Patch highlights local happenings and previews upcoming stories for readers each day in our What's Happening Today column. Check out what's on the Sayville/Bayport agenda for Feb. 1.

Our Sayville Crime Report posts weekly on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. Catch up on recent area police activity in the area then.

Bayport-Blue Point Chamber of Commerce will honor their 2012 St. Patrick’s Day Parade Grand Marshals Flo and Alden Olsen today at an invite only party at Island Hills Country Club, 7 p.m. The 22-Annual parade is scheduled for Sunday, March 11, 2012.

Karaoke Night happens every Wednesday at 9 p.m. Sage Cafe in Blue Point.

Family-owned Lacrosse Unlimited is coming to Sayville, filling the space that only recently housed longtime Main Street staple Elaine's Shoes. Read Patch's story: Lacrosse Unlimited Coming to Sayville.

Coming Home to Country of Sayville went out of business nearly three months ago. In our new weekly feature, Visions for Vacancies, Patch asks residents what type of business would be a good fit for this vacant storefront at 23 Main St. Let us know!

A Sayville Soup Kitchen Needs Community Support. Having Friends INN (Interfaith Nutritional Network) is asking area residents and businesses for donations to help fund the purchase of a stove exhaust hood and fire suppression system that will allow the facility to continue feeding the hungry four nights a week, as they have since 1994.

Learn a very old stitch called Herringbone to create a wide cuff bracelet at Sayville Library, 6:30 p.m. Using high-quality TOHO cube beads you will create a wide cuff bracelet that's stylish and feels like fabric on your wrist.

Advanced Battle of the Books for grades 9 and up is held weekly on Wednesdays (Feb. 1) at Sayville Library.

Owners of local businesses get extra bonuses when they claim a listing. Find out more here: Businesses: Claim Your Listing on Patch! It's Free!