The Outer Banks 2009 Official Travel Guide - (Page 22) OUTER BANKS EVENTS AND FESTIVALS February 14. Valentine’s Dance. 108 Budleigh Street, Manteo. 7 p.m. - 11 p.m. The Lost Colony hosts a romantic evening of dinner, dancing, and fun with elegant catering, live dance music and a silent auction. Tickets are $48 per person. Proceeds benefit the Roanoke Island Historical Association, producers of The Lost Colony. (252) 473-2127 or thelostcolony.org February 20. Freedmen’s Colony Blues J am. Film Theatre, Roanoke Island Festival Park. 8 p.m. Artist to be announced. (252) 475-1500 or roanokeisland.com February 22. Hesperus: Unknown Lincoln: A Portrait in Song. Art Gallery, Roanoke Island Festival Park. 4 p.m. Abraham Lincoln did not play an instrument and seldom sang in public, but he loved music and dance. Hesperus’s performance of his favorites gives audiences a special insight into this memorable public figure. (252) 475-1500 or roanokeisland.com February 28 - March 1. 9th A nnual Civil War Living History Week end. Roanoke Island Festival Park. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and March 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Commemorating the 147th Anniversary of the Battle of Roanoke Island, featuring reenactors of Union and Confederate soldiers and civilians. Other events include period activities such as artillery demonstrations and a speed firing musket demonstration. (252) 475-1500 or roanokeisland.com 22 http://www.thelostcolony.org http://www.roanokeisland.com http://www.roanokeisland.com http://www.roanokeisland.com
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