🌱 Patchogue Daily: Birdies Bar Now Open + MOCA LI Exhibit

Happy Wednesday, Patchogue! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Clouds breaking; breezy, mild. High: 58, low: 28.

Here are the top stories 5 in Patchogue today:

1. Birdies is officially open for business in Patchogue. The golf simulator bar attracted a crowd on its grand opening last weekend. The new outing is located at 17 N. Ocean Ave. and features six golf simulators and a varied drinks menu. (Greater Long Island)
2. The Patchogue Arts Council - MOCA, LI is featuring the exhibit "Urban Suburbanites." The exhibition is curated by guest curator J. Valentin and is on display until Feb. 27. (Patchogue CofC)
3. Patchogue resident, Bobby Dunn, was inspired by Island Kava in Patchogue to open a business in Port Jefferson. The Roots Kava Bar is now serving botanical beverages in Port Jefferson downtown as an alternative for non-alcoholic drinks. (Greater LI)
4. The next meeting of the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities will be held Wednesday, March 2, from 10:30 a.m. - noon via Zoom. The committee is made of parents, advocates, professionals, and agency providers. Please call the MH Division at 631-853-8500, to get the numbers to participate in the Zoom call. (Press Release Desk)
5. Nearby News: Services were held for the FDNY Firefighter from Long East Islip who died after battling a blaze in Queens. Jesse Gerhard died suddenly after responding to a fire. The cause of death is unclear, and colleagues said he collapsed at the firehouse. (News12)

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Today in Patchogue:

• Wine Down Wednesday at AR Workshop. (6 p.m.)
• Virtual: Genealogy Discussion Group at PMPL. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Gallery North in Setauket exhibit, "Emergence: Gerald Monroe" is a memorial retrospective of the artist Gerald Monroe, which will be on display soon! From Feb. 24 to April 3, visitors will be able to appreciate all sizes of oil paintings that express a strong feeling of obsession with nature. This exhibition is sponsored by Jefferson’s Ferry, and Suffolk County’s Department of Economic Development and Planning. Gallery North is located at 90 North Country Road in Setauket. (tbrnewsmedia)
• Four months after the closing of the Pentimento restaurant in Stony Brook, a new spot is coming to town. David Tunney and his brother, John Tunney, own Old Fields restaurants in Greenlawn and Port Jefferson, Old Fields Barbecues in Huntington and Setauket, and, most recently, Ella’s in Huntington, and now, they want to keep expanding their business opening an Italian restaurant at the same spot where the Pentimento served the community for 27 years. (Newsday/Subscription Required)
• The "Marvelous Wonderettes" is playing now at Theatre Three in Port Jefferson. The musical will take you to the 1958 Springfield High School prom where friends met with bigger dreams than their crinoline skirts! Classics like "Stupid Cupid," Lollipop," and "Wedding Bells Blues" will swing us down memory lane as the show goes on. Click on the link to see some pictures of the musical. (Broadway World)

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