🌱 Port Jefferson Daily: ‘Bloom and Bites’ Food Crawl + Spring Paint

Hello, people of Port Jefferson! Debora Whitehead here with the latest Port Jefferson Daily.

First, today's weather:

Times of clouds and sun. High: 61, low: 52.

Here are the top 4 stories in Port Jefferson today:

1. Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce celebrates the 5,000 bulbs planted last fall as part of the ‘Plant Port Yellow’ with the spring food crawl ‘Bloom and Bites.’ The event will offer participants delicious bites of desserts from our local restaurants and beverages. Tickets are $25, and the crawl is set for April 30 from 1-4 p.m. Tickets can be purchased here. (PJCofC)
2. Come to the Port Jefferson Free Library to participate in the Spring Paint Night and be guided to create a beautiful paint in canvas to decorate your place for the season! The fun and creative class will be held on Thursday, April 14 at 7 p.m. (PJFL)
3. Professor Heather Lynch from Stony Brook University will present a climate change lecture at the Vanderbilt Museum on April 14 at 7 p.m. The Mapping of Penguins with satellites and other technologies is part of her research on the population of penguins in Antarctica. (tbrnewsmedia)
4. Nearby News: A significant number of rare coins and gold were stolen from a vendor at the Melville coin show. The security cameras caught a male and female committing the theft. The collection is worth $500,000. (News12)

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Today in Port Jefferson:

• Mobile Food Pantry Van — Comsewogue Public Library. (10 a.m.)
• Support for Veterans — Comsewogue Public Library. (10 a.m.)
• Tales for Tots: "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" — (Comsewogue). (10:30 a.m.)
• "THE ADVENTURES OF PETER RABBIT" — Theatre Three Children's Theatre. (11 a.m.)
• Acting Workshop — Scene It — Port Jefferson Free Library. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• We have less than a week before the Port Jefferson Easter Parade and Egg Hunt! The event, hosted by the Port Jeff Chamber of Commerce, will feature the Easter Bunny riding on an old-fashioned 'Easter Bonnet' on April 17, starting at noon! (PJCofC)
• Stop by the Port Jefferson Village Center to check out the art exhibit "Something for Everyone." Artists Marty Macaluso and Helen Murdock will share a collection of photographs, paintings, illustrations, and much more that will be on display until April 30. (PJVC)
• Port Jefferson Free Library: "Thai Spring rolls with peanut sauce." (Facebook)
• Greater Port Jeff-Northern Brookhaven Arts Council: "WinterTide 2022, The Series Cassandra House takes the stage this Friday, April 15, showtime is 7 p.m. in the Sail Loft Room at the Village Center located in Port Jefferson Village." (Facebook)

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Events:

• Easter Brunch on the Water at Windows on the Lake. (April 17)
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— Debora Whitehead

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