Events for March 2010

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

March
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

March 1 - 29
Priceless Pieces Quilt Show
The Art Gallery at Roanoke Island Festival Park. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Monday - Friday) and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Saturday). Annual show will feature approximately 80 new and old quilts and an Earth Speaks mini-quilt display. Free. (252) 475-1500 or roanokeisland.com

March 5 - 7
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.

March 11 - 14
Taste of the Beach
Presented by the Dare County Restaurant Association. A variety of restaurants will host exclusive dinners with special menu offerings, many with wine pairings or feature guest chefs. Come and experience local cuisine from Outer Banks restaurants. outerbanksra.com

March 12 - 13
Pillaging and Plunder in the Galley
Pamlico Jack's Pirate Hideaway. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. A 3-hour progressive cooking class including hands-on instruction/participation and eating the day's lesson. "Cooks" will learn to identify good shellfish, cooking techniques and accompaniments. Class agenda includes oysters, crabs, clams, mussels and lobster. Cost is $40 which includes instruction, materials and gift. obxtasteofthebeach.com

March 13
Kelly's 2nd Annual Running of the Leprechauns 8K
Nags Head. 9 a.m. A truly GREEN event! Runners and Walkers embark on a 8k/5 mile point to point course including road and trail (through part of the Nags Head Woods Conservancy) for a share of Kelly's "pot of gold", GREEN GLORY, and fun! Awards and post race celebration and hospitality is held immediately following the race at Kelly's Tavern. outerbanksrunningclub.org/kellysrestaurant.com

March 14
Kelly's 21st Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade
Virginia Dare Trail/The Beach Road, MP 11.5 - 10.5, Nags Head. 1 p.m. Rain or Shine. The largest St. Patrick's Day Parade in North Carolina travels the GREENEST mile in the Tarheel state. Americana "Home Town Beach" parade IRISH Style. Over 1,500 participants and approximately 10,000 spectators enjoy a GREEN afternoon filled with floats, live music, marching bands, and creative marching/walking/motorized units. kellysrestaurant.com

March 26
Empowering Women In Business: Nourishment For The Mind, Body and Spirit
The Virginia Dare Professional and Business Women’s Club Will be hosting this Expo. 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. At The College of The Albemarle Roanoke Island Campus in Manteo. Why not spend a wonderful and informative spring weekend on the Outer Banks of North Carolina? For more information please contact PAISLEY D. WESSEL,CFP,CIMC,CIMA at paisleybpw@charter.net or call (410) 788-1972.