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The third annual Day at the Docks – A Celebration of Hatteras Island Watermen—will be on Saturday, Sept. 15, on the Hatteras village waterfront from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. The day brings local fishing families and tourists together on the waterfront where commercial fishing boats, charter boats, and fishing gear are displayed. Century-old workboats, including a traditional North Carolina shad boat, dock next to modern, state-of-the-art vessels. Captains and crews demonstrate the tools and skills working watermen use at sea. Exhibits feature pound nets, gill nets, trawl nets, tuna kites, and circle hooks. Fishermen and visitors are invited to compete in a net hanging contest, a concrete marlin competition, and a survival suit race. Professional and home chefs square off in a chowder cook-off, and Outer Banks families share their special seafood cooking techniques. Special activities for children include a fishing contest, fish identification game, blue crab races, a touch tank, and a scavenger hunt. Exhibits on fishing regulations, boating safety, seafood recipes, and marine resource conservation are in the big tent, while the working waterfront stage features musicians and storytellers throughout the day. There is no admission charge. Lunch featuring fresh local seafood is available at a modest charge. Guests are also invited to witness the parade of local fishing boats sailing into the harbor at 5:45 p.m. for the blessing of the fleet at 6:15. This year, a community choir will sing during the parade and blessing. For more information visit: www.dayatthedocks.org To view scenes from last year's celebration, click here. 2007 DAY AT THE DOCKS SCHEDULE
10 a.m. – Fish Tales Play – Hatteras Island Kids on Stage 10:15 – Net Hanging Contest 10:30 – Seafood Cooking Demo – Nikke and Richie Spears Blue Crab Races 10:45 – Porch Talks 11:15 – Marsh Seine Exploration 11:30 – Seafood Cooking Demo – Michael Peele and Family Survival Suit Races 12:00 – Fish Tales Play – Hatteras Island Kids on Stage 12:30 – Concrete Marlin Contest Seafood Cooking Demo – Don and Dan Oden 12:45 – Porch Talks 1:00 – Marsh Seine Exploration 1:30 – Seafood Cooking Demo – Brian Van Druten Net Mending Competition 1:45 – Blue Crab Races 2:00 – Children’s Fishing Contest 2:30 – Seafood Cooking Demo – Pam Morris and Karen Amspacher 3:00 – Music – Unknown Tongues 4:00 – Awards 4:30 – Music – Diamond Shoals Band & Martin and Friends 5:45 – Working Boats Parade 6:15 – Blessing of the Fleet Special music event Hatteras Island’s Diamond Shoals Band will be appearing with Ocracoke’s Martin Garrish and Friends at 4:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 15. Don’t miss their original Outer Banks music, along with old favorites and classic bluegrass. Admission is free and open to the public. Kids’ theater company Kids on Stage, a new Hatteras Island theater company for kids, will be presenting its premier performance at Day at the Docks on Saturday, Sept. 15. “Fish Tales,” a collection of three very fishy stories adapted from the books by local author, Suzanne Tate, will delight young and old alike. Come meet Spunky Spot, Old Reddy Drum, Billy Bluefish and their friends on the stage at Day at the Docks. Performances are at 10 a.m. and noon. Kids on Stage (KOS) is directed by Buxton resident Vanessa Cole, whose goal is to create extraordinary theater experiences which educate, entertain, and enrich the lives of young people. KOS offers an acting training program with a combination of classroom and performance work for students at any level, from preschool (age 4) through grade 12. The youngsters learn all aspects of theater performance, incorporating work on the voice, body, and imagination by means of a variety of drama exercise and games appropriate to the grade level. For more information or to register for fall classes, please contact Vanessa Cole at 995-6991 or speak to her after the performances.  |
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