Art and the Human Spirit
Art is a statement of the human spirit. For 39 years the Frank Stick Memorial Art Show has championed that belief, and the 2017 version of the longest running art show on the Outer...
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Hubby Bliven: Behind the Glass
By Amanda McDanel Carrying four rolled-up prints that I need framed, I tread lightly across the yard and knock on the front door. The big beautiful white house stands before me but no one...
OBX Marathon Weekend-Something for Everyone
New York may have its five boroughs marathon, but the Outer Banks has its four towns race. For the past ten years the Outer Banks Marathon has featured a course winding through the towns...
Musical Perfection at DCAC
When the Dare County Arts Council moved into the old County Courthouse, the hope was it would be come a centerpiece for downtown Manteo. That hope has been realized. The latest evidence of that...
35 Years for New World Festival
In 1981 the Christmas Store’s Edward Greene introduced the first New World Festival of the Arts, hoping somehow people would come from the beach to Manteo. That first festival was a success and 35...
First Friday-Perfection in Manteo
Combining perfect summertime evening temperatures with great music, the August 2016 First Friday in downtown Manteo may have been the best of the summer. First Fridays are always great affairs—the Dare County Arts Council...
July 4th-A Day of Celebration
Four firework displays, two community fairs and one parade…the goal: go to as many Outer Banks July 4th events as is possible. The method: I was hoping for the North Beach Sun would spring...
OBX July 4th Events Explode
Independence Day is upon us here on the Outer Banks and there is so much to do that for the uninitiated it can be somewhat overwhelming. Actually, even for the initiated—whatever that is—it can...
Pamlico Jack’s Wine Dinner for Lost Colony
It seems a simple formula for members of the Lost Colony to be found—pour some wonderful wine, serve some excellent food and suddenly Queen Elizabeth, Eleanor Dare and an entourage of men of...
Manteo Welcomes OBX Springtime
What a great way to kick off springtime on the Outer Banks. April first was the premier First Friday of the season in Manteo and with a couple of ribbon cuttings, mild weather and...
