🌱 Patchogue Daily: Blue Velvet To Host Comedy Night + Irish Festival

Morning, neighbors! It's me again, Debora Whitehead, your host of the Patchogue Daily.

First, today's weather:

Windy and cooler with rain. High: 52 Low: 47.

Here are the top 5 stories today in Patchogue:

1. Village of Patchogue will host a first time-ever Irish Festival in June! The "Inish Fada Fleadh" will be held at the "Our Lady of Mount Carmel" located at 495 North Ocean Ave. on June 11-12. (Patchogue Patch)
2. Blue Velvet Lounge in Patchogue is set to make you laugh with comedians Claudia Bonavita, Rich Walker, Les Dengen, and others! Tickets are $18, and the Blue Velvet is located inside the Plaza Cinema Media Arts Center in Patchogue. (Patch)
3. Police are asking for the public's help to find a driver involved in a hit-and-run on Flower Road in Mastic Beach. A SUV was caught on camera hitting a pedestrian who had to be transported to a local hospital. If you have any information that will lead to an identification, call Suffolk County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. (News 12 Brooklyn)
4. Treat mom with a Mother's Day Brunch at Sunset Harbour in Patchogue. Make your reservation at 631-289-2582 to guarantee your spot on a particular day in a ballroom by the water! (Patchogue CofC)
5. Life is best when you're camping! Check the list of the best spots on Long Island to sleep under the stars and have some outdoor adventures. (vacationidea)

Today in Patchogue:

• Succulent Saturday! at AR Workshop. (11 a.m.)
• Courtney's True Blue 5K 2022 at Corey Beach. (8:30 a.m.)
• Leonid and Friends — Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts. (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• "New York is one of the states whose unemployment claims are increasing the most." (Wallethub)
• "The Lifetime television network will air a movie about Gabby Petito starring actress Thora Birch as Petito's mother, Nichole Schmidt, according to a news release. Part of Lifetime's Stop Violence Against Women public affairs initiative, the film has the working title "The Gabby Petito Story." Still, the role of Petito has not been cast." (Patch)

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Alrighty, you're all good for today! See you tomorrow morning for another update.

— Debora Whitehead

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