Author: Matt Artz

Iron Man 3 Will be NC’s Biggest Blockbuster Ever

Today marks not only the eve of the North American opening of The Avengers – the first guaranteed hit of the 2012 summer movie blockbuster season – but we are also exactly one year away from...

OBX Weekend Movie Update – May 4, 2012

The summer blockbuster season officially begins this weekend with the arrival of the superhero epic The Avengers – featuring Marvel all-stars Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, and The Incredible Hulk – opening Friday nationwide,...

ECSC: 50th East Coast Surfing Championship is America's Only 6-Star

The East Coast Surfing Championship in Virginia Beach celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year and is now the only six-star rated Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) contest in America! The annual event put on the...

Nappy Roots bring Southern Hip-Hop to Port O' Call

Grammy nominated, platinum-selling southern hip-hop innovators Nappy Roots will take the stage at Port O’ Call in Kill Devil Hills on June 1, 2012! The group is perhaps best known for their 2002 hit ‘Po Folks’....

ECU Kids Show – May 5th at Festival Park

East Carolina University will present “Storybook Theatre Tales from Around the World” this Saturday, May 5th at 1pm in the Indoor Theatre at Roanoke Island Festival Park. Read on for the official press release. The production...

[BATB] Oh The Horror! – Convention Makes Dreams Come True

[BATB] Oh The Horror! – Convention Makes Dreams Come True

There were many tears shed at the first ever ‘Blood at the Beach’ Horror Convention April 20-22, 2012 in Virginia Beach, but not from fear of being chased by a masked psycho with a knife or a hungry zombie. These...

OBX Weekend Movie Update – April 27, 2012

The Gods wage war at the historic Pioneer, while there’s something for every taste among this week’s new releases. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of April 27, 2012! The fantasy adventure sequel...

[OBXE Exclusive] Horror Icon Danielle Harris Confirms 'Hatchet 3'

[OBXE Exclusive] Horror Icon Danielle Harris Confirms 'Hatchet 3'

[UPDATE] – This article was picked up by the largest genre entertainment news site in the world within hours after we ‘broke’ the story! We are thrilled and honored! CLICK HERE to see our shout-out...

'Beans Talk' Children's Show to Play Festival Park

Appalachian State University brings their production of the ‘Beans Talk’ Children’s Show to Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo for two performances this Saturday, April 28th. Read on for the official press release. The...

Ride of Spring – Bike Week Still Roars a Decade Later

It’s been 10 years since the first ‘Bike Week’ was held over a three-day weekend in 2002, highlighted by a Sunday morning cruise around the Wright Brothers National Monument in Kill Devil Hills, sight...

Blood at the Beach Brings Horror to the People

Virginia Beach will get scary this weekend when the first ever Blood on the Beach Horror Convention takes over the Holiday Inn Hotel and Convention Center on Greenwich Road. Over 40 celebrity guests will be in...

OBX Weekend Movie Update – April 20, 2012

The fairest one of all arrives at the Pioneer, while a new romance meets a new comedy in local theatres this week. Here’s your Outer Banks movie update for the weekend of April 20, 2012! The big...

Meet NC's Addy Miller – The Walking Dead's First Zombie [OBXE Interview]

Meet NC's Addy Miller – The Walking Dead's First Zombie [OBXE Interview]

Born and raised in North Carolina, Addy Miller just turned 12 in January, but she has already made television history as the very first zombie on screen in the opening scene of the first episode of...

Icons of Horror Descend on Virginia Beach!

Icons of Horror Descend on Virginia Beach!

Three of the biggest horror icons of all time will join over 40 other celebrity guests at the first ever Blood on the Beach Convention, April 20-22 in Virginia Beach, making this innaugural event a dream come true...

String Ensemble to Play Festival Park

The 2012 Perfomance Series at Roanoke Island Festival Park continues this month, as the Gate City Camerata, UNC-Greensboro’s premiere string ensemble, will offer two performances in the Indoor Theatre at Festival Park on April...

Vampires, Zombies, and Saints to Invade Va. Beach!

More than 40 celebrity guests are scheduled to be at the innaugural Blood at the Beach Horror Convention April 20-22 in Virginia Beach, including the vampires of The Lost Boys, the zombies and zombie hunters of The Walking Dead,...

OBX Weekend Movie Update – April 13, 2012

The Games begin at the newly digitized Pioneer Theatre this week, while the must-see horror movie of the year takes on the Three Stooges in local theaters starting on Friday the 13th! Here’s your Outer Banks movie update for...

Titanic S.O.S. on View in Hatteras 100 Years Later!

April 14, 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the tragic sinking of the Titanic on that same date in 1912, and in honor of the centennial milestone, the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum on...

2012 Land of Beginnings Festival, April 16-21

The Land of Beginnings Festival, set this year for April 16-21, is an annual celebration of Outer Banks originals which defines who we are as a community. Read on the official schedule of events planned...

End of an Era: Historic Pioneer Theatre Goes Digital

End of an Era: Historic Pioneer Theatre Goes Digital

The digital revolution arrives today at the 94-year-old Pioneer Theatre in Manteo. Owner H.A. Creef Jr. threaded up the final film ever shown on the old projector at the historic theatre on Thursday, March 29, 2012, and only...