🌱 Patch AM: How a Syosset teen’s card tricks led straight to Hollywood

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Syosset teen’s card tricks led straight to Hollywood

Also on today's calendar: Holiday Swing – A Jazz Holiday Concert in Cold Spring Harbor and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Windy; a p.m. snow shower, with a high of 36 and low of 24 degrees.
• Friday: Cold; breezy in the morning, temps: high: 35, low: 26.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 39 and low of 28 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Syosset teen's journey into magic has landed him in Hollywood (greaterlongisland.com) — A 17-year-old Syosset magician, Jacob Goetz, has earned a coveted spot in Hollywood’s Magic Castle Junior Society, putting a local teen on the national magic stage. Goetz, who practices at his family’s Syosset dining room table and performs close-up magic in area restaurants, says the craft helps him escape stress while building confidence and community.
   

📸 Around Syosset

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Syosset

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Holiday Swing – A Jazz Holiday Concert in Cold Spring Harbor
  St. John’s Church, 1670 NY-25A, Cold Spring Harbor
  7:30 pm

Sunday December 14

• Shoppers Day and Hanukah Party
  18 Tobie Lane, Jericho, NY, USA,
  9:00 am

Tuesday December 16

• TAG Heuer Cocktail Event
  1870 E Jericho Tpke, Huntington
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• In-Person: Winter Whispers Acrylic Painting with Madhumita Sen
  Syosset Public Library , 225 S Oyster Bay Rd , Syosset
  11:00 am
• La Michy Holiday Party -The Show: NEW YORK
  Sabor Latino , 95-35 40th Rd , Elmhurst
  10:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Circus Vazquez
  Citi Field , 41 Seaver Wy , Flushing
  1:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Noelle's Ark Annual Fundraiser 2025
  The Fox Hollow , 7725 Jericho Tpke , Woodbury
  1:00 pm
• Away Game AT Half Hollow Hills MS
  Syosset-Woodbury Community Park , 7800 Jericho Tpke , Woodbury
  6:45 pm

Monday December 15

• Tiny Songbirds
  Westbury Memorial Public Library Children's Programs at the Meeting Room , 445 Jefferson Street , Westbury
  10:30 am

Wednesday December 17

• Mercy League- Holiday Gift Wrapping
  Broadway Commons , 358 N Broadway , Hicksville
  11:00 am

Thursday December 18

• Bell & Ross Cocktail Event
  1870 E Jericho Tpke , Huntington
  6:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Tot Shabbat
  18 Tobie Lane, Jericho, NY, USA
  6:30 pm

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• The Children’s Orchestra Society — (718) 888-0635
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Syosset Students in "The Nutcracker" with New York City Ballet Stars December 20 and 21 —Ohman School of Ballet Read on Patch

• Lifetime Fitness - Life Time, Inc. posted a job opening for LifeCafe Supervisor in Syosset. Apply here.
• The Learning Experience posted a job opening for Lead Toddler Teacher in Plainview. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Syosset here.

🗞 Nearby News

Oyster Bay

• Town of Oyster Bay looks to restrict nursing home rentals, give more power to commissioner of Planning and Development (longislandpress.com)
• A Long Islander enters the gubernatorial fray (cityandstateny.com)
• Einstein on the North Fork: Steve Israel's Brisk Historical Thriller Turns Real Nazi Plots Into a Smart, Suspenseful Yarn (27east.com)

Plainview

• Arnold W. Drucker: Looking ahead to a new year of advocacy (liherald.com)

Glen Cove

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I could get canned for this!
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