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June 29, 2009
July 4 weekend on Hatteras and Ocracoke has something for everyone
Islanders and visitors will find a wide array of events on the islands
this weekend – fireworks, a parade, a reading of the Declaration
of Independence, a sand sculpture contest, a beach access rally and
march for freedom, and more.
FIREWORKS
There will be fireworks displays in three villages after sunset – or about 8:30 to 9 p.m.
The fireworks in Avon will be at the Avon Pier. Hatteras village
fireworks will be on the beach near the ferry docks, and Ocracoke
fireworks will be at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of
Teaching campus (the old Coast Guard Station). Parking is limited
at most of these sites, so walking is recommended if you are close
enough.
OCRACOKE EVENTS
Ocracoke Island celebrates July 4 all day long.
One event – the Friends of the Library annual book sale –
is on Friday, July 3, beginning at 9 a.m. on the front porch of the
Ocracoke School and Community Library. Hardcover books sell for $2,
paperbacks for $1, and children’s books are 50 cents.
Friends of the Library membership forms will be available at the sale.
All proceeds benefit Ocracoke Friends of the Library, a non-profit
organization dedicated to promoting literacy on the island. Friends of
the Library will use part of this year's book sale money to purchase
new books for Ocracoke Child Care.
Donations of used books are still being accepted at the library this week.
July 4 events:
• 9 a.m.-- Flag raising ceremony. School Road, School Circle by Ocracoke Boy Scouts
• 9:30 a.m until noon -- 33rd annual Sand Sculpture Contest at the NPS Life Guard Beach
• 10 a.m. until noon. Ocracoke Ponies.
With National Park Service behind Ocracoke Preservation Society Museum
• 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. – Classic Cars on
the lawn at Pony Island Motel pool area. Sponsored by Jimmy Jackson
• 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. -- Ocracoke Lighthouse
open for public viewing with guides Chester Lynn and Dale Mutro.
Walking suggested since there is very limited parking.
• 10 - 10:30 a.m. – The Herd sky diving
team on the Pony Island Motel lawn. Time may vary because of weather
conditions.
• 3 p.m. – Old Time Ocracoke Parade.
Participants must pre-register by 6 p.m., July 2. Forms available at
the Post Office or Ocracoke Preservation Society Museum. Call 928-6622
for more information. Parade Route: Line-up on Highway 12, beginning
just past Jimmy’s Seafood Buffet, follow Highway 12, left onto
Lighthouse Road, right onto Creek Road, right onto Silver Lake Drive,
follow road around Silver Lake Harbor to the Ocracoke
Preservation Society Museum. Judging will be at the Island Inn Balcony.
At the parade’s end, there will be the national anthem,
entertainment and awards on the porch of the OPS Museum.
• 9 p.m. – Fireworks at the NCCAT campus
(Old Coast Guard Station). Parking is limited; walking is suggested.
The large NPS parking lot will be blocked off. Rain Date: July 5.
• Sponsored by Ocracoke Preservation Society and Ocracoke Civic & Business Association.
IN THE TRI-VILLAGES
On Friday, July 3, an American Red Cross blood drive will be held from
noon to 4 p.m. at the Camp Hatteras Conference Center, 26798 N.C. 12 in
Waves.
The northern villages of Rodanthe, Waves, and Salvo will have a July 4
community gathering to celebrate the Declaration of Independence.
The sixth annual Independence Day Celebration, sponsored by the
Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Civic Association, starts at 3:30 p.m., Saturday,
July 4, in the villages’ Community Building in Rodanthe.
The celebration features patriotic music performed by community
members, singing and a reading of the Declaration of Independence. A
watermelon feast follows the program.
Historically, the Continental Congress adopted the Resolution of
Independence on July 2, 1776. On July 4, the Declaration of
Independence, adjusted by committee and the gathered delegates, was
adopted. The first public reading of the declaration was held on July 8
at noon in the yard of the State House in Philadelphia. On July 9,
continental soldiers in and around New York heard the declaration. It
took more than a month for the declaration to reach Georgia. On August
10, 1776, the document was read at a public meeting in Savannah.
Village residents and visitors are invited to celebrate these historic events.
REALLY REALLY FREE MARKET
Saturday, July 4, is the date for the second Really Really Free Market from 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at the Avon Fire Station.
Everyone is welcome at this free event, where all are encouraged to
give, receive, and create on their own terms. You are invited to arrive
between 9:30 am and 12:30 pm with goods, services, skills,
performances, stories, crafts, food, games, music, clothing, furniture,
plants, and resources to share with others in the community. The event
is self-organized by everyone who participates.
Nothing is required for participation, but please think creatively
about the skills you have and could teach, the useful or beautiful
things you have and don’t need, or the resources you can share
with people to create something during the event.
Really Really Free Markets celebrate forms of cooperation and
gift-giving. They create open spaces in which status is generated by
giving rather than owning, and in which giving and receiving happen
directly. As at other Really Really Free Markets across the U.S. and
around the world, the aim is to create and participate in a world in
which resources are held in common, we find in ourselves the capacity
to meet the needs of others in our community, and "free" means just
that: really -- really free.
The organizers note that this event is not a ‘dumping
ground’ for people to get rid of things they don’t want.
Rather it is a space where people come together to provide for each
other, inspire each other, and share together in the abundance of
goods, skills, and creativity of our community. Please take
responsibility for any items you bring that are not taken by the end of
the event. If you need to leave early, please make an arrangement with
another participant to take any remaining items. For more information,
call 995-3855.
PRO BEACH ACCESS RALLY IN BUXTON
There will be a beach access rally on Saturday, July 4, outside the
Fessenden Center in Buxton. Those who want to participate in this
demonstration against the consent decree and expanded resource closures
by the Park Service should bring signs and be ready to march.
FRISCO JUBILEE
The Frisco Jubilee is taking a road trip to Ocracoke for one
performance on Sunday, July 5, to benefit the Ocracoke United Methodist
Church building fund. The show will be at the Ocracoke Methodist
Church on School House Road at 7:30 p.m. Tickets will be
available at the door for $10 with no advance sales. This show will
replace the regularly scheduled performance of the Jubilee in Frisco on
July 4.
The Frisco Jubilee is an evening of musical entertainment comprised of
some of the best performers from Hatteras and Ocracoke islands.
The Jubilee normally takes place on Saturdays at Little Grove Methodist
Church in Frisco where locals and tourists alike have discovered the
rich musical heritage that exists on the Outer Banks of North
Carolina. You can expect to hear some great music that ranges
from standards and blues to bluegrass and gospel, as well as original
poetry from Johnnie Baum.
Regular performers at The Frisco Jubilee are Martin Garrish, Aaron
Caswell, Jackie Willis, “Nights in Rodanthe” fiddler Herb
Price, April Trueblood, John Couch with Taryn Doty and Travis Mott,
Caitlyn Gray, Stash Lawrence and Hatteras Island poet Johnnie Baum..
The Frisco Jubilee returns to Little Grove Church in Frisco on July 11
with performances every Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10.
HATTERAS ISLAND TEA PARTY
A Hatteras Island Taxed Enough Already (TEA) Party is planned for
Saturday, July 4, from 10:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. at the Fessenden
Center in Buxton. There will be speeches, patriotic music, and
conversation.
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