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Weekend Lindy Edition: Spring Forward, Fundraisers, Fish Fry & Chocolate

Highlights for March 9 to 11 include Spring ahead, Fish Fry, fundraisers, Chocolate Fest, BACCA concert, polls, sports, low-cost animal vaccine clinic, preschool registration, PARP, LIRR and Route 110 closure information, newsletters and business listings

TGIF, Lindy! Here's what you need to know today and this weekend:

1. Check Lindenhurst Patch’s events calendar for Lindy sports, including:

  • Girls Basketball: Lindenhurst Seventh at West Hollow Seventh, home, , 4:15 p.m., Friday
  • LMS Late Winter Wrestling: v Babylon, home, LMS, 4:30 p.m., Friday
  • Lindenhurst American Little League: Registration is over, but parents could still sign up their children via appointment, details

2. Schools:

Find out what's happening in Lindenhurstfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Schools: April ACT registration deadline, Friday; SCMEA, Friday, details; : Third Budget Workshop: Building Budgets (supplies, equipment, textbooks), Technology, Athletics, , (Note venue change), March 14, 7 p.m.
  • of Lindenhurst: Nutrition Day, Friday, details
  • :, more

3. Fundraisers:

  • Christina Renna Foundation and : , , benefits Memorial Sloan Kettering Children's Cancer Center's Prom Night, Monday, Wednesday and Friday drop-off,
  • : , , 7 p.m., Friday,
  • : , Firemen's Pavilion, 7:30 p.m., Saturday, tickets and more : Tina Gallagher, 631-872-1073
  • Lindenhurst Wrestling Club: , , 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., Sunday,
  • Suffolk County PAL Amateur Boxing Benefit: Daily News Golden Gloves Amateur Boxing, sanctioned by USA Metro, Brentwood Recreational Center, 2 p.m., Saturday,
  • Pilot Club of Greater Long Island Fundraiser: , 10 a.m., Sunday, proceeds to benefit local non-profits who serve people with brain-related disorders, veterans and those in need,
  • Loyal Order of Moose Lodge : Fourth District fundraiser, Riverhead, 7 p.m.

4. Entertainment:

Find out what's happening in Lindenhurstfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • : Third Annual , 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., Sunday,
  • Arts Center: Buddy Merriam presents The Mandolin Experience, 8 p.m., Friday,
  • Studio : Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 2 p.m., Saturday, details; Mixed Emotions, 8 p.m., Friday, 8 p.m., Saturday, details
  • : Live music, 7:30 p.m., Friday, Saturday
  • Knights of Columbus-OLPH Council : Fish Fry, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Fridays during Lent, $8.00 per person/$25.00 for a family, more details
  • LOOM #1421: Fourth District Breakfast, Riverhead, 9 a.m.; WOTM High Tea, 1 p.m.

5. Spring forward, meetings, workshops and other items to note:

  • Via @LIPANews: "This Sunday clocks one hour. While you are changing clocks, now is a good time to change lights, as well."
  • Route 110 Closure: See story for more details,
  • Last Hope Animal Shelter: , Wantagh, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sunday,
  • (LML): Short Story Discussion Group, 11 a.m., details; Babysitting Workshop (YA), , Saturday; Story Share (CH), 11:15 a.m., Saturday; 2012 Philadelphia Flower Show Trip, details; Parents as Reading Partners Workshop (CH), till March 31; details; , till March 31, details
  • KoC-OLPH Council #794: Chapter meeting, OL Rosary, Deer Park, details; Hockey Night, Saturday, details; join the Motorcycle Club (fundraising), details
  • Talk Back: ; be sure to weigh in and see what fellow readers and residents think.
  • Poll: What's Your Long Island Landmark? Be sure to weigh in and see what fellow readers and residents think.
  • Reader Feedback: Suffolk's Fiscal Crisis: What Do You Thnk? Be sure to weigh in and see what fellow readers and residents think.
  • Via @LIRRScoop: "New LIRR timetables in effect Monday, 2/27, including temporary schedule adjustments due to maintenance work," details; "Remember to purchase your March monthly ticket. For convenience, Ticket Machines are available 24 hours a day at most LIRR stations."
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