🌱 Celebrate Spring At Smithtown Sweetbriar + Free Saturday Concerts

Hi all. It's me, Debora Whitehead, your host of the Smithtown Patch newsletter — here to tell you everything you need to know about what's happening in our community. Including news on:

But first, today's weather:

Sunny, breezy and milder. High: 50, Low: 34.

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Here are the top four stories today in Smithtown:

1. Sunday, March 26, is the Spring Festival and Egg Hunt at Sweetbriar Center in Smithtown. All are welcome to enjoy outdoor activities and celebrate the approach the warm weather. The egg hunt will be separated by age so the little ones will have a chance to collect their treats. Click here for more info and to purchase tickets. (Smithtown Chronicle)
2. An East Northport resident died in a DWI crash on Jericho Turnpike. Police reported the accident at 12:15 a.m. on Sunday. The 23-year-old driver front-ended his QX50 on a Bartlett tractor-trailer. Residents who spoke with LI News 12 said the area is considered dangerous and lots of accidents happen there. (LI News12)
3. The next game of the Old Time Baseball at the Smithtown Historical Society is on March 25 at 11 a.m. The teams will compete following the rules and style of 1864-70! That's a history class right there. Access the full schedule of games at www.brooklynatlantics.org. (Smithtown Historical Society)
4. If you like classic music mixed with modern grooves, don't miss out on the Saturdays at Six at All Souls Church in Stony Brook. Musicians from Stony Brook University begin playing at 6 p.m. This event is free admission. For more information, please get in touch with 631-655-7798. (Smithtown Chronicle)

Today in Smithtown:

• Take and Make-Wooden Bunnies (Smithtown Library). (9:30 a.m.)
• Nursery Rhyme Time (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (10 a.m.)
• Wonderful Ones (Smithtown Library-Nesconset Building). (10 a.m.)
• Spring Snail (Smithtown Library-Kings Park Building). (10:30 a.m.)
• Dogs Colorful Day (Smithtown Library-Commack Building). (11 a.m.)
• Game Day (Smithtown Library-Nesconset Building). (Noon)
• Hello Cello (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (5 p.m.)
• Make It Monday (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (6:30 p.m.)
• Unsung Heroes-Jewish Women (Smithtown Library-Commack Building). (7 p.m.)
• Mandala Paper Lanterns (Smithtown Library-Nesconset Building). (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Sweetbriar Nature Center: "Egg Hunt and Magical Spring Walk Through the Enchanted Forest - Join us at Sweetbriar Nature Center in Smithtown for a day filled with fun and animals." (Sweetbriar Nature Center via Facebook)
• The Smithtown Public Library-Nesconset Building is challenging teens in the neighborhood to play Laser Tag on Friday, March 31, at 6:30 p.m. It's a video game tournament topped with free snacks. Click here to register. (Smithtown Chronicle)
• "A 17-year-old is dead after the car they were riding in crashed into trees off the Southern State Parkway in Babylon, according to New York State Police." (Patch)

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— Debora Whitehead

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