Music, Mosquitos & Movies This Week

Goof Morning,

It’s a big week around town with buzzing helicopters fighting mosquitos to music filling the air at the Great South Bay Festival. Here’s what’s happening close to home.

-Brian Grant, managing editor, writer

Local Pulse

🦟 Helicopters are treating 17 marshes in Brookhaven Town with mosquito larvicide from July 23 to July 25 to control the summer surge of mosquito larvae, Suffolk County officials announced. Weather delays could push the work to the next suitable day. [Patch]

🎶 The 17th annual Great South Bay Music Festival is rocking Shorefront Park in Patchogue from July 24–27, featuring a diverse lineup of performers and free entry for kids under 10. The four-day event runs rain or shine. News 12 Long Island

Community Highlights

Great South Bay Music Festival Kicks Off in Patchogue

Music lovers from across the region gathered Thursday evening at Patchogue’s Shorefront Park for the long-awaited return of the Great South Bay Music Festival. Now in full swing, the four-day event is a summer staple on Long Island. .

Opening night was highlighted by a headline performance from Taking Back Sunday, the beloved alternative rock band with roots on Long Island. The group delivered an electrifying set that had longtime fans singing along into the night. The festival grounds buzzed with excitement as attendees explored food trucks and multiple performance stages featuring a wide variety of genres.

To see photos from Day 1 and get a taste of the festival spirit, visit: Greater Long Island Photo Gallery

Community Highlights

• MR. BLAKE, AT YOUR SERVICE! is playing July 25–31 at The Plaza Cinema & Media Arts Center. This 2025 drama-comedy follows Andrew Blake, who leaves his business behind to work as a butler in France, only to find unexpected purpose and connection among an eccentric household. [Plaza Cinema & Media Arts Center]

• The Greater Patchogue Chamber of Commerce is hosting ALIVE AFTER FIVE returns on Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM in Downtown Patchogue, NY 11772.

• The Bayport-Blue Point Chamber of Commerce is hosting its July General Membership Meeting on Wednesday, July 30 at noon at Momo’s Too in Bayport, featuring a $10 lunch special and guest speaker Assemblyman Jarett Gandolfo. The event will focus on the intersection of mental health, suicide, and drug use, and how the community can support those in need. [Bayport-Blue Point Chamber of Commerce]

• CEED has launched a Striped Bass Watercolor Study Class where participants can paint this iconic fish in a guided workshop on August 3. [CEED]

• Celebrate community at Bellport Day on Saturday, July 26 from 10:00am to 4:00pm, featuring festivities along South Country Road, which will be closed to traffic from 8:00am to 5:00pm. [Bellport Village]

• The Bellport Summer Bandshell Concert Series continues with Dirt Soup performing iconic rock from the '70s to 2000 on Friday, July 25 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. [Bellport Village]

• The Bellport Village Tennis Center offers well-maintained Har-Tru courts, instructional programs, and seasonal events under USPTA-certified management. Memberships and hourly play are available to residents and non-residents, with court access daily from 7:30 am to dusk. [Bellport Village Tennis Center]

• The Patchogue Arts Council is accepting submissions for Arts on Terry 2025, a curated contemporary art street fair on September 14, featuring booth space for fine artists. Artists can apply here by August 13 for a chance to showcase their work. [Patchogue Arts Council]

• Gateway's Annual Fundraiser returns on July 25 with Party On The Point, an evening of performances, raffles, food, and dancing at a beautiful Bellport waterfront home. [The Gateway, Performing Arts Center of Suffolk County]

• NYS Senator Dean Murray, Assemblyman Jarett Gandolfo, and Legislator Dominick Thorne are hosting a Blood Drive on July 29 from 1 PM to 7 PM at 205 Blue Point Avenue, Blue Point, in partnership with the Blue Point Fire Department and the New York Blood Center. [New York State Senate]

• Artwork from the South Bay Art Association's plein air event will be showcased at the Bellport Day Exhibition on Saturday, July 26, with judging taking place from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. [South Bay Art Association]

• The New York State Senate has launched the 2025 Summer Reading Program, themed “Color our World: Colorea Nuestro Mundo,” encouraging kids to read for fun and discovery all summer long. Participants can earn an official certificate by submitting their reading form by August 22. [New York State Senate]

Community Highlights

Local Sports

🤼‍♂️ Long Island sent 51 wrestlers to the USA Wrestling National Championship in Fargo, with five earning All-American honors. Camryn Howard captured the 16U men’s freestyle title at 157 pounds, becoming the first national champ from Bellport, while Caitlin Maragioglio also earned All-American status for the school. Newsday

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