🌱 Shirley-Mastic Daily: Darryl 'DMC' Visits WFHS + Book Sale + Events

Hey, people of Shirley-Mastic! Debora Whitehead here with a fresh issue of the Shirley-Mastic Daily.

First, today's weather:

Breezy in the morning. High: 52, low: 40.

Here are the top 4 stories today in Shirley-Mastic:

1. Darryl "DMC" McDaniels paid a visit to William Floyd High School students to share his motivational message. McDaniels is a Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy Award winner and motivates students to be confident and determined in their goals. (Shirley-Mastic Patch)
2. MMS Community Library will host a Book Sale for Literacy to benefit a community program that offers literacy and ESL to all. The sale will happen on Saturday, April 9, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Sunday, April 10, from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (MMSCL)
3. Nearby News: Northwell Health employees mourn the loss of a 33-year-old colleague who was shot in the hospital parking lot in New Hyde Park on Thursday afternoon. Therapy is being offered to employees as they mourn the loss. (News12)
4. A tribute to singer Eric Clapton will come to Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts on Saturday, April 23 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $29-$49 and can be purchase at PatchogueTheatre.org. PTPA COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted. (Broadway)

Today in Shirley-Mastic:

• Spanish for Kids: Preschool — MMS Community Library. (9:45 a.m.)
• Job/Career Counseling — MMS Community Library. (10 a.m.)
• Bad Art Challenge — IN-PERSON — MMS Community Library. (1 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• "Pamper yourself at the MMS Community Library on April 6 at 4 p.m. Make marble soap. Hang out with Ms. Sam in the Teen Department to create spa goodies. This is a drop-in program. While supplies last." (MMSCL)
  
• Patchogue Theater features "The Hit Men" on April 22 at 8 p.m. Save the date to enjoy the performance of the classic rock supergroup! Lobby and bar open at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online anytime at PatchogueTheatre.org or the Box Office, 631 -207-1313. (Broadway World)

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• Back 2 The 90's ROLLER SKATING Party. (May 30)
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— Debora Whitehead

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