Posts Tagged: Outer Banks Entertainment News

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...

Labor Day Cup Brings Pro Surfers to Nags Head [Photo Gallery]

The Bud Light Lime Surf Series hit the east coast for the first time with its final contest of the 2012 tour, the innaugural OBX Labor Day Cup happening this weekend at Jennette’s Pier in...

Kinston, NC Native Jaime Pressly Goes on a 'Big Balloon Adventure'

Kinston, North Carolina native Jaime Pressly returns to theaters in the new family film The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure, opening in theaters this week. Jaime Pressly (Not Another Teen Movie, Joe Dirt,...

Full Lineup of Pro Surfers Set for Nags Head Labor Day Cup

The full lineup of professional surfers confirmed to compete in the Bud Light Lime Surf Series Labor Day Cup this weekend in Nags Head was released today, as icons like world champion Sunny Garcia and big wave...

NC-Filmed Chloe Grace Moretz Drama 'Hick' Hits DVD

Filmed in North Carolina and Nevada in 2011, Hick starring Chloe Grace Moretz, Blake Lively, and Juliette Lewis hits DVD this month following a brief theatrical run earlier this year. Adapted from the critically...

NC Native Julianna Guill Haunts Theaters in 'The Apparition'

Winston-Salem, North Carolina native Julianna Guill returns to theaters this week in the new thriller The Apparition, from Warner Bros. Pictures. In the photo above, Julianna Guill (Friday the 13th, Crazy Stupid Love) plays “Lydia”, part...

Wilksboro's Zach Galifianakis Challenges Will Ferrell in 'The Campaign'

Wilksboro, NC native Zach Galifianakis (The Hangover, Due Date) returns to theaters this week with Will Ferrell (Elf, Anchorman), as two rival North Carolina poiticians in a heated and hilarious contest for a seat on the U.S. House...

Tim Reynolds Comes Home to Port O' Call [OBXE Concert Preview]

Guitar virtuoso and Outer Banks resident Tim Reynolds returns to Port O’ Call for a hometown gig in Kill Devil Hills with TR3 on Saturday, August 11! Reynolds is a two-time Grammy nominee who has called the Outer Banks...

Corolla Mustang Music Festival Live Lineup Revealed

The 2nd Annual Mustang Music Festival to benefit the Corolla Wild Horse Fund is coming to Currituck County this fall, with an impressive lineup of national and local musical acts recently announced to perform over the two-day event, including 14...

1st Wave of Pro Surfers Announced for Nags Head Labor Day Cup

Professional surfing icon Sunny Garcia is among the first wave of contestants announced this week for the Bud Light Lime Surf Series Labor Day Cup at Jennette’s Pier, also including big wave record-setter Keala Kennelly, Wrighstville Beach...

H.A. Creef Jr. at The Pioneer Theatre on March 29, 2012. (photo by Matt Artz for OBX Entertainment)

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...

North Carolina legend Andy Griffith as Sheriff Andy Taylor on 'The Andy Griffith Show'.

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...

Listen to VA Songwriter's New 'Hatteras' Song [OBXE Interview]

Virginia songwriter Jamie Trent recently sent us his new original song, written about his love of and longing for a return to Hatteras Island. Trent lives in Lynchburg, VA with his wife Tammy and three dogs, where...

Jennette's Pier to Host Bud Surf Series Labor Day Cup

 The Bud Light Lime Surf Series is coming to Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head this Labor Day weekend, featuring some of the world’s best surfers competing for more than $125,000. The second stop on...

NC's Mary Elizabeth Winstead Slays in 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'

 Rocky Mount, North Carolina native Mary Elizabeth Winstead stars as Mary Todd Lincoln in the new action horror epic Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter – opening in theaters this weekend. The R-rated adaptation of author Seth...

[Now Filming] Tom Hanks Begins Shooting 'Captain Phillips' in VA Beach

 Tom Hanks has been sighted at work and at brunch in Hampton Roads, Virginia this week, as excitement over the star’s new movie filming in the area continues to build. The two-time Oscar winning...

'Lost Colony' Alumnus Wins Best Actor Tony Award

 Former Lost Colony cast member Steve Kazee is the talk of the theater world this week after winning Best Actor for his lead role in the hit musical Once at Sunday’s Tony Awards. Once –...

Southport, NC is 'Safe Haven' for Julianne Hough

Julianne Hough (Burlesque, Footloose, Rock of Ages) will join Josh Duhamel (Transformers, Touristas) in the latest big screen adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks novel, which will be filmed this summer in Southport, NC. The Safe Haven is “an...

[Now Filming] 'Iron Man 3' Begins Shooting in NC

In addition to releasing the first official photo from the North Carolina set of Iron Man 3, Marvel officially announced the start of principal photography in Wilmington this week, and also added Raleigh/Durham, Florida, and China to the list...

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Announcing The 2012 OBX Entertainment Awards!!!

OBX ENTERTAINMENT is proud to announce the first ever OBX Entertainment Awards! Read on for details – or just enter the voting booth now by clicking on a category below to VOTE for your favorite...