Hyde County sheriff NON emergency number: 252-473-3444. Please call this number for general questions.
MEDICAL
MEDICAL EMERGENCY: Call 911
OCRACOKE HEALTH CENTER
305 Back Rd. 252-928-1511; M-F, 8 a.m. to noon & 1-5 p.m. After hours: 252-928-SICK (7425).
Ocracoke Pharmacy: 252-928-0784. Open weekdays.
VETERINARY SERVICES
Roanoke Island Animal Clinic visits the island on the third Wednesday each month in the Community Center. Appointments required. Call 252-473-3117.
Coastal Animal Hospital, 47959 NC Hwy 12, Buxton: Tues. to Thurs. 252-995-3960.
MOVEMENT
YOGA
Ocracoke Island Yoga Studio, 37 Back Rd.
All classes including Yoga with Amy: $20 for visitors. Loaner mats available first-come, first-served. For details, see website: ocracokeislandyoga.com. 919-696-7179.
SOUND MEDITATION:
In Little Rituals shop in Spencer’s Market Wednesday’s 6-7 pm led by Brooke German, $35. Must pre-register; space limited. Sign up in shop or call 757-275-6897.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES
Ocracoke Life Saving Church
Sunday: Youth service from 9:45 to 10:50. 11 am Worship; 6:30 pm Worship & Bible study; Wednesday: 6:30 pm worship and prayer. Virtually on the Kingdom Alive Facebook page.
Ocracoke United Methodist Church
Worship at 11 am Sunday mornings.
Stella Maris Catholic Chapel, 95 School Rd. 3:30 pm. Mass times vary and may be bilingual. For info, see http://www.masstimes.org or call 252-995-6370.
ISLAND SERVICES
OCRACOKE COMMUNITY LIBRARY, 225 Back Road. Hours weekdays, 3 to 7 p.m., Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. StoryWalk (along Robbie’s Way off Silver Lake Drive). No parking along the street.
Used book sale continues into August during public hours.
OCRACOKE PRESERVATION SOCIETY
49 Water Plant Rd. 252-928-7375. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10 am to 3 pm.
Porch Talks, 1 pm. See http://www.ocracokepreservationsociety.org for updates:
June 4: Donald Davis Storytelling workshop performance, 10:30 am
June 8: Tom Pahl: Restoring and maintaining historic structures on Ocracoke
June 11: Ruth Toth signs new editions of her Atlantic Café cookbook
June 18: Amy Howard: Shells of Ocracoke
June 30: Rita Thiel on Ocracats
July 7: Ruth Fordon & Jennifer Garrish on the sea turtles of Ocracoke
July 9: Scott Dawson on the Lost Colony
OCRACATS
Supports the community cat colonies. http://www.ocracats.org, email ocracats@gmail.com and Facebook. All revenues to feed and care for community cats are by donations. Donations welcomed, online or mailed. P.O. Box 993, Ocracoke, NC 27960.
OCRACOKE DISCOVERY CENTER
38 Irvin Garrish Hwy. 252-475-9701. In season open Monday to Friday from 10 am to 12:30 pm and 1:30 to 4 pm.
Open for boat slip rentals and trailer parking permits; three restrooms in are open. NPS campground open all year. NPS campground reservations, and ORV permits available at http://www.recreation.gov.
N.C. SHELL CLUB
To ID shells found on Ocracoke, visit online at http://www.ncshellclub.com/Collect.htm, or click here.
MEETINGS
AA: Fridays, 7:30 pm, in the OVFD. Zoom meeting Mondays at 7; link at http://www.aaocracoke.com.
June 1: Hyde County Board of Commissioners, 1 pm. Community Center. Livestreamed on Hyde County Public Information Facebook page. Commissioners’ meetings changed to 1 pm. A public hearing on the proposed budget will be held during the Board’s regular meeting on Monday, June 1. On Thursday, June 11, the budget is expected to be finalized and adopted.
June 3, 10, 15 & July 1: Zumba class, 6 pm. Community Center.
June 4: Ocracoke Decoy Carvers Guild meeting. First Thursday of the month. 7 pm. Community Center.
June 12: Ocracoke Planning Advisory Board, 5:30 pm. Community Center.
June 16: Ocracoke Civic & Business Assn. meeting, 6 pm. Community Center.
June 17: Ocracoke Waterways Commission, 6:30 pm. Community Center.
RESTAURANTS/LODGING/SHOPS
For a list of open businesses, click here.
Visit http://www.ocracokeobserver.com for updated events and breaking news.
LIVE MUSIC
Deepwater Theater, School Road. 8 pm
June 3: Molasses Creek
June 17: Gary, David & Lou
July 1: Molasses Creek
Howard’s Pub:
June 19: 40 Ounces, 9 pm
June 26: Rollin’ Dynamite, 9 pm
Ocracoke Oyster Company, music at 7 pm.
Check Facebook for entertainment updates.
June 2: Barefoot Wade
June 3: Ray Murray
June 4: Barefoot Wade
June 5: June & Salt
June 6: Ocracoke Rockers
June 9 & 10: Bryan Mayer
June 11: That Guy Shane
June 12: Gin & Salt
June 13: Ray McAllister Band
June 15: Ray Murray
June 18: Dallas & Sam
June 19: Gin & Salt
June 20: Ocracoke Rockers
June 23 & 24: Bryan Mayer
June 25: Ray Murray
June 26: Gin & Salt
June 27: The Cheeze Band
June 29: Caldwell Grey
1718 Brewing Ocracoke, music at 7 pm:
Check Facebook and bulletin board for added shows.
June 2: Playin’ Possums
June 3: Barefoot Wade
June 4: Allegra & Page
June 6: Ocrafolk artists jam
June 12: Ray McAllister Band
June 13: Kate McNally
June 14: Open mic
June 16: Kate McNally
June 19: Brooke + Nick
June 20: Gin & Salt
June 21: The Watchmen
June 23: Kate McNally
June 27: Rollin’ Dynamite
June 28: Open mic
June 29: Whiskey Business
June 30: Ray McAllister Band
July 1: Whiskey Business
July 3: The Dune Dogs
Mini Bar at Ocracoke Coffee:
Wednesday, June 3 & 17: Island Trivia, 6 pm
Thursdays: Brooke + Nick
Fridays: Kate McNally
Saturdays: Various artists
DAJIO:
Thursday nights: Lou Castro & David Tweedie, 6-8 pm.
June 5 & 6: Allegra & Paige, 8 to 10:30 pm
June 10 & 16: Ray Murray, 8-10:30 pm
June 13: Akasha Band, 8-11
June 14, 21 & 28: Smooth Jazz Sundays with Sam on Sax, 6-8 pm
June 20 & 26: Ray McAllister Band, 8-11 om
June 27: Sam & Dallas, 8-10 pm
Island Inn Commons:
July 3: Fundraising Fish Fry and Open House: 4-6 pm
June 9 & July 8: Live music with artists TBD.
UPCOMING EVENTS
June 5-7: Ocrafolk Festival.
June 12: Ocracoke School graduation, 4 pm. School gym.
June 19: Juneteenth
June 20: Ocracoke Community Library summer program kick-off with a foam party, 10 am.
June 29: Friends of the Library used book sale begins at 9 am.