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The Lost Colony
In 1587, 117 English men, women, and children came ashore on Roanoke Island to establish a permanent English settlement in the New World. Just three years later in 1590, when English ships returned to bring supplies, they found the island deserted with no sign of the colonists. After nearly 450 years, the mystery of what […]
Find out more »Fred Vallade’s Solo Art Exhibit: Dare To Be Different
In 2018, Fred Vallade started to paint again after 22 years of doing etchings and 25 years of making pottery. He dared himself to do something different and decided to try abstract/mixed media painting, which led to changes in his style and more freedom in his creative journey. He incorporates random and deliberate marks, lines, […]
Find out more »Student Art Exhibits
In June, the Dare County Arts Council will host two student art exhibits in their upstairs Gallery. One show, titled "Collected Memories", will feature works in watercolor, acrylic, oil and mixed media from professional and emerging artists who participate in the ongoing painting workshops at DCAC, taught by Munroe Bell and Fay Davis Edwards. Each […]
Find out more »4th Annual Soundside FunFair
Kick off Summer at the 4th Annual Soundside FunFair from June 13th-16th! Bring friends and family out to the Soundside Event Site in Nags Head for some good, old-fashioned carnival fun to benefit Children & Youth Partnership for Dare County (CYP). This multi-day event along the waterfront features all the sights, sounds, and smells of […]
Find out more »Rogallo Kite Festival
The Rogallo Kite Festival features 3 days of kite flying in honor of Francis Rogallo, NASA scientist and inventor of the flexible wing. As a brilliant aeronautical engineer, his inventions launched the sport of hang gliding and his designs have carried over into the development of stunt kites, power kites and hang gliders that are […]
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