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HAVE AN OYSTER! James Watson and Kermit Fincham pour
out the bivalves by the thousands, launching last year's N.C.
Oyster Festival.
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THE FABULOUS KAYS return to this year's Oyster Festival with their popular mix of contemporary
and classic hits.
Shuckin ' And Scarfin
Oysters Feted Again!
p^W^he king ot Carolina waters,
the ever-popular oyster, will
.A. once again get special recog
nition in Brunswick County, just
before being shucked and scarfed
by eager eaters.
The oyster's short-lived fame
comes through the annual North
Carolina Oyster Festival, being
held this year Oct. 14 and 15 at its
customary location at the intersec
tion of N.C. 904 and N.C. 179, op
posite Food Lion Plaza.
According to festival coordinator
Lisa Anglin, of the sponsoring
South Brunswick Islands Chamber
of Commerce, there are plenty of
diversions in the offing.
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"The Fabulous Kays will he
hack," she said, referring to the
band that entertained last year's
crowd. "They'll play Oct. 14 from
7 until 9 p.m. and on Oct. 15 from
1 p.m. till closing.
"'The Southern Rangers,' a local
band headed by Gary Pope, will al
so play on Saturday."
Other entertainment, which is
continuous from 9:30 a.m. till 9:30
p.m. Oct. !.*>, includes performanc
es by a variety of area beauty
queens. Anglin said a half-dozen of
these royal figures are expected.
Amusement rides and face-paint
ing are part of the fun planned for
children.
Those who insist on heavy physi
cal involvement can enter one of
three road races, moved this year
from Holden Beach to the festival
site. "There will be a 5K, 10K and
one-mile race through Seatrail
Plantation," Anglin explained. De
tails are available from Johnny
Craig, 842-2777.
Arts and crafts, always part of a
festival lineup, will be available for
viewing and for sale. Some will
win cash prizes; in a juried show,
best-of-show will take home $300,
while the best art and craft will win
$100 each; second place will bring
prizes of $50 each.
No event is complete without
food, and Anglin said a full dozen
cthnic food booths will feed the
hungry, ranging from Greek and
Chinese to American hot dogs,
courtesy of Boy Scouts, and Caro
lina seafood offered by the Shrin
ers.
Of course, the centerpiece of
every Oyster Festival has to be the
oyster-shucking contest, whose
winner goes to Leonardtown,
Maryland, the following October
for national competition. "There
will probably be about six competi
tors," Anglin estimated. "Anyone
can enter right up to 5 p.m. on the
15th." Last year's champion, Karen
McNeil, will compete Oct. 15 and
16 in Maryland and, if victorious,
will proceed to international shuck
ing.
Evidence of this big event can be
seen all over the county well in ad
vance through the colorful T-shirts
now on sale. White shirts bear a lo
go created by Jim Stein of South
port, winner of the annual logo con
test. This winning art work in
volves an oyster surrounded by sea
oats, a pelican perched on pilings,
water beneath, a bright sun above
Shirts are $12, $15 for gray base
ball jerseys and $17 for long
sleeved shirts. They are on sale at
shops and banks throughout the
South Brunswick Islands.