Arts & Entertainment

Text and photos by Connie Leinbach Courtney Contreras had recently lost some enthusiasm for her new-found art avocation, but a marketing workshop on Ocracoke Thursday and Friday with...

Ocracoke Alive will hold its annual membership meeting at 7 p.m. tonight (Nov. 19) in the Deepwater Theater on School Road. Topics will include the year...

Debbie Wells will showcase her newest artwork Wednesday (Oct. 21) in Down Creek Gallery's "Expose Yourself to Art" series of artists' receptions. All receptions are...

By Connie Leinbach Island musician Jackie Willis, frequently seen at island locales, once hewed a guitar out of a fallen cedar tree. “John Manning had a...

Island artist Mary Bassell, who paints vibrant island scenes with pastels, will show her new works of Ocracoke’s famous lighthouse Wednesday, Sept. 23, beginning...

 By Peter Vankevich Café Atlantic was a fixture on Ocracoke for 25 years before it closed at the end of the 2013 season. Since it was...

 By Connie Leinbach Those interested in the lighter side of Ocracoke life might want to get a copy of “The Ocracoke Coloring Book,” by Kitty...

  Editor's note: Last year, after a 20-year hiatus, Ocracoke Alive revived the original musical about Ocracoke, "A Tale of Blackbeard."  This year, the show...

by Connie Leinbach  and  Peter Vankevich To watch the video and listen to Waterbound, click link below.  Molasses Creek gets its name from one of the...

  Island artist Barbara Adams will continue the “Expose Yourself to Art” openings in Down Creek Gallery from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday with new...