Current Events Week of July 20-26
Monday, July 20:
Summer Reading Program 6:30pm at the Linbrary. Check out some great books, and have some fun! All kids going into grade K – 5 are welcome! Call 928-4436 for more info or check out our Facebook page @ OcracokeCommunityLibrary.
A Tale of Blackbeard! The show starts at 8pm; get in line by 7 if you want to see it tonight! It's in the Ocracoke School gym with a whole new set design. Singing, dancing, and swordfighting pirates woo talented village girls on the eve of Blackbeard's final battle at Ocracoke! If you saw it last year, you need to see it again – there's a new Blackbeard, new pirates and village girls, and even a new song! The show runs Monday nights, July 6 – August 17. For presale tickets and more info visit http://www.ocracokealive.org.
Tuesday, July 21:
Babies, Toddlers & Preschooler Summer Reading Program, 9am at Ocracoke Library. Come for a story & easy craft!
Library Book Club! Meet at 7pm at the library to discuss The Pearl That Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hadimi. All are welcome, even if you haven't read the book! (There could be spoilers!) Come out and talk about books and literature!
Coyote Plus One howls again! Their special guest again this week is the talented Jon Lea, who grew up on Ocracoke and started out his musical career as a teen performing at the old Flat Cat Cafe open mic nights sponsored by the Ocracoke Youth Center! Jon's all grown up now and has played on many island (and off-island stages) with several different bands. Come out and see him join in with Marcy and Lou! The show starts at 8pm at the Community Center, and admission is $15 (free for kids under 12.) Not on Ocracoke? The live show will be broadcast on the web at concertwindow.com/coyote (cost = $1). Isn't technology amazing?
Wednesday, July 22:
Should I Share My Ice Cream? Story time at Books to Be Red! Parents, bring your kids to Ocracoke's favorite (and only!) bookstore at 6pm for stories. Owner Leslie Lanier says, "We will read a couple of books with an ice cream theme. And then if it is hot and if the kids want it and if I decide to share, we might, just may have a bit of yummy, cold ice cream."
The Ocrafolk Opry is back for its 15th season at Deepwater Theater. Tickets are $15 for adults and $7 for youngens. Show starts at 8pm; doors open at 7:30pm.
Thursday, July 23: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!)
Come out to see and hear Molasses Creek in concert at Deepwater Theater! The show starts at 8pm (doors open at 7:30); admission is $15 adults/$7 kids.
Friday, July 24:Young Adult Movie Night at the Library! The FREE showing starts at 7pm; age 13 and up are welcome to come out and see Journey to the Center of the Earth in 3D!!!!!
Saturday and Sunday, July 25 and 26: We'll post updates if we find out something's going on!
Be sure to check out the Current's Live Music calendar! Find out where your favorite musicians are playing! Just click here.
Events this week and every week......
If you're bummed because you missed the Ocracoke Friends of the Library Used Book Sale last week, cheer up – the sale goes on through the month of July during the library's public hours! Cheap books! Monday – Friday, 3 –7pm (on Wednesdays, they're open 'til 8), and Saturday, 9am-1pm.
The summer is here! And so are summer programs! Free and informative!
The Lighthouse is open! NPS volunteers open the lighthouse each Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, from 1 – 3pm. You know you want to see inside! Find out more here.
Ocracoke Preservation Society offers a Porch Talk program every Tuesday and Thursday at 1pm, and a special Kids' Program with a talk and craft every Wednesday at 1pm. There are also regularly-scheduled Museum Tours. Call 252-928-7375 for more information or click here.
The Ocracoke Foundation sponsors weekly Outdoor Classroom Programs every Wednesday at 10am at NCCAT. More info here.
Ocracoke Alive welcomes you aboard the Skipjack Wilma Lee for dockside talks on Wednesday, Thursdays and Fridays at 11am.
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