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“Where the Waves Break: Surfing in Northeastern North Carolina” puts two misconceptions to rest: Surfing is just about tan men and women riding boards in the ocean and the sport is a “West Coast thing.”

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Catch a wave: Exhibit highlights history of Outer Banks surf culture

August 31, 2024 at 9:54 a.m.

“Where the Waves Break: Surfing in Northeastern North Carolina” puts two misconceptions to rest: Surfing is just about tan men and women riding boards in the ocean and the sport...

Singer-songwriter Charles Esten, accompanying himself on guitar and piano, makes a stop July 26, at the Pioneer Theater in downtown Manteo, North Carolina.

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‘Nashville’ TV star to bring debut album tour to the Outer Banks

July 23, 2024 at 8:55 a.m.

Singer-songwriter Charles Esten, accompanying himself on guitar and piano, makes a stop July 26, at the Pioneer Theater in downtown Manteo, North Carolina.

Miami was a melting pot of musical styles – rhythm and blues, funk, Latino, rock and pop. Singer-songwriter-keyboardist Harry Wayne Casey, who grew up nearby in Hialeah, absorbed it all. Casey put together a group of local musicians which he called the “Sunshine Band,” a nod to Florida’s nickname, and adopted the moniker of “KC.”

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KC and the Sunshine Band’s Harry Wayne Casey brings his boogie shoes to the Outer Banks

May 17, 2024 at 2:16 p.m.

Miami was a melting pot of musical styles – rhythm and blues, funk, Latino, rock and pop. Singer-songwriter-keyboardist Harry Wayne Casey, who grew up nearby in Hialeah, absorbed it all....

The “Ash Wednesday Storm of 1962 in Nags Head” documentary is, by design, a cautionary tale.

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Documentary chronicles devastating Ash Wednesday nor’easter of 1962

October 20, 2023 at 12:16 p.m.

The “Ash Wednesday Storm of 1962 in Nags Head” documentary is, by design, a cautionary tale.

Music on the Outer Banks this month, plus the Taylor Swift movie.

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On the Town: Jazz, bluegrass and something for Swifties on the Outer Banks

October 7, 2023 at 8:45 a.m.

Music on the Outer Banks this month, plus the Taylor Swift movie.

Combining technical skills with an artist’s eye, Ray Matthews preserved for more than 50 years the natural beauty of the Outer Banks but could also make the ordinary look extraordinary.

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A photographer’s retrospective: Exhibit highlights the work of late Outer Banks shooter Ray Matthews

September 4, 2023 at 11:31 a.m.

Combining technical skills with an artist’s eye, Ray Matthews preserved for more than 50 years the natural beauty of the Outer Banks but could also make the ordinary look extraordinary.