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The Pirates Are Coming!
Photo
Courtesy of OldBaldy.org
 Arrr.... Shut yer
windows, lock yer doors, and best ye hide all yer loot mates... the
Pirates are coming to Bald Head Island!
Pirate Weekend is held on BHI every year in
celebration of National Lighthouse Day. Fun family adventure, a pirate
invasion, great food, and a swashbuckling good time awaits locals and
visitors alike. Make sure that you have made time in your calendars to be
on-Island from August 6 – 8... you wouldn’t want to miss the fun and
memories of this fantastic weekend.
Also...... A drawing will be Saturday night at August
7th. The Grand Prize is a hand
stitched crazy quilt, entitled “Still Crazy After All These Years.” The elaborately
embroidered blocks, containing swatches of donated fabric from the Bald
Head Island community, paint a vividly colorful tale of the crazy stories
and eventful history of Bald Head Island. A first edition book, which the
winner will also take home, details all of these stories.
 The other prizes
all have a connection to the lighthouses that have been on Bald Head
Island:
- a Rena Powell
MacQueen oil painting of Old
Baldy
- a 360 degree
panoramic photo from the top of Old Baldy
- a framed
historical document and photo
collage of the 1794 Bald Head Lighthouse
- a print of the
Cape Fear Light station
You
do not need to be present to win, but you will be missing so much
unforgettable fun if you are not there!
Tickets
are 10.00 each. All proceeds go to benefit Old Baldy.
Weekend Events at a
Glance..... (Click
here for full schedule of events, courtesy of OldBaldy.org)
Lighthouse
Grounds Open
Lighthouse
Gift Shop opens at 9am, Grounds open 1-4pm
Adults$5/Youth
(3-12), Infants 2 and under Free. Visit the pirates camp, shop and climb
the lighthouse.
Scalawag
School
Pre-registration
required, space limited
1:30pm
– 2:45pm (4 – 7 year olds)
3pm
– 4:15pm (8 – 12 year olds)
$20/child
Learn
to walk talk and act like a pirate. Fee includes all day admission to the
lighthouse grounds, a T-Shirt, eye patch, tattoos and certificate.
Island
Wide Treasure Hunt
Pre-registration
required, space limited
Friday
3pm – Saturday 3 pm
All
ages
Registration:
2;30pm Old Baldy Lighthouse
Cost
$20/team
Test
your skills in this pirate challenge designed for families. The challenge
must be completed by a team of 4-6 members and the challenges span all
ages from creating art to singing pirate songs, to following the clues to
finding hidden treasure. The trick is you only have 24 hours to complete
the challenge in order to maximize time and resources and get the most
points to win.
Pirates
Invade Bald Head Island
5:30pm
Free
West
Beach Access #1 Turks Head Court and #2 Row Boat Row
Pirate
Pub Night: Grub
and Grog at the Harbour Pavilion Tent at Bald Head Island Marina: 6pm
-10pm $40/Adult, $15/Youth 3-12, Infants 2 and under Free -Dine with
pirates, dance to music of Rusty Cutlass direct from Disney World and bid
on booty at the Auction – games for kids and cash bar for adults.
Saturday
August 7st, 2010
National
Lighthouse Day on the grounds of Old Baldy Lighthouse Grounds
10am
-9pm $7/Adult, $5/Youth (3-12), Infants 2 and under Free.
Events
Include:
- Children’s
Activities
- Live Music
- Pirate Skits
and Presentations
- Pirate
Encampment
- Pirate
Presentations
- Pirate Costume
Contest 2:30pm
- Food Available
11am – 2pm and 5pm – 9pm
- Beer and Wine
5pm – 9pm
- Bring your lawn
chairs for a movie on the lighthouse at 9pm
I’m
A Pirate Artist
Pre-registration
required, space limited
9:30am
– 11am (8 – 14 year olds)
4pm
– 5:30pm (7 – 12 year olds)
$15/child
(fee includes drawing materials)
Michael
Noles (aka Captain Red Ned Lynch) graduate of Ringling School of Art and
Design, Sr. Art Director for Walt Disney Enterprises and artists of this
year’s pirate weekend poster will be the drawing instructor. Learn about
his work, draw a pirate using a live model and get tips from a real
pirate artist.
Build
and decorate your very own pirate boat, learn ship vocabulary and test
your sailing skills. Fee includes boat kit, admission to the grounds all
day Saturday.
Scalawag
School
Pre-registration
required, space limited
11:00am
– 12:15am (4 – 7 year olds)
12:30pm
– 1:45pm (4 – 7 year olds)
2pm
– 3:15pm (8 – 12 year olds)
$20/child
Learn
to walk talk and act like a pirate. Fee includes all day admission to the
lighthouse grounds, a T-Shirt, eye patch, tattoos and certificate.
Sunday
August 8th 2010
Pirates
and Pancakes
(Pre-registration required. Space limited)
10:30 AM at the Bald Head Island Club
$25/adult, $15/youth 4-12, $5/infant 3 and under.
Join the pirates as they have their last meal on Bald
Head Island at this lavish breakfast buffet. Menu:
waffles, biscuits and gravy, grits, fruit, has browns
and of course pancakes!
Schedule of events courtesy of townofbaldheadisland.com.
Visit
our calendar for details and more
Island events!
Please
click here to update your contact
information.
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