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. Call first. After hours: 252-928-SICK (7425).
ISLAND MOBILE MEDICAL CARE
Gail Covington, family nurse practitioner. In-home visits by appt. Call 252-996-0511.
VETERINARY SERVICES
Laura L. Trent, DVM, 252-923-3787. Ocracoke mobile veterinarian.
Roanoke Island Animal Clinic visits the island on the third Wednesday each month. 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: $20 for visitors. Loaner mats available first-come, first-served. For details, see Facebook under ocracokeyoga. 919-696-7179.
Yoga with Amy, inside Angie’s Gym, Sand Dollar Road. Tuesdays & Thursdays, 8:30 to 10 am. All levels welcome. $20/visitors; $15/residents; $5 off for under 18 and over 70. Cash or check only. Some mats available.
SOUND MEDITATION:
In Little Rituals shop in Spencer’s Market Wednesday’s 7-8 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, or via Zoom. Dial: 1 646 558 8656 US (New York); Meeting ID: 505 172 9490; Password: kingdom.
Tuesday: 6:30 pm Celebrate Recovery
Ocracoke United Methodist Church
Worship at 11 am Sunday mornings.
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.
OCRACOKE PRESERVATION SOCIETY
49 Water Plant Rd. 252-928-7375. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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. Wednesday, Thursday, noon to 4:30.
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.
Hyde County Transit giving Ocracoke islanders rides “up the beach” to Dare County as general transportation. Free to those 60+. For others, $3.20 to Avon; $5 for the Outer Banks trips. Call to schedule. 252-926-1637
The Village Thrift in Community Square is not accepting any donations at this time.
MEETINGS
HYDE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
First Monday of every month except holidays. June 5. 6 pm. On Facebook at Hyde County Public Information.
Ocracoke Decoy Carvers Guild June 1, 7 pm. Community Center.
Ocracoke Civic & Business Association, June 20, 6 pm. Community Center. (meeting the third Tuesday of each month.)
Ocracoke Waterways Commission: The third Wednesday of every month, June 21, 6:30 pm. Community Center.
AA
Mondays at 7 pm on Zoom at aaocracoke.com. Code to enter meeting: 884 7474 7798; password: 0822. Fridays, 7:30 pm in the OVFD.
RESTAURANTS/LODGING/SHOPS
For a list of open businesses, click here.
Visit http://www.ocracokeobserver.com for updated events and breaking news.
UPCOMING EVENTS/LIVE MUSIC
Ocrafolk Festival, Berkley Manor grounds, June 2 to 4 See complete schedule at www.ocracokealive.org
June 2: Music at three stages from 2 to 10 pm
June 3: Music on five stages from 10 am to 10 pm
6:30-8:30 pm – Ocracoke Coffee Company – Brooke & Nick, The Madame Presidents (Free)
7:30-8:30 pm- Community Square Docks (near Kitty Hawk Kites), The Saltare Sounds (Free)
8-9:15 pm – Ocracoke Community Center – Donald Davis (Festival Armband Required)
7-9:30 pm – 1718 Brewery – After School Surf Club, Blue Cactus (Free)
June 4: 9:15 am to 4 pm, three stages at Berkley Manor grounds
Mini Bar at Ocracoke Coffee (6-8 pm):
June 7, 21: Team Trivia, Mini Bar, 6-8 pm.
June 14: DJ Yes!!
June 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29: Brooke & Nick
June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Kate McNally
Saturdays: Various artists
1718 Brewing Ocracoke (music from 7-9 pm):
June 3: After School Surf Club
June 6: Barefoot Wade
June 9: Allegra Duchaine with Paige Miller
June 13: After School Surf Club
June 16: Brooke & Nick
June 18: Open mic with Katy Mitchell
June 22: Brian Hill & Christina
June 27: Jacob Ritter
June 30: Brooke & Nick
The Breeze (all music at 9 pm):
June 1: Corey Stuart Experiment
June 2 & 3: West
June 7 & 8: Todd Barnes & The Wild Hares
June 9 & 10: Johnson Bridge Band
June 14 & 15: Bob Laverty Band
June 16 & 17: Eric Dunlow Band
June 21 & 22: Dusty Davis
June 23 & 24: Highway Miles
June 28 & 29: TBD
June 30 & July 1: Eli Craig Band
Ocracoke Oyster Company (music at 7 pm):
June 1: Raygun Ruby
June 2: Nick & Adam
June 8: Ray Murray (8 pm)
June 9: Nick & Adam
June 10: Ocracoke Rockers
June 15: Kate McNally
June 16: Nick & Adam
June 17: Ocracoke Rockers
June 22: Ray Murray (8 pm)
June 23: Nick & Adam
June 24: Ocracoke Rockers
June 29: Kate McNally
June 30: Nick & Adam
July 1: Ocracoke Rockers
DAJIO (all music at 7:30 pm)
June 1: Noah Daniels
June 3 & 6: Ray Murray
June 10: Brooke & Nick
June 14: Ray Murray
June 16: Aaron Lavigne
June 17: Ray McCallister Band
June 20 & 21: Christina Chandler
June 22: Petty Thieves
June 24: Ray McCallister Band
Deepwater Theater
June 5: Coyote (Marcy Brenner & Lou Castro) 8 to 9:15 pm. Doors at 7:30. For tickets:https://coyote.brownpapertickets.com.
June 7, 14, 21 & 28: Ocracoke Opry. 8 pm