Posts Tagged: Manteo

Weekend Movie Update – Sept. 7, 2012

The Words get Bradley Cooper in trouble in theaters this week, while the latest Rush speeds into The Pioneer Theatre. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of September 7, 2012! The...

Rhonda Vincent Headlines Outer Banks Bluegrass Festival [Concert Preview]

Hailed by The Wallstreet Journal as the “New Queen of Bluegrass”, Rhonda Vincent will headline the first ever Outer Banks Bluegrass Festival, coming next month to Roanoke Island Festival Park, featuring three days of events and two...

Bluegrass Festival Brings Top Pickers to Outer Banks [Event Preview]

OBX Entertainment is excited and proud to announce our official sponsorship of the first ever Outer Banks Bluegrass Festival, coming to Manteo this fall with three days of live music and events, bringing some...

Weekend Movie Update – August 31, 2012

Gangsters and demons possess theaters this week, while Disney’s latest live action family film arrives at The Pioneer. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of August 31, 2012! The Odd Life...

Weekend Movie Update – August 24, 2012

A real life husband-wife team hit the road in theaters this week, while the Total sci-fi remake plays with your mind at The Pioneer. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of...

Celebrate Virginia Dare's 425th Birthday this Saturday in Manteo

Celebrate Virginia Dare's 425th Birthday this Saturday in Manteo

August 18, 2012 marks the 425th birthday of the Outer Banks’ most famous native and the first English child born in America, Virginia Dare, and there are numerous family friendly events planned to the celebrate...

Weekend Movie Update – August 17, 2012

There’s something new for everyone in theaters this week, including an all-star action ensemble, Whitney Houston’s final performance, a magical family tale from Disney, and a creepy stop-motion adventure for all ages, while the latest...

Weekend Movie Update – August 10, 2012

NC’s Zach Galifianakis challenges Will Ferrell for office and Jeremy Renner gets Bourne again this week, while The Dark Knight rises at The Pioneer. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of August...

Festival Park to Host Watercolor Workshop on 2nd Saturday

Outer Banks watercolorist Carol Trotman is offering a free workshop this weekend at Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo. The workshop -“Twenty Ways to Create a Successful Composition” – is scheduled for this Saturday, August 11, from 1...

Weekend Movie Update – August 3, 2012

Wimpy kids, kids in love, and a Total sci-fi reboot lead this week’s new releases, while Spider-Man swings into The Pioneer. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of August 3, 2012! The...

Weekend Movie Update – July 27, 2012

The neighborhood Watch takes on an alien invasion in theaters this week, while a big screen dancing Revolution goes 3D and the Pioneer hosts People Like Us. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend...

Weekend Movie Update – July 20, 2012

The Dark Knight returns this week, as the most anticipated film of 2012 takes over movie theaters nationwide starting at midnight tonight (Thursday). Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of July 20,...

Civil War Workboats and Watermen Exhibit Opens in Manteo

A new exhibit honoring local watermen, their workboats, and their place in Civil War history is showing this summer in Manteo. ‘Workboats and Watermen in the Civil War’ honors the State of North Carolina’s Sesquicentennial...

'Rapunzel' Plays for Kids at Festival Park

Families are invited to take in the classic fairytale Rapunzel live on stage inside the (air conditioned) theatre at Roanoke Island Festival Park this week, as AT&T State University returns for three morning performances...

'Smokey Joe's Cafe' Rocks Festival Park

Fans of vintage American rock and the classic rhythm and blues are in for a treat at Roanoke Island Festival Park this week, as AT&T State University presents their production of the music revue Smokey Joe’s Cafe...

Weekend Movie Update – July 13, 2012

It’s a relatively unscary Friday the 13th for movie fans this week, as the latest Ice Age family adventure drifts into theaters, while Rock rules at The Pioneer. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend...

AT&T State Brings Harlem Renaissance Tribute to Festival Park

AT&T State University presents a tribute to the Harelm Renaissance music of Fats Waller to the local stage for three nights this week at the Roanoke Island Festival Park Theatre in Manteo. Performances of Ain’t Misbehavin’ are...

Final Reel: Pioneer Theatre Owner H.A. Creef Jr. Dies at 82

Final Reel: Pioneer Theatre Owner H.A. Creef Jr. Dies at 82

We were saddened on Friday (July 6) to learn of the passing of another Outer Banks icon this week, as H.A. Creef Jr. – owner of the 94-year-old Pioneer Theatre in Manteo – died at age 82. While Creef’s name...

Weekend Movie Update – July 6, 2012

Reigning pop music star Katy Perry and maverick director Oliver Stone try to take down The Amazing Spider-Man this week, while the wild things of Madagascar swing into The Pioneer. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the...

North Carolina Icon Andy Griffith Dies at 86

North Carolina Icon Andy Griffith Dies at 86

Born in Mount Airy and a longtime resident of Roanoke Island, actor Andy Griffith is one of the most respected and beloved entertainers to ever come from North Carolina, but in the end he...