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April 18: Sousa Mendes; Pajamas

5 things you need to know today.

1. At The Library: The Posner Library Players of the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County narrate and perform "Smoke and Mirrors: Delusion and Despair," a story of the indomitable creative forces of musicians, actors, artists and scholars fighting for their lives in a same concentration camp. Show begins at 7 p.m. at the Huntington Public Library Wednesday. Admission is free. 

2. Disobedience: The Sousa Mendes Story: The film retells the true story of Aristides de Sousa Mendes, the Portuguese Consul General stationed in Bordeaux, France, during World War II. Mendes defied orders and issued Portuguese visas to an estimated 30,000 people in 1940 in an operation described by the Holocaust scholar Yehuda Bauer as “perhaps the largest rescue action by a single individual during the Holocaust.” Wednesday's Cinema Arts Centre showing will honor families rescued by this hero, some of whom will be in attendance. Dinner tickets are sold out. Movie-only tickets available at $9 for CAC members, $13 for non-members. Details

4. Did You Know? How many times have you just wanted to roll out of bed and head into work in your cozy, comfortable pajamas? Well, today you can according to punchbowl.com because April 18 is National Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day. Each year, the holiday falls on the weekday after taxes are due because an ultra-casual day is the perfect way to recover. 

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4. Pancake Poll: Make sure you cast your vote for Huntington's Best Pancakes in our . 

5. Girls Lacrosse: Kellenberg travels to  for a 4:30 p.m. game Wednesday. 

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