Hatteras Island Farmer's Market

The 2010 Hatteras Island Farmers Market will run weekly on Tuesdays at Burrus Field in Buxton (Babe Ruth baseball field across from Captain's Table restaurant) from June 29 through August 31 from 9AM to 1PM.

Coastal Harvesters, Inc. is the sponsor of the market. Their purpose as stated on their website is:
Coastal Harvesters, Inc. enhances the quality of life on Hatteras Island by providing local growers, harvesters and artisans an opportunity to sell their goods directly to consumers, to educate consumers about local foods and seasonal eating, to encourage and promote the use of local products, and to strengthen community bonds.

The first Hatteras Island Farmer's Market was held November 24, 2009 in Buxton. The event had a great showing of interest and thankfully persuaded an annual market. 

The  market will feature fresh produce, cured meats, preserves, sea salt, fresh eggs, baked goods and so much more!  Check it out!

Photo Media Release: Archeology Student Partnership Uncover National Seashore Shipwreck Remains

Photo Credit: "NPS Photo"

"Photo Caption:  Students, like Kathryn Lee Cooper, from the Field School of Maritime History and Underwater Research with East Carolina University (ECU), the National Park Service Submerged Cultural Resource Unit, the UNC-Coastal Studies Institute, the NC State Underwater Archeology Unit and NOAA Monitor National Marine Sanctuary have joined efforts to form a working partnership project this summer entitled Shipwrecks of the Graveyard of the Atlantic .   The team of archeologists, with the help of
some interested park visitors, have excavated remains of the three-masted schooner Laura A. Barnes  that wrecked off Nags Head in 1921."

Cyndy M. Holda
Public Affairs Specialist
Cape Hatteras NS/Fort Raleigh NHS/Wright Brothers NM
252-473-2111 ext. 148
252-216-6455 cell
252-473-2595 fax
Email: cyndy_holda@nps.gov

Ruth Wyand is Back!

The talented Ruth Wyand is back after entertaining at the US Embassy in Kuwait.  She will be performing Thursday nights at 8PM June through September at the Barefoot Station's Mini Theater which is located at the traffic light next to Village Grocery in Avon.. 

Her tour is 'Journey Down an American Music Highway'.  It is a live concert and video covering 150 years of American musicians and songwriters of all genres from the Civil War to the present.  Steven Foster, Bessie Smith, Patsy Cline Hank Williams, Billie Holiday, Jimi Hendrix plus many more.

It for sure is a MUST see show!!

For more information call 252-995-7011. Photo courtesy of www.ruthwyand.com.

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NC Symphony - June 20th - Free Admission!

North Carolina Symphony Outer Banks Summer Concert – June 20th

9^th Annual Free Concert At Roanoke Island Festival Park

 

(MANTEO, NC) June 2, 2010 – The Dare County Tourism Board is proud to partner with The Roanoke Island Commission to present the North Carolina Symphony for the 9^th Annual Summer Pops Concert at Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo on Sunday, June 20, 2010.  Once again, this event is free to the public and everyone is encouraged to attend.  Bring a picnic basket and portable chairs or blankets to enjoy a fantastic program under the stars that will include “Mardi Gras” from Ferde Grofe’s Mississippi Suite and “Wedding March” from Felix Mendelsson’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.  Also highlighting the performance will be the Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor by Otto Nicolai, including a selection from Verdi’s Aida.

 

“This year, the North Carolina Symphony performance falls on Father's Day,” explains Lee Nettles, Managing Director of the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau.  “What a great way to celebrate the occasion.  Resident Conductor William Henry Curry really engages his audience and presents personal anecdotes that make the program accessible and fun for music lovers of all ages and backgrounds.  For us, this is one of those moments where locals and visitors come out for a common love of timeless music.”

 

As host venue, Roanoke Island Festival Park offers a premium acoustic and visual concert experience at their state-of-the-art Outdoor Pavilion.  Bring a picnic and chairs or blankets and prepare for an incredible display on stage with the beautiful Roanoke Sound providing gorgeous backdrop.

 

Gates open at 6:00 p.m. with a pre-show starting at 7:00 p.m. featuring the Outer Banks Chorus directed by David Evans.  Their program will include “The Way You Look Tonight,” “High Flight” and “All the Things You Are,” among others.  The North Carolina Symphony will take the stage at 8:15 p.m.  The new inclement weather location will be at First Flight High School in Kill Devil Hills. Go online at outerbanks.org for important weather updates the day of the performance, June 20, 2010.

“Fee Free” Summer Weekends at Wright Brothers National Memorial

National Park Service News Release
      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DATE:  June 1, 2010
      CONTACT: Cyndy Holda, 252-473-2111 ext. 148

                       “Fee Free” Summer Weekends at
                     Wright Brothers National Memorial

America’s Best Idea – the national parks – gets even better this summer….two “fee-free” weekends!  The National Park Service, national wildlife refuges, and certain Bureau of Land Management sites will offer two “fee-free” weekends this summer to encourage Americans to connect with the outdoors and engage in healthy activities while visiting national parks and other federal lands.  On Saturday and Sunday, June 5-6, 2010 entrance fees for Wright Brothers National Memorial will be waived for park visitors.  The next “fee-free” weekend will take place on August 14-15.
The 147 National Park Service sites across the country that charge entrance fees will waive those fees during these weekends.

National Trails Day will also be celebrated on Saturday, June 5th.  You can visit the website at www.americanhiking.org for information on programs and events nationwide.

“Our national park system continues to provide opportunities for affordable family vacations close to home,” said Superintendent Mike Murray.
“National parks are places for everyone to have fun, reconnect with nature, build a sense of ownership and stewardship toward parks and the environment, and to learn more about our great country.”  The staff of Wright Brothers National Memorial, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Cape Hatteras National Seashore encourages everyone to visit one of our nation’s premier parks this summer, including the parks in your own backyard.  Bring your family and friends to Wright Brothers, the site of the first powered flight, and learn more about this great nation’s aviation history.  Enjoy exploring the nation’s first national seashore, attend a ranger program, and visit the site of the first English settlement.
Additional information can be found on line at http://www.nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparks.htm.

While entrance fees for passengers in both private and commercial vehicles will be waived, recreation “user fees” such as permit fees, camping fees and lighthouse tour fees are not waived under this program.  Entrance fees are not charged at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site or Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

For information on visiting the Outer Banks Group parks, please visit the park’s websites at www.nps.gov/wrbr, www.nps.gov/caha, and www.nps.gov/fora , or by calling 252-473-2111.