A Shout Out for Restaurant's Passion Fruit Mojitos + Blood Drive

Good day, people of Smithtown! It's me again, Diane Witek, your host of the Smithtown Daily. Here's everything that's happening in and around town today.

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First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy throughout the day. High: 79, low: 70.

Here are the top stories today in Smithtown:

1. Smithtown community members are hoping to purchase the Smithtown Theatre located on 2 East Main Street to ensure it is not torn down. A GoFundMe created for the Smithtown Performing Arts Center received $9,435 in donations as of Thursday, Sept. 16, with a goal of raising $400,000. (Daily Voice)
2. Suffolk: 16 fire departments have responded to what was described as a “still very active” fire. Fire departments, including Smithtown, responded in Setauket Tuesday morning where a barn with solar panels was burning. Fire officials were not aware of any animals that may have been inside the structure. (News 12 Long Island)
3. Smithtown restaurant that specializes in Cuban cuisine offers guests a variety of dishes including Cuban steak, filet mignon, and paella. Cafe Havana also serves a number of cocktails, including different flavors of mojitos and margaritas. Some online users have shouted out the restaurant's passion fruit mojitos. (Daily Voice)
4. Blood drive heads to Smithtown in partnership with the New York Blood Center, at Smithtown Landing Country Club, 495 Landing Ave., Smithtown on Wednesday, Sept. 22, in the River View Room from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Appointments preferred, call 800-933-BLOOD or visit www.donate.nybc.org. (tbrnewsmedia.com)

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Today in Smithtown:

• Town of Smithtown Blood Drive - Town of Smithtown Community Calendar. (9 a.m.)
• Let's Move-Songs and Stories (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (2:30 p.m.)
• Managing Gastrointestinal Problems During the Post-Acute COVID-19 Pandemic (Smithtown Library). (3:30 p.m.)
• Kindness Cards Volunteers (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (7 p.m.)

Smithtown Patch Notebook

• Sweetbriar Nature Center: "Gotta love those baby squirrels — they are all growing up fast, most are only drinking formula 2-3 times a day now. Soon they will be put outside in our soft release cages where they will spend the winter." (Facebook)
• Smithtown Department of Public Safety: "PSA time: Parents, are you aware of the TikTok challenge called 'deviant licks'? Kids are damaging and/or stealing items from school and town bathrooms and posting videos showing them committing the unlawful act." (Facebook)
• Smithtown Christian School: "This is what being an SCS Knight is all about! Instead of going home after their big win in Greenport yesterday, the girls volleyball team came outside to cheer on our boys soccer team in their match against the Porters! Let's go Knights!" (Facebook)
• Smithtown Performing Arts Center: "Today is World Gratitude Day and our hearts are full with gratitude. Thanks to you, we are closer to our goal of purchasing and restoring the Smithtown Theatre. So thank you from the bottom of our hearts. #WorldGratitudeDay." (Facebook)
• Smithtown Performing Arts Center: "Spookley The Square Pumpkin: The Musical opens this Saturday at The Smithtown Historical Society! Join Big Tom, Little Tom, Bobo and friends for this classic story. smithtownpac.org #smithtownpac #spac #smithtowntheatre." (Facebook)
• Smithtown Department of Public Safety: "Forensic Science Week. Sept. 19-26. Forensic Science Week is a week that recognizes the important role that proper forensic science plays in the investigation of crimes throughout the nation." (Facebook)
• Smithtown Christian School: "Last week in secondary chapel, we were joined by two special guests from Word of Life Bible Institute. We heard a powerful testimony given by one of the leaders and got to hear about their unique program!" (Facebook)

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Events:

• CHOCOLATE 101 with Ursula XVII (Sept. 22)
• A Taste of Greece food event (Sept. 25)
• Smithtown Municipal Services Facility Paper Shredding Event. (Sept. 25)
• Register for Creative Arts Workshops: Kids, Teens and Adults! (Sept. 25)
• BSA's Touch- a -Truck! (Sept. 26)
• KPY Basketball Registration is Open! (Sept. 30)
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— Diane Witek

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