2010 First Friday Schedule
September 03
, 4-8 p.m.
Music:
To Be Announced
Art:
Dare County Arts Council Gallery, reception 6-8 p.m.; painting demo by local artist Catherine Hamil at Washed Ashore in the Phoenix Shops
Activities:
Historic Inn Crawl, 4-6 p.m. (a self-guided tour); wine tasting from local Scuppernong vineyard at the Full Moon Cafe with local artist E.M. Corsa in attendance to sign her wine label designs; roving caricature artist (drawings for a fee); Magic Mike's sleight of hand and balloon sculptures; Kitty Hawk Kite's rockclimbing wall; yarn spinning demo at Kimbeeba Yarns; belly dancers, yoga and pilates demos, mini-massages around the downtown; aquatic arts and crafts with the Outer Banks YMCA; costumed interpreters from The Lost Colony, North Carolina Aquarium and Festival Park; free essential oil samples and discounts at Theraroma in the Phoenix Shops; 10% discount at Stock-Aide General Store
And More:
Sales, discounts, demos and light fare at many of the Downtown Manteo Waterfront's participating merchants. Call The Docks of Manteo at 252-305-4800 for more info on their 2 nights for one offer.
October 01
, 4-8 p.m.
Music:
To Be Announced
Art:
Dare County Arts Council Gallery, reception 6-8 p.m.; painting demo by local artist Catherine Hamil at Washed Ashore in the Phoenix Shops
Activities:
To Be Announced
And More:
Sales, discounts, demos and light fare at many of the Downtown Manteo Waterfront's participating merchants. Call The Docks of Manteo at 252-305-4800 for more info on their 2 nights for one offer.
November 05
, 4-8 p.m.
Music:
To Be Announced
Art:
Dare County Arts Council Gallery, reception 6-8 p.m.; painting demo by local artist Catherine Hamil at Washed Ashore in the Phoenix Shops
Activities:
To Be Announced
And More:
To Be Announced
December 03
, 4-8 p.m.
Music:
Christmas carols
Art:
To Be Announced
Activities:
Town of Manteo Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration
And More:
To Be Announced
Getting to First Friday
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Directions to Downtown Manteo
From the West take Highway 64 East from Raleigh, NC toward the Outer Banks. Continue on Hwy. 64 past Williamston and Columbia. Continue east until you reach Manns Harbor and cross the Croatan Sound on Virginia Dare Bridge (Highway 64 bypass). Turn left onto Hwy. 64 West Business and continue into town until you see the highway sign directing you toward the Downtown Manteo Waterfront. You can reach the Waterfront area via any of the following streets: Fernando, Agona, Sir Walter Raleigh, or Budleigh.
From The North take Highway 158 South toward the Outer Banks. About fifty miles from Chesapeake and Elizabeth City, Hwy. 158 will cross the Wright Brothers’ Memorial Bridge. Continue South on Hwy. 158 to until you pass Tanger Outlet Mall in Nags Head where you will bear right onto Hwy. 64 West toward Roanoke Island. After crossing the bridge to Roanoke Island, bear right onto Highway 64 West Business at the CVS and continue into town until you see the highway sign directing you toward the Downtown Manteo Waterfront. You can reach the Waterfront area via any of the following streets: Fernando, Agona, Sir Walter Raleigh, or Budleigh.
From the South take Highway 12 North from Buxton, NC to Nags Head, NC. Turn left onto Hwy. 64 West toward Roanoke Island. After crossing the bridge to Roanoke Island, bear right onto Highway 64 West Business at the CVS and continue into town until you see the highway sign directing you toward the Downtown Manteo Waterfront. You can reach the Waterfront area via any of the following streets: Fernando, Agona, Sir Walter Raleigh, or Budleigh.
Map of Historic Inn Crawl
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