Festivities start at 1 pm at the Community Square, with local vendors displaying and selling all things fig related -- cookbooks, preserves, fig trees, and more. At 2 pm Chester Lynn, the island's fig expert, will give a presentation on figs (he will even have figs to taste). At 3 pm bakers will display their fig cakes (either traditional or innovative). Judging begins at 4 o'clock with North Carolina restaurant reviewer, food writer, and TV personality, Bob Garner. Free samples will be available after the judging.
Festivities continue into the evening with a traditional Ocracoke Island square dance at 6 pm, awards at 7 pm, and a dance hosted by the Ocracoke Rockers from 8 - 10 pm.
This month's Ocracoke Newsletter tells the delightful story of the 19th century "Stovepipe Hat" wreck. It has been told for years in books & magazines, but it probably never happened. You can read the story (and my research) here: http://www.villagecraftsmen.com/news072115.htm.
Is your spell checker on vacation? "Feg Fest" is a new one in my book.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy learning (and creating) new words! Seriously, thanks for the heads up. As you will see, I made the correction.
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