Dare County

For information on other arts venues and events in the Dare County area, contact the local arts council:

Dare County Arts Council
Laura Martier
Executive Director
300 Queen Elizabeth Ave
PO Box 2300
Manteo, NC 27954-9398
Tel: 252/473-5558
Fax: 252/473-5771
info@darearts.org
http://www.darearts.org


For travel information in the Dare County area, contact the visitor service organization:

Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce
John S. Bone
Executive Vice President

PO Box 1757
Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948-1757
Tel: 252/441-8144
Fax: 252/441-0338
chamber@outer-banks.com
http://www.outerbankschamber.com

Outer Banks Visitors Bureau
Allison Wyant

One Visitors Center Circle
Manteo, NC 27954-9707
Tel: 252/473-2138x231
Fax: 252/473-1139
wyant@outerbanks.org
http://www.outerbanks.org


Arts and cultural organizations in Dare County

Visit the Arts Directory area of our Web site for more information about these groups or use the Search Site box in the upper right.


Lola Davis-Jones
Individual-Artist

315 Soundview Dr
Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948-9047
Loladj@juno.com

The Lost Colony
Performing Group - Professional
Benny Sato Ambush
Artistic Director
1409 National Park Dr
Manteo, NC 27954-9451
Tel: 252/473-2127
Fax: 252/473-6000
info@thelostcolony.org
http://www.thelostcolony.org

Concert Chorale of the Outer Banks
Performing Group - Community (avocational perfor
Brynn L. Waite
Treasurer

PO Box 8203
Kitty Hawk, NC 27949-8203
Tel: 252/261-3589
bwaite@sshoresdesign.com

Elizabeth R and Company
Performing Group - Community (avocational perfor
Lebame Houston
Director

PO Box 486
Manteo, NC 27954-0486
Tel: 252/473-1061
Fax: 252/473-1483
elizr1558@yahoo.com
http://www.elizabethr.org

EZ & The Heat
Performing Group - Community (avocational perfor
Patricia Twiddy


PO Box 803
Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948-0803
Tel: 252/453-0904

Historically Speaking
Performing Group - Community (avocational perfor
Douglas L. Barger
Producer

PO Box 1742
Manteo, NC 27954-1742

The Melodrama Theatre
Performing Group - Community (avocational perfor
Don Bridge
Director

PO Box 2473
Manteo, NC 27954-2473

Theatre of Dare
Performing Group - Community (avocational perfor
Jason Forbes
Public Relations Manager

PO Box 3372
Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948-3372
Tel: 252/261-4064
theatreofdare@yahoo.com
http://www.theatreofdare.org

Little Big Theatre Company
Performing Group for Young Audiences
Don Bridge


PO Box 2473
Manteo, NC 27954-2473
Tel: 919/383-1570

First Flight High School Auditorium
Performance Facility

Principal
100 Veteran Dr
Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948
Tel: 252/449-7000
http://ffh.dare.k12.nc.us

Frisco Native American Museum and Natural History Center
Historical/Science/Interpretive Museum
Carl Bornfriend
Executive Director
Hwy 12
PO Box 399
Frisco, NC 27936-0399
Tel: 252/995-4440
Fax: 252/995-4030
bfriend@mindspring.com
http://www.nativeamericanmuseum.org

Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum
Historical/Science/Interpretive Museum

Director
59200 Museum Dr
PO Box 191
Hatteras, NC 27943
Tel: 252/986-2995
Fax: 252/986-1212
museum@graveyardoftheatlantic.com
http://www.graveyardoftheatlantic.com

North Carolina Maritime Museum on Roanoke Island
Historical/Science/Interpretive Museum

Director
106 Fernando St
Manteo, NC 27954-9449
Tel: 252/475-1750
Fax: 252/475-1507
obxmaritime@earthlink.net
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/maritime/branches/roanoke_default.htm

Outer Banks Beachcomber Museum
Historical/Science/Interpretive Museum

4008 S Virginia Dare Trail
Manteo, NC 27954
http://www.oldnagshead.org/

Blue Sky Art Studio
Gallery
Scott Stockdale
Owner/Artist
345 Water Plant Rd
Manteo, NC 27954-9260
Tel: 252/256-2518
blueskyartstudio@ymail.com
http://www.theblueskyartstudio.com

Browning Artworks
Gallery
Linda Browning

53321 NC Hwy 12
PO Box 275
Frisco, NC 27936-0275
Tel: 252/995-5538

Dare County Library Gallery
Gallery
Amy Frazier
Librarian
700 Hwy 64/264
PO Box 1000
Manteo, NC 27954-1000
Tel: 252/473-2372

Gallery 101
Gallery
Gregg Kemp
Webmaster
101 Budleigh St
Manteo, NC 27954-9637
Tel: 252/473-6656
Fax: 252/473-6656
info@gallery-101.com
http://gallery-101.com

Island Art Gallery
Gallery
Edward Green

351 Airport Rd
PO Box 265
Manteo, NC 27954-0265
Tel: 252/473-2838

Roanoke Island Festival Park Art Gallery
Gallery

Gallery Manager
One Festival Park
Manteo, NC 27954-9396
Tel: 252/475-1500
information.dept@ncmail.net
http://www.roanokeisland.com/index.php?name=visArtsSeries

Seaside Art Gallery
Gallery
Melanie Smith
Manager
2716 South Virginia Dare Trail
PO Box 1
Nags Head, NC 27959-9252
Tel: 252/441-5418
Fax: 252/441-8563
info@seasideart.com
http://www.seasideart.com

The Murex Gallery
Gallery
Clair Sutton
Owner
58 Fairway Dr
Kitty Hawk, NC 27949-3848
Tel: 252/453-8306
themurexgallery@earthlink.net

KDH Cooperative Gallery & Studios
Artist Shop/Studio
Julie Moye
Director
502 S Croatan Hwy
Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948
Tel: 252/441-9888
Fax: 252/441-9888
kdhcooperative@yahoo.com
http://kdhcooperative.com

Studio 12
Artist Shop/Studio
Carolyn Schena
Co-Owner
40534 NC Hwy 12
PO Box 55
Avon, NC 27915-9701
Tel: 252/995-7899
Fax: 252/995-5595
carolyn@studio12hatteras.com
http://www.studio12hatteras.com

Storie-McOwen Publishers
Book Publisher/Press


PO Box 308
Manteo, NC 27954-0308
Tel: 252/473-1225

Buxton Village Books
Literary Magazine

Highway 12
Buxton, NC 27920

Manteo Booksellers
Literary Magazine
Steve Brumfield


PO Box 1520
Manteo, NC 27954-1520

The Book Cove
Literary Magazine


PO Box 1144
Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948-1144

The Island Bookstore
Literary Magazine
Bill Rickman
Owner
1177 Duck Rd
Kitty Hawk, NC 27949-4553
Tel: 252/261-8981
islandbksobx@yahoo.com
http://www.islandbooksobx.com

Carolista Music Festival
Fair/Festival

Chair

PO Box 1490
Manteo, NC 27954-1490
Tel: 252/473-5121
Fax: 252/473-5121
http://www.carolistamusicfestival.com

Illuminations Summer Arts Series
Concert Series/Series Presenter

Director
1 Festival Park
Roanoke Island Festival Park
Manteo, NC 27954-9396
Tel: 252/475-1500
Rifp.information@ncmail.net
Http://www.roanokeisland.com

Outer Banks Forum for the Lively Arts
Concert Series/Series Presenter
Amy Huggins
Executive Director

PO Box 503
Kitty Hawk, NC 27949-0503
Tel: 252/202-9732
Fax: 252/480-6684
info@outerbanksforum.org
http://www.outerbanksforum.org

Outer Banks History Center
Arts Cultural Center
KaeLi Spiers
Curator
1 Festival Park Blvd
PO Box 250
Manteo, NC 27954-0250
Tel: 252/473-2655
Fax: 252/473-1483
http://www.obhistorycenter.ncdcr.gov/

Island Art
Artist Guild/Membership Association
Cynthia M. Marks
Marketing Education Coordinator

PO Box 948
Buxton, NC 27920-0948
Tel: 919/995-5919

Outer Banks Local Artist Network
Artist Guild/Membership Association
Lorri Chambers
chairperson
615 Harbour View Drive
Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948
Tel: 252/256-3034
iseasunrises@aol.com
http://http://outerbankslocalartistsnetwork.blogspot.com/

The Writers' Group (Kill Devil Hills)
Artist Guild/Membership Association
Sandy Hill
Chairman
c/o Dare County Arts Council
PO Box 2300
Manteo, NC 27954-2300
Tel: 252/473-2127

Dare County Schools
School District
Sue Burgess
Superintendent

PO Box 1508
Nags Head, NC 27959-1508
Tel: 252/480-8888
Fax: 252/480-8885
http://www.dare.k12.nc.us/

Cape Hatteras School PTA
School-Parent-Teach Association
Tami J. Thompson
Cultural Arts Director

PO Box 68
Frisco, NC 27936-0068
Tel: 252/995-3313
Fax: 252/995-6031

Dare County PTA
School-Parent-Teach Association
Peggy Birkemeier
Cultural Arts Chairman
46 Duck Woods Drive
Kitty Hawk, NC 27949-3601
Tel: 252/261-3386

Dare County PTA Council
School-Parent-Teach Association
Tammy Thompson
Cultural Arts Director

PO Box 68
Frisco, NC 27936-0068
Tel: 252/995-3313
Fax: 252/995-6031

First Flight Elementary School PTA
School-Parent-Teach Association

President

PO Box 1836
Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948-1836

Manteo Elementary School PTA
School-Parent-Teach Association
Ricki Tillet
Co-President

Po Box 190
Manteo, NC 27954-0190

Cape Hatteras Elementary School
School-Elementary
Ray Gray
Principal

PO Box 640
Manteo, NC 27954-0640
http://www.dare.k12.nc.us/chs/ches/

Kitty Hawk Elementary School
School-Elementary
Susan Nordmann
Principal
16 Dogwood Trl
Kitty Hawk, NC 27949-3838
http://www.dare.k12.nc.us/khs/

Manteo Elementary School
School-Elementary
Mari Beth LaRose
Art Teacher

PO Box 190
Manteo, NC 27954
Tel: 252/473-2742
Fax: 252/473-2496
larosema@dare.k12.nc.us
http://www.dare.k12.nc.ushttp://mes.darecountyschoolsonline.com/

Cape Hatteras Middle School
School-Middle

Principal

PO Box 640
Manteo, NC 27954-0640
http://www.dare.k12.nc.us/chs/chms/middleschool.html

Manteo Middle School
School-Middle
Steve Holden
Principal

PO Box 817
Manteo, NC 27954-0817
Tel: 252/473-5549

Cape Hatteras High School
School-Secondary

Principal

PO Box 640
Manteo, NC 27954-0640
http://www.dare.k12.nc.us/chs/chhs/academics/

Dare County Alternative School
School-Secondary
Orville F. Rush Jr
Principal

PO Box 1878
Manteo, NC 27954-1878
Tel: 252/473-3141

Dare County Schools Community Schools Program
School-Other
Bartow Houston Jr
Coordinator
Box 640
Croaton
Manteo, NC 27954-0640
Tel: 252/473-2143

College of The Albemarle (Dare County Campus)
College/University
Teresa T. James
Dean
132 Russell Twiford Rd
Manteo, NC 27954-9222
Tel: 252/473-2264
Fax: 252/473-6008
tjames@albemarle.edu
http://www.albemarle.edu

Dare County Library
Library

Director
700 N Hwy 64/264
PO Box 1000
Manteo, NC 27954-1000
Tel: 252/473-2372
Fax: 252/473-6034
jwark@earlibrary.org
http://www.co.dare.nc.us/depts/Library.htm

Hatteras Branch Library
Library

Director
57709 Hwy 12
PO Box 309
Hatteras, NC 27943-0309
Tel: 252/986-2385
Fax: 252/986-2952
jwark@earlibrary.org
http://www.earlibrary.org

Kill Devil Hills Library
Library

Director
400 S Mustian St
PO Box 1000
Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948
Tel: 252/441-4331
Fax: 252/441-0608
jwark@earlibrary.org
http://www.youseemore.com/earl/directory.asp

Chicamacomico Historical Association
Historical Society/Commission
Mike Helminski

Rt 12
Waves, NC 27982

Friends of Elizabeth II
Historical Society/Commission
Lebame Houston
Director

PO Box 486
Manteo, NC 27954-0486
Tel: 919/473-1061

Roanoke Island Commission
Historical Society/Commission
John F. Wilson
Chair
One Festival Park
Manteo, NC 27954-9396
Tel: 252/475-1500

Roanoke Island Historical Association
Historical Society/Commission
Rhett B. White
Executive Manager
1409 National Park Rd
Manteo, NC 27954-9451
Tel: 252/473-2127
Fax: 252/473-6000
info@thelostcolony.org

Outer Banks Community Foundation
Foundation
Peggy Birkemeier
Executive Director

PO Box 1100
Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948-1100
info@obcf.org
http://www.obcf.org

Outer Banks Windmill and Country Store
Corporation/Business
Lynanne B. Wescott
Owner

PO Box 84
Manteo, NC 27954-0084
Tel: 252/441-7777

The Sanderling
Accomodations
Allison Wyant
Website and Promotions Coordinator
1461 Duck Rd
Duck, NC 27949-4635
Tel: 252/261-4111
Fax: 252/261-1352
Comments@thesanderling.com
http://www.thesanderling.com

North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service (Dare County)
Community Service Organization
R. I. Spake
4-H Extension Agent

PO Box 968
Manteo, NC 27954-0968
http://dare.ces.ncsu.edu/

Roanoke Island Freedmen's Colony Preservation Association
Community Service Organization
Michael Russell
Committee Member

PO Box 7039
Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948
Tel: 252/449-4515
swampratmusic@earthlink.net

Children and Youth Partnership for Dare County
Social Service Organization
Tara Crites
Child Care Resource/Referral Coordinator
2224 S Croatan Hwy # 12
Nags Head, NC 27959-8813
Tel: 252/441-4737
Fax: 252/453-3580
dareccrr@netscape.net

Outer Banks Hotline
Social Service Organization
Lynn Bryant
Executive Director

PO Box 1490
Manteo, NC 27954-1490
Tel: 252/473-5121
Fax: 252/473-9895
bryant@obhotline.org
http://www.obhotline.org

Dare County Parks and Recreation Department
Parks and Recreation Department
Donna Roark
Artistic Director

PO Box 1000
Manteo, NC 27954-1000
Tel: 252/475-5850
droark@aim.com
http://www.darenc.com/depts/Parks_Rec/

Jockey's Ridge State Park
Park/Historic Site

Manager
Carolista Dr Hwy 158 ByPass
PO Box 592
Nags Head, NC 27959
Tel: 252/441-7132
jockeys.ridge@ncmail.net
http://www.jockeysridgestatepark.com/

Pirate's Cove
Park/Historic Site
Heather Maxwell

1 Sailfish Dr
Manteo, NC 27954-9410
Tel: 252/473-3610
Fax: 252/473-1172
heather@fishpiratescove.com
http://www.fishpiratescove.com

The Elizabethan Gardens
Park/Historic Site
Horace Whitfield
Executive Director
1411 National Park Drive
Manteo, NC 27954-9451
Tel: 252/473-3761
Fax: 252/473-3244
hwhitfield@elizabethangardens.org
http://www.elizabethangardens.org

Dare County
Local Government
Terry L. Wheeler
Manager

PO Box 1000
Manteo, NC 27954-1000
Tel: 252/473-1101
http://www.co.dare.nc.us/

Dare County Commissioner's Office
Local Government
Bobby Owens
County Commissioner
7114 S Virginia Dare Trail
Nags Head, NC 27959-9126
http://www.co.dare.nc.us/BOC/default.htm

Town of Manteo
Local Government

Mayor

PO Box 246
Manteo, NC 27954-0246
Tel: 252/473-2133
info@townofmanteo.com
http://www.townofmanteo.com

North Beach Sun
Media-Daily Newspaper
Dawn Edwards
Editor
4425 N Croatan Hwy
Kitty Hawk, NC 27949-4123
Tel: 252/449-2222
Fax: 252/449-2223
editor@northbeachsun.com
http://www.northbeachsun.com

Ocracoke Observer
Media-Daily Newspaper

Editor

PO Box 427
Ocracoke, NC 27960-0427
Fax: 252/441-9885

The Resorter
Media-Daily Newspaper


PO Box 400
Manteo, NC 27954-0400

Coastland Times
Media-Weekly Newspaper
Francis Meekins
Editor

PO Box 400
Manteo, NC 27954-0400
Tel: 252/473-2105
Fax: 252/441-2223
timesprinting@juno.com

Outer Banks Kid Connection
Media-Weekly Newspaper
Julie Polyanski
Publisher

PO Box 1451
Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948-1451

Outer Banks Sentinel
Media-Weekly Newspaper
Cornelia Olive
Editor

PO Box 546
Nags Head, NC 27959-0546
editor@obsentinel.com
http://www.womacknewspapers.com

The Employee Connection
Media-Weekly Newspaper
Dorothy Toolan

Dare County Public Relations
PO Box 1000
Manteo, NC 27954-1000

The Island Breeze
Media-Weekly Newspaper
Irene Nolan
Editor

PO Box 598
Hatteras, NC 27943-0598
Tel: 252/986-2421
Fax: 252/986-2913
http://www.islandbreezepublishing.com

WGAI Radio
Media-Radio
Bob Carter
General Manager

PO Box 1408
Elizabeth City, NC 27906-1408
Tel: 252/335-0856
wgai560am@aol.com

WNHW Radio
Media-Radio
Gordon Finney
General Manager
637 Harbor Rd
Wanchese, NC 27981-9589
Tel: 252/475-1888
Fax: 252/475-1881

WOBR Radio
Media-Radio
Pat Cahill
General Manager

PO Box 1418
Nags Head, NC 27959-1418
Tel: 252/473-3434
Fax: 252/441-2109

WRSF Radio
Media-Radio
Rick Chamberlin


PO Box 1418
Nags Head, NC 27959-1418
Tel: 252/441-1024
Fax: 252/441-2109
http://www.dixie1057.com

WVOD Radio
Media-Radio
Matt Cooper
Program Director
637 Harbor Rd
Wanchese, NC 27981-9589
Tel: 252/473-1993
Fax: 252/473-1757

WSKY TV
Media-Television
Tom Powers
Operations Manager

PO Drawer 269
Kitty Hawk, NC 27949-0269
Tel: 757/382-0004
tom@wsky4.com
http://www.wsky4.com