Mt. Zion United Methodist Church is hosting their Free Dinner Outreach on May 25 from 6:00 until all are fed.  If you know of someone who would like a free hot meal please bring them or send them that night.  We would really appreciate it if you would pass the word.   Mention it in your church or place of work.  

Thursday May 27 at 7:00 PM in the fellowship hall of Holy Redeemer.  Open to the public, the concert will benefit the Nativity Preparatory School's local Scholarship Fund.  Tickets are $10.00 in advance and $12.00 at the door.  The Concert is  hosted by Kim Kalman, a nationally known vocalist/acoustic guitarist with over 30 years of performing experience.  Kim will be performing material from her new release, I LOOK TO YOU. For further concert information or tickets, contact Susan Cheney at 252-441-1575.

May 27. Two tours will be given, one at 8:15 p.m. and a second at 9:15 p.m., each tour is limited to 30 people.  Tickets must be purchased in advance. Full Moon Tour ticket sales will start on Tuesday, May 25.  The lighthouse ticket booth is open from 8:15 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. daily.  Full Moon Tour tickets are non-refundable. It is anticipated that tickets will sell out early.  Standard admissions fees apply - $7 for adults, and $3.50 for children (11 and under) as well as seniors (62 and older).  The lighthouse ticket booth, located at the lighthouse site, is open from 8:15 a.m. - 4:40 p.m. daily.

 Currituck Wine and Jazz Festival
May 29,  NOON - 7:00 PM, at The Cotton Gin North Lawn Jarvisburg, [Rain or Shine!] Wines will be poured from all the Currituck Wineries, including the release of the 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon and 2007 Syrah. Live Jazz will be played all afternoon; and food from local Currituck County restaurants will be served: pit-cooked BBQ, fresh seafood and local vegetables will be featured. View and purchase works of art from local artists - bid on artworks created in the vineyard. Free tours of Sanctuary Vineyards and the all-new Winery will be available.$15.00 advance ($20.00 day of event) Questions? Local (252) 491-2387 or  (800) 637-2446. Benefit Art Council.

Mark your calendars for Friday, June 4th for the 21st Annual OBAR Golf Scholarship Tournament to be held at Kilmarlic Golf Club. To date the Fund has awarded 150 scholarships, totaling $152,800! The recipients are guaranteed continued funding in the amount of their original scholarship each year they remain in college and keep their grades up! Register online or Contact Melanie Day/Golf Committee Chair  Melanie@melanieday.com 207.6138 or Karen Pierce/OBAR 441.4036 karenp@outerbanksrealtors.com

Interfaith Community Outreach provides emergency assistance to Currituck & Dare Residents. On June 5 at Sound Park, 8955 Caratoke Highway, Harbinger, there will be a Fish and Chicken Fry from 11:00 to 5:00 pm. $7.00 per meal.  In addition there will be a yard sale - all benefiting ICO.

Fundraiser for the Outer Banks Cancer Support Group.  8:00 pm, June 5, at the Port O'Call Restaurant.  There will be thirteen featured bachelors of various ages, with packages including anything from haircuts to charter fishing and vacation rentals.  Along with sports packages, fine dining and spa packages, there is something for men and women to bid on.   One featured bachelor has put together his own package in memory of his late grandmother and uncle, who both died from cancer.  His package is worth over $5000 and is sure to be big draw for those attending the auction.   Another bachelor will feature a Manteo shopping and dining package.  Pam Patterson of Nags Head is the fundraiser coordinator and has put together a wonderful group of bachelors, along with many donations from local businesses and individuals. 

A Meet and Greet for the bachelors will start at 7:30 PM on Friday, June 4th, also at Port O'Call and is open to anyone wishing to view the packages and prepare their bid.  Proceeds from the Bachelor auction, silent auction and the quilt raffle go to the Outer Banks Cancer Support Group and in turn will be used for our Transportation Subsidy Program and the Temporary Financial Outreach Program.  The Financial Outreach Program helped more than 150 people with cancer, totaling over $58,000.00.

• Lynet Winslow- Paralegal (at COA, transfering to Western Piedmont on-line next year)

• Michelle McNair- Education (UNC on-line, will take 4 classes this summer to get NC teaching certificate)
• Lidziya Alesina - Business Administration and Information Technology- ECU and COA ($600)
• Cynthia Holm - Fine Arts at COA
• Jennifer Everett - Education- COA- Goal is to work for her BS to teach
• Jivan Bassell -  Nursing at COA (Goal is Masters in Nursing)

Members, Guests and Friends  invited to meet and congratulate the 6 scholarship winners on Tuesday, June 8 at 6:00, Mallard's Marsh Restaurant on Hwy 349 about a mile down the road to Wanchese on the left side, from the main intersection after crossing over the Pirates Cove.  For more information contact

On  June 26, join in a nationwide "Hands Across the Sand" protest. Young and old are invited to participate.  Sponsored by Surfrider and Sierra Club, based on the highly successful Florida event. All you need to do is show up at Bonnett Street in Nags Head around 11 am. (Milepost 10.5).  At noon, everyone lines up to create 'a line in the sand' against offshore drilling and for renewable energy.  Lock hands and stand there for 10 minutes in silent protest.  Pat each other on the back and proceed about your daily lives. Bonnett Street has a big parking lot, plus surrounding accesses and right-of-way parking for overflow. (There's also NHES up the road.) In one day, we can physically show Dare Co., North Carolina - possibly the whole country - that coastal residents are standing up against offshore drilling's risks to our way our life.