Author: Matt Artz

Celebrate Jockey’s Ridge 40th Anniversary May 31

Jockey’s Ridge State Park will celebrate its 40th anniversary since being saved from the threat of encroaching development four decades ago with an event this week. On May 31, 1975, after two years of...

Jesus Culture Concert Comes To Roanoke Island Festival Park

His Generation presents the Jesus Culture concert, featuring national recording artists Kristene Dimarco and Derek Johnson, with special guests the Charlie Perkins Worship Band, to the Outer Banks this month.  The event is happening...

Outer Banks Halloween Parade of Costumes 2015

Outer Banks Halloween Parade of Costumes 2015 Details Announced!

OBX Entertainment is excited to present the 2nd Annual Outer Banks Halloween Parade of Costumes, returning to Kelly’s in Nags Head in October for another spirited afternoon of free family fun for all ages!...

Dr. Beach Names Hatteras No. 5 Best Beach in America

Professor Stephen Leatherman, also known as Dr. Beach, has unveiled his annual list ranking the Top 10 Beaches in America, placing Cape Hatteras in the top five! Hawaii’s Waimanalo Bay Beach Park topped Dr....

Outer Banks Weekend Movie Update – May 22, 2015: Journey To ‘Tomorrowland’

You can visit Disney’s Tomorrowland in theaters, including the historic Pioneer Theatre in Manteo, or you can spend some quality time with a scary Poltergeist this week. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend...

Outer Banks Summeritaville Concert Features Jonny Waters, SOULone

Our friend Jonny Waters will headline the 3rd Annual Summeritaville Concert at the Waves Village Watersports Resort in Rodanthe in June, with SOULone also set to perform. Read on for the official announcement, and...

‘The Lost Colony’ 78th Season Opens on Outer Banks

Actors, directors, designers, technicians, dancers and singers are in the final days of rehearsal for Paul Green’s The Lost Colony opening for its 78th season on May 29. Each year, the symphonic drama is...

Soundside Fire on Alligator River Refuge Reaches 100 Acres

At approximately 4:30 pm yesterday, smoke was reported on the sound shore north of Point Peter Road and south of Callahan’s Creek on Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge.  Refuge and NC Forest Service personnel...

National Park Service Announces Outer Banks Summer Programs

Summer is almost upon us and the National Park Service Outer Banks Group is ready with a summer schedule full of a variety of programs for park visitors, including history talks, nature walks, recreational...

Outer Banks Children At Play Movies On The Sound 2015 Schedule Updated

The Outer Banks Children at Play Museum in Kitty Hawk will once again present free outdoor screenings of some of your favorite classic family films every Friday night this summer as part the Movies...

Watch ‘Under The Dome’ Season 3 Sneak Peek Preview [NC Film]

Filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina, an official 60-second preview of Season of 3 of the hit CBS drama Under the Dome has arrived online today. CBS has announced that Season 3 of Under the Dome will...

Led Zeppelin Tribute Zoso To Rock Roanoke Island Festival Park

The Led Zeppelin tribute band Zoso will bring the sounds of the classic rock band to the Outer Banks for the first time this summer, live in concert at Roanoke Island Festival Park in...

Outer Banks Mustang Music Festival 2015 Lineup Revealed

Keller Williams and Rusted Root will headline a great lineup of stellar musicians just announced for the 2015 Mustang Music Festival at the Whalehead in Corolla this October. Read on for the official announcement...

Hatteras Island Art Show Benefits Announced

The first Hatteras Island Art Show of 2015 is coming to the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Community Center on Memorial Day. All are welcome to this community event, free of charge, so you can save your money...

Griswolds ‘Vacation’ Through NC in First Trailer [NC Film]

With scenes filmed partially in Charlotte, North Carolina last year, the first official red band (restricted) trailer for the upcoming reboot of National Lampoon’s Vacation has arrived online. Featuring the return of Chevy Chase...

Tidewater Comicon Brings Super Fun to Virginia Beach [Video / Photo Gallery]

The region’s biggest event of its kind returned to Virginia Beach this past weekend, as Tidewater Comicon took over the Virginia Beach Convention Center with two days of super powered fun for all ages....

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...