🌱 Weekend Events In Port Jefferson + New Exhibit At Whaling Museum

Hi all. Debora Whitehead here with your Saturday edition of the Port Jefferson Patch newsletter, filled with all the local news you need to know. Today you'll learn about the following:

• Greater Port Jefferson-Northern Brookhaven Arts Council to host a concert.
• Visit Port Jefferson Indoor Farmers Market.
• Weekend events and more!

But first, today's weather:

Cooler; breezy in the morning. High: 40, low: 34.

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Here are the top five stories today in Port Jefferson:

1. Greater Port Jefferson-Northern Brookhaven Arts Council will host a Sunday Street Concert. Singers Joe Jencks and Rod MacDonald will hit the stage of the Long Island Museum. The music will start playing Sunday at 3 p.m. (Patch Port Jefferson)
2. Sundays in Port Jeff translates to fresh produce, baked goods, crafts, music and more at the Indoors Farmers Market. Local farmers and vendors will be at the Village Center from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Port Jefferson Village center)
3. If you are around the village this weekend, stop by Port Jefferson Village Center to check the POQUOTT: Past & Present exhibit. Photos tell the history of a hidden gem on Long Island North Shore. You might like to know admissions are free. (Port Jefferson Village Center)
4. Have you visited the Whaling Museum yet? There is a new exhibit in celebration of Black History Month. The displays show the 19th-century Black people who worked in dangerous conditions seeking wages. (TBR News Media)
5. Nearby News: A student survey was canceled at Sachem High School due to its explicit sexual content. The question included how many sexual partners the students ever had and their gender preferences. Some parents fiercely expressed their disagreement and wanted to know who was responsible for the survey. (LI News12)

Today in Port Jefferson:

• English Conversation Group - Port Jefferson Free Library. (11 a.m.)
• Mug Design - Port Jefferson Free Library. (3 a.m.)
• SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM - Theater Three. (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Port Jefferson Rotary's 6th annual Golf Classic is on March 4. The event features a pub crawl. The ticket package includes games, breakfast, food, and drinks! Visit the Port Jefferson Patch to learn all details of this event and to purchase tickets. (Patch Events)
• Healthy Library Program will serve the Port Jefferson Community at Comsewogue on Feb. 21 from 2-4:30 p.m. Stony Brook Medicine professionals will offer health screenings and answer nutrition, social work, and more questions! You don't need to register. (CPLIP)
• "Brookhaven officials approved the donation of the historic American Revolutionary War-era property, the Manor of St. George in Shirley, at the Town Board meeting on Thursday." (Patch)

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