Author: Matt Artz

Experience Outer Banks Bluegrass Festival 2013 [Video, Photo Gallery]

The 2nd Annual Outer Banks Bluegrass Festival is happening this weekend in Manteo featuring more than two-dozen of the world’s top bluegrass musicians live in concert, and OBX Entertainment was at Festival Park today to bring you...

'PsychoPath' to Open Despite Government Shutdown! [Halloween]

The Lost Colony will open its new haunted attraction PsychoPath this weekend after all, despite the ongoing federal government shutdown. You can read the official press release below! The Roanoke Island Historical Association (RIHA), producers...

Outer Banks Bluegrass Festival Returns to Manteo [Concert Preview]

The 2nd Annual Outer Banks Bluegrass Festival returns to Manteo this weekend for three days featuring more than two-dozen of the world’s top bluegrass musicians live in concert, plus late night jam sessions, and a fireworks spectacular!...

Government Shutdown Delays 'PsychoPath' Opening [Halloween]

The Lost Colony has released an official statement regarding the delayed opening of its new haunted attraction PsychoPath due to the current federal government shutdown, which you can read below. PSYCHOPATH, the haunted trail at The...

Weekend Movie Update – Oct. 4, 2013: 'Gravity' Lost In Space

Sandra Bullock gets lost in space in theaters this week, while the new Batman gets mean and The Butler works The Pioneer. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of October 4, 2013!  Premiering...

[Contest] WIN TICKETS to See Theatre of Dare's 'Steel Magnolias'!

Theatre of Dare is opening it’s 23rd production season with the timeless classic Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling, directed by Mike Mazza, and we have tickets to giveaway! Steel Magnolias will be showing for two weekends, Thursday through Sunday,...

Stunt Kite Competition Flies Over Nags Head [Video, Photo Gallery]

Kitty Hawk Kites brought their annual Stunt Kite Competition to the Outer Banks Event Site in Nags Head for the first time this year and it turned out to be an ideal location coinciding...

Listen to Lorraine Jordan's Outer Banks Bluegrass Festival Theme Song

The 2nd Annual Outer Banks Bluegrass Festival returns to Manteo this weekend, and one of this year’s new headlining acts has released an original song written just for the local concert festival. Click the...

Rhonda Vincent Returns to Outer Banks Bluegrass Festival [Concert Preview]

The 2nd Annual Outer Banks Bluegrass Festival returns to Manteo in just two weeks, and a returning headliner to the 2013 lineup of all star musicians is Rhonda Vincent and her band The Rage,...

'The Lost Colony' Reveals Scary New 'PsychoPath' Details [Halloween]

The Lost Colony has released a second official press release for PsychoPath, the new haunted attraction opening this October at the historic Waterside Theatre on Roanoke Island, revealing even more scary details of what...

Weekend Movie Update – Sept. 27, 2013: Raining 'Meatballs'

Virginia native Trey Songz gets lost in the Baggage Claim in theaters this week, trying to avoid A Chance of Meatballs, while Joseph Gordon-Levitt gets romantic with Scarlett Johansson, and talking Planes land at The Pioneer....

Theatre of Dare To Fly Over 'Cuckoo's Nest' In November

Theatre of Dare recently held open auditions for their upcoming production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Dale Wasserman, where director Jon Bender had a good turn out for this popular show based on the...

PsychoPath Will Haunt Roanoke Island Halloween 2013

The Lost Colony has released an official press release for their new haunted Halloween attraction opening this October. Make plans to attend the number one haunted attraction on the Outer Banks as The Lost...

[Movie Review] 'Percy Jackson' Returns In Monster Adventure

Percy Jackson is back on the back screen in the second adventure based on the popular young adult book series about a team of half-human half-god teens who have to save the world from...

'Witches of East End' Premieres In October [NC Film]

With a pilot episode filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina, Lifetime’s new supernatural series Witches of East End, starring Jenna Dewan-Tatum and Julia Ormond, will premiere on the network on October 6. The pilot episode filmed in Wilmington...

An American flag waves during an historic re-enactment in Buxton, NC. (photo: Artz Music & Photography)

Dare Arts Council To Host Carolina Veterans Weekend In November

The Dare County Arts Council is honoring the men and women of America’s armed forces this November with the first Carolina Veterans Weekend, featuring a unique writing workshop specifically designed for combat veterans.  The Dare County...

The Grascals Join 2013 Outer Banks Bluegrass Festival [Concert Preview]

The 2nd Annual Outer Banks Bluegrass Festival returns to Manteo in just two weeks, and new addition to the 2013 lineup of all star musicians is Grammy-nominated The Grascals, hot off their recent Grammy nomination,...

Weekend Movie Update – Sept. 20, 2013: Dance 'Battle'

Hugh Jackman takes Prisoners in theaters this week and does Battle against an extreme dance group, while Percy Jackson arrives at The Pioneer. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of September, 2013! The...

Carolina Veterans Concert Announced At Roanoke Island Festival Park

Roanoke Island Festival Park his released details for the Carolina Veterans Concert, coming to Manteo this November. The Dare County Arts Council and the Don and Catherine Bryan Cultural Arts Series, in partnership with...

ESA Brings 2013 Eastern Surfing Championships To Nags Head

Known historically as “The Easterns”, the 46th Annual Eastern Surfing Association (ESA) Eastern Championships drops in at Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head this week. Since 1967, the Eastern Surfing Association has been responsible for launching some...