March 2: Sayville Fundraiser, Magic of Ireland

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 March 2.

 will be the site of a Chinese auction fundraiser Friday night 7-11 p.m. for a that is going through a rough time. 

Susan Knoepffler, RN, MPH brings 30 years of experience to Huntington Hospital in her new stint as its Vice President – Nursing and Chief Nursing Officer. Find out more about .

Enjoy live music 'upstairs' by Richard Buckner at Bayport's tonight at 9 p.m. 

Experience 'The Magic of Ireland and the Best of Broadway' at in Blue Point, 8 p.m. Tickets are on sale now for $30 per person 363-6385 ext. 10. Event stars Ciaran Sheehan, star of The Phantom of the Opera; Kimilee Bryant, a soprano from The Pirates of Penzance, West Side Story and The Phantom of the Opera, and Heather Bixler, New York Philaharmonic violinist.

Bayport resident and Patch columnist Dr. Yvonne Kleine shares her memories of a young  in honor of his passing in a special article. The two became friends back in the 1960s before he hit it big. 

Sayville High School senior, wrestler Matt Leshinger won two major awards at the Suffolk County tournament in February. Sayville wrestling coaches say "."