NPS staff will discuss beach closures on Ocracoke at the OCBA meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, in the Community Center. Photo: C. Leinbach

NPS programs
The base of the lighthouse is open daily for visitors to view inside, 10 am to 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm to 4 pm. Lighthouse Talks are offered every Monday through Thursday at 11 am.

Monday, June 17
NPS program Meet the Banker Ponies: 9:30 to 10 a.m. at the Pony Pasture.

NPS Ranger program at lighthouse, 11 am

NPS Talk — Life on a Barrier Island: 2:30 pm. Outside the Discovery Center.

Tuesday, June 18
Morning bird walk, 8:30 am. Meet at NPS Campground parking lot.

NPS Ranger program at lighthouse, 11 am

Ocracoke Preservation Society Porch Talks: Sea Turtles with Ruth Fordon and Jennifer Garrish, 1 pm

NPS Talk — Life on a Barrier Island: 2:30 pm. Outside the Discovery Center.

Ocracoke Seafood Company: Oyster tasting and smoked fish samples, 3 to 5 pm.

Ocracoke Civic & Business Assn. meeting with NPS staff (virtually) regarding beach closures. 6 pm, Community Center and on OCBA Facebook page

1718 Brewing Ocracoke: Ashley Larue Band (reggae/rock), 7 pm

Ocracoke Oyster Company: Bryan Mayer, 7 pm

Wednesday, June 19, Junteenth
Roanoke Island Animal Clinic sees patients in the Community Center. Call 252-473-3117 for appointments.

Ocracoke Community Library: Baby/Toddler/Preschool Storytime, 10 am; grades K to 5 program, 1 pm

NPS program Meet the Banker Ponies: 9:30 to 10 a.m. at the Pony Pasture.

NPS Ranger program at lighthouse, 11 am

NPS Talk — Life on a Barrier Island: 2:30 pm. Outside the Discovery Center.

Ocracoke Community Library celebrates Juneteenth with family stories with Storyteller Beverly Fields Burnette, 6-7 pm. See flyer below.

Ocracoke Waterways Commission, 6:30 pm. Community Center

Ocracoke Oyster Company: Bryan Mayer, 7 pm

Deepwater Theater: Ocrafolk Opry, 8 pm

Thursday, June 20
NPS Ranger program at lighthouse, 11 am

Ocracoke Preservation Society Porch Talks: Donald Davis Storytelling Workshop participants perform their stories, 1 pm

NPS Talk — Life on a Barrier Island: 2:30 pm. Outside the Discovery Center.

Mini Bar at Ocracoke Coffee: Brooke & Nick, 6-8 pm

Friday, June 21
Ocracoke Tourism Development Authority, 9 am. Community Center

WOVV 90.1 FM: What’s Happening on Ocracoke: Independence Day activities on Ocracoke

Ocracoke Community Library: Stuffed Animal Camp out, 6 pm, followed by camp breakfast the next morning at 9 am

Mini Bar at Ocracoke Coffee: Kate McNally, 6-8 pm

1718 Brewing Ocracoke: Rolling Dynamite (surf/rock), 7 pm

Ocracoke Oyster Company: Ray Murray, 7:30 pm

DAJIO: Layla, 7:30 pm

The Breeze: Jackson Truluck Band, 9 pm

Saturday, June 22
Storytelling: Donald Davis workshop participants give a free public performance from 10 10 11:15 am on the Books to Be Red grounds.

Ocracoke Seafood Company: Fish fry fundraiser with locally caught fish, $15/plate, 3 to 5 pm. At the Ocracoke Volunteer Fire Company.

Mini Bar at Ocracoke Coffee: artist TBD, 6-8 pm

Ocracoke Oyster Company: Ocracoke Rockers, 7 pm

1718 Brewing Ocracoke: Rolling Dynamite, 7 pm

DAJIO: Ray Murray, 7:30 pm

The Breeze: Jackson Truluck Band, 9 pm

Looking ahead: Friends of the Library Used Book Sale at the Ocracoke Community Library begins Thursday, June 27, 9 am to 2 pm. Open to Friends of Library members at 8:30 am. Memberships available at that time.

Ruth Fordon holds a loggerhead hatchling during an excavation. She and Jennifer Garrish will  be featured speakers at Tuesday’s OPS Porch Talk at 1 p.m. Photo by Amy Thompson, CAHA
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