Author: Matt Artz

OBX Pridefest Welcomes LGBTQ Community to Outer Banks for Sixth Year

Despite the international notoriety HB2 has brought to the state, the Outer Banks of North Carolina and OBX Pride, Inc. welcome the LGBTQ community at OBX Pridefest September 9-11, 2016, in Nags Head. The...

Shallowbag Shag Beach Music Festival Returns Memorial Day 2016

The Temptations Revue will headline the 3rd Annual Shallowbag Shag Beach Music Festival this month, along with returning favorites The Tams, Jim Quick & Coastline, and Steve Owens & Summertime. A tribute to the legendary...

Weekend Movie Update – May 20, 2016: ‘Sorority’ Rises

Angry Birds attack theaters this week, while a rowdy Sorority is your new Neighbors, and The Nice Guys try not to finish last, while Captain America declares Civil War at the historic Pioneer. Here’s...

Dare Arts Council Announces ‘Red Wolf Revival’ Film Screening

The Dare County Arts Council Gallery in Manteo will host Susannah Smith, Execitve Producer of the award-winning documentary Red Wolf Rivival for a screening of the film on Thursday, June 23 at 7pm. This is...

Outer Banks Brewing Station Celebrating 15 Years with Brew Bash

It’s time to wish a happy birthday to the Outer Banks Brewing Station, celebrating 15 years of friends, family, food, and brews with a Brew Bash party this Tuesday in Kill Devil Hills. The...

‘Shots Fired’ First Official Trailer Revealed [NC Film]

After announcing this morning that it will premiere in early 2017, Fox has just released the first official trailer for the new series Shots Fired, a drama featuring a fictional North Carolina town in turmoil...

Surfalorus Seeks Films For Annual Festival

The Dare County Arts Council announces the official call for entries for the 5th annual Surfalorus Film Festival being held September 15-17 on the Outer Banks. Surfalorus is a premier collaboration between the Dare...

Weekend Movie Update – May 13, 2016: ‘Money Monster’ In ‘The Darkness’

There is a Money Monster lurking in The Darkness in theaters this week, while the historic Pioneer welcomes you to The Jungle Book. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of May...

‘The Lost Colony’ 79th Season Performance Dates Announced

‘The Lost Colony’ 79th Season Performance Dates Announced

The Lost Colony will open its 79th season on May 27 and run through August 20 at Manteo’s Waterside Theatre, on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, the story of America’s first unsolved mystery. The elaborate...

UNC CSI To Host ‘Mathews Men’ Author Book Signing

The UNC Coastal Studies Institute (UNC CSI), in conjunction with Duck’s Cottage Books, is hosting a lecture and book signing as part of its  “Science on the Sound” lecture series.  This series, held monthly,...

KidsFest 2016 Returns To Roanoke Island Festival Park

Outer Banks KidsFest returns to Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo this Friday, a popular annual event with tons of fun for local children age 5 and under. This free outreach festival is for...

Jennette’s Pier Celebrates Anniversary With Family Fishing Tournament

Plenty of hard-fighting bluefish and sea mullet are keeping anglers busy at Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head, and this spring bite is just in time for the Pier’s annual Family Fishing Tournament set for...

‘Captain America: Civil War’ Outer Banks Premiere Highlights [Photo Gallery]

‘Captain America: Civil War’ Outer Banks Premiere Highlights [Photo Gallery]

Our friends at Earth 383 Comics and Games hosted another Outer Banks movie premiere party and local art show at RC Theatres this week, for Marvel’s latest superhero epic Captain America: Civil War. The...

OBXjetpak Flying To Carowinds Carolina Harbor Waterpark Opening In Charlotte

OBXjetpak Flying To Carowinds Carolina Harbor Waterpark Opening In Charlotte

The Outer Banks’ first local jet pack pilot Butch Stone is taking his OBXjetpak and flyboard to Charlotte, North Carolina this month as a special guest performer at the grand opening celebration of the new Carolina...