🌱 Sunday Events Around Smithtown + Long Island Restaurant Week

Hello, friends! It's me, Debora Whitehead, your host of the Smithtown Daily. Let's get this Sunday started off right, with a quick review of everything you need to know about what's happening these days in town. In this issue, you'll find updates on the following:

• Owl Pellet Dissection program Sunday.
• Grand Folk Railroad to perform live this weekend!
• LI Winter Restaurant Week and more!

But first, today's weather:

Winds gradually subsiding. High: 40, low: 30.

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Here are the top four stories today in Smithtown:

1. Sunken Meadow State Park is hosting the Owl Pellet Dissection program Sunday from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Kids aged eight and up are invited to explore the diet of owls. Dissection tools will be used in this indoor class. If you are interested, you can check the space availability at
   EventBrite.com. (Parks.NY.Gov)
   
2. Did you know the Grand Folk Railroad will be at the Long Island Rail Road Sunday at 3 p.m.? It should be mentioned the band will perform Live during the event! Tickets will be available at the door. (Facebook Events)
3. Long Island Restaurant Week kicks off on Jan. 29. There will be eight days of great prices in various local restaurants in and around Smithtown. Stay tuned for the list of eateries that will offer prix-fixe discounts. (LI Restaurant Week)
4. Police arrested a man for threatening mass harm in the Cherokee Elementary School parking lot on Friday. The suspect arrived at school around 3 p.m. and yelled threats of violence in the building's direction. He was later identified and arrested at his residence. (Smithtown Matters)

Today in Smithtown:

• Solar System Model at Avalon Barn. (10 a.m.)
• Beauty and the Beast Jr. at Smithtown PAC. (2 p.m.)
• JAN Coding Lab for Kids: Code Your First App at Smith Haven Mall. (4:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Nearby Events: The Town of Brookhaven's Youth Bureau accepts gently used coats, scarves, gloves, and hats donations. The Annual INTERFACE Coat Drive will be held through Feb. 10 to help those needing warm clothing items this winter. If you want to support this cause, you can drop your items at Modern Realty and Management LTD, 260Nesconset Highway, Suite 11, Stony Brook. (Patch)
• There will be a lot of events on Long Island this weekend in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Visit the link I've shared to check what's happening and plan a memorable time with friends and family. (Mommy Poppins)
• "Newsday’s transportation reporter Alfonso Castillo, multimedia journalist Cecilia Dowd, along with assistant managing editor Rob Levin and Communications Director Kim Grabina-Como hosted a journalism Q & A session on Jan. 12 at Smithtown High School East."
  (Smithtown Matters)

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That's it for today. I'll see you soon!

— Debora Whitehead

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