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5 Things You Need to Know Today

Weekend Stories Include Coverage of the Bayside Holiday Lights Ceremony and a Preview of an Upcoming Alley Pond Event

Hope everyone is having a great weekend. Douglaston Patch has a smorgasbord of stories lined up for today and tomorrow and our calendar has 35 event listings.

Make sure to check back with us this week to read about Douglaston Village Chamber of Commerce's upcoming holiday lighting festival as well as news from Community Board 11 and the 111th Precinct.

Here are the 5 Things You Need to Know This Weekend:

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1. Read our story today about the Bayside Hills Civic Association's holiday lights festival, which is one of the largest annual events of its type in northeast Queens.

2. On Sunday, read Shoshana Rubin's preview of an Alley Pond Environmental Center program for children.

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3. Visit our calendar to read about a Knights of Columbus event on Sunday, during which Santa Claus will visit St. Robert Bellarmine Roman Catholic Church.

4. The Samuel Field Y will host a Chanukah Celebration later that day. The event will feature activities for children.

5. Also, make sure to drop by the Community Church of Douglaston for its annual vespers service and concert at 4 p.m. on Sunday.


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