Author: Matt Artz

Bike Week 2015 Rolls Onto Outer Banks [Video / Photo Gallery]

The 13th Annual Outer Banks Bike Week rolled onto the Outer Banks, kicking off on April 18 and running through April 26, with various events, rides, and parties happening throughout the area all week....

Cape Hatteras National Seashore 2015 Lifeguard Season Announced

National Park Service Outer Banks Group Superintendent David Hallac announced today that Cape Hatteras National Seashore has contracted the Seashore’s lifeguard operations to serve the visiting public during the 2015 summer season.  Operations of...

Outer Banks Forum Announces Playbill Artist Contest Winner

The Outer Banks Forum for the Lively Arts and the Dare County Arts Council are pleased to announce the winners of their second annual art competition to select the Forum’s Playbill cover. George Wood’s...

The Wright Brothers' first flight on December 17, 1903 in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, photographed by John T. Daniels.

Tom Hanks Producing Wright Brothers Miniseries For HBO!

The subject of the next miniseries event from HBO and Playtone partners Tom Hanks and Gary Goatzman hits close to home, as HBO has acquired the rights to The Wright Brothers, a new book...

US News World Report Ranks Outer Banks Best Family Beach Vacation

U.S. News and World Report recently released its list of the 10 Best Family Beach Vacations in the USA, giving the Outer Banks, North Carolina the No. 1 top spot! The site has this to...

Dare Arts Council Announces Rock The Cape Music Festival Lineup

Dare County Arts Council Announces Music Lineup and Festival Plans For The Third Annual Rock The Cape Music Festival and Arts Exposition in Avon NC Dare County Arts Council will host the third annual Rock The...

Sue Artz with Jon Bender and Don Bridge of Theatre of Dare on the set of the OBX Entertainment series 'OBXE TV' on April 16, 2015. (photo by OBXentertainment.com)

‘OBXE TV’ Ep. 42 – Theatre Of Dare [Video]

Season 2 of our original Outer Banks entertainment news series OBXE TV continues with Episode 42, featuring an all new interview with our special guests Don Bridge and John Bender from Theatre of Dare.  Don...

‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ Teaser Trailer Arrives! [Trending]

Just one day after Disney unveiled a second trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Warner Bros. has answered with our first ever look at the upcoming superhero epic Batman v Superman: Dawn of...

Outer Banks Weekend Movie Update – April 17, 2015: ‘Blart’ Is Back

Social media gets haunted in theaters this week, while Paul Blart leaves the mall, and the Monkey Kingdom comes to life. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of April 17, 2015!...

New ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Teaser Revealed! [Trending]

Disney and Lucasfilm have just unveiled a brand new official teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, featuring a mystical voice over from Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) and our first look at returning...

Fee Free Weekend Announced At Wright Brothers National Memorial

Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills will be joining national park sites across the country in celebrating the first weekend of National Park Week by waiving admission fees on Saturday and Sunday,...

Humpback Whale Spotted Playing Near Jennette's Pier, Nags Head

[twitter-follow screen_name=’obxe’ show_count=’yes’] What looked like a young humpback whale was captured frolicking in the ocean just off of the end of Jennette’s Fishing Pier in Nags Head at around noon today (Tuesday). Humpback whales...

Outer Banks Group Joins NPS Find Your Park Movement

[twitter-follow screen_name=’obxe’ show_count=’yes’] The Outer Banks Group of national parks join other parks, programs, and partners across the country to encourage everyone to find their park and share their stories online at FindYourPark.com.  Recently...

Earth Fair OBX Celebrates Earth Day At Jennette's Pier, Nags Head

[twitter-follow screen_name=’obxe’ show_count=’yes’] Jennette’s Pier will once again host the annual Earth Fair OBX celebration this year on Saturday, April 18, from 1 to 4pm, featuring educational exhibits, live entertainment, free rain barrels, birdhouses,...

Dare Arts Council Hosting Watercolor Workshop

[twitter-follow screen_name=’obxe’ show_count=’yes’] Dare County Arts Council is pleased to present a watercolor workshop with artist Jesi Pace-Berkeley, entitled “Faces and Figures”. This three day workshop will focus on figurative painting, and how to...

Theatre of Dare Presents Dating Comedy ‘Manly Men’

“You don’t know anything about women, do you?”  That line signals the end of another bad date for Harold, the protagonist of Theatre of Dare’s upcoming production of Manly Men. Fortunately, it also signals...

Auction To Benefit Visually Impaired Persons Fishing Tournament

[twitter-follow screen_name=’obxe’ show_count=’yes’] A “Night for Sight” dinner and auction to raise funds for the blind and visually impaired will be held at Duck Woods Country Club in Southern Shores on April 18 opening at...

National Park Service Honors Outer Banks Volunteers

[twitter-follow screen_name=’obxe’ show_count=’yes’] During National Volunteer Week, April 12-18, the National Park Service Outer Banks Group celebrates the volunteers that work at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Wright Brothers National Memorial, and Fort Raleigh National...

Outer Banks Weekend Movie Update – April 10, 2015: 'Longest Ride' From NC

[twitter-follow screen_name=’obxe’ show_count=’yes’] Another Nicholas Sparks romance filmed in North Carolina arrives in theaters this week, while Ryan Reynolds searches for a Woman in Gold and Sean Astin asks if you Believe. Here’s your Outer...

Cape Point Temporarily Closes ORV Beach Access

[twitter-follow screen_name=’obxe’ show_count=’yes’] National Park Service Outer Banks Group Deputy Superintendent Mark Dowdle announced today the temporary off-road vehicle (ORV) access closure of the Cape Point area in accordance with the requirements of the...