Happy April Fools Day, Port Washington, and that’s no joke. According to Wikepedia, the earliest recorded association between April 1 and foolishness can be found in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales (1392).
What won’t be fooling around today is the weather: a mixture of rain and snow, then changing to all rain after 10 a.m. Although little or no snow accumulation is expected, it will be a nasty day: rain, 43 degrees, winds gusting to 24 mph.
That said, get out and enjoy an early start to the weekend:
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1. Fridays mean flowers at half-price all day long at , 59 Main Street.
2. Want to warm up? Try ballroom dancing at the , 5 Pulaski Place The dancing begins at 8 p.m. this evening. Admission is $14 which includes two coupons towards drinks. Call 883-5553 for information.
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3. The is once again holding its popular paperback swap on Saturday, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Bring your adult, teen and children’s paperback books – good condition only – to the library’s Lapham Room. No hardcovers and no more than 20 books per person, although you may take as many as you like.
4. The Parsons Dance Company series continues Saturday night at 8 p.m. at , 232 Main Street. Tickets: Premium $45, Premium Friends $40; Standard $40, Standard Friends $35. $15 student ticket. Call 516-767-6444 for information.
5. The Capitol Heights Lyric Opera Company presents the ultimate rags to riches tale, , as told by Gioachino Rossini, at the Port Washington Public Library on Sunday. This condensed version, in Italian with English explanation, staged with piano, runs about two hours, with a brief intermission, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
