The Outer Banks 2008 Official Travel Guide - (Page 19) OUTER BANKS EVENTS & FESTIVALS FEBRUARY February 2. Winter Dance 2008. NC Aquarium. The evening includes elegant foods, live dance music and a silent auction. Proceeds to benefit The Lost Colony and The North Carolina Aquarium. For ticket information call (252) 473-2127 or visit thelostcolony.org February 22 - 24. 4th Annual Roanoke Island Freedmen’s Colony Celebration. The Film Theatre at Roanoke Island Festival Park. The weekend will include a blues concert, play and more. For more info. call (252) 475-1500 or visit roanokeisland.com February 23. Elizabethan Rendezvous Cabaret. Penguin Isle Restaurant, Nags Head. 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. A seven-course gourmet meal, prepared by the Penguin Isle chef, is interspersed with musical entertainment provided by Elizabeth R & Company’s professional performers. The premise of the event is to re-set a royal feast for Queen Elizabeth I—in the 21st century. Admission is $100 per person. Limited seating; Reservations are required. For more info. call (252) 473-1061. MARCH March 1 – 2. Roanoke Island 1862 - A Civil War Living History Week end. Roanoke Island Festival Park. 10 a.m. Commemorating the 145th Anniversary of The Battle of Roanoke Island. The seventh annual festival will feature re-enactors of Union and Confederate soldiers and Civil War-Era Sailors and Civilians. Other events include period activities such as artillery demos, drills, living history encampments, blacksmithing, rope making, woodworking, leatherwork, crafts, presentations, lectures, book signings, period music performances and children’s activities. For more info. call (252) 475-1500 or visit roanokeisland.com 19 http://thelostcolony.org http://roanokeisland.com http://roanokeisland.com
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