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  To listen to Desirée's Song for Eliza and Ghost in the Water, click below. When Desirée Christa Ricker was 13 her parents gave her a guitar....

After a successful run last summer of “A Tale of Blackbeard,” an original musical by Julie Howard, Ocracoke Alive will again  produce this historic...

  At bottom, click play to listen to "This is Me."  By Peter Vankevich If you spent time on Ocracoke checking out the music scene last summer,...

Editor's note: This story by Joan O'Neal appeared in the December 2009 Observer. A native islander and teacher, She shared her experiences living in...

By Peter Vankevich At bottom, click play to listen to The Pioneer Bounty Anyone fortunate to have attended the Ocrafolk Festival that takes place in June every...

by Peter Vankevich Barefoot Wade (Wade McVey) has performed on Ocracoke for several years including being on air on Ocracoke’s community radio station. The barefoot musician...

Ocracoke Alive, Inc. has elected its officers and Board of Directors for 2015: President: David Tweedie Vice President:  Desiree Ricker Secretary: Kati Wharton Treasurer: Gary Davis Board of Directors Tom...

We present two poems by Richard Bryant. Toward the Meniscus In the effervescent vortex, streaming upwards, towards the meniscus, of my morning; I await the dissolving: the dissolution of life, amid a...

Ocracoke Preservation Society has been collecting dozens of small canvases of art for their art auction fundraiser from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday (Jan....

By Peter Vankevich One day in mid-October, Ocracoke village was suddenly filled with artists from early morning until well into the afternoon. They were a group...