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Good Morning, North Fork! If you spent part of the weekend staring out the window and providing weather updates to people standing three feet away, you were not alone.

In today’s North Fork Buzz:

• Rain Check

• Oysters Meet Bubbles

• Running for Gavyn

Ready, Set, Go!

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A Little Chill in the Air 🍂

The days are getting a little shorter, and for the first time in a while, there’s that hint of a chill in the air once the sun goes down.

Which, as it turns out, is pretty good mussel weather.

At Little Fish, the Wild Fennel Mussels feel made for this exact stretch of the season, served in a white wine fennel sauce with 1610 sourdough ready to soak up every last bit.

Grab a table by the beach, order a glass of wine, and enjoy that sweet spot when the days still feel like summer but the evenings are starting to tell a different story.

Little Fish is open:

• Lunch Saturday & Sunday (12–3 PM)

• Dinner 7 Days a Week (5–9 PM)

The beach isn't just a summer thing.

Live music this week:
- Friday: George Tebbit 6-9 PM
- Saturday: Frank Palmeri 6-9 PM

Reservations are live at littlefishnofo.com or by calling (631) 765-8756 

See you at the beach!

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The Lowdown

Rain Check 🌧️

Saturday’s Bug Light Classic Regatta was postponed, with the race now scheduled for Oct. 10.

The storm was doing more than rearranging weekend plans Saturday morning. 313 Southold customers were without power as of 11AM, while flooding was creeping onto roads in places like New Suffolk.

The regatta joins a growing list of North Fork plans bumped by the weather. Greenport’s Maritime Festival has moved to Oct. 17–18, while Mattituck High School’s memorial volleyball tournament honoring Kelly Pickering was also been postponed. ($)

Get the full story 👉 Suffolk Times

Oysters Meet Bubbles 🦪

Sparkling Pointe’s annual Local Oyster Showcase returns Oct. 4, pairing six Long Island oyster farms with six East End restaurants, plus plenty of sparkling wine.

Guests will make their way through six stations, where oyster farmers will shuck their catch raw while local chefs take the same oyster and give it the grilled, roasted or fried treatment.

By the end, that’s 24 oysters and a six wine Sparkling Pointe flight.

This year’s lineup includes oysters from Peconic, Southold, East Moriches, Fire Island, Orient and Cutchogue, paired with dishes from restaurants including The Frisky Oyster, Hellenic, Little Fish and First & South.

There’s a little education mixed in, too. Guests can taste how oysters grown in different local waters develop their own flavors.

Get the full story 👉 Northforker

Running for Gavyn 🏃

The inaugural Gavyn’s Favorite 5K will take place Sunday, Oct. 18 at Orient Beach State Park, honoring the life of 17 year old Gavyn Avery Drago, a Mattituck High School senior and captain of the school’s track and cross-country teams.

Orient wasn’t chosen by accident. It was Gavyn’s favorite 5K course, flat, fast, surrounded by water and, most importantly to a competitive runner, a pretty good place to chase a personal record. Running became a huge part of Gavyn’s life, by 17, he had completed five half marathons and dreamed of eventually running the New York City Marathon.

Gavyn also lived with epilepsy and used his running to raise thousands of dollars for the Epilepsy Foundation. His parents, Marissa and Bryan Drago, have now established the Gavyn Avery Drago Foundation to continue that work. Race proceeds will support epilepsy research and help families of teens living with the neurological disease.

More than a fundraiser, the 5K is meant to feel like Gavyn: determined, joyful and always chasing the next goal.

Get the full story 👉 Patch

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Happenings: This Week

Monday

🤝 North Fork Chamber Membership Meeting A little networking, a little shop talk, and some timely insight for the season ahead. The North Fork Chamber will gather at Little Fish for an evening of conversation, connections, and an important presentation on fire and carbon monoxide safety. More Info

Tuesday

🏡 Community Housing Update Southold Town is working on major code changes designed to put its housing plan into action and address the need for more affordable housing. Stop by Town Hall to hear what’s being proposed, ask questions, share feedback, and get a closer look at what could be changing in the community. More Info

⚾ North Fork Little League Want to have a bigger hand in the future of North Fork Little League? The league is looking to add new members to its Board of Directors, and the annual meeting at the Peconic Community Center is the chance to get involved, bring some fresh ideas, and help make a difference for local players. More Info

Wednesday

🐋 Moby Dick Melville’s famous whale is headed for the opera stage. The Mattituck-Laurel Library takes a closer look at Jake Heggie’s Moby-Dick, a modern operatic adaptation of the classic tale of Captain Ahab, obsession, and one very elusive white whale. More Info

Thursday

🐾 Music, Vines & Paws Wine tastes a little better when it’s for a good cause. Music, Vines & Paws heads to Bedell Cellars for an evening supporting the North Fork Animal Welfare League, with local wine, live music, and plenty of love for four legged friends. More Info

🎹 Dueling Pianos Billy Joel, Elton John, two pianos, and a vineyard full of people who definitely know every word. Dueling Pianos is taking over Duck Walk Vineyards for a night of live music and sing along favorites from two guys who gave the piano plenty of hits to work with. More Info

🎃 Carving to Cooking Turns out the inside of the pumpkin deserves better than the garbage can. This hands on workshop at Mojo Studio covers carving techniques, safely saving the seeds and flesh, and turning the whole pumpkin into soups, breads, purées, roasted seeds, and more. More Info

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Local Spotlight

Boo Bags 👻

The Southold Boys Varsity Soccer team is getting into the Halloween spirit with BOO BAG deliveries, giving locals an easy way to surprise friends, family or neighbors with a little spooky-season fun.

Send one to the kids, secretly drop one on a friend, or finally give your neighbor something better to talk about than whose leaves are blowing into whose yard.

Best of all, it’s a fun way to spread some Halloween cheer while supporting the Southold Boys Varsity Soccer team.

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Live Music + Fun Breakdown

Monday

Ram’s Head Inn | Bingo | 6 PM
The Watershed | Erin Chase | 6-9 PM
Clam Bar at Alize Brewing | Tom McGuire | 6-9 PM

Tuesday

First & South | Jazz E | 5-8 PM
Piano Bar at The Halyard | Julia King | 6-8 PM

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