Arts & Entertainment

The joy of strawberries

The Hawthornes are on a cross-country trip. We left the day after I got our postcard notifying me that the Powell’s Point strawberries were ready for picking. And I’ve been thinking about those strawberries ever since we left.

We’ve been stopping at grocery stores throughout our travels and buying containers of strawberries to snack on across the United States, but they don’t hold a candle to fresh-picked, juicy, still warm-from-the-sun, bursting with flavor Currituck strawberries. Oh, how I miss them.

For those of you lucky enough to be able to pick strawberries now, here are a few of my favorite strawberry recipes. Try them, and I’m sure they’ll become some of your favorites too.
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MUSIC
OBX Sounds CD release party

OBX Sounds CD release party

The CD is a compilation of 20 local performers. Some of the artists will be performing at the release party.

ART
‘Straw Hat’ is Best in Show

‘Straw Hat’ is Best in Show

Straw Hat, a watercolor portrait by John de La Vega won the Best in Show Award at the Mollie Fearing Art show.

THEATER
Forbidden Broadway is simply hilarious

Forbidden Broadway is simply hilarious

The Theatre of Dare debuted its musical comedy revue “Forbidden Broadway” last Friday night.


ON STAGE
AEC v1.0.2
 

Views of the other “Graveyard of the Atlantic”

Views of the other “Graveyard of the Atlantic”

From across the Atlantic, the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island is presenting an exhibition of photography by David Green of Bideford, England.
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A few feet in these shoes is plenty

A few feet in these shoes is plenty

Preparing for a Relay for Life fundraiser was a lesson in the absurd rituals women must endure to “look good” for men.