get this Saturday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy and windy with showers. High: 59 low: 42.

Here are the top stories today in Huntington:

1. Melville-based John's Crazy Socks celebrates 5 years in business with weekend open house. John's Crazy socks will have a pop-up house party at its warehouse today . The company has created over 3,000 socks, but prides itself in hiring 32 people with different abilities. They want to show what people with abilities can do, and to spread happiness. The event is at 11 a.m. and will have games, giveaways, and a visit from Santa. (News 12 Bronx)
2. Priciest home sales in Northport. The three priciest homes sold in Northport last month ranged from $995k to $1.5M. Northport is just Northeast of Huntington, and offers a great town, beautiful harbors, and a great downtown area. The town also boasts some of the best restaurants around, including Robke's and Vespa. (Long Island Business News)
3. Huntington Chamber celebrates the holidays. Members of the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce celebrated the holidays Thursday night with a party at its Main Street office. Santa stopped by for some impromptu photos, and judging by the pictures grom the event it looks like everyone had a great time. Click the link to see pictures! (http://www.huntingtonNow.com)

Today in Huntington:

• John’s Crazy Socks Celebrates Its 5th Anniversary with an Open House Party and Pop Up Shop. (11:00 a.m.)
• Bright Lights, A Magical Holiday Celebration at the Vanderbilt Museum. (5:00 p.m.)
• JGHS PTSA Children’s Holiday Party. (9:00 a.m.)
• Kehillath Shalom Synagogue: Forum/Discussion on the Middle East and the State of Israel. (11:15 a.m.)

From my notebook:

• Huntington Union Free School District: "It took lots of extra effort and an overtime period, but the Huntington varsity girls’ basketball team nipped Smithtown West on its home court, 42-40 to remain perfect after three games." (Facebook)
• Huntington Animal Shelter: "Holiday Wishes from our dogs! With the holidays approaching, our pups have requested a couple things to make shelter life a little easier! We would appreciate if anyone could donate: towels, blankets, big Milkbones, peanut butter." (Facebook)
• Huntington Public Library: "Parents of children ages 3-5, join us on Monday for winter stories and a hot chocolate brownie in a mug! Call, come in, or sign up!" (Facebook)
• The Junior Welfare League of Huntington, Inc.: "We love our long-time supporter W Services Group, LLC. - they're our annual backpacks sponsor, an amazing Holiday Charities sponsor (21 kids here!), and all around amazing company!" (Facebook)
• Huntington Public Library: "Join Chef Rob Scott tomorrow at 1 PM on the Library's Facebook page for a delicious cookie making festival!!" (Facebook)

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Events:

• Festival of Games - a retro holiday shopping and gaming event (December 11)
• INN Holiday Curbside Drive (December 11)
• John’s Crazy Socks Celebrates Its 5th Anniversary with an Open House Party and Pop Up Shop (December 11)
• Bright Lights, A Magical Holiday Celebration at the Vanderbilt Museum (December 11)
• Bright Lights, A Magical Holiday Celebration at the Vanderbilt Museum (December 12)
• Big Apple Circus is NOW OPEN in New York City! (December 12)
• Long Island Gay Men's Chorus - Home for the Holiday Special (Huntington) (December 12)
• 57th Annual Children's Christmas Toy Drive (December 13)
• Suite Pieces Friends & Family Holiday Party! (December 16)
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You're all caught up for today! See you all tomorrow for another update.

— Andrew Tessler

About me: Hi! I'm Andrew and I have been a Huntington resident for 7 years. I have lived in other countries and states, and my number one love is Huntington. I love health and wellness, traveling, stand-up paddle boarding, and of course going to restaurants and events throughout Huntington!