Author: Matt Artz

Outer Banks Weekend Movie Update – June 6, 2014: 'Edge of' Adventure

Tom Cruise lives and dies the same day over and over in theaters this week, while you lovers find The Fault in Our Stars,and a little boy learns that Heaven is For Real at The Pioneer....

'Ashby' Bringing Mickey Rourke, Emma Roberts to Charlotte [NC Film]

A new production from writer-director Tony McNamara, is set to begin filming in the Charlotte, North Carolina area this month, starring Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler, Iron Man 2), Sarah Silverman (A Million Ways to...

Beatles Tribute to Recreate 1964 at Waterside Theatre

The Beatles are coming! Or at least the next best thing, as the world’s top tribute to the fab four will take the stage live in concert for the first time on the Outer...

July 4, 2006 at Avalon Pier in Kill Devil Hills (photo: Artz Music & Photography)

July 4th Fireworks Return to Kill Devil Hills!

It has been four long years since the town of Kill Devil Hills approved funds in the annual budget for an Independence Day fireworks display on the 4th of July, but this year, the...

Roanoke Island Festival Park Receives "Green" Attraction Certification

Roanoke Island Festival Park has joined the ranks of environmentally sustainable attractions in North Carolina with certification as a “green” attraction by the NC Green Travel Initiative, a program that recognizes travel-oriented businesses that...

'Buying the Beach' Episode Featuring Outer Banks Airs In June [NC Film]

A new episode of the Destination America series Buying the Beach that was filmed on the Outer Banks is set to premiere this month. A local realtor at Sun Realty is featured in the...

'OBXE TV' Episode 13 – Shallowbag Shag Beach Music Festival [Video]

The 13th episode of our Outer Banks web series OBXE TV is now available online, featuring host Sue Artz taking the show on location to the first ever Shallowbag Shag Beach Music Festival at Roanoke...

EVP Outer Banks Pro-Am Serves Beach Volleyball Action [Video / Photo Gallery]

The 2014 EVP Outer Banks Pro-Am Beach Volleyball Tournament took place today, May 31, on the beach on the south side of Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head, featuring professional and amateur matches going on...

[Movie Review] X-Men Unite For Better ‘Days of Future Past’

X-Men: Days of Future Past just may be the most entertaining X movie to date, and that’s really saying something when you consider that this is technically “Part 7” of Marvel’s mutant franchise.  I...

'The Lost Colony' Opens 77th Season

An Outer Banks mystery more than 400 years old and America’s original urban legend, The Lost Colony will premiere its 77th anniversary production as the country’s longest-running outdoor symphonic drama this Friday, May 30,...

EVP Outer Banks Pro-Am Brings Beach Volleyball Back To Nags Head

The 2nd Annual Outer Banks Pro-Am Beach Volleyball Tournament returns to Jennette’s Pier this weekend, featuring male and female professional volleyball players in action on the sand. Presented by Extreme Volleyball Professionals (EVP), the 2014...

Outer Banks Weekend Movie Update – May 30, 2014: 'Maleficent' vs. 'The West'

Angelina Jolie gets wicked in theaters this week, while Seth Macfarlane finds A Million Ways to Die in the West, and Rio returns to The Pioneer. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of May...

A full moon over Hatteras Village, North Carolina on Cape Hatteras National Seashore. (photo by OBXentertainment.com)

Outer Banks Makes Dr. Beach Top 10 List Again

Cape Hatteras National Seashore has been named one of 2014’s “Ten Best Beaches in the United States” by Dr. Beach in his annual countdown. Also known as Stephen Leatherman, Dr. Beach is one of  America’s biggest influence makers...

Weekend Movie Update – Sept 28, 2012

The Hotel Transylvania welcomes guests this week, while Bruce Willis tries to kill himself and ParaNorman goes trick-or-treating at The Pioneer. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of Sept. 28, 2012! The new...

Zombies will take over Outer Banks Pier this Friday to film the first official OBX HorrorFest commercial. (photo: Artz Music & Photography)

Horror Festival Zombie Walk Commercial Filming in Nags Head

Organizers of the first ever Outer Banks Horror Film Festival and Zombie Beach Walk are hungry for volunteers willing to get “zombified” and appear in a commercial for the innaugural event, filming this Friday in...

Go Native at Roanoke Island Aquarium Plant Sale

The North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island is hosting its annual Native Plant Sale next weekend, featuring a total of 75 different species and over 1,500 plants. The 17th annual Native Plant Sale on...

Falls Church, VA native Nancy (Loomis) Kyes plays Annie Brackett in the 1978 classic 'Halloween'.

'Halloween' Re-Release Brings VA's Nancy Kyes Back to Theaters

After starring in a trio of director John Carpenter’s early films, Falls Church, Virginia native Nancy Kyes retired from acting and started a new life, but the former Nancy Loomis will be back in theaters next...

Weekend Movie Update – Sept. 21, 2012

The new Judge Dredd leads four new releases into theaters this week, while Hope springs with laughter at The Pioneer. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of Sept. 21, 2012!  The...

Cumberland River is 'Justified' for Bluegrass Festival [Concert Preview]

Cumberland River will join more than a dozen nationally renowned musicians live on stage at the first ever Outer Banks Bluegrass Festival in Manteo this October. Formed in Harlan County, Kentucky in 2009, the band...

Outer Banks Pro Surfing Contest Returns to Nags Head

The area’s first professional surfing competition, the WRV Outer Banks Pro returns to Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head this month. Sponsored annually by Wave Riding Vehicles (WRV) and presented this year by Hurley, the 2012 Outer Banks...