🌱 Smithtown Pool Passes On Sale For The Season + Relay For Life 2023

Hi all! I'm back in your inbox this morning with everything you need to know about what's happening in Smithtown today. Today you'll read about these stories and more...

• Pool pass and resident card registrations are now open.
• This Friday is movie time at the Smithtown Library.
• Relay For Life in Smithtown and more!

But first, today's weather: Sun mixing with clouds. High: 70, Low: 50.

Here are the top four stories in Smithtown today:

1. Attention Smithtown residents, the pool pass and resident card registrations are now available online. Visit here to register today. (Smithtown Gov.)
2. Smithtown Public Library will screen "The Whale" in the next session of its Friday Movie Matinee on Friday, May 26. The movie starts at 2 p.m. Registrations can be made here. (Smithtown Chronicle)
3. The Smithtown Patch highlights all the work that Erin Fels, a Smithtown High School West junior, is doing to organize the next Relay For Life event in the community. The fundraiser is scheduled for June 3 from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Smithtown High School West Football Field at 146 Central Road. For details, visit Relay For Life Smithtown. (Smithtown Patch)
4. Sweetbriar Nature Center in Smithtown welcomes many animals who need help this season. The rehabilitation center takes care of wildlife and significantly injured animals. The center counts with events planned yearlong to raise funds and pet drives to keep supplies. Check the Sweetbriar website to learn more about this nature sanctuary and to support this mission. (Newsday/Subscription Required)

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Today in Smithtown:

• Time for Twos at Smithtown Library. (11 a.m.)
• Open Mic Night with Brother Dave at Garden Grill. (7 p.m.)
• Anime and Manga Club at Smithtown Library. (7 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• Sweetbriar Nature Center: "Volume on the tiny screech owl that was displaced after its tree was cut down is quite the talker! It’s interesting how some babies are chattier than others." (Sweetbriar Nature Center via Facebook)
• A Butterfly and Bird Festival is heading to Smithtown on June 10. The fest celebrates the grand opening of the Butterfly Vivarium at the Sweetbriar Center. Tickets are $25 per car. The event is rain or shine. For more information, visit here. (LongIsland.com)
• Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers is to open a location in Commack. Based in Louisiana, the restaurant chain announced plans to open three locations on Long Island in 2025. The eatery wants to invest in the New York market with the first spot opening on Times Square this summer and following steps to Commack, Hauppauge, and East Meadow. (Patch)
• Smithtown Performing Arts Center: "One week away! Please join us Tuesday, May 30 at the theater for auditions for our summer show 'Seussical Jr.' which will be performed outside at The Smithtown Historical Society. Sign-ups begin at 7:30 and auditions start at 8 p.m." (Smithtown Performing Arts Center via Facebook)

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— Debora Whitehead

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