Author: Matt Artz

Mollie Fearing Memorial Art Show Opens, Winners Announced

Dare County Arts Council was filled to capacity with nearly 200 artists and art lovers on Sunday, May 3rd to celebrate the opening of the 18th Annual Mollie Fearing Memorial Art Show. Sponsored by...

Outer Banks Weekend Movie Update – May 15, 2015: ‘Mad Max’ Back In Action

Mad Max returns to the wastelands to face an army of Pitch Perfect girls in theaters this week, while the Age of Ultron continues at the historic Pioneer Theatre in Manteo. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update...

Dancer Christine Dakin To Screen Film, Perform On Outer Banks

Professional dancer Christine Dakin will screen her film La Voz del Cuerpo – The Body Speaks on the Outer Banks this month in Manteo, sponsored by the Bryan Cultural Series. A talk and dance...

‘Paper Towns’ Reveals New TV Spot [NC Film]

Filmed partially in and around Concord and Charlotte, North Carolina, a new TV spot for the romantic drama Paper Towns has come online. From 20th Century Fox, Paper Towns is based on the novel by The...

Outer Banks Shallowbag Beach Music Festival Returns [Concert Preview]

The 2nd Annual Outer Banks Shallowbag Shag Beach Music Festival comes to Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo on Memorial Day Monday, May 25, featuring headliners The Band of Oz and Steamboat Funktion, joining...

‘OBXE TV’ Ep. 45 – Roanoke Island Festival Park Director Kim Sawyer [Video]

‘OBXE TV’ Ep. 45 – Roanoke Island Festival Park Director Kim Sawyer [Video]

Season 2 of our original Outer Banks entertainment news series OBXE TV continues with Episode 45, featuring special guest Kim Sawyer, executive director of Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo.  Returning for her second appearance...

A.J. Tata Outer Banks Book Signing To Kick Off ‘Lost Colony’ Season

Author A.J. Tata will help kick off the The Lost Colony‘s 2015 season with a local signing of his new novel Foreign and Domestic, which is set on the Outer Banks! The Lost Colony...

Mustang Spring Jam 2015 Brings 7 Bands To Corolla [Concert Preview]

Mike Dianna’s Grill Room will once again host their annual Mustang Spring Jam concert fundraiser this month in Corolla, to help save the wild horses. The 4th Annual Mustang Spring Jam features a great...

Outer Banks Soundside Live Concert Comes To Beach [Video / Photo Gallery]

Outer Banks Soundside Live Concert Comes To Beach [Video / Photo Gallery]

The Soundside Live concert, originally scheduled as a ticketed event presented by the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau that was to take place at the as-yet-unfinished Outer Banks Event Site, was relocated to the south...

Outer Banks Weekend Movie Update – May 8, 2015: In ‘Hot Pursuit’

Reese Witherspoon is in Hot Pursuit of Sopfia Vergara in theaters this week, while the Age of Ultron continues at the historic Pioneer Theatre in Manteo. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of May...

Celebrate Mother’s Day 2015 on the Outer Banks

Celebrate Mother’s Day 2015 on the Outer Banks

This Sunday is all about Mom, and the first thing you can do to make it special is to treat her to an awesome dinner out at one of our favorite Outer Banks restaurants...

[Movie Review] ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ Is Beyond Epic

The Avengers are back on the big screen for Disney’s latest all-star superhero adventure set in the ever growing Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), but more than the Age of Ultron, this sequel is the...

Historical McHorney’s Odditorium Unveiling In Currituck

Historic McHorney’s Odditorium and Cabinet of Curiosities will hold its unveiling celebration this weekend in Barco, Currituck. Live entertainment includes music by national recording artists Danka and local band Soul House Revival, plus performances...

Outer Banks Freedmen’s Colony 152nd Anniversary Commemorated

One hundred and fifty-two years ago, thousands of African-American slaves risked punishment, family separation, and even their lives to reach the freedom waiting for them on Roanoke Island.  The story of the Freedmen’s Colony...