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Springtime Passion

May3

West Islip Symphony Orchestra will perform music by Delius, Glinka and Tchaikovsky

Where

Beach Street Middle School

17 Beach St.

West Islip, NY

Phone

631-661-8348

Price

$10, free for students

Great South Bay Squadron: America's Boating Course

May9

Learn about New York State boating laws, regulations, safety, navigation, how to handle medical and mechanical emergencies, boat registration and licensing and more, register

Where

West Islip Library

3 Higbie Ln.

West Islip, NY

Phone

631-290-8096

Price

$30

American Legion Post 1738 meeting

May14

Post 1738, new members welcome, no meetings July-Aug.

Where

American Legion Post 1738 - West Islip

340 Union Blvd.

West Islip, NY

11795

Phone

631-422-1738

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