Dates are subject to change. Telephone area code is (252) unless otherwise specified.

February
NEW "Culinary Events Calendar"! &  NEW "OBX Gift Certificates"!
Check out the NEW Culinary Events Calendar!  Now you can find out where the good stuff is and when it will be served!  Looking for a cooking class, but don't know where to turn?  The NEW Culinary Event Calendar is your place to find out who is having a "culinary event", may it be a themed wine dinner, a classic OBX cooking class, or some smooth jazz with dinner. You are sure to fine it!   AND...while you're on the site...go ahead a purchase some OBX Gift Certificates!  Buy as many as you want!  They make GREAT gifts anytime of the year for that OBX Foodie in your life!  For more information visit obxtasteofthebeach.com/calendar/month.php

February 2 - 26
The Valentine Show - Art from the Heart
Dare County Arts Council Gallery, Manteo. darearts.org

February 13
My Sweet Valentine Dance
7 p.m. - 11 p.m. $60 for Non-members, $50 for Members. Cocktail party attire - dinner, dancing and romance with elegant catering by Kelly's, live entertainment and a silent auction featuring some of the world's most potent aphrodisiacs - flowers available to purchase for your sweetheart - beer and wine. R.S.V.P 252-473-2127 ext. 223. Proceeds will benefit the 2010 production of The Lost Colony. For more information, visit www.thelostcolony.org/index.htm.

February 13
Outer Banks Running Club - Sweetheart 8K and 1 mile run/walk
The OBRC had set February 13th as the date for the fourth annual Sweetheart 8k and 1 mile run/walk.  This year’s event will start and finish near the George Washington Creef Memorial Park by the lighthouse in downtown Manteo, NC.  Start time for the race is 9 a.m.
          This years race proceeds will benefit the food pantry at the Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church.  Participants can contribute canned and dry goods to the food pantry on the morning of the race.  The running club will also be collecting used shoes for “One World Running”,  an international program promoting an awareness of health, fitness and nutrition by providing running shoes to those in need in the United States and around the world.  Contributors of food and/or shoes will be entered into a free raffle drawing for door prizes.
          The 8k race (4.97 miles) and the 1 mile event will have a coinciding start time.  The one mile course will be  “out and back.”  The 8k will be a circular course, staying on the NE side of route 64.  Walkers are welcome and encouraged to participate in either event.
          A special “Sweetheart Team” prize is a unique aspect of this annual event.  A  male and female who register as a team, will have their race time combined into a total score, the team with the lowest combined score will win the team prize. 
          Registration is online at fsseries.com.  click on the Sweetheart 8k.  Race is limited to 100 participants so register early and train hard.  For more information or to volunteer, contact the race director, Yevette Kirkpatrick at obrcyevette@charter.net or 475-1927.

February 16
The Grand Ol' Opry Show
2:00 p.m. matinee. Join us for a night of good ol' country and bluegrass music along with side-splitting comedy that even the kids can laugh at. For more information visit outerbanksmusicshowcase.com or call (252) 261-7505.

February 19 - 21
The Functional Pot: "New" Tips, Tools and Techniques
With Ceramic Artist Bill van Gilder. For more information visit theblueskyartstudio.com

February 26
Freedmen’s Colony Blues Concert
The Indoor Theatre at Roanoke Island Festival Park. 8 p.m. The 6th Annual Freedmen’s Colony Blues Jam will be held in the indoor theatre at Roanoke Island Festival Park on Friday, February 26th at 7:30 p.m. Ruth Wyand, an Outer Banks based "roots" fingerstyle guitarist of international acclaim, will open the show. Her material runs the gamut from blues to bluegrass and everything in between. Local musicians will be joining her and” special guest" artists of renown will be making return appearances to the annual event. The second half of the evening belongs to Tidewater Virginia blues maven Jackie Scott and the Housewreckers. Jackie is a powerful performer who has served as president of the area blues foundation chapter, The Natch'l Blues Society. She makes a big noise performing with the Housewreckers, a polished group of blues artists from nearby Virginia. Don’t miss this special evening that promises to be a very unique event filled with some serious local heat. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door and may be purchased at SSR Music in Nags Head; Manteo Booksellers and Roanoke Island Festival Park. (252) 475-1500 or roanokeisland.com

February 26 - 28
The Face on the Barroom Floor
Theatre of Dare, your community theatre for the Outer Banks, presents the farce melodrama The Face on the Barroom Floor. Insidious villains endeavor to separate Madelaine Mockingbird, chambermaid turned singer, from the fortune left her by an old miner and from her true love: Jack Goodhart, painter turned tramp. Full of hilarious sight gags, zany action, and some really terrible (and very funny) jokes. Performances are Friday & Saturday at 7:30pm, Sunday at 2:00pm, at the COA Roanoke Island Campus in Manteo. Tickets are $13 in advance, $15 at the door, $8 for students through grade 12. For more information, visit theatreofdare.org or call 252-261-4064.

February 27
Local Auditions for The Lost Colony
Auditions are held for the 2010 production season of The Lost Colony at The Lost Colony business office, beginning at 9 a.m. Résumé and two headshots required for all applicants in all positions. (252) 473-2127 or thelostcolony.org

February 27
Elizabeth Aargh's Pirate's Rendezvous at Pamlico Jacks
Cash Bar at 5:30 p.m. Gourmet dinner and cabaret entertainment at 7 p.m. Reservations required. Call (252) 473-1061 or email elizr1558@yahoo.com. $100 per person. $1000 for front tables and booths for 6 people. Admission price includes plated dinner served by costumed waiters, beer and wine, cabaret entertainment with a live band, professional singers and actors. No raffles or auctions - silent or otherwise.

February 27
Rescue Men—The Story of the Pea Island Surfmen
7:30 p.m. Indoor Theatre at Roanoke Island Festival Park. Join us for the Outer Banks debut of the documentary film Rescue Men: The Story of the Pea Island Life Savers; Produced and directed by Los Angeles based DreamQuest Productions. On the night of October 11, 1896 in hurricane force winds, one crew known as the Pea Island Surfmen accomplished the impossible. Led by Keeper Richard Etheridge, this historic all black crew etched themselves into history rescuing stranded sailors whose ships had succumbed to the harsh Atlantic. Rescue Men is the story of the men that manned the Pea Island Lifesaving Station on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Due to the heroics and accomplishments of these brave men and others like them in the U.S. Lifesaving Service, we now have what is called “The United States Coast Guard.” View the trailer for Rescue Men at dreamquest.tv (click on Rescue Men) or rescuemenfilm.com. The film is to be shown at national and international film festivals. This project is made possible in part by grants from the North Carolina Humanities Council, a statewide nonprofit and affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, and the Outer Banks Community Foundation. The Outer Banks History Center and many other local groups have provided technical expertise during the creation of this compelling Outer Banks story. A light reception will follow the film in the Grand Mall. (252) 475-1500 or roanokeisland.com.

February 27 - March 29
Priceless Pieces Quilt Show
The Art Gallery at Roanoke Island Festival Park. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Monday - Friday) 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Saturday). The annual show will feature approximately 80 new and old quilts and an Earth Speaks mini-quilt display. Free. (252) 475-1500 or roanokeisland.com

February 28
Elizabeth City State Concert Choir
Roanoke Island Festival Park Performance Series. 4 p.m. Indoor Theatre. The 30 member choir will perform at 4th Sunday @ 4 on February 28 in the Indoor Theatre as part of the RIFP Performance Series. Directed by Interim Choir Director and Professor of Vocal Instruction, Dr. Walter Swan, musical selections will include early to modern music by African American composers. The performance is free and open to the public. (252) 475-1500 or roanokeisland.com