Author: Matt Artz

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OBX Entertainment To Premiere 'OBXE TV' Season 2 On March 2

OBX Entertainment is excited to announce the return of OBXE TV for a second season of all-new episodes, featuring original content, interviews with local celebrities, on location event reports, and more. Produced by OBX...

OBX Brewfest Reveals Participating Brewery Lineup

Producers of the OBX Brewfest have announced the brewery lineup for the inaugural craft beer festival, which will take place May 31, 2015 at the Outer Banks Event Site in Nags Head. The event...

Motu Music Foundation Presents Teachers Concert

The Motu Music Foundation is presenting a concert featuring some of the Outer Banks’ most creative and skilled musician – the teachers.   The event, “An Evening with Music Teachers”, will be on Saturday...

Jolly Roger Announces New National Karaoke Contest

The Jolly Roger Restaurant in Kill Devil Hills is hosting their 2nd annual “Jollyokie” Talent Quest karaoke contest each week through March, with the local winners advancing to the regional round in Myrtle Beach...

Outer Banks Weekend Movie Update – Feb. 13, 2015: 'Fifty Shades' of Hype

It’s an R-rated only Valentine’s week, as theaters get Fifty Shades of kinky, while Kingsmen fight to be the next Avengers, and director Clint Eastwood brings an American Sniper to the historic Pioneer. Here’s your Outer Banks...

'The Longest Ride' Debuts Romantic New Trailer [NC Film]

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, we have a brand new official trailer for the movie adaptation of the latest Nicholas Sparks romance, The Longest Ride, filmed in and around Wilmington, Winston-Salem, and Jacksonville, North...

Phish's Trey Anastasio and Tom Marshall Songwriting on Outer Banks

Phish frontman Trey Anastasio has been enjoying some quality time on the Outer Banks this month, along with his bandmate and songwriting partner Tom Marshall. Marshall shared a photo via Twitter on Sunday night...

Kelly's Serving Up Valentine's Sweetheart Specials

Kelly’s in Nags Head has sweet specials you’re going to love in the restaurant and hot entertainment to get your blood pumping in the tavern for anyone celebrating Valentine’s Day on the Outer Banks...

Celebrate Valentine's Day At Jolly Roger, Kill Devil Hills

Our friends at the Jolly Roger Restaurant in Kill Devil Hills have cooked up a number of tasty treats to help you celebrate Valentine’s Day on the Outer Banks this weekend. Specials on the...

Hatteras, Bodie Island Lighthouses 2015 Climbing Schedule Revealed

National Park Service Outer Banks Group Superintendent David Hallac has announced that the Bodie Island and Cape Hatteras Lighthouses will be open for climbing in 2015 from Friday, April 17 through Monday, October 14....

Kill Devil Hills Trash Attack 2015 Details Announced

Kill Devil Hills has announced details for the town’s annual Trash Attack, happening this year on Saturday, March 21. Registration is at 9am in the parking lot the Kill Devil Hills northern fire station,...

Spider-Man To Join Marvel's 'Avengers' Movie Universe [Trending]

Huge news for fans of Spider-Man, The Avengers, and comic book-based movies in general broke late last night, as it was officially announced that Marvel Studios has reached an agreement with Sony to bring...

Outer Banks Chief Ranger Announces Retirement

After 30 years with the National Park Service (NPS), Paul Stevens will be retiring on February 27, 2015.  Stevens, a long-time resident and Outer Banks Group employee, transferred to Cape Hatteras National Seashore in...

Spring Wildlife And Wildlands Art Expo Opens

The National Wildlife Refuges Visitor Center on Roanoke Island hosts a series of Wildlife and Wildlands of Eastern North Carolina Art Expos throughout the year. The Refuge invites local artists to exhibit their work...

Holiday Weekend Is Free Admission At Wright Brothers Memorial

Wright Brothers National Memorial will be joining national park sites across the country in celebrating the Presidents’ Day holiday by waiving admission fees on Saturday through Monday, February 14, 15, and 16, 2015.  Presidents’...

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OBX Entertainment Turns 3!

Three years ago today, on February 8, 2012, OBXentertainment.com was officially launched with the goal of being the first locally owned and operated fully independent website on the Outer Banks, North Carolina to focus...

Dare Shadow Players Bring 'Little Mermaid' To Life [Video / Photo Gallery]

The Dare County Shadow Players, directed by Donna Roark, presented their production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr. live on stage at First Flight High School in Kill Devil Hills this week. Based on...

Roanoke Island Festival Park Announces July 4th Concert

Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo will host the United States Marine Corps 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band for an Independence Day concert on July 4th. Military history has established empirically that musical units...

Ocracoke Pony Herd Welcomes New Member

Hazelnut was born on February 4, 2015 at approximately 10:00 a.m. and becomes the 17th member of the current Ocracoke Pony herd!  Her mother is Sacajawea, a mare from Shackleford Banks who joined the...

Fort Raleigh To Commemorate World Radio Day on February 13

In the spirit of the eminent radio pioneer Reginald Fessenden, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site will be commemorating World Radio Day, February 13, 2015.  While performing experiments between Roanoke Island and Hatteras Island, North...