November 2018 Veteran's Week on the Outer Banks

By Chris Sawin on Sep. 09, 2018

Much of Outer Banks culture is rooted in the community’s connection to those who serve. Honoring that history and culture, the 6th annual Outer Banks Veterans Week is scheduled for November 1-11, 2018. OBX Veterans Week is a yearly celebration that recognizes Veterans and their families through the arts. The week begins November 1 at 6 p.m. in Downtown Manteo, hosted by The Town of Manteo.

Outer Banks Veterans Week includes a wide range of Veteran celebrations, stretching from Corolla to Hatteras and all points between. This project is supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. This project is also supported in part by the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, Dare County Veterans Advisory Council, and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10950. Sassagrass, an Eclectic Acoustic Bluegrass, will perform live Friday, November 10 at Pamlico Jack's. The free public show begins at 9 p.m. and is hosted by the Outer Banks Marathon and Dare County Arts Council.

The Outer Banks Veterans Writing Project comes back to the Outer Banks for its 6th Anniversary on November 10 and 11, 2018. This free, two-day writing workshop takes place at UNC Coastal Studies Institute in Wanchese. Writers of all experience levels are welcome at the special workshop, which is led by Ron Capps, founder and director of the National Veterans Writing Project. Dare County Arts Council invites former and current service men and women, along with family members from North Carolina, Virginia and nearby areas, to register for the workshop, which can host up to 25 participants.

The Outer Banks is surrounded by meaningful history. Lifesaving Service surfmen at Kill Devil Hills played an important role in helping the Wright Brothers with their experiments; Army Brigadier General Billy Mitchell carried out strategic air power demonstrations in 1923 by sinking battleships off Hatteras; and during World War II, the Navy, Coast Guard and Civil Air Patrol guarded Outer Banks shores while defending Allied shipping lanes from submarine attacks.

Author

Chris Sawin is the Executive Director at the Dare County Arts Council.