1. Outdoor movies: "Megamind" plays today in the pool parking lot at Dix Hills Park beginning at about 8:30 p.m.
2. Poetry Lessons: The summer's second, week-long poetry camp begins today at the Walt Whitman Birthplace at 9:30 a.m.
3. For Kids: Don't forget about Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum's where children can have fun while dicovering the wonder and diversity of the natural world and other cultures.
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4. On This Day: MTV made its debut on TV on this day in 1981. Do they still play music videos on that channel?
5. Did You Know? It was 150 years ago today when Gen. Robert E. Lee arrived in Virginia to coordinate an inspect the Confederate forces there only to end up taking command of the entire army? It's true, according to thisweekinthecivilwar.com. If you like Civil War history, don't forget: the North Shore Civil War Roundtable meets at the Barnes & Noble in Huntington Station at 7:30 p.m. tonight.
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