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Ralph Stanley, Kathy Mattea Coming To OBX
Waterside Theatre, the area's newest musical venue and home to Roanoke Island's very own Tony Award-winning theatrical production, The Lost Colony, welcomes two Grammy Award-winning artists to the Outer Banks as part of the PNC Bank Presents: Live At The Waterside Concert Series. On Sunday, July 7 at 8 p.m. Dr. Ralph... Read More
An OBX 4th of Fireworks, Food and Fun
This blog is from 2013. Click here to see the 2014, 4th of July blog!The Fourth of July week is typically the visitation pinnacle of the Outer Banks summer, and with good reason. Straddling that all-too-brief zone of relaxation between the end of one school year and preparations for the next, by early July the beach's... Read More
Piracy, a Big Swim and the Queen's Tea!
Last Friday, as we once again officially crossed the somewhat ephemeral threshold of Summer, it occurred to me that I've witnessed quite a few of these seasonal transitions on the Outer Banks since first moving here in 1993. But my Outer Banks connection goes back even further, to those much anticipated family... Read More
Reflections On Loss, Hope and Turtles
It's odd sometimes, how life's challenges can create associations between thoughts or events that seem, on the surface, entirely disconnected. Recently, I lost one of my best friends, and one of the most talented, gracious, erudite and joyful people I've ever known, to cancer. Bracketing that loss, both parents were... Read More
Gromprix, Arts Fairs and Dinner at the Theater
As I write this, my friend Doug Dino is driving through central North Carolina on his way to Bonnaroo, a huge music festival held annually in Manchester, Tennessee. Last year Doug and I attended Bonnaroo together, and it was something of a life-changing experience to be exposed to that much music and that much quality... Read More