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Get Out! Northport's Weekend Planner for July 22-24

OperAlive, GO, DOG. GO! and Customer Appreciation Night. Pick and choose from this weekend's variety of events.

It’s Friday and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do this weekend. Patch is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-work-outta-here time. Check our picks for the activities to hit and new bars/restaurants/shops to explore.


Where/When: ; Friday from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Why Go: OperAlive! is presented by Do-ing Music and features works by Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, Bizet, and others. Enjoy the passion of opera and meet the artists following the performance.


Where/When: ; Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 8:30 p.m. Why Go: Enjoy a great weekend lineup of varying types of outstanding music. Friday – Cyril Neville, a New Orleans musician, touting Grammy award-winning work with the Neville Brothers, vocals and percussion with The Meters and his current work with The Voice of the Wetlands All-stars, Galactic and his own solo band TRIBE 13. Saturday – Brooklyn Rundfunk Orkestrata (BRO), with Peter Kiesewalter, from the Grammy-nominated East Village Opera Company. Featuring an adaptation of songs from the Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical "The Sound of Music". Sunday – North Shore Pops Orchestra, a large group of talented local musicians of all ages.


Where/When: ; Saturday and Sunday. Why Go: If you’re looking to get out of the heat, enjoy indoor fun with a family friendly performance based on the classic children's book Go, Dog. Go! by P.D. Eastman. Pricing: $15 per person.

BEAT THE HEAT
Where/When: , and ; Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Why Go: Enjoy the heat wave by heading to the beach and getting your feet in the water. The beach features fishing, kayaking/canoeing, picnicking, boardwalks, concessions, restrooms and showers. Don’t forget the sunblock.


Where/When: ; Sunday 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. Why Go: If you work in the service industry, enjoy 20% off on Sundays for all glasses of wine and bottle selections in both the bar and retail shop. Proof of employment is required.

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