Dare County Arts Council

Musicians from all over the country will be connected to a global audience through Dare County Arts Council’s July Courthouse Sessions, which will feature a very special virtual concert called Music Unites Us on Tuesday, July 14.

Music Unites Us is a benefit concert supporting Dare County Arts Council’s upcoming North Carolina Veterans Songwriting Workshop, which is free for veterans, active-duty military and their families.

Local, regional and national musicians will participate in Music Unites Us, including NASCAR icon and philanthropist Kyle Petty, world-renowned guitarist Tim Reynolds, gospel singer Mary D. Williams, Karl Werne, Jamie Trent, Ron Capps, Mike Lille, Tony Rosario, Shawnee Kilgore, Jana Pochop, Jonathan Byrd, Ray Scott, The OBX Shredders, Ruth Wyand, Bill Rea, Joseph Bell Tyson, Marcy Brenner and Lou Castro, and Jonny Waters.

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What to stream on TV: The Honeymooners and I Love Lucy

Are you old enough to remember drive-in movies? Hampton Coliseum JUST ANNOUNCED: Hampton Coliseum is hosting a weekend of Drive-In Movies! Tickets go on sale July 2 at Noon. Choose from:

Saturday & Sunday, July 11th-12th, 2020 from 10 am to 4 pm Wright Brothers National Memorial Park Hosted by Kitty Hawk Kites and Kitty Hawk Surf Co. Take flight where flight first began…

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Outer Banks Running Club Join us for The Outer Banks 100k/100M Challenge to benefit the Beach Food Pantry. Travel the 62.1 or 100 miles of the Outer Banks with us or…

Downtown Books will feature three authors for two socially distanced book signings this Friday!

Starting Tuesday, June 30th, Island Farm will be hosting regularly scheduled mini-programs! A living history farmstead, Island Farm interprets the life of early Outer Bankers from the mid-1800s when just…

What to stream on TV: Homecoming, and Mr. Robot, from Homecoming's producer

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What to stream on TV: Subjective narration in The Family and The Affair.

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Hosted by Dare County Arts Council and Nature Out Loud Wednesdays, June 10, 17 and 24 at 10am New for June, Dare County Arts Council is partnering with Paul Mazzei to launch “Nature…

Roanoke Island Historical Association On behalf of the Roanoke Island Historical Association and our esteemed Alumni, I am pleased to share with you an amazing effort put forth by Lost Colony alumni…

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What to stream on TV: Tom Selleck through the ages--Magnum, P.I., Jesse Stone, and Blue Bloods.

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Dare County Arts Council Dare County Arts Council is proud to present The June Courthouse Sessions, a compilation of virtual performances featuring local and regional musicians. On Tuesday, June 9 Eric…