March 3: Hip Hop Group, Drawing Group, and Group Therapy

The word 'group' can in general be widely applied to a range of interests – in today's case, a trio of hip hop artists, a gathering of artists, and a support structure for those in need of help. Read on.

1. If experimental hip hop is your thing – or even if it isn't, and you're just curious – head over to the University Cafe at Stony Brook for Das Racist, a Brooklyn trio giving a free show with other guest performers at 8 p.m.

2. Tap the artist within at a at the Setauket Neighborhood House. Choose from two friendly sessions during which artists of all levels learn from each other as they sketch a live model.

3. A handful of local religious organizations provide support group services for people with various needs. Stony Brook Community Church and Church on the Sound are two of those organizations. SBCC offers twice-weekly AA meetings and Church on the Sound hosts Celebrate Recovery sessions.

4. Coming up on Three Village Patch: the story behind a Stony Brook home at the center of a town investigation and why students at Stony Brook University gathered in protest on Wednesday. Stay tuned.

5. Each Saturday, Three Village Patch runs an opinion article or letter to the editor. A recent submission by the and have been particularly popular on the site. Interested in writing one? Send an e-mail to the editor to find out more.