Posts Tagged: Outer Banks Entertainment News

Appalachian State Presents Children’s Show ‘Luna’ At Roanoke Island Festival Park

The Appalachian State University Young People’s Theatre (AYPT), will present the children’s show “Luna” for two performances this month at Roanoke Island Festival Park. Founded in 1972, AYPT works in partnership with communities and public...

[Movie Review] ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’ Is A Blast Of ’80s Fueled Action

If you’re a male in your mid-30s (like me), you likely spent a good amount of your childhood somewhat fascinated if not all out obsessed with the Real American Heroes presented in Hasbro’s G.I....

Summer Sickness Punk Rock Tour Coming To Nags Head [Concert Preview]

The 2013 Summer Sickness Tour is coming to Nags Head the week of July 4th, featuring Authority Zero, Ballyhoo, and Versus the World live in concert at Kelly’s. Hot off the release of their...

New ‘Iron Man 3’ TV Spots, First Clip Feature Fresh Footage [NC Film]

Filmed in and around Wilmington, North Carolina, as well as on location in Florida, California, and China, a number of new TV spots for Disney and Marvel’s upcoming blockbuster Iron Man 3 have arrived online in the...

[BATB 3] Killer Celebrity Lineup Announced For 3rd VA Beach Horror Convention

Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees, Pinhead, and The Crypt Keeper are all coming to Virginia Beach for Mother’s Day weekend next month, along with The Walking Dead, a family reunion of The Devil’s Rejects, and much more...

Family Fun Day Celebrates Wilbur’s 146th Birthday At Wright National Memorial

Wilbur Wright’s 146th  birthday celebration will be a “fee free” Family Fun Day at Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills on Tuesday, April 16, from 10am to 4pm. Wilbur Wright was born near Millville, Indiana...

Currituck Plans To Open Film Office To Attract New Movie Productions!

Currituck County wants in on North Carolina’s hugely successful film business, as county officials hope to bring new jobs and opportunities to the area, much like in Charlotte and Wilmington, often referred to as...

Ferris Wheel Returns To Nags Head At New Amusement Park This Summer

For many generations of visitors and locals of the Outer Banks, the annual appearance of the Ferris wheel at the old Dowdy’s Amusement Park just prior to the start of tourist season was a beloved sign that...

Music Icon Ralph Stanley To Play Waterside Theatre [Concert Preview]

Two American legends will come together on Roanoke Island this summer as country music icon Ralph Stanley, the man behind the music of the 2000 film Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?, brings his Clinch Mountain Boys band to the historic Waterside...

UNC Greensboro Brings Best Of Broadway To Roanoke Island Festival Park

Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo will host UNC Greensboro Opera Theatre Young Artist Program’s new production Broadway Goes to the Beach this summer. The program is sure to delight theatergoers who love the all-time stage favorites, including My...

‘The Conjuring’ Reveals New Spooky Trailer [NC Film]

Filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina, Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema has released a second, even spookier trailer for The Conjuring, from director James Wan (Saw, Insidious). The thriller recently received an R rating from...

Remembering When ‘Evil Dead II’ Possessed North Carolina [NC Film]

Remembering When ‘Evil Dead II’ Possessed North Carolina [NC Film]

Evil is alive in theaters this weekend, with the reimagined ultra-gory Evil Dead currently the number one movie at the box office, and to mark the occasion we’re looking back at the second of...

CNBC’s ‘Treasure Detectives’ Investigate Elizabethan Gardens

The Elizabethan Gardens on Roanoke Island will be featured in a new episode of the series Treasure Detectives, premiering this week on CNBC. In the episode, which will air this Tuesday, April 9, at...

ECU Presents Kids Jazz Workshop At Roanoke Island Festival Park

East Carolina University presents a special Jazz Excursion and Workshop just for kids at Roanoke Island Festival Park this month. The ECU Jazz Ensemble will be in town for a concert as part of...