Time to Get Outside and Enjoy the Outer Banks
Cover of one of the 36 books Suzanne Tate and James Melvin have created.It seems as though spring was never going to come to the Outer Banks. Sure the official first day of spring was 10 or 11 days ago, but there wasn't much about it that suggested spring.
But the sun has been out for the past few days, daytime temperatures have climbed into the upper 60s and lower 70s and the breezes have been from the south. That's spring on the Outer Banks.
Just in time for Easter, too.
For anyone thinking about sunrise services, it will be chilly but Easter Sunday is looking like a perfect spring day.
It looks as though all of the Easter Egg hunts are on Saturday this year. Check out Kitty Hawk Kites, the Elizabethan Gardens and the Roanoke Island Aquarium if there are young ones who want to see how many eggs they can find.
As the days get longer we start to get more happenings on the Outer Banks.
There are two event that are occurring in Manteo that we think are worth checking out.
The Bayard Wooten photography exhibit is on display now through May 31. We're giving this one our strongest recommendation. It's not a large exhibit but really worth checking out.
Bayard Wooten was a woman photographer capturing images between 1905 and the late 1930s. Her ability to capture the emotional content of the people she photographed is mesmerizing.
Born in New Bern, she was a true pioneer in her field—both as a woman when women were not accepted in what was seen as a man's profession and artistically as an artist.
The other exhibit worth checking out will be at the Dare County Arts Council Gallery—the old Dare County Courthouse beginning Friday, April 6.
Author Suzanne Tate and Artist James Melvin have been cooperating on Tate's nature Series of children's books for 30 years. The Arts Council will have on display some of the original artwork that was used in the books as well as some commentary from the creative team.
Suzanne and James will be on hand for the April 6 Manteo First Friday celebration.
