A variety of talent

Tonight's revival of the traditional Ocracoke Variety Show was very well received by the community. There were just under 20 acts, starting with a puppet show and ending with a funny song called "There is No Place Like Our Island" (to the tune of "There is Nothing Like a Dame"). In between, there were instrumental medleys and rounds, an interpretive story in Spanish, several uplifting songs, a blues harmonica solo, and some good ol' rock and roll.

It was a very varied evening, and I enjoyed every minute of it! Here are a few pictures so you can enjoy it vicariously if you couldn't attend (or remember it fondly if you could).


Ocracoke School Pep Band (aka Last Rebels of Rock) performing a Guns N' Roses tune. No, I'm not kidding. It was "Sweet Child of Mine" and it was excellent.


Lovely flute trio by Emma, Katie and Leslie.

Jamie Tunnell sang with and accompanied on piano several of the singers, including me. In this picture, she's performing "Lighthouse" with Roger Garrish.

There was even a gospel number by a choir, complete with robes! Left to right: Roger Garrish, Lou Castro, DeAnna Locke, Joyce Reynolds (behind DeAnna), Marcy Brenner and Gary Mitchell.

The Methodist Church Youth Band performed "Highways and the Hedges".

After the show, several members of the audience marveled to me at the amount of talent in the community. That is certainly true, and is one of the (many, varied!) things I love about living here - not only that there are so many talented people I can learn from and grow with, but also that there are opportunities to be involved with those talented folks in order to do so.