Current Events Week of 3/2/15
Monday, March 2nd:
Ocracoke Child Care opens today after a 3-month hiatus. Read all about it here.
The inaugural meeting of the Ocracoke Library Knit and Crochet Club meets 5 – 7pm at the library, of course. Come and stay the whole time or float in and out as you can. This is a brand new group so everyone is welcome! All skill levels welcome. If you are a beginner, they will try to get you "hooked" up with someone with skills! Bring whatever project you might be working on. Tell your friends! Ocracoke Library hours are Monday – Saturday, 3 – 7pm. On Wednesdays, they stay open an extra hour til 8pm.
Hyde County Commissioners meeting, 6pm in the Ocracoke School commons area. Agenda and packet here.
Tuesday, March 3rd:
Hyde County Board of Education meeting, 4pm, in the Ocracoke School information superhighway room.
WOVV Annual meeting @ the Community Center. Come at 6:30 (bring a snack to share) and hang out with the cool WOVV peeps; the meeting will begin at 7pm.
WOVV is Ocracoke’s Village Voice – our own community-supported radio station. Big changes are in the works for the station, most significantly, moving the studio to a new location in the old Fire Hall. Anyone can be on the air – come and find out how you can start your own radio show!
Wednesday, March 4th:
Transformation Zone Pre-School Storytime, 9:30am at Ocracoke Assembly Church classroom. Two, three, and four year-olds are invited to join Leslie Lanier for stories, snacks, crafts, and fun!
Thursday, March 5th:
Calzones! Sayrah Safari! Caesar Salad Wrap! (What are your favorites?) Jason’s Restaurant opens for the season, serving lunch 11am – 2pm, dinner 5 – 8:30pm, Monday – Saturday. Check out their website here. Jason's is the first, but more restaurants will be opening this month and next. (Check out the Current calendar for exact dates).
Gaffer's and Eduardo's remain open, and new to the scene is Ocracoke Bar and Grille. Cheers to dining diversity!
The Ocracoke Volunteer Fire Department will hold their every-other-Thursday meeting at the Fire Hall at 7pm. They can always use new members! You can also stop by and get a way-cool OVFD t-shirt or order your reflective house number signs (so OVFD and Ocracoke EMS can find you!)
Saturday/Sunday:
Don’t forget to Spring Ahead into Daylight Savings Time. It officially starts at 2am on Sunday, March 8th.
Girl Scout cookies have landed on Ocracoke! The girls will be delivering this week! Yum! If you didn't get a chance to pre-order your cookies from a Girl Scout, you can call Sundae at 921-0283 and she'll hook you up!
Planning ahead:
All are welcome to the Fishermen's Forum in Swan Quarter on March 13th. Check the poster below for details.
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Ocracoke Library Book Club has been revived! The first book they'll read is A Bookman's Tale: A Novel of Obsession by NC native Charlie Lovett. Check it out of the library, or pick up a copy at Books to Be Red (and get a special Book Club 25% discount!) The library's hours are Monday – Friday, 3 – 7pm and Saturday, 9am – 1pm. (Stop by and meet the new community librarian, Mary Bryant) The Book Club will meet on Tuesday, March 17th at 7pm at the library Get your copy today!
Even better, the author, Charlie Lovett, will be on the island for the Ocracoke Friends of the Library Annual Membership Meeting on March 24th at 7pm at the library. Everyone is welcome!
Pastel Workshop with visiting artist Dan Curry. Dan will hold a plein aire (outside) pastel workshop on the best weather day among March 20th, 21st, or 22nd. The class will take approximately 3 hours. For more information, contact Dan at 570-637-5028. He's been working with the after school program, and will also do pastel classes with the Ocracoke Alive Arts Partnership at Ocracoke School.
Mark your calendars: Ocracoke Child Care is holding a big fundraiser on Saturday, April 4th at the Community Center. It’s a Clam Chowder Cook-Off and everyone can join in the fun! Enter your clam chowder in the traditional (Ocracoke recipe) or non-traditional category, or just come out to taste the entries. Don’t like clams? There’ll be hot dogs and baked goods, too. Music and performances by community members and OCC children will make the Cook-Off a fun and family-friendly event.
Later that evening, come out to the Community Center for a Dance with the Ocracoke Rockers! Teresa and Albert will be working the door, shaking you down for donations as you go into shake a leg. There’ll be beer, too – for a donation, of course.
More details coming soon…
Remember to check this page and/or the Ocracoke Current calendar for updates and additions to Current Events!
