Author: Matt Artz

Keep It Clean At Earth Fair OBX In Nags Head

The second annual Earth Fair OBX is happening at Jennette’s Pier this month, celebrating the environment friendly traditions of Earth Day while helping to keep Outer Banks beaches clean and green. Sponsored by the Outer Banks Community Foundation, the...

Collie Buddz To Light It Up In Nags Head [Concert Preview]

International reggae star Collie Buddz will bring his 2013 Light it Up Tour to Kelly’s in Nags Head this summer. Best known for his 2010 hit single “Come Around”, Buddz (Colin Harper) was born...

ECU Presents Kids Jazz Workshop At Roanoke Island Festival Park

East Carolina University presents a special Jazz Excursion and Workshop just for kids at Roanoke Island Festival Park this month. The ECU Jazz Ensemble will be in town for a concert as part of...

[Local Buzz] OBXentertainment.com Welcomes Sun Realty!

We would like to officially welcome Sun Realty to the OBXentertainment.com Family! For more than three decades, Sun Realty has been the leader in real estate sales and vacation rentals on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Sun...

Theatre Of Dare Presents Evening Of One Act Comedies

Theatre of Dare will wrap up their 22nd production season by presenting for the first time a night of One Act Plays, with four performances coming up this month.  Life After Elvis written by Jason...

Donavon Frankenreiter Returns To Nags Head [Concert Preview]

 Hawaii-based surfer/singer/songwriter Donavon Frankenreiter returns to the Outer Banks this summer live in concert at Kelly’s in Nags Head. Frankenreiter co-produced his most recent album, last year’s Start Livin’, and he says the intimate new release is “basiclly a...

Outer Banks Bike Week 2012 (photo by Artz Music & Photography)

Outer Banks Bike Week 2013 Dates Announced

Outer Banks Bike Week roars back to Currituck and Dare for its 11th annual year this April. Outer Banks Harley-Davidson recently confirmed that the dates of Bike Week 2013 will run from Saturday, April...

Rich Whiskey Returns to Nags Head [Concert Preview]

Virginia Beach, Virginia’s Rich Whiskey returns to Kelly’s in Nags Head for two nights live in concert this weekend. The five-piece pop group brings every category of music to its show, ranging from the groovy tunes of the...

Outer Banks Bluegrass Festival 2013 Lineup Revealed [Concert Preview]

The 2nd Annual Outer Banks Bluegrass Festival returns to Manteo this fall with three more days of the world’s top bluegrass musicians live in concert. Last year’s headliner, bluegrass queen Rhonda Vincent is coming back to Festival Park...

NC-Filmed 'Devil's Rapture' Coming to Theaters in October

Filmed in and around Wilmington, North Carolina earlier this year, The Occult has been retitled to The Devil’s Rapture, as a release date for the horror thriller was announced last week. Starring Rufus Sewell...

Dig Into Outer Banks Cuisine at Taste of the Beach 2013

The Outer Banks Restaurant Association’s 2013 Taste of the Beach will serve up four days of food, drink, and wine in March. The annual Taste of the Beach Food and Wine Festival kicks off...

Weekend Movie Update – Jan. 4, 2013: Leatherface Returns

Leatherface revs up his chainsaw again in theaters this week, while Matt Damon visits the Promised Land and Pi survives at The Pioneer. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of Jan. 4, 2013!...

First Images of 'Saw' Creator's NC-Filmed 'Conjuring' Appear

Filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina, the first few images from the upcoming thriller The Conjuring, from director James Wan (Saw, Insidious) have been revealed online, teasing one of the most buzzed about horror films in recent years....

2012 Best in Parade Winners

2013 Kelly's St. Patrick's Day Parade Now Taking Entries

Kelly’s is currently accepting applications to participate in the 2013 St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Nags Head this March. The annual parade, recognized as the largest St. Patrick’s Day celebration in  North Carolina, will...

Kelly's Gets Borderline Crazy [Concert Preview]

Hampton Roads, Virginia’s Borderline Crazy will bring a wide spectrum of danceable popular covers to Kelly’s in Nags Head for two nights live on stage this January. Formed six years ago, the band has undergone a...

New Trailer and Featurette Preview Cinemax's NC-Filmed 'Banshee'

Filmed largely in Charlotte, North Carolina, Cinemax recently revealed the full official trailer for their upcoming drama Banshee, from True Blood creator Alan Ball, as well as an extended featurette with behind the scenes cast...

'The Lost Colony' Names New Director for 2013 Season

The Lost Colony has announced that its new director for the upcoming 76th season of America’s longest running outdoor drama is Rocky Mount native Ira David Wood III, a North Carolina theater icon who portrayed...

Entry Call for 35th Annual Frank Stick Memorial Art Show

The 35th Annual Frank Stick Memorial Art Show is coming to Glenn Eure’s Ghost Fleet Gallery this January, and the Dare County Arts Council is currently looking for entries. Read on for the full press...

Weekend Movie Update – Dec. 21, 2012: Tarantino 'Unchained'

It’s a big week in theaters, with no less than seven new releases opening in time for Christmas, including the latest from directors Quentin Tarantino and Judd Apatow, while the Guardians rise at The Pioneer. Here’s your...

Kings Dominion Announces 8 New Rides in Expanded Planet Snoopy

Kings Dominion in Doswell, VA announced today the addition of eight new family friendly rides to be located in the expanded Planet Snoopy portion of the theme park. Read on for the official press...