Author: Matt Artz

Day at the Docks Celebrates Hatteras Island Watermen

Day at the Docks returns to Hatteras Island for four days of family friendly events celebrating the working traditions of the local waterfront. Day at the Docks started as a day-long confirmation of strength celebrating...

Southern Culture on the Skids Rocks Labor Day Weekend

 North Carolina music legends Southern Culture on the Skids return to the Outer Banks this Labor Day weekend live in concert at Port O’ Call in Kill Devil Hills. Formed in Chapel Hill, NC in...

Friday Night Movies on the Sound Presents 'Dolphin Tale'

Outdoor family movie night continues this Friday in Nags Head! The Children at Play Museum presents Friday Night Movies on the Sound, outside on the lawn near the old Windmill Point property next to Pamlico Jack’s...

Weekend Movie Update – August 24, 2012

A real life husband-wife team hit the road in theaters this week, while the Total sci-fi remake plays with your mind at The Pioneer. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of...

NC Native Julianna Guill Haunts Theaters in 'The Apparition'

Winston-Salem, North Carolina native Julianna Guill returns to theaters this week in the new thriller The Apparition, from Warner Bros. Pictures. In the photo above, Julianna Guill (Friday the 13th, Crazy Stupid Love) plays “Lydia”, part...

[ECSC] VA Beach Hosts 50th East Coast Surfing Championships

America’s longest running professional surfing competition and the second oldest in the world, the East Coast Surfing Championships (ECSC) is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year as the country’s only six-star rated Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP)...

Top Surfers from Nags Head Labor Day Cup go to Hurley Pro

Excitement is building for the first ever Bud Light Lime Surf Series Labor Day Cup in Nags Head. Bud Light Lime and Hurley have announced a partnership for the Hurley Pro, an Association of...

Three-month-old Ozzie Artz of Kill Devil Hills starred as "Baby Virginia Dare" in the christening scene in 'The Lost Colony' on August 18, 2007. (photo: Artz Music & Photography)

Celebrate Virginia Dare's 425th Birthday this Saturday in Manteo

August 18, 2012 marks the 425th birthday of the Outer Banks’ most famous native and the first English child born in America, Virginia Dare, and there are numerous family friendly events planned to the celebrate...

Children at Play Hosts Outdoor Family Movie Night in Nags Head

The Outer Banks’ first outdoor family movie night kicks off this Friday in Nags Head! The Children at Play Museum presents Friday Night Movies on the Sound, outside on the lawn near the old Windmill Point property...

Weekend Movie Update – August 17, 2012

There’s something new for everyone in theaters this week, including an all-star action ensemble, Whitney Houston’s final performance, a magical family tale from Disney, and a creepy stop-motion adventure for all ages, while the latest...

Wright National Monument on December 17, 2003 - the 100th Anniversary of the First Flight. (photo: Artz Music & Photography)

Wright Memorial Hosts Family Fun for National Aviation Day

Admission to Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills is free this Sunday, August 19, in celebration of Orville Wright’s 141st birthday, recognized throughout America as National Aviation Day. Sunday, August 19, 2012...

Donavon Frankenreiter Drops Into Kelly's

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

Weekend Movie Update – August 10, 2012

NC’s Zach Galifianakis challenges Will Ferrell for office and Jeremy Renner gets Bourne again this week, while The Dark Knight rises at The Pioneer. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of August...

Wilksboro's Zach Galifianakis Challenges Will Ferrell in 'The Campaign'

Wilksboro, NC native Zach Galifianakis (The Hangover, Due Date) returns to theaters this week with Will Ferrell (Elf, Anchorman), as two rival North Carolina poiticians in a heated and hilarious contest for a seat on the U.S. House...

Festival Park to Host Watercolor Workshop on 2nd Saturday

Outer Banks watercolorist Carol Trotman is offering a free workshop this weekend at Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo. The workshop -“Twenty Ways to Create a Successful Composition” – is scheduled for this Saturday, August 11, from 1...

Tim Reynolds Comes Home to Port O' Call [OBXE Concert Preview]

Guitar virtuoso and Outer Banks resident Tim Reynolds returns to Port O’ Call for a hometown gig in Kill Devil Hills with TR3 on Saturday, August 11! Reynolds is a two-time Grammy nominee who has called the Outer Banks...

Weekend Movie Update – August 3, 2012

Wimpy kids, kids in love, and a Total sci-fi reboot lead this week’s new releases, while Spider-Man swings into The Pioneer. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of August 3, 2012! The...

Corolla Mustang Music Festival Live Lineup Revealed

The 2nd Annual Mustang Music Festival to benefit the Corolla Wild Horse Fund is coming to Currituck County this fall, with an impressive lineup of national and local musical acts recently announced to perform over the two-day event, including 14...

Weekend Movie Update – July 27, 2012

The neighborhood Watch takes on an alien invasion in theaters this week, while a big screen dancing Revolution goes 3D and the Pioneer hosts People Like Us. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend...

1st Wave of Pro Surfers Announced for Nags Head Labor Day Cup

Professional surfing icon Sunny Garcia is among the first wave of contestants announced this week for the Bud Light Lime Surf Series Labor Day Cup at Jennette’s Pier, also including big wave record-setter Keala Kennelly, Wrighstville Beach...