‘Downtown Ocracoke’ original art by Mike Rooney, who sometimes visits Ocracoke with other ‘plein air’ artists in October.

Monday, Aug. 19
NPS program: Meet the Banker Ponies: 9:30 to 10 a.m. at the Pony Pasture.
NPS Talk: Life on a Barrier Island: 2:30 pm. Outside the Discovery Center.
MiniBar at Ocracoke Coffee: Bead by the Sea jewelry making class
Ocracoke Oyster Company (7 pm): Barefoot Wade

Tuesday, Aug. 20
Morning Bird Walk, 8:30 am. Meet at the NPS Campground parking lot.
Ocracoke Preservation Society Special Porch Talk: “Fun with Writing!” with Ann Ehringhaus, writer, photographer, teacher, Reiki master. She will also have her new poetry book, “Poems of Brown and Gold” for purchase along with its companion “Poems of Blue and Green.” 1 pm
NPS Talk: Life on a Barrier Island: 2:30 pm. Outside the Discovery Center.
Ocracoke Oyster Company (7 pm): Bryan Mayer
1718 Brewing Ocracoke (7 pm): Barefoot Wade

Wednesday, Aug. 21
NPS program: Meet the Banker Ponies: 9:30 to 10 a.m. at the Pony Pasture.
MiniBar at Ocracoke Coffee: Island Trivia, 6-8 pm
Ocracoke Waterways Commission, 6:30 pm. Community Center. Rescheduled to Aug. 27 to accommodate a discussion with the ferry design engineer about the new sound class ferry design considerations.
Ocracoke Oyster Company (7 pm): Bryan Mayer
Deepwater Theater: Wednesdays: Ocrafolk Opry, 8 pm

Thursday, Aug. 22
NPS Ranger program at lighthouse, 11 am
NPS Talk: Life on a Barrier Island: 2:30 pm. Outside the Discovery Center.
MiniBar at Ocracoke Coffee: Brooke & Nick, 6-8 pm
Ocracoke Oyster Company (7 pm): Ray Murray
1718 Brewing Ocracoke (7 pm): Allegra & Paige

Friday, Aug. 23
Ocracoke Tourism Development Authority, 9 am. Community Center.
MiniBar at Ocracoke Coffee: Kate McNally, 6-8 pm
Ocracoke Oyster Company (7 pm): Ocracoke Rockers
DAJIO: Allegra, 7:30 pm
The Breeze:  Ray McAllister Band, 9 pm

Saturday, Aug. 24
MiniBar at Ocracoke Coffee: Artist TBD, 6 pm
The Breeze: Customer appreciation cookout with DJ Buckshot; 1 pm
DAJIO: Ray McAllister Band, 9 pm

Sunday, Aug. 25
DAJIO: Allegra, 7:30 pm

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