🌱 Southampton Daily: Good Cause + Yo Yo Ma's Honorary Doctorate

Happy Wednesday, Southampton! Diane Witek here with everything you need to know in town today.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 50, low: 41.

Here are the top stories in Southampton today:

1. Main Prospect restaurant adds Ukrainian favorites to the menu, for a good cause. In the spirit of helping Ukraine, the owners of Main Prospect have added some traditional Ukrainian foods to the menu, along with a signature cocktail, made with Ukrainian vodka —and donating the proceeds to help, according to a great story from Cailin Riley at 27east. (Subscription: 27east.com)
2. On Saturday, March 12, at the Staller Center for the Arts, Stony Brook University presented an honorary doctorate in music to the world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Stony Brook University President Maurie McInnis presided over the degree granting ceremony and described how Ma’s music “has been the soundtrack to our lives and our collective experience in a way that is utterly unique.” (Stony Brook News)
3. Set your calendars! The Great South Bay Music Festival returns to Shorefront Park in Patchogue from July 7 to 10 with more than 55 bands — including half from Long Island — set to perform across three stages. There will be food and beer for those 21 and older. General admission tickets, $49.99-$55.99, are on sale along with two- and four-day passes. Tickets go up April 1, so buy them now: greatsouthbaymusicfestival.com. (Newsday)
4. Costco says store hours will return to normal on April 18 as it is ending its senior hours put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Costco's special shopping hours allowed seniors, health care workers and first responders to shop without the general public. (News 12 Long Island)

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Today in Southampton:

• Creative Arts Contest: New Beginnings. (8 a.m.)
• Long Island Firsts with Eco-Photo Explorers (In-Person). (1 p.m.)
• Discovery Club: Life On Other Planets. (4:30 p.m.)
• Teen Views on the News (TV-ON) — Town of Southampton Youth Bureau. (6:30 p.m.)
• Southampton’s Annual Purim Celebration and Megillah Reading. (7 p.m.)

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— Diane Witek

About me: Impassioned Writer, Website Designer, Social Media Marketer and newly proclaimed Baker. Lover of nature and animals of all kinds.