Author: Matt Artz

[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...

Celebrate Migratory Bird Day At Alligator River Refuge

You are invited to the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge to celebrate International Migratory Bird Day with an open air tram tour this Saturday, May 9, from 9am to 12pm.   You can hop on...

Outer Banks KidsFest Returns To Roanoke Island Festival Park

Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo will once again host the annual all age Outer Banks KidsFest event this Friday, presented by the Children and Youth Partnership for Dare County. This exciting, free event...

May The 4th Be With You: Star Wars Day Hits Outer Banks [Video / Photo Gallery]

May the Fourth be with you! For fans of the Star Wars movie franchise, the date of May 4 each year has been adopted as the official holiday celebrating all things that we love...

‘OBXE TV’ Ep. 44 – Outer Banks Brewing Station Owners [Video]

‘OBXE TV’ Ep. 44 – Outer Banks Brewing Station Owners [Video]

Season 2 of our original Outer Banks entertainment news series OBXE TV continues with Episode 44, featuring special guests Aubrey Davis and Eric Reece, owners of the Outer Banks Brewing Station in Kill Devil Hills. ...

Kill Devil Derby Brigade Roller Girls Win At Home [Video / Photo Gallery]

Roller derby night returned to the Outer Banks when the Kill Devil Derby Brigade‘s home team, Blackbeard’s Revenge, claimed a hard fought victory over the Riptide Wreckers at a recent event at home at...

Outer Banks Relay For Life 2015 Raises Over $10,000 [Photo Gallery]

Outer Banks Relay For Life 2015 Raises Over $10,000 [Photo Gallery]

The annual Outer Banks Relay For Life fundraiser returned to Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo on Saturday, May 2, with live entertainment and events happening throughout the day. The Relay For Life of...

Outer Banks Spring Restaurant Week 2015 Begins

Outer Banks Spring Restaurant Week 2015 begins today (May 1), with more than a dozen local favorites serving up special dishes at extra low prices for the next nine days. Anytime between Friday. May...

Spring Wildlife Art Expo Opening Reception Announced

The Opening Reception for the Spring Wildlife Art Expo is scheduled for Friday, May 8, 2015 from 5 – 8 PM at the National Wildlife Refuges Visitor Center on Roanoke Island.  The reception is...

Tidewater Comicon Returns To Virginia Beach [Interview]

Tidewater Comicon Returns To Virginia Beach [Interview]

The region’s biggest event of its kind returns to Virginia Beach in May, when Tidewater Comicon takes over the Virginia Beach Convention Center with a ton of celebrity guests, top name comic book creators,...

Hugh Jackman Blackbeard Movie ‘Pan’ Retreats To October

Hugh Jackman (X-Men, The Wolverine) brings a new spin and an entirely new look to the Outer Banks’ most infamous pirate Blackbeard, who was killed off the coast of Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, in...

May The 4th Be With You: Celebrate Star Wars Day in Kitty Hawk!

May the Fourth be with you! For fans of the Star Wars movie franchise, the date of May 4 each year has been adopted as the official holiday celebrating all things that we love...