Category: Arts & Entertainment

By Kip Tabb –  A couple of quick notes on the first day of the Outer Banks Bluegrass Festival. Amazing first day. Weather was about as good as it could be, very well organized...

By Amanda McDanel – If you have read my column before, you may recall that I referred to my dad’s tastebuds as similar to a four-year-old’s: chicken fingers, French fries, honeybuns. Strangely enough, I...

By Jesse Fernandez   As we’re approaching the one year anniversary of ”Irene”, one of the worst hurricanes to cross the Outer Banks in modern times, I’m reminded of the events leading up to...

By Eric Reece –  I admit it—I don’t have cable TV, so I’ve missed the last six years of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. I’ve also missed Guy Fieri’s other two or three shows. That’s...

By Kip Tabb –    The number of amazing musicians on the Outer Banks is completely out of proportion to the population. With a population of less than 40,000 including Ocracoke and southern Currituck...

By Owen Hassell –  Paddleboading is simple. It takes a paddle, board, and any kind of water. The rest is an exciting adventure. That’s the mindset of Jody Stowe, who teaches paddleboarding for her...

By Kip Tabb –  Tim Reynolds is a genius on the guitar. His sound is crisp, clean—lyrical and almost sad at times—balanced against a hard driving, power rock sound. What may be most remarkable...

by Mattie Dalia –  Summer is the time when things start showing up on the Outer Banks: hot weather, sunny beaches, the tourists, crowded grocery stores… and (hopefully) lots of fish! The spring started...

By Laura Martier –  Not long ago I attended a professional theatrical performance for local high school students that the Dare County Arts Council funded. I had the chance to observe the student’s behavior...