Posts Tagged: Outer Banks Entertainment News

USA Today Names Bodie Island Among America's Top 10 Best Lighthouses

More national recognition for the Outer Banks, as the Bodie Island Lighthouse has been named one of the 10 best lighthouses in America in a list released last week by USA Today . The list...

Trailer Revealed For 'Are You Here', Starring Zach Galifianakis [NC Film]

Filmed in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 2012, the first official trailer for the comedy-drama Are You Here (formerly known as You Are Here), the directorial debut from Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner starring Wilksboro, NC native Zach Galifianakis (The...

[UPDATE: CANCELLED] X Ambassadors Coming To Kelly's, Nags Head [Concert Preview]

UPDATE: 6/16/14 – The concert has been cancelled due to a family emergency. Kelly’s in Nags Head will welcome the alternative rock band X Ambassadors to the Outer Banks for the first time live...

'Ashby' Bringing Mickey Rourke, Emma Roberts to Charlotte [NC Film]

A new production from writer-director Tony McNamara, is set to begin filming in the Charlotte, North Carolina area this month, starring Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler, Iron Man 2), Sarah Silverman (A Million Ways to...

Beatles Tribute to Recreate 1964 at Waterside Theatre

The Beatles are coming! Or at least the next best thing, as the world’s top tribute to the fab four will take the stage live in concert for the first time on the Outer...

July 4, 2006 at Avalon Pier in Kill Devil Hills (photo: Artz Music & Photography)

July 4th Fireworks Return to Kill Devil Hills!

It has been four long years since the town of Kill Devil Hills approved funds in the annual budget for an Independence Day fireworks display on the 4th of July, but this year, the...

[Review] Tasting Corolla With Outer Banks Restaurant Tours

When we joined Terry Bell on one of our her Outer Banks Restaurant Tours through Corolla earlier this year, we had never done anything like this before, and we started feeling a little anxious...

Roanoke Island Festival Park Receives "Green" Attraction Certification

Roanoke Island Festival Park has joined the ranks of environmentally sustainable attractions in North Carolina with certification as a “green” attraction by the NC Green Travel Initiative, a program that recognizes travel-oriented businesses that...

'Buying the Beach' Episode Featuring Outer Banks Airs In June [NC Film]

A new episode of the Destination America series Buying the Beach that was filmed on the Outer Banks is set to premiere this month. A local realtor at Sun Realty is featured in the...

'OBXE TV' Episode 13 – Shallowbag Shag Beach Music Festival [Video]

The 13th episode of our Outer Banks web series OBXE TV is now available online, featuring host Sue Artz taking the show on location to the first ever Shallowbag Shag Beach Music Festival at Roanoke...

EVP Outer Banks Pro-Am Serves Beach Volleyball Action [Video / Photo Gallery]

The 2014 EVP Outer Banks Pro-Am Beach Volleyball Tournament took place today, May 31, on the beach on the south side of Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head, featuring professional and amateur matches going on...

[Movie Review] X-Men Unite For Better ‘Days of Future Past’

X-Men: Days of Future Past just may be the most entertaining X movie to date, and that’s really saying something when you consider that this is technically “Part 7” of Marvel’s mutant franchise.  I...

'The Lost Colony' Opens 77th Season

An Outer Banks mystery more than 400 years old and America’s original urban legend, The Lost Colony will premiere its 77th anniversary production as the country’s longest-running outdoor symphonic drama this Friday, May 30,...

A full moon over Hatteras Village, North Carolina on Cape Hatteras National Seashore. (photo by OBXentertainment.com)

Outer Banks Makes Dr. Beach Top 10 List Again

Cape Hatteras National Seashore has been named one of 2014’s “Ten Best Beaches in the United States” by Dr. Beach in his annual countdown. Also known as Stephen Leatherman, Dr. Beach is one of  America’s biggest influence makers...

Shallowbag Shag Beach Music Festival 2014 Highlights [Photo Gallery / Video]

The first ever Shallowbag Shag Beach Music Festival kicked off the 2014 Outer Banks summer season on Memorial Day Monday, May 26, with an excited crowd of fans in attendance, beautiful weather at the...

‘OBXE TV’ Episode 12 – Outer Banks Restaurant Tours [Video]

The 12th episode of our Outer Banks web series OBXE TV is now available online, featuring host Sue Artz taking the show on the road for the first time with an on location segment on...

HGTV Series ‘Beachfront Bargain Hunt’ Features Outer Banks [NC Film]

HGTV recently filmed an episode of their hit series Beachfront Bargain Hunt on the Outer Banks, featuring a local Village Realty broker, Karen DelVacchio, as she helped a young family find an affordable beach home...

Juniper Rising Music Video Filmed in Nags Head

 Nags Head native Holly Overton, who now lives in Brooklyn, New York, has directed an official music video for her band, Juniper Rising, using super 8 footage that she shot at Jockey’s Ridge State...

The Tams Headline Shallowbag Beach Music Festival [Concert Preview]

The first ever Shallowbag Shag Beach Music Festival is coming to the Outer Banks this Memorial Day to officially kick off the local summer music season, with an all-star lineup of talent, including the...

[Movie Review] ‘Godzilla’ Roars Back to Life

Godzilla is back in theaters in a monster new reboot of the classic movie icon, and at 60-years-old, he has literally never looked better.  What was a terrifying warning against the dangers of nuclear...