🌱Three Village Daily: SBU Pantry Needs Help +Kids Concert At Red Barn

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First, today's weather:

Humid with periods of sun. High: 87, low: 69.

Here are the top stories today in Three Village:

1. Attention actors/actresses in the Three Village and Port Jefferson community, the Charles Dickens Festival is casting! All ages are welcome to join one of the most significant costume events in New York hosted at our Village. Costumes will be provided. The rehearsal for new participants will be held on Sept. 1 at the Village Center. For details, access here. (Patch)
2. Bring the kids to dance at the Red Barn in the Frank Melville Memorial Park. The concert is free on Tuesday, Aug. 23 at 11 a.m. (Patch)
3. Stony Brook University requests the community's help to donate to its food pantry. A community service day is being hosted this weekend. Donations will benefit the Harry Chapin Regional Food Bank and the University's pantry. A virtual food drive is also available for those who want to donate but can't attend the events in person. (Stony Brook University)
4. Chef Rob will teach a virtual cooking class on Aug. 23 at 7 p.m. via Zoom. The event is an Emma Clark Library community program. Learn how to make Tuscan chicken and tomato salad with basil. (Emma Clark Library)

Today in Three Village:

• Saturday Morning Yoga with Laurel Frey. (10 a.m.)
• English Conversation Group — Port Jefferson Free Library. (11 a.m.)
• Long Island Comedy Festival! — Theater Three (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Patch: "State wildlife officials seized a Long Islander's yellow anaconda, as well as a collection of illegal reptiles, including a Burmese python, on Sunday, after its owner was caught trying to sell one of the snakes in New Jersey." (Patch)
• Patch: "The Brookhaven Town Industrial Development Agency has condemned a bus depot in order to move forward with the second phase of the $800-million Ronkonkoma Hub housing and commercial project, according to a report." (Patch)

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