Ocracoke Island Waterfowl Festival set for April 23
The fourth annual Ocracoke Island Waterfowl Festival, produced by the nonprofit Ocracoke Island Decoy Carvers Guild, is set to take place from 9 a.m....
Postponed: OPS art auction scheduled for Jan. 22
The Ocracoke Preservation Society will hold its annual “Ocracoke Through Your Eyes” art auction at 5 p.m. Jan. 22 in the Ocracoke Community Center.
Reggae visits Ocracoke
By Peter Vankevich
For years, islanders have seen – and many have gotten to know -- a constantly smiling, charming person of a stunning appearance:...
Crossing the Rift: NC poets reflect on 9/11 & its aftermath
By Peter Vankevich
Poets have a long tradition of reacting to major – often tragic events. One of the most notable being W.H. Auden in...
Ocracoke events Sept. 6 to 12
Tuesday, Sept. 7Coyote Music Den, 13 Cabana Dr: Coyote Backyard Concert, 8 pm. All concerts are sliding scale “pay what you can” at the...
Ocracoke events Aug. 30 to Sept. 5
Monday, Aug. 30Friends of the Library Used Book Sale, Ocracoke Community Library (inside Deepwater Theater), 3 to 7 pm Monday through Friday; 9 am...
Ocracoke events week of July 26 to Aug. 1–updated
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Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree set for Oct. 29 & 30; scenes from...
Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree will go on Oct. 29 and 30 but will not be at the 2018 level, which was the 300th anniversary of Blackbeard’s demise.
There’s magic in these felt creations
Text and photos by Connie Leinbach
Ocracoke is magical to many and now it has fairies to prove it.These are “Fairy Stitches,” small, hand-sewn felt...
Ocracoke July 4 festivities rebound
By Connie Leinbach
Joyce Spencer said she never smiled so much in her life as she did while she was the grand marshal of the...