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Primo glassblower Kelsey Finnie has exhibit, Finding Balance, all month at Dare Arts Council building in Manteo. Intricate techniques create different forms, textures, colors. Ohio native currently lives in Portsmouth, Va., and works out of Chrysler Museum in Norfolk as instructor and administrative monitor. She will be at Art Council Oct. 7 from 6-8 p.m. for exhibit opening to discuss her work, in conjunction with First Friday festivities in downtown Manteo. Free to public. Regular hours Tues-Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 300 Queen Elizabeth Ave.
www.darearts.org/kelseyfinnieexhibit; 252-473-5558
Family-friendly event includes crab pickin’ and fish fry and local BBQ at Sanctuary Vineyards in Jarvisburg. All-you-can-eat steamed blue crabs, as well as old-school Currituck fish fry and BBQ. Live music. Local wine and beer sampling. Chance to compete in Crabdaddy Olympics for cash and prizes. Tickets $60. Noon-5 p.m. 7005 Caratoke Hwy, Jarvisburg.
www.sanctuaryvineyards.com; 252-491-2387
Annual jazz festival is back following a pandemic hiatus. Two days of music at Duck Town Park and amphitheater and fest-themed events around town. Lineup has an international flavor, with John Jorgenson Quintet, Banda Magda, La Fiesta Latin Jazz Quintet, Bassell and the Supernaturals, as well as U.S. Air Force Rhythm in Blue Ensemble. Music from 4-6 p.m. Saturday at Town Green, live jam at Blue Point from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Music Sunday 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Free event. Food and drink available. Chairs, blankets, coolers, outside food permitted. 1200 Duck Road.
www.townofduck.com/recreation-special-events/special-events/duck-jazz-festival/; 252-255-1234
Art auction that serves as Dare Arts Council annual fundraiser. Local and regional artists featured. Private viewings for art collectors, local businesses available throughout month. Contact executive director Jessica Sands. Bidding starts evening of Oct. 7, extends until evening of Oct. 28. Daily gallery hours Tue-Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 300 Queen Elizabeth Ave., Manteo.
www.darearts.org/artauction; 252-473-5558
Annual outdoor festival at Soundside Event Site in Nags Head. Live music, exhibitions and discussion, and local restaurants serving up plenty of seafood. Music includes Main Event Band out of Greenville, Partly Crowdy, No More Room Band and Buffalo City Moonshiners. Exhibitions include shrimp preparation, oyster shucking, fishing industry roundtable and Wicked Tuna Q&A. 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Tickets $20, which include $10 in beverage and merchandise coupons. No onsite parking. 6800 S. Croatan Hwy, Nags Head.
www.outerbanksseafoodfestival.org; 877-629-4386 (Visitors Bureau)
Multi-day festival provides numerous opportunities throughout the area for birders and nature explorers. More than 90 sessions stretching from Corolla to Hatteras and Ocracoke, as well as mainland Dare County at Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge. Kayaking, paddling, hiking, photography programs. Sessions led by experts in their fields. Sessions cost from $20-$40. Check website for schedule, details, availability.
www.wingsoverwater.org; 252-216-9464
An afternoon of beer and flying kegs. What’s not to like? Family-friendly celebration of craft beer and flight at Soundside Event Site in Nags Head. Teams compete to see who can fly an empty, 1/6 keg barrel the farthest from a launch platform. Live music, food and, of course, beer. Kids zone features many activities. Admission free, but beer and food cost. Registration cost for flying keg competition $150. Net proceeds will be donated to Rogallo Foundation, named for Francis Rogallo, a pioneer of modern aviation. Noon-6 p.m. 6800 S. Croatan Hwy, Nags Head.
www.obxbrewtag.com;
Four days of bluegrass music and fans in downtown Manteo, with main days Friday and Saturday at Roanoke Island Festival Park. Acts include We Banjo 3, Breaking Grass, Junior Sisk, Steep Canyon Rangers, Rhonda Vincent and the Rage and festival host band Sideline. Weekend kicks off with free Wednesday evening show by Sideline at Lost Colony Tavern. Thursday evening free show at Bluegrass Island Trading Company. Friday and Saturday ticketed days at Festival Park. $65 each day, $125 for both days. Gates open at 11 a.m. Music begins at noon. See website for lineup. Food and beverages available.
www.bluegrassisland.com; 252-423-3039
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Multi-day windsurfing competition on Hatteras Island expected to draw approximately 300 participants regionally and nationally. Shorter slalom races, longer courses and freestyle competition. Based out of Ocean Air Sports in Avon, with competition on Pamlico Sound. Free admission for spectators, online registration required for competition. Check website or call for details. 39450 NC Hwy 12, Avon.
www.oceanairsports.com; 252-995-5000
Annual Ocracoke family-friendly festival celebrates colonial life and Blackbeard’s legacy. Berkley Manor grounds in downtown Ocracoke will host re-creation of colonial-era encampment with living history crews as colonists, pirates. Friday movie “Blackbeard’s Ghost” at Berkley Barn at 7 p.m., followed by Q&A with N.C. historian Kevin Duffus. Saturday arts and crafts and activities, and 2 p.m. re-enactment in Silver Lake Harbor of Battle of Ocracoke and Blackbeard’s last hours, with historically accurate ships. Duffus also will give talks about Blackbeard.
www.facebook.com/BlackbeardsPirateJamboree/; 252-928-0133
Rocky Horror Show | Oct. 28-31
Theatre of Dare takes on Agatha Christie’s venerable play about murder and tension among a group of stranded houseguests in which one of them is the killer, as well as the creepy, campy, amusing, musical tale of a couple who stumble upon Dr. Frank-N-Furter’s mansion and meet his weird, ghoulish entourage. Get your “Time Warp” on. Trivia: in the original 1975 movie version of Rocky Horror Picture Show, Susan Sarandon plays Janet, the heroine. Mousetrap tickets $15 adult, $10 youth. Shows Oct. 7, 8, 14, 15 at 7:30 p.m.; shows Oct. 9, 16 at 2 p.m. Rocky Horror tickets $20 gen admission, shows at 7:30 p.m. 3848 N. Croatan Hwy, Kitty Hawk.
www.theatreofdareobx.com; 252-715-1155
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