More Cowbell is performing live at Kelly’s OBX Restaurant (MP 10.5 in Nags Head) Sun., Jan 22, 3-6 p.m.,to support the GEM Center, a nonprofit organization which provides support for adults with memory loss.

For only $5/ticket, you will automatically be put in a drawing for the wine tasting.

Call Gail Sonnesso at (252) 480.3354 for tickets or more information. Thank you Marcari, Russotto, Spencer & Balaban, P.C. personal injury attorneys for being a gracious sponsor already! (Courtesy www.obxCommonGood.org)

The North Carolina Department of Transportation plans to replace existing drainage culverts (pipes) across SR 1217 (Colington Road) in Dare County. These culverts were damaged during the Hurricane. This work will require the closure of Colington Rd. (around the 1400 block) at night. The road will be closed to all traffic. There will be no detour.

The road closure will begin (weather permitting) on Sunday, January 22 at 6 p.m. and should reopen Monday, Jan. 23, at 6 a.m.  

We apologize for the inconvenience. For more information, please contact the NCDOT Manteo maintenance office at (252)473-2990.

This year marks the Baum Center’s 25th anniversary, and the staff will hold an “Open House, Quarter Life Commencement” Tuesday,Jjan. 24, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., to create more excitement within the center.

Learn about the programs that are offered and how you can get involved. There will be entertainment, refreshments, guided tours of the building, workout class demonstrations, information on all the programs and resources offered, as well as club and other group activity details.

Call Emily Karr at 475-5638 for more information. If you have any suggestions on what you would like to see at the center or other ways the center might improve its services to the community, you are welcome to do so. (Courtesy www.obxCommonGood.org)

The League of Women Voters of Dare will be presenting a program: “What everyone needs to know about Gangs in Dare County.”

Sgt. Brandon Henderson of the Kill Devil Hills Police Department will be the primary presenter accompanied by other officers. Current trends concerning gang activity in Dare County and nort eastern North Carolina will be discussed. In conjunction with this information, tips will be given in knowing how to identify and prevent gang activity, and developing an awareness of this problem for our citizens.

The program will take place  Monday, January 16, at the Kill Devil Hills town hall, at 7 p.m. (Courtesy www.obxCommonGood.org)

Join the N.C. Aquarium on Roanoke Island in celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Black History Month by the sharing of the Pea Island Crew, led by Richard Etheridge. The Crew was the first to be composed entirely of black men and proved to be one of the most courageous of the Life-Saving Service, the precursor of  today’s U.S. Coast Guard.

The movie will shown on Monday, January 16, and each Sunday in February at 1:30pm and is free to the public. Afterwards, view the in-house exhibit dedicated to the Pea Island Life-Savers, and visit the on-site memorial and gravesite of Richard Etheridge and his family. Warm up this winter with harrowing tales of courage and battles against the odds from Life-Saving Station #17. The North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island will feature showings of Rescue Men, the documentary that chronicles the story of the all black crew of surfmen who patrolled a section of the Outer Banks in the late 1800s up to 1947.

The Aquarium gift shop will also have memorabilia about the life savers available for purchase. (Courtesy www.obxCommonGood.org)

On Saturday, Jan. 14, and for the 21st year, a traditional program and luncheon in celebration of Martin Luther King Day will be held at the Dare Center, 950 Marshall C. Collins Drive, Manteo.

The program starts at 11 a.m. with lunch following. The Rev. Spotswood Graves with the North Dare Ministerial Association issued an invitation to all at the recent board of commissioners meeting. (Courtesy www.obxCommonGood.org)

Help continue to create programs through the GEM (Gentle Expert Memory care) organization for our hundreds of residents with dementia and their caregivers by enjoying a silent auction and rocking out to More Cowbell at Kelly’s Restaurant on Sunday, January 22, from 4-7 p.m. Tickets are $5 and upon purchase, will be put in a raffle for a free wine tasting at Trio for up to 12 people.

More Cowbell is a band out of Chesapeake, Va. that covers classic rock, blues, and surprises the audience with deep cuts of great bands such as Blackfood, Henry Paul, Rick Derringer, Rainbow and more. In addition to a dual lead guitar attack of great old songs, More Cowbell also entertains the dance set with songs by James Brown, the Commodores and others.

In the United States, 5.4 million people are living with Alzheimer’s disease, 170,000 of them in North Carolina alone. The GEM organization provides on-going support to family care-givers, and their loved ones with early memory loss through partnerships and workshops within the community. Call Gail Sonnesso at (252) 480.3354  for more information, how to become a sponsor or to purchase tickets. (Courtesy www.obxCommonGood.org)

On Monday, January 16, Martin Luther King Day (MLKD), the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island will offer visitors free admission when you bring food items to be given to the Roanoke Island Food Pantry. *The Roanoke Island Food Pantry has served all of Dare County and even Ocracoke, focusing on mainland Dare and Roanoke Island.

Highly-sought items include hearty soups and canned meats, but all non-perishable food items are greatly appreciated. Families are encouraged to bring a bag of food. Please the aquarium to do its part, continuing to serve our neighbors and Outer Banks community. Give food items for our Martin Luther King Day free admission day on Monday, January 16 at the aquarium. All items will be distributed by the Roanoke Island Food Pantry to families who need our help here in Dare County!

The North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island is located at 374 Airport Road, just north of Manteo, NC on Roanoke Island. Visit  www.ncaquariums.com or  on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/NC-Aquarium-on-Roanoke-Island/213112875378 .

*Call 252-473-3494 for more information on how you can get free admission for a food donation in celebration of MLKD! Free admission will be given to everyone on MLKD. Giving a food items is not required, but is our way of giving back to our community. (Courtesy www.obxCommonGood.org)

The OBX Peace and Justice Interfaith Coalition is sponsoring the documentary ”Standing on My Sisters’ Shoulders’ which is about three women in 1965 who went to US House of Representatives in Washington D.C. They came to the capitol seeking civil rights, the first black women to be allowed in the senate chambers in nearly 100 years.

A missing chapter in our nation’s record of the civil rights movement, this powerful documentary reveals the movement in Mississippi in the 1950′s and 60′s from the point of view of the courageous women who lived it – and emerged as its grassroots leaders. STANDING ON MY SISTERS’ SHOULDERS weaves a story of commitment, passion and perseverance and tells the story of the women fought for change in Mississippi and altered the course of American history forever. The film may be borrowed by other organizations for free although donations are always appreciated. This documentary will be shown Jan. 17, 7 p.m., at  Kellys Restaurant. (Courtesy www.obxCommonGood.org)