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Make time for RESCHEDULED: 5th Annual Glen Cove Fall Family Festival - Saturday, October 3 • 11am - 4pm on the Oyster Bay Patch calendar

Good morning to you Oyster Bay! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Which four Oyster Bay High musicians just made All-State history?
- When will Mark Newman rock Oyster Fest in Oyster Bay?
- How a global sailing film puts Oyster Bay's Oakcliff in the spotlight.
Also on today's calendar: RESCHEDULED: 5th Annual Glen Cove Fall Family Festival - Saturday, October 3 • 11am - 4pm and 10 more events.
And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Elyse P.!
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 72 and low of 56 degrees.
- Sunday: Cooler; a little p.m. rain, temps: high: 63, low: 59.
- Monday: Mostly sunny; breezy, warmer, with a high of 72 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Four Oyster Bay High School musicians selected for All-State ensembles (liherald.com) — Four Oyster Bay High School musicians just earned coveted NYSSMA All-State spots, the school's largest group in 20 years and equal to its total selections from 2015–2025. The students will head to Rochester in December to rehearse and perform with top peers from across New York, highlighting the strength of Oyster Bay's music program.
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• Mark Newman Announces New Fall And Winter Tour Dates (antimusic.com) — Mark Newman is bringing his band to Oyster Fest in Oyster Bay on October 18, as part of a busy fall and winter tour around Long Island. The schedule ranges from a Stones tribute to Simon & Garfunkel and Eric Clapton shows, plus a Bethpage Library date, giving local music fans several nearby chances to see him live.
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• America's Cup documentary hits big screen (liherald.com) — A new documentary about the pioneering all-women America's Cup team heavily features Oyster Bay's Oakcliff Sailing Center, where much of the modern footage was filmed during a 2025 reunion. Oakcliff's director, Dawn Riley, hopes the film inspires locals to train, learn, or support programs that include scholarships and coaching for the Oyster Bay High School sailing team.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oyster Bay
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★ Featured events ★
- RESCHEDULED: 5th Annual Glen Cove Fall Family Festival - Saturday, October 3 • 11am - 4pm →
YMCA at Glen Cove, 125 Dosoris Ln, Glen Cove
11:00 am - Friends Academy Fall Fair →
Friends Academy, 270 Duck Pond Rd, Locust Valley
11:00 am - Harvest Moon Fall Festival and Fundraiser →
Orkestai Farm,
3:30 pm - Variety Child Learning Center's Third Annual Boo! Walk →
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park, 63 Larrabee Ave, Oyster Bay
10:00 am - Huntington Village Art Walk →
Huntington Art Center, 7 Wall St, Huntington
12:00 pm - Leon + Good Gallery Turns 1 →
Leon + Good Gallery, 30 The Plaza, Locust Valley
6:00 pm - Hillbilly Allegedly: A JD Vance Parody Show →
Gold Coast Forum, 111 South St, Oyster Bay
8:00 pm - After the Rain: Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Benefit Event for Chasing the Rainbows 🌈 →
Crest Hollow Country Club, 8325 Jericho Tpke, Woodbury
11:00 pm
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
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Other local events
- Oyster Bay Cup Regatta →
The WaterFront Center, 1 West End Ave, Oyster Bay
10:00 am - Fall 2026 Daisy Parent Info Night- Bay →
89 E Main St, Oyster Bay
6:30 pm - Staying Strong Through Midlife and Beyond: HSS Free Webinar! →
6:30 pm - VFW monthly meeting →
20 Queens St, Syosset
7:00 pm - Discover The Art of Dr. Seuss →
Long Island Picture Frame & Art Gallery of Oyster Bay, 20 Audrey Ave, Oyster Bay
5:30 pm
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
Wednesday October 7
Wednesday October 14
Friday October 16
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💬 Chatter
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🗞 Nearby News
Hicksville
- Free musical performances at local libraries (midislandtimes.com)
- Students honored at Hicksville BOE meeting (midislandtimes.com)
- Indo American Community Voice Inc. celebrates resounding success of 4th Ganesh Mahotsav in Hicksville (thesouthasiantimes.info)
Plainview
- Tantalum Nitride Barrier Films Market To 2035: Sub-3nm Node Demand Drives Growth (indexbox.io)
Hempstead
- NY State Police Issue 404 Tickets In Long Island Work Zones (patch.com)
- Chip City Closes + Popular Diner Expands To Babylon: LI Biz Roundup (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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