Feb. 1: B-BP Chamber Grand Marshal Dinner

Patch highlights local happenings and previews upcoming stories for readers each day in our What's Happening Today column. Check out what's on the Sayville/Bayport agenda for Feb. 1.

Our Sayville Crime Report posts weekly on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. Catch up on recent area police activity in the area then.

Bayport-Blue Point Chamber of Commerce will honor their 2012 St. Patrick’s Day Parade Grand Marshals Flo and Alden Olsen today at an invite only party at Island Hills Country Club, 7 p.m. The 22-Annual parade is scheduled for Sunday, March 11, 2012.

Karaoke Night happens every Wednesday at 9 p.m. in Blue Point.

Family-owned Lacrosse Unlimited is coming to Sayville, filling the space that only recently housed longtime Main Street staple . Read Patch's story: .

of Sayville went out of business nearly three months ago. In our new weekly feature, , Patch asks residents what type of business would be a good fit for this vacant storefront at 23 Main St. Let us know!

A . Having Friends INN (Interfaith Nutritional Network) is asking area residents and businesses for donations to help fund the purchase of a stove exhaust hood and fire suppression system that will allow the facility to continue feeding the hungry four nights a week, as they have since 1994.

Learn a very old stitch called Herringbone to create a wide cuff bracelet at Sayville Library, 6:30 p.m. Using high-quality TOHO cube beads you will create a wide cuff bracelet that's stylish and feels like fabric on your wrist.

Advanced Battle of the Books for grades 9 and up is held weekly on Wednesdays (Feb. 1) at Sayville Library.

Owners of local businesses get extra bonuses when they claim a listing. Find out more here: