ND SOU UCK
Steppin’Out
CUR
RIT
DUCK POST OFFICE
12
IN DUCK
Duck’s walkable village has everything you could want or need, from a sound side boardwalk to stores, galleries, and WAT E R TOWER
eateries. Enjoy free live events at the Town Park and stroll along the newly completed pedestrian path on the east side of Duck Road. Find it all in Duck.
DUCK ROAD
2-Miler supports Friends of Ben Morris and Dawn Moraga (pictured here) team up to Jockey’s Ridge by sweating up a bring twice the color to Manteo’s DCAC, July 6-31. sandstorm at 8:30am. (More at www.jockeysridgestatepark.com.) Come dusk, head back to the top and watch The Town of Nags Head Fireworks Spectacular sizzle over Nags Head Pier at 9:25pm. Or just post up at a nearby beach access well in advance. (Rain date: July 5.) Full deets at www. nagsheadnc.org. • And the Avon Pier 4th of July Fireworks Show flares up at 9:15pm, accompanied by a patriotic Radio Hatteras broadcast from 9pm-12am. Stream live at www.radiohatteras.org. (Rain date: July 5.) (P.S. Wanna keep rocking in the free world? Boogie on over to Avon’s Koru Beach Klub for a Southern Accents tribute to Tom Petty. Just $15 at the door. More at www.koruvillage. com.) • Ben Franklin. Sam Adams. Billy Carter. On July 5, follow in the footsteps of our beer-loving forefathers by participating in the Outer Banks Brewing Station’s Independence Beer Mile. Prizes for star-spangled costumes. 11am-1pm. Register at www.obxrunningcompany.com. • Bored with red, white and blue? Diversify your décor down south when July 5’s Island Art Show delivers 20+ local artists to the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Community Center — plus live music and killer fundraisers for great local causes. (So come back again Aug. 17 & 30.) 10am4pm. More at www.randiosullivan.com. • On July 6, 6pm, be at DCAC in Manteo for the First Friday opening reception for “In Living Color,” a collaborative exhibit by local favorites Red Dawn Moraga and Ben Morris. Then head to Downtown Books, where Joseph Terrell will sign copies of his newest, locally set crime novel. And cruise around to hear live tunes by The Jazzmen, Eric Williams Quartet, and Just Playing Dixieland. Details at www.darearts.org. • Duck Town Hall solves the mystery to keeping kids entertained by hosting a Story Time on the Steps every Fri., 10am, July 6-Sept. 7. (Be sure to sneak inside for a mixed media exhibit by Fred Vallade before July 26.) Get the full word at www.townofduck.com. • Hot foot it to Avon, every Mon., July 9-Aug. 13, when Sun Realty hosts the Hatteras 5k race series. 8am. Dash to www.obxrunningcompany.com for deets. • Cheer on our best local swimmers — and real-life lifesavers — when local ocean rescue teams post up at Jennette’s Pier — and take on the whole coast — in swimming, running and other events at the South Atlantic Lifeguard Championships. 7am-4pm. More at www.salausla.org. • Watch colored fabric swim across the sky, July 14-15, when the 40th Annual Wright Kite Festival returns to Wright Bros. Memorial, 10am-4pm. Standard park admission applies, but the lessons and kite-making are all freestyle. Blow over to www. kittyhawk.com for the latest. • On July 21-22, it’s back to Jennette’s Pier, for the ultimate shorebreak stunt show: the OBX Skim Jam. The largest East Coast skimboarding competition draws the sharpest edges in the country for big airs, huge bragging rights and a few hundred bucks. More www.skimusa.org. • Save some energy for the night of July 21, as Trio hosts the Surfing for Autism Charity Fundraiser/Silent Auction. Every glass and dollar raised helps to support the summer’s most electrifying community event. 6pm. Help the cause at www.surfingforautism.org. • On July 25, “glow south” to Waves Village Watersports Resorts for the 4th Annual Light up the Night. From 8:30-10pm, enjoy free NOCQUA paddleboard demos plus a big screen movie under the stars. More at www.kittyhawk.com. • Is your non-profit’s cash flow running dry? Better beat the July 27 deadline for Outer Banks
Summer Events For start/end dates and more info visit townofduck.com Tuesdays 7:30 am 10:00 am Wednesdays 7:30 am 9:30, 11:00 am Thursdays 10:00 am 6:30 pm Fridays 10:00 am
Yoga on the Green Children’s Interactive Theater Amphitheater Dynamic Flow Fitness on the Green Family Magic Show Amphitheater
DUCK TOWN PARK
Hula Hoop and Play on the Green Concert on the Green Story Time Paul F. Keller Meeting Hall steps
For more information on businesses, a shopping guide, and special events and promotions held by Duck Village Merchants, visit doducknc.com.
CROSSWALK SIDEWALK
SHOP
PLAY
DINE
STAY
12
BOARDWALK SHOPPING AREA
townofduck.com 252.255.1286 milepost 85