Author: Matt Artz

Outer Banks Movies On The Sound Playing ‘Lego’

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...

Village Realty Awards Scholarships To Outer Banks Students

 The second annual Village Realty and Ocracoke Island Realty scholarships, valued at $1,000 each, have been presented to eight area high school seniors and one college student:   Amanda Gaskins – Ocracoke High School Caitlyn...

‘Masterminds’ Full Trailer Is Stupid Rich [NC Film]

Filmed in and around Asheville and Charlotte, North Carolina and based on a true story that actually happened in Charlotte, the official full trailer for the new heist comedy Masterminds, starring Wilkesboro, NC native Zach...

‘Let Freedom Ring’ Patriotic Outer Banks Concert Announced

Outer Banks Presbyterian Church will hold their 8th Annual “Let Freedom Ring” musical presentation on Sunday, July 5.  Due to high demands in seating, the concert will be held in two presentations.  The First...

‘The Lost Colony’ Gets New Sound System From Community Foundation

The Lost Colony sounds better than ever this year, thanks to a generous donation recently received from the Outer Banks Community Foundation. Directors and staff from the Outer Banks Community Foundation (pictured below) were...

NC Aquarium Tyrannosaurus Trek on Roanoke Island, June 19, 2015 (photo by OBXentertainment.com)

‘OBXE TV’ Ep. 49 – NC Aquarium, Tyrannosaurus Trek [Video]

Season 2 of our original Outer Banks entertainment news series OBXE TV continues with Episode 49, on location at the NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island, featuring the dinosaur exhibit “Tyrannosaurus Trek”.  Take a tour of...

Outer Banks Weekend Movie Update – June 19, 2015: Feeling ‘Inside Out’

The newest animated adventure from Disney and Pixar goes Inside Out in theaters this week.. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of June 18, 2015! Jurassic World (rated PG13) takes you to...

Kelly’s Brings Ballyhoo Back To Nags Head [Concert Preview]

National recording artists Ballyhoo! will be back on the Outer Banks this summer, live in concert at Kelly’s Outer Banks Restaurant and Tavern in Nags Head in July. A rock band with punk energy...

‘Beauty And The Beast’ Kids Show Playing Outer Banks, Manteo

The classic Beauty and the Beast children’s show will be presented by the University of North Carolina-Greensboro Opera on the Outer Banks, live on stage at Roanoke Island Festival Park this month. The kids show...

Outer Banks Movies On The Sound Gets ‘Despicable’ Sequel

The Outer Banks Children at Play Museum will once again present 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 To Get New Bonner Bridge To Hatteras Island

It has been a long time coming (decades in fact), but a settlement agreement was finally reached this week that will allow the aging, unquestionably unsafe Herbert C. Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet to...

‘OBXE TV’ Ep. 48 – Son-uva Digger Driver Ryan Anderson (Part 2) [Video]

Season 2 of our original Outer Banks entertainment news series OBXE TV continues with Episode 48, once again featuring special guest Ryan Anderson, driver the Son-uva Digger monster truck.  After discussing growing up the son...

Dare County Arts Council Presents Beginner Painting Workshop

Dare County Arts Council is pleased to present a weekly painting workshop with popular Outer Banks artist Catherine Hamill. Designed for beginner to intermediate artists ages 16 and up, this workshop will introduce you...

1964 The Tribute Brings The Beatles To Outer Banks [Concert Preview]

The Beatles are coming to the Outer Banks this weekend, or at least as close as we can get, as 1964 The Tribute brings the legendary band to life, live in concert for Father’s...

Explore Beaches Of Kill Devil Hills In New Video

The Town of Kill Devil Hills has released a new video as part of the Dare County Government Channel’s Destination Dare series, this  time focusing on What You May Find On The Beach while...

[Movie Review] ‘San Andreas’ Is Earth Shaking Fun

You’ve got to admire a movie that knows exactly what it wants to be and delivers on that promise, which is why I enjoyed the latest big screen excursion into nature’s fury so much. The...

Outer Banks Centre For Dance Presents ‘Frozen’

Outer Banks Centre for Dance students (picture below) are preparing for their upcoming performance of Disney’s newest classic Frozen live on stage in Kill Devil Hills this month. In addition to the performance, Elsa and...

Outer Banks Weekend Movie Update – June 12, 2015: Enter ‘Jurassic World’

Dinosaurs rule once again in theaters this week as the highly anticipated sequel Jurassic World opens. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of June 12, 2015! Jurassic World (rated PG13) takes you...

Outer Banks Movies On The Sound Goes ‘Back To The Future II’

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

Meaghan Rath (Being Human, Banshee, Secrets And Lies) with OBX Entertainment editor in chief Matt Artz at Tidewater Comicon in Virginia Beach on May 17, 2015. (photo by Sue Artz for OBXentertainment.com)

Meaghan Rath Talks ‘Surviving Life’ in New Fox Series [Interview]

Actress Meaghan Rath spent some time Charlotte, North Carolina in 2014 shooting a recurring role on Season 3 of the Cinemax series Banshee, but she won’t back for next season because she is about...