Author: Matt Artz

Violins & Voices Charity Christmas Concert Returns to Nags Head

Violins & Voices Charity Christmas Concert Returns to Nags Head

The 4th Annual Violins & Voices Classical Christmas Concert returns to St. Andrews Church in Nags Head this December to kick off the Outer Banks holiday season with a gathering of local music talents...

Weekend Movie Update – Nov. 2, 2012

A  Disney video game bad guy with a heart of gold tries not to Wreck It in theaters this week, while Liam Neeson gets Taken at The Pioneer. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for...

[BATB 2] 'Halloween' Movie Stars Join VA Beach Horror Convention

 Fans of the Halloween movie franchise likely already have their tickets to the second Blood at the Beach Horror Convention, taking over the Virginia Beach, Virginia oceanfront this November, featuring more than 40 celebrity guests, including...

ASG Brings NC Rock to Outer Banks Brewing Station [Concert Preview]

Formed in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina in 2001, ASG will bring its signature riff-fueled, distortion-driven rock back to the Outer Banks Brewing Station in Kill Devil Hills live in concert this November. Originally formed as a three-piece instrumental...

VA's Trey Songz Faces Leatherface in 'Texas Chainsaw 3D'

Petersburg, Virginia native Trey Songz will go from performing on stage in front of thousands of fans to fighting for survival against the iconic “Leatherface” in Lionsgate Studios’ upcoming horror reboot Texas Chainsaw 3D. The new...

[BATB 2] VA Beach gets 'Weird' Reunion at 2nd Horror Convention

Cast members of the 1985 sci-fi comedy classic Weird Science will reunite for the first time ever at the second Blood at the Beach Horror Convention, taking over the Virginia Beach, Virginia oceanfront Nov....

Weekend Movie Update – Oct. 26, 2012

Victoria Justice goes trick-or-treating this week, while Gerard Butler goes surfing, Tom Hanks goes to the future, horror returns to Silent Hill, and Hotel Transylvania welcomes guests to The Pioneer. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update...

Celebrate 'Halloween' at The Myers House NC [photo gallery]

Celebrate 'Halloween' at The Myers House NC [photo gallery]

The ultimate Halloween party is happening this weekend in Hillsborough, North Carolina at the world’s only life-size replica of the home of the holiday’s most infamous cinematic icon. Built to almost identical specs of...

Nicholas Sparks Returns to NC in New 'Safe Haven' Trailer

Filmed in Southport, North Carolina this summer, the first official trailer for the upcoming Nicholas Sparks adaptation Safe Haven was released this week during a live Facebook chat with Sparks and the film’s stars Josh Duhamel...

'Iron Man 3' Trailer and First Photos Revealed!

Filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina this summer, the first official full trailer for Marvel’s highly anticipated Iron Man 3 arrived online yesterday, highlighting the much darker, more serious tone of this film as opposed to its...

NC-Filmed 'Trick or Treat' Rocks Halloween

NC-Filmed 'Trick or Treat' Rocks Halloween

Rock and roll will never die… At least not this Halloween! Filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina, Trick or Treat opened in theaters on October 24, 1986. and while it may not have the name...

'Diners, Drive-Ins, & Dives' OBX Episode Airing in November

The first episode of The Food Network’s Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives with footage filmed on the Outer Banks this summer will air in November, and one local restaurant featured is hosting a big screen showing...

Bite into OBX Seafood Festival this Weekend

It will be a seafood lovers paradise in Nags Head this weekend, with the first ever Outer Banks Seafood Festival offering a taste of some signature local cuisine from 20 of the area’s top...

Learn Victorian Death Rituals at Island Farm's 'Draped in Black'

Island Farm c.1847 is hosting a dark exploration into Victorian era death rituals in a new Halloween-themed tour called ‘Draped in Black’. Friday and Saturday nights in October, Island Farm on Roanoke Island is taking visitors into the...