Author: Matt Artz

Surfalorus Film Festival Coming To Outer Banks, Seeking Entries [Exclusive]

For the first time, the annual Surfalorus Film Festival is coming to the Outer Banks this fall for a three-day cinematic celebration of all things aquatic, showcasing the year’s hottest surf films and ocean...

Cool Fundraiser To Help Outer Banks Student Go To Youth Mission

Outer Banks homeschool student and 2015 high school graduate Micah Perry is raising money to go to Youth With A Mission, an organization that trains people to be missionaries and then sends them on...

Outer Banks Weekend Movie Update – July 31, 2015: ‘Vacation’ ‘Impossible’

The Griswolds go back to Wally World and Tom Cruise is back in action in theaters this week, while the Minions continue their stay at the historic Pioneer. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the...

Hollywood Legends Join ‘Pirate Party’ Kids Show In Manteo

What do you get when you mix a group of pirates, a carefree surfer, a mermaid and a talking Octopus?  Why Rainbow Puppet Productions “A Pirate Party,” of course!  The show is a happy...

Outer Banks Movies On The Sound To ‘Wreck It’ With ‘Ralph’

The Outer Banks Children at Play Museum is once again presenting free outdoor screenings of some of your favorite family films every Friday night this summer as part the Movies on the Sound program, continuing...

Outer Banks Locals Join NPS Youth Conservation Corps

This summer, the National Park Service (NPS) Outer Banks Group hired local youths for the Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program to assist with many park projects.   These energetic young students recently performed valuable...

34th New World Arts Festival Announced In Manteo

Celebrating its 34th year, The New World Festival of the Arts will be held on Wednesday, August 12th and Thursday, August 13th on the waterfront in downtown Manteo.    The two-day festival is open...

Preview ‘Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks’ Episode “Fins of the Father”!

The second season of the NatGeo series Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks airs on Sundays on the National Geographic Channel (NatGeo), and we now have two new video previews of this week’s episode, featuring our first...

Cape Hatteras, Outer Banks Ranked Best Beach In America

In a new countdown of the Best Beaches in the U.S., the travel section at Business Insider has rankedthe Outer Banks’ own Cape Hatteras in the top spot. According to the site: “For this list,...

‘Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks’ Captains Interviewed [Video]

‘Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks’ Captains Interviewed [Video]

The second season of the NatGeo series Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks premiered Sunday on the National Geographic Channel (NatGeo), and a premiere party was held the night before in Wanchese, where we caught up...

Outer Banks Weekend Movie Update – July 24, 2015: ‘Pixels’ Feeding Pac-Man

Aliens attack in the form of classic arcade video games in theaters this week, while a Southpaw hits the ring, Paper Towns showcase North Carolina, and Minions take over the historic Pioneer. Here’s your Outer...

Dare County Arts Council Announces August Featured Artists

Dare County Arts Council will host the work of two talented artists for the month of August with Kathryn Osgood and Beverly Perdue. On exhibition will be new works in Jewelry Design by Osgood...

North Carolina Romance ‘Paper Towns’ Opens In Theaters [NC Film]

Filmed throughout Mecklenburg, Union, Cabarrus, Gaston, and New Hanover counties, North Carolina, the romantic drama Paper Towns, based on the best selling novel by John Green (The Fault in Our Stars), opens in theaters...

Ladies Arrive In New ‘Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks’ Episode Preview!

The second season of the NatGeo series Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks premiered on Sunday on the National Geographic Channel (NatGeo), and we now have two new video previews of this week’s episode, featuring our...