Evacuation Order Expanded for Dare County

The Dare County Control Group has issued a mandatory evacuation for all visitors throughout the entire County effective 6:00 am Thursday, September 2. The evacuation ordered yesterday for visitors and residents on Hatteras Island remains in effect. In addition, residents along the oceanfront are advised to relocate due to coastal flooding and ocean overwash that will occur.

Hurricane force winds are expected during the early morning hours Friday as the storm passes approximately 70 miles off the Outer Banks. Weather conditions will deteriorate this evening as the storm approaches.

Dare County and the North Carolina coast is under a Hurricane Warning, which indicates that sustained winds of 74 miles per hour or higher are expected within 24 hours.

Town of Nags Head
The Town of Nags Head has issued a mandatory evacuation for residents and visitors in South Nags Head, which includes the area south of Whalebone Junction, NC1243/S. Old Oregon Inlet Road.

School Closings
All Dare County Schools will be closed today and Friday along with all after-school activities including the After-School Enrichment Program. Makeup days are scheduled for Saturday, September 11, and Friday, October 29.

Court Sessions Closed
Court sessions at the Dare County Courthouse are cancelled for today and Friday. Those with cases scheduled for either of these days will receive a letter from the Court advising of a new date.

Yoga/Deep Stretch-Monday
This class features a basic Yoga/Deep stretch geared to all fitness levels that is led by Julia Daniel from Outer Banks Yoga and Pilates. Please bring a Yoga/Pilates mat or a towel, and water bottle.

Tai Chi-Tuesday
Tai Chi is the gentle art of health and well being for all ages and incorporates slow, graceful movements to increase strength and flexibility, and improves balance and circulation. It is led by Julia Daniel of Outer Banks Yoga and Pilates.

Pilates-Thursday
The class is all about being “Fit and Flexible”, which is a Pilates class, geared to all fitness levels. This class is taught by Kerry Sanders of Outer Banks Yoga and Pilates. Please bring a Yoga/Pilates mat or a towel, and water bottle.

This year’s Festival will feature headliner Joyce Cooling from San Francisco, CA. Other performers include Adrian Crutchfield, from Charlotte, NC; Big Rick and the Bombers, from Wake Forest, NC; and the Roy Muth Big Band, from Norfolk, VA. The Festival will also feature Philadelphia-based Jazz musician and 2008 Duck Jazz Festival Headliner Gerald Veasley as guest co-host.

Mandatory volunteer meetings will be held at the Town of Duck offices, 1240 Duck Road, Suite 106 (in the Waterfront Shops). The meetings are scheduled for Wednesday, September 15 at 6:00 p.m. and Wednesday, September 29 at 6:00 p.m.

Last year’s Jazz Festival attracted nearly 5,000 people from all over North Carolina and the east coast.

The critically-acclaimed Jazz bassist, who was also the Festival’s 2008 Headliner, will return this year to co-host the Festival, as well as host an eventful pre-festival weekend of music and fun beginning on Friday, October 8, 2010 and culminating in the main event The 4th Annual Duck Jazz Festival.

Veasley comes to the Duck Town Park Stage with an impressive résumé, having recorded with the late Grover Washington, Jr.; Teddy Pendergrass; Dianne Reeves; and Earth, Wind, and Fire vocalist Philip Bailey, to name a few. He has also shared stages with Jazz legends such as Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie.

As an educator of music, Veasley’s motto is “to inform and inspire.” He believes information and inspiration are indispensable ingredients to music education. Aside from workshops and master classes, Veasley has taught classes at the University level. He has been artist in residence at the Artist-Teachers institute of Stockton State College; guest lecturer at Dartmouth; instructor at Philadelphia’s University of the Arts; and video instructor on “Solo Bass Techniques” released by CCP Baldwin. He also offers and instructs his own “Bass Boot Camp”.

Veasley currently has eight CD’s to his credit. His 2008 hit Your Move reached #12 on the U.S. Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, and was called “instantly infectious and stylistically versatile” by Jazziz Magazine. He has been voted “Best Electric Bassist” by Jazziz Magazine and recognized in both Downbeat Magazine’s Critic’s and Reader’s Polls.

The Festival will be headlined by Joyce Cooling, a San Francisco-based Jazz guitarist and vocalist. Best-known for her eclectic style and colorful body-moving sound, Cooling is funky, soulful, and always original; and is recognized as one of the most dynamic and popular contemporary jazz guitarists in the world.

Cooling has recorded seven albums – five of which charted on the Billboard music charts. She has to her credit two number one radio singles, six top 10’s, and 13 charting singles in all. Cooling has garnered multiple music awards, including the “Gibson Best Jazz Guitarist of the Year” and “Best New Talent” in the Jazziz Reader’s Poll. She was a nominee for the California Music Awards, the Oasis Awards, and the Gavin Contemporary Jazz Artist of the Year.

The other acts scheduled to appear in the Duck Jazz Festival include Adrian Crutchfield, from Charlotte, North Carolina; Big Rick and The Bombers, from Wake Forest, North Carolina; and The Roy Muth Big Band with Laura Martier from Norfolk, Virginia.

The 4th Annual Duck Jazz Festival will be held at the Duck Town Park, 1200 Duck Road, beginning at 11:00 a.m. with the gates opening at approximately 10:00 a.m. The event is free to the public, and has attracted nearly 5,000 visitors in years past. Please bring a picnic, beverages, chairs, or blankets. No beach umbrellas or tents are permitted at the event. Food concessions will be provided by the Duck United Methodist Church in the picnic shelter and chairs will also be available to rent.

This event is sponsored by Baritone Sponsors: Brindley Beach Vacations & Sales and Twiddy & Company Realtors. Tenor Sponsors: Carolina Designs Realty, Inc., The Sanderling Resort & Spa, and Scarborough Faire Shopping Village. And Alto Sponsors: Atlantic Realty; Beach Realty & Construction/Kitty Hawk Rentals; The Cottage Shop and Kellogg Supply Company; Dominion North Carolina Power; Duck Community and Business Alliance; Ocean Atlantic Rentals; RBC Centura Bank; Seaside Vacations and Coldwell Banker Seaside Realty; Stan White Realty & Construction; and The Waterfront Shops.