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Friday, January 24
 

7:00pm EST

Josh Goforth & Martin Garrish in Concert
Friday January 24, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm EST
Don’t miss this special concert featuring two musical legends!Josh Goforth is a highly accomplished storyteller and acoustic musician playing close to 20 different instruments. This Grammy nominated musican has performed all over the US, Europe, Asia, and Australia including appearances on the Grand Ole Opry, and at the Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall.

Since he was a teenager, Ocracoke Heritage award winner Martin Garrish has been at the heart of the music scene here on the island, playing everything from acoustic folk and bluegrass to hard rock, classic country and blues.
Artists
Friday January 24, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm EST
Ocracoke Community Center 999 Irvin Garrish Hwy, Ocracoke, NC 27960
 
Friday, February 14
 

7:00pm EST

Traditional Ocracoke Square Dance
Friday February 14, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm EST

The traditional Ocracoke Square Dance has been a staple of community entertainment on Ocracoke Island for over a hundred years. Join Ocracoke Square Dance caller and island historian, Philip Howard, along with island musicians, and jump in to this easy to learn dance. (Photo by Eakin Howard)
Speakers Artists
Friday February 14, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm EST
Ocracoke Community Center 999 Irvin Garrish Hwy, Ocracoke, NC 27960
 
Friday, February 21
 

6:00pm EST

An Evening with Documentary Filmmaker, Ben Knight
Friday February 21, 2025 6:00pm - 7:30pm EST
Join documentary filmmaker and Ocracoke Island resident, Ben Knight, for an evening exploring his films and creative process.
Speakers
Friday February 21, 2025 6:00pm - 7:30pm EST
Ocracoke Alive's Deepwater Theater 84 School Road, Ocracoke, NC 27960
 
Friday, March 7
 

6:00pm EST

Ocracoke Peace Corp Stories from the Field
Friday March 7, 2025 6:00pm - 7:30pm EST

Ocracoke has an astounding number of residents who were in the Peace Corp. Join them as they share stories from the field. For more information on them, read the article Sonya Allen wrote for the Ocracoke Observer.

https://ocracokeobserver.com/2024/09/15/from-the-peace-corps-to-ocracoke-an-island-of-volunteers/

Former Peace Corps volunteers who live on Ocracoke are, seated, Matt and Mary Rueff, Barry and Karen Burgan and Al and Linda Scarborough. Standing from left, Shea Youell, Sonya Allen, Henry Schliff, Ralph Buxton, Jack Whitehead and Vera Buxton. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke
Speakers
Friday March 7, 2025 6:00pm - 7:30pm EST
Ocracoke Alive's Deepwater Theater 84 School Road, Ocracoke, NC 27960
 
Saturday, March 8
 

6:30pm EST

Reading Party with Music!
Saturday March 8, 2025 6:30pm - 8:30pm EST
(Park at the Village Craftsmen Lot on Howard St. You will be facing the Blue House up on stilts)

Not a book club…a reading party!

Read with friends to live instrumental music curated by Lou Castro. Light refreshments provided.
Come bring your favorite book and cozy up in a nook and read in silence with others who enjoy a good book. Kindles and audio books with earphones welcome!

Inspired by the wildly successful Reading Rhythms experience in New York City, Sarah Shellow will facilitate silent reading periods and one-on-one and small group breakouts to discuss the books you bring.
Enjoy a literary evening with other readers and connect through our love of learning in the presence of a beautiful soundscape. The evening promises to be magical!
Speakers

Saturday March 8, 2025 6:30pm - 8:30pm EST
David Tweedie & Amy Howard's House, 46 Lawton Ln, Ocracoke
 
Saturday, March 15
 

7:00pm EDT

2025 Oscar Nominated Short Films ~ Documentary (Part 1)
Saturday March 15, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm EDT
Thanks to a partnership with the Dare County Arts Council and the OBX Film Society, Ocracoke Alive is hosting three evenings of this year's Oscar Nominated Short Films, in the categories of Animation, Live Action, and Documentary.

This special release features the year's most spectacular short films and is available to watch on the big screen for a limited time shortly after nominations are announced.

The first three Documentary Nominees are:
Death by Numbers
USA/33 MINS/2024
Director ~Kim A. Snyder
Synopsis
Four years after being shot with an AR-15 in her high school, Samantha Fuentes reckons with existential questions of hatred and justice as she prepares to confront her shooter.

I am Ready, Warden
USA/37 MINS/2024
Director ~ Smriti Mundhra
Synopsis
John Henry Ramirez is convicted of murder and sentenced to death in the state of Texas. During his incarceration, Ramirez tries to reach out to his victim's son while also preparing to say goodbye to his family.

Instruments of a Beating Heart
Japan/23 MINS/2024
Director~Ema Ryan Yamazaki
Synopsis
A New York Times Op-Docs, first graders in a Tokyo public elementary school are presented with a challenge for the final semester: to form an orchestra and perform “Ode to Joy” at a school ceremony.

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Each nominee is released in one of three distinct feature-length compilations according to their category of nomination: Live Action, Animation, or Documentary.

The theatrical release of the nominated short films is the world's largest commercial release of short films, delighting audiences and giving filmmakers an unprecedented opportunity to entertain short film fans.

In recent years, the Oscar® Nominated Short Films have been released in over 700 theaters across the US and Canada, garnering reviews in every major news outlet, from The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, and Deadline to The New York Times. The films have also been released annually in a growing number of theaters around the world, including the UK, France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, India, South Africa, Mexico, Chile, China, and Australia, among others, making it a truly international release.
Saturday March 15, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm EDT
Ocracoke Alive's Deepwater Theater 84 School Road, Ocracoke, NC 27960
 
Sunday, March 16
 

7:00pm EDT

2025 Oscar Nominated Short Films ~ Documentary (Part 2)
Sunday March 16, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm EDT
Thanks to a partnership with the Dare County Arts Council and the OBX Film Society, Ocracoke Alive is hosting three evenings of this year's Oscar Nominated Short Films, in the categories of Animation, Live Action, and Documentary.

This special release features the year's most spectacular short films and is available to watch on the big screen for a limited time shortly after nominations are announced.

The Documentary Nominees 4 & 5. are:
Incident
USA/30 MINS/2023
Director ~ Bill Morrison
Synopsis
Through a montage of surveillance and police body-camera footage, a reconstruction of a deadly shooting by a Chicago police officer becomes an investigation into how a narratve begins to take shape in the aftermath.

The Only Girl in the Orchestra
USA/35 MINS/2023
Director~Molly O’Brien
Synopsis
Trailblazing double bassist Orin O’Brien was never one to seek the spotlight, but when Leonard Bernstein hired her in 1966 as the first female musician in the New York Philharmonic, she inevitably became the focus of media attention and, ultimately, one of the most renowned musicians of a generation.

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Each nominee is released in one of three distinct feature-length compilations according to their category of nomination: Live Action, Animation, or Documentary.

The theatrical release of the nominated short films is the world's largest commercial release of short films, delighting audiences and giving filmmakers an unprecedented opportunity to entertain short film fans.

In recent years, the Oscar® Nominated Short Films have been released in over 700 theaters across the US and Canada, garnering reviews in every major news outlet, from The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, and Deadline to The New York Times. The films have also been released annually in a growing number of theaters around the world, including the UK, France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, India, South Africa, Mexico, Chile, China, and Australia, among others, making it a truly international release.
Sunday March 16, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm EDT
Ocracoke Alive's Deepwater Theater 84 School Road, Ocracoke, NC 27960
 
Friday, March 21
 

7:00pm EDT

2025 Oscar Nominated Short Films ~ Animation
Friday March 21, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm EDT
Thanks to a partnership with the Dare County Arts Council and the OBX Film Society, Ocracoke Alive is hosting three evenings of this year's Oscar Nominated Short Films, in the categories of Animation, Live Action, and Documentary.

This special release features the year's most spectacular short films and is available to watch on the big screen for a limited time shortly after nominations are announced.

The Animated Nominees are:
Beautiful Men
BELGIUM, FRANCE, NETHERLANDS/18 MINS/2023
Director ~ Nicolas Keppens
Synopsis
Three balding brothers travel to Istanbul to get a hair transplant. Stuck with each other in a hotel far from home, their insecurities grow faster than their hair.

In the Shadow of the Cypress
IRAN/20 MINS/2023
Director ~ Hossein Molayemi, Shirin Sohani
Synopsis
Living in a house by the sea with his daughter, a former captain who has post-traumatic stress disorder leads a tough and secluded life.

Magic Candies
JAPAN/21 MINS/2024
Director ~ Daisuke Nishio
Synopsis
The other kids at the park never ask Dong-Dong to play. But he’s fine just playing marbles on his own. One day he goes out in search of new marbles, but ends up buying a bag of colorful, marble-shaped candies instead. But the first time he pops one of them into his mouth, he’s astonished to hear his old sofa start talking to him! For the next few minutes, until the candy melts away, he has the most unexpected and amazing conversation of his life. Realizing that these are no ordinary candies, Dong- Dong looks at the rest of colorful sweets. Who else will he be able to talk to, and what else will he learn, through these magic candies?

Wander to Wonder
NETHERLANDS, BELGIUM, FRANCE, UK/13 MINS/2023
Director ~ Nina Gantz
Synopsis
Mary, Billybud, and Fumbleton are three tiny humans who star in a kids’ TV Series called “Wander to Wonder”. After the creator dies, they are left alone in the studio. Struggling to find enough to eat, they continue to make increasingly strange episodes for their fans.

Yuck!
FRANCE/13 MINS/2024
Director ~ Loïc Espuche
Synopsis
Yuck! Adults kiss each other on the mouth, and children find it disgusting! What’s more, you can see it from afar: when people are about to kiss, their lips become all pink and shiny. Little Léo makes jokes about it, as do the other kids at the summer camp. But he has a secret he won’t tell his friends: his own mouth has actually begun glistening. And, in reality, Léo desperately wants to give kissing a try.

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Each nominee is released in one of three distinct feature-length compilations according to their category of nomination: Live Action, Animation, or Documentary.

The theatrical release of the nominated short films is the world's largest commercial release of short films, delighting audiences and giving filmmakers an unprecedented opportunity to entertain short film fans.

In recent years, the Oscar® Nominated Short Films have been released in over 700 theaters across the US and Canada, garnering reviews in every major news outlet, from The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, and Deadline to The New York Times. The films have also been released annually in a growing number of theaters around the world, including the UK, France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, India, South Africa, Mexico, Chile, China, and Australia, among others, making it a truly international release.
Friday March 21, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm EDT
Ocracoke Alive's Deepwater Theater 84 School Road, Ocracoke, NC 27960
 
Friday, March 28
 

7:00pm EDT

2025 Oscar Nominated Short Films ~ Live Action
Friday March 28, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm EDT
Thanks to a partnership with the Dare County Arts Council and the OBX Film Society, Ocracoke Alive is hosting three evenings of this year's Oscar Nominated Short Films, in the categories of Animation, Live Action, and Documentary.

This special release features the year's most spectacular short films and is available to watch on the big screen for a limited time shortly after nominations are announced.

The Live Action Nominees are:
A Lien
USA/15 MINS/2023
Director ~ David Cutler-Kreutz, Sam Cutler-Kreutz
Synopsis
A young couple face up to and deal with a dangerous immigration process.

Anuja
INDIA, USA/22 MINS/2024
Director ~ Adam J. Graves
Synopsis
ANUJA tells the story of a gifted nine-year-old girl who, alongside her sister Palak, faces a life-changing opportunity that tests their bond and mirrors the struggles of girls worldwide.

I’m Not a Robot
NETHERLANDS,BELGIUM/22 MINS/2023
Director ~ Victoria Warmerdam
Synopsis
After repeatedly failing CAPTCHA tests, music producer Lara spirals into obsession, haunted by the disturbing question of whether she might actually be a robot.

The Last Ranger
SOUTH AFRICA/28 MINS/2024
Director ~ Cindy Lee
Synopsis
When young Litha is introduced to the magic of a game reserve by the last remaining ranger, they are ambushed by poachers. In the ensuing battle to save the rhinos, Litha discovers a terrible secret.

The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
CROATIA/13 MINS/2024
Director ~ Nebojsa Slijepcevic
Synopsis
1993, Bosnia and Herzegovina. A passenger train is stopped by paramilitary forces in an ethnic cleansing operation. As they haul off innocent civilians, only one man out of 500 passengers dares to stand up to them.

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Each nominee is released in one of three distinct feature-length compilations according to their category of nomination: Live Action, Animation, or Documentary.

The theatrical release of the nominated short films is the world's largest commercial release of short films, delighting audiences and giving filmmakers an unprecedented opportunity to entertain short film fans.

In recent years, the Oscar® Nominated Short Films have been released in over 700 theaters across the US and Canada, garnering reviews in every major news outlet, from The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, and Deadline to The New York Times. The films have also been released annually in a growing number of theaters around the world, including the UK, France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, India, South Africa, Mexico, Chile, China, and Australia, among others, making it a truly international release.
Friday March 28, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm EDT
Ocracoke Alive's Deepwater Theater 84 School Road, Ocracoke, NC 27960
 
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