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Upcoming Events
- Nnenna Freelon @ Old Theater - Workshop 3p - Jan 27
- Town Bd Retreat - Jan 27-28
- Oriental Farmers' Mkt - Jan 28
- Harbor Sounds BBQ Irene Fundraiser - Jan 28 - SOLD OUT
- Flags Of Our Fathers - Oriental Film Fest - Jan 29
- Village Gallery - Open Wed - Sun
Dragon Run Welcomes The Year of the Dragon:
Oriental Celebrates Chinese New Year . The Story
SV Ask For:
Skipjack Schooner from Tatamagouche. The Shipping News
Molar Hill:
House Raising On Hodges St. Drawing The Town
The Art of Clint Eastwood Oriental Film Fest:
Four Sundays of Films Directed By Eastwood. The Story
Name That Dragon:
What Should Oriental's Latest Dragon Be Called?. The Story
Instead of Football Regatta 2012:
Vessels from Horizon to Horizon . The Story
New Years Eve 2011 Going into 2012:
Exit the Year of the Flood. The Story
Giving Locally For 2011:
Some Groups That Could Use Your Tax-Deductible Donation. The Story
Santa's Magic:
North Pole Workshop With Pamlico Plans. Drawing The Town
The Trishas At Oriental's Old Theater:
Pamlico Musical Society Concert . The Story
Spirit of Christmas 2011 :
Scenes From The Weekend. The Story
Spirit of Christmas 2011 Parade:
A Photo Gallery . The Story
Spirit of Christmas 2011 Guide:
What's Happening When. The Story
Hurricane Irene - TownDock.net Coverage:
Links To Stories & Photos Before, During & After Irene. The Story
Getting In To The Spirit ....:
... of the Spirit of Christmas Parade. The Story
Brackish Friday In Oriental:
Dream Sequence of Shopping Frenzy In The Village. The Story
Thanksgiving Bike Ride 2011:
A Thursday Morning Ride Through The Village. The Story
SV New Life:
Looking For Rocks. The Shipping News
Miss November 2011 - Allie:
Hound on Wheels. Pet Of The Month
Recount For Fifth Oriental Town Board Seat:
Questions About Write-Ins. The Story
Sequel To 'The Best of Me'?:
Readers Have A Go At Romance Novel in Oriental. The Story
Board of Elections Rules 6 More Write-Ins For Johnson:
Race For Fifth Seat On Board Shifts . The Story
Election Results 2011:
The Mayoral & Commisioners' Races. The Story
Oriental Mayor and Town Board Elections Tuesday:
Write-Ins for Board and 3-Way Race for Mayor. The Story
The Best Of Me:
Readers Guide to Nicholas Sparks New Book Set In Oriental. The Story
Radio Play Comes To Old Theater:
Behind The Scenes Up Front. The Story
Ambulance in Oriental:
Forty Hours A Week At The Straight Road FIre Station. The Story
A Guide to Pamlico Mosquitoes:
Coping and Killing Mechanisms. The Story
Neuse Solo Race 2011 :
Great Sailing After Irene Delay. The Story
Pharmacy Coming To Oriental:
First In More Than Half A Century. The Story
Irene Sends Tennis Rackets On Journey:
Oriental To Pine Knoll Shores. The Story
Irene: Up The Creeks:
Or, A Collection of Boats Where They Aren't Supposed To Be. The Story
Lessons Learned From Irene:
Schooling From the Hurricane. The Story
Irene: Arapahoe and China Grove:
Weathering Storms and Aftermath. The Story
Aerial Spraying For Mosquitoes Set For Monday:
Balance Had To Be Worked Out. The Story
Debris Update Tops Town Board Special Meeting :
FEMA, Hauling & Other Hurricane Costs. The Story
Irene Clean:
Hurricane Shovel On Midyette. Drawing The Town
Irene: Days 10 - 15:
Photos of Oriental, Post-Irene. The Story
Irene: Florence, Whortonsville and Paradise Shores:
Cows Lost, Walls Down, Road Caved. The Story
Hauling Irene Debris To Resume:
Was Delayed By New FEMA Rules. The Story
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Transom of the sailboat “Jazz.” Jazz in a more audible form can be heard at Oriental’s Old Theater this afternoon and evening as the Pamlico Musical Society presents singer Nnenna Freelon. Her concert is sold out but she’ll be conducting a free vocal workshop at 3p.
Friday January 27, 2012
9:08a If you slept with the windows open, chances are the wind woke you up today. (Either that or a door sent slamming by the wind.) Had a gust of 33mph earlier this morning. Speeds in the teens forecast thru the morning. Otherwise…
5a … warm weather again today. The Oriental Weather Forecast puts our high in the upper 60’s. Wet, too.
Tonight’s Nnenna Freelon concert is sold out at the Old Theater, but Pamlico Musical Society is presenting a vocal workshop with the jazz singer. It’s at 3p. Also this afternoon, Oriental’s Town Board meets for a two-day retreat at River Dunes Harbor Club. As with all meetings, it’s open to the public.
Oriental’s Farmers’ Market is a rare thing: a market that runs year round. Tomorrow’s no exception. Here’s a look at what’s for sale. Rounding out the weekend, Sunday night, is Flags Of Our Fathers, at the Oriental Film Fest. A trailer of it is here.
What’s in a name? A lot, it turns out.. We’ll have an update on naming the dragon and the challenge of picking the right handle…. That story coming up.
Meanwhile, a couple getting married later this year is looking for a bit of help with the wedding.. The story is in the TownDock Classifieds…
Thursday January 26, 2012
Overcast today and a really good chance of rain tomorrow. Still, the Oriental Weather Forecast puts temps in the upper 60’s both days. It would seem we are getting a springlike winter.
That Bluegrass and BBQ fundraiser for folks hit hard by Hurricane Irene is now officially sold out. That news this morning from Dottie Osmun of the band, HarborSounds and an organizer for the Saturday night event.
Lots more going on in What’s Happening….
Wednesday January 25, 2012
Yesterday was a tough act to follow, weatherwise. While today it won’t be getting up in to the 70’s again, that Oriental Weather Forecast’s not so shabby. High close to 60.
Tuesday January 24, 2012
2:37p Yowza, but we got ourselves a warm day for late January. Thermometer got up to 72 earlier this afternoon. One of those open-all-the-windows-and-change-the-house-air kind of days.
Couple of things on the horizon later this week. The Nnenna Freelon concert is sold out Friday night but.. but.. she’s presenting a free afternoon workshop at the Old Theater at 3 that afternoon. Also that Friday afternoon, the Town Board meets out at River Dunes for the first of two sessions for a retreat. It’s open to the public.
5:05a Today should be even warmer than yesterday’s high of 62. The Oriental Weather Forecast has us edging closer to 70.
The skies were overcast but the dragon was in fine and fierce form for yesterday afternoon’s Chinese New Year Dragon Run. We have a few photos from the event…
Monday January 23, 2012
After a Sunday that didn’t rise out of the 40’s, we get temps in the 60’s today and tomorrow. Clearing skies too, in that Oriental Weather Forecast.-
All of which is most auspicious for the start of this next Chinese New Year, and this afternoon’s Dragon Run at 4p down near the harbor. Come on down. It’s quite the spectacle.
Meanwhile, Oriental’s dragon is making an earlier appearance — this morning — in front of elementary school kids in Bayboro. Charlie Overcash and Wendy Osserman are accompanying the dragon to the school.
The effort to name the dragon continues.. Lots of great ideas have come in, many with origins in Chinese, which seemed only fitting. One challenge has been finding a name that rolls off the tongue. Suggestions still welcome….
Looking in to that Year of the Dragon, lots of events coming up in What’s Happening. One of them is this Saturday’s BBQ and Bluegrass fundraiser for those hit hard by Hurricane Irene. Today is the day to get in your RSVP so the organizers can know how many are coming (and how much pig to put on the grill…) Call your RSVP in to Dottie or Dick Osmun at 249-3054.
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