Author: Matt Artz

43rd Annual Dare Day Kicks Off Summer in Manteo

The 43rd Annual Dare Day event returns to the downtown Manteo waterfront this weekend, featuring a full day of free fun and festivities for entire family. Dare Day 2018 is happening in Manteo this...

Weekend Movie Update – June 1, 2018: ‘Adrift’ in Theaters

Two young sailors in love are Adrift in theaters this week. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of June 1, 2018! Based on a true story, a young couple sails inadvertently...

Outer Banks Centre for Dance Presents ‘The Little Mermaid’ Live

The Outer Banks Centre for Dance will present their 2018 production of The Little Mermaid and a Wonderful Evening of Dance! live on stage in June. Starring local students under the direction of Marjorie...

Weekend Movie Update – May 25, 2018: Han Flies ‘Solo’

The legendary galactic smuggler is back in theaters this week in Lucasfilm’s new prequel Solo, which goes back in time prior to the events of the original Star Wars film to tell the tale of...

Roanoke Island Festival Park Announces 2018 Summer Kids Shows

 Roanoke Island Festival Park has announced the performance schedule for their popular Children’s Show Summer Series, running from June 20 through August 9, 2018.  The series includes kid friendly performances held on Wednesdays and Thursdays...

Teaser Trailer Unveiled for 2018 Halloween Film Festival in Kill Devil Hills

The official teaser trailer for the 3rd Annual Halloween International Film Festival, presented by OBX Entertainment and Halloween Daily News, has been released online, featuring clips from some of the independent films screened over...

OBX Mystery Dinner Announces ‘Once Upon a Crime’ for 2018 Season

The OBX Mystery Dinner has announced its 2018 production will be an original medieval-themed play called Once Upon a Crime, showing this summer at the Ramada Plaza in Kill Devil Hills.  With more than...

Southern Culture on the Skids to Play Outer Banks Brewing Station

North Carolina-based music icons Southern Culture on the Skids will return to the Outer Banks this summer for what promises to be one of the biggest concerts of the year at the Outer Banks...

Weekend Movie Update – May 18, 2018: ‘Deadpool’ Returns

Marvel’s dirtiest anti-hero Deadpool is back in theaters this week, while a group of grandmothers start up a sexy Book Club, and dogs Show their stuff. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of...

OBX Shred Fest Announces 2018 Musicians and Special Guests

The 3rd Annual Dare2Care OBX Shred Fest returns to the Soundside Event Site in Nags Head this weekend, and this year’s entertainment lineup has been announced. On Saturday, May 19, musicians, skateboarders, BMX riders, roller derby women,...

The Roots Headline Triple-S Invitational Entertainment Lineup

Known worldwide as pioneering hip hop artists and of course the house band for NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the legendary Roots crew from Pittsburgh, PA will headline the live entertainment lineup...

Weekend Movie Update – May 11, 2018: ‘Party’ Time

It’s Party time in theaters this week, while a mother’s fury defends her home from a break in, and a new remake goes Overboard.  Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of May 11, 2018!...

Sue Artz with her sons, Jasper and Ozzie, on Mother's Day 2013 at the the Point Harbor Pick-Your-Own Strawberry Patch. (photo by OBXentertainment.com)

Treat Mom to These Mother’s Day 2018 Outer Banks Restaurant Specials

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...

Weekend Movie Update – May 4, 2018: ‘Tully’ Talks Motherhood

The creators of Juno are back with a slightly more grown up story about motherhood in Tully, arriving in theaters this week.  Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of May 4, 2018!...

Elizabethan Gardens Hosting Kentucky Derby Event

The Outer Banks models one of the finest of southern traditions with their Kentucky Derby Party, an annual fundraising event to benefit three local nonprofits. While the actual race is hundreds of miles away,...

Marvel’s ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ New Official Trailer Revealed

If you were wondering where Ant-Man was during the events of Avengers: Infinity War, we’re about to find out in Marvel’s next film, this summer’s Ant-Man and the Wasp, and a new official trailer...

Weekend Movie Update – April 27, 2018: ‘Avengers’ and Friends

The Avengers are back to save the world, and they brought a lot of friends with them for the ultimate War, in theaters this week.  Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend...

Tom Hardy is ‘Venom’ in New Official Trailer

Hot out of the ongoing CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Sony has unleashed the full official trailer for Venom, giving us our first look at Tom Hardy completely overtaken by the alien symbiote fan favorite anti-hero...

Weekend Movie Update – April 20, 2018: ‘Super Troopers’ Reunite

The Super Troopers are back on patrol in theaters this week, while Amy Schumer is feeling Pretty.  Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of April 20, 2018! A sequel to the...

Toby Mac Playing Roanoke Island Festival Park in June 2018

National recording artist Toby Mac will be live in concert at Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo this summer. The event is presented by the local Christian-based group His Generation.  Toby Mac with New...