Author: Matt Artz

Island Opry Brings John Michael Montgomery To Roanoke Island Festival Park

The Island Opry Concert Series is bringing national country recording artist John Michael Montgomery to the Outer Banks in August, live in concert at Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo. Born in Danville, Kentucky,...

Weekend Movie Update – July 8, 2016: ‘Secret Life’ of ‘Mike and Dave’

Everything that your pets do whenever you’re not looking is revealed in theaters this week, while Mike and Dave find wedding dates that are too wild for even them. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie...

Get Caught In ‘Charlotte’s Web’ At Roanoke Island Festival Park

The University of North Carolina at Pembroke’s University Theatre brings Charlotte’s Web to Roanoke Island Festival Park this month in family friendly children’s show. The Children’s Literature Association named this “the best American children’s...

Watch Outer Banks July 4th 2016 Fireworks [Video / Photo Gallery]

Watch Outer Banks July 4th 2016 Fireworks [Video / Photo Gallery]

We hope you all had an enjoyable Independence Day Weekend, and with plenty of Outer Banks July 4th fireworks displays happening throughout the area, the sky was alive with explosions of color in celebration...

Weekend Movie Update – July 1, 2016: ‘Tarzan’ and Spielberg Face ‘The Purge’

The annual Purge has arrived in theaters this week, facing some Giant competition from Steven Spielberg and the legendary Tarzan, while Dory swims into The Pioneer. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend...

‘Once Upon a Time’ Kids Show Playing at Roanoke Island Festival Park

Bright Star Touring Company will present the children’s show Once Upon a Time in the Indoor Theatre at Roanoke Island Festival Park in July. Literature comes to life in this hysterical production, bringing to the stage...

‘Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks’ Season 3 New Trailer Shows No Mercy

National Geographic Channel (NatGeo) has released the second official trailer for the upcoming Season 3 of the locally filmed hit reality competition series Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks. Two-time defending winner Fishin’ Frenzy with Capt....

Where To See Outer Banks July 4th 2016 Independence Day Fireworks

This Independence Day there will be plenty of Outer Banks July 4th fireworks displays happening throughout the area to keep the sky alive with explosions of color in celebration of America’s birthday. Here’s where...

Dare Arts Council Veterans Writing Workshop Now Accepting Applications

Dare County Arts Council is now accepting applications for the 2016 Outer Banks Veterans Writing Project, which will be held November 5 and 6 at UNC Coastal Studies Institute on Roanoke Island. Returning to...

Killer Dunes July 4th Fun Run to Support Friends of Jockey’s Ridge

Runners are invited to start off their Independence Day this Monday, July 4 by completing a two-mile course on the tallest natural sand dune in the Eastern United States at Jockey’s Ridge State Park in Nags...

First Friday Events Take Over Manteo on July 1

First Fridays on the downtown Manteo waterfront are always big events with numerous activities happening for the community and Outer Banks visitors, but this Friday is July 1, a mid-summer extravaganza that may just...

Archaeologists Find Pieces of Lost Colony Mystery

The mystery of what really happened to The Lost Colony of Roanoke Island is America’s original urban legend and may never be completely solved, but a small piece of the answer was recently uncovered...

Weekend Movie Update – June 24, 2016: ‘Independence Day’ Attacks

The angry aliens and a killer shark are back in theaters this week, while Matthew McConaughey fights the good fight in the real Civil War, and Dory swims into The Pioneer. Here’s your Outer Banks...

440th Army Band To Perform July 4th Concert At Roanoke Island Festival Park

The 440th United States Army Band will perform at Roanoke Island Festival Park, beginning at 8 p.m. (gates open at 6 p.m.), for the annual July 4th Celebration, also featuring fireworks, provided by the Town...