Land of Beginnings Festival's Living Legend Community Luncheon set for
April 12



The Land of Beginnings Festival invites all to attend the Living Legend
Community Luncheon at noon on Monday, April 12. Glenn Eure, generous and
talented Outer Banks artist and supporter of the arts has been chosen to
receive the fourth annual Living Legend Award to be presented at this
luncheon. Eure joins other Living Legend Honorees: Omie Tillet, Edward
Greene and David Stick who collectively have made the Outer Banks a
better place, each in their unique way.

"Each year, we received many worthy nominees for the award,"
said Carl Curnutte, executive director and producer of The Lost Colony,
and of the Land of Beginnings Festival Committee chairman. "Although
each nominee contributed greatly to what makes the Outer Banks unique,
Eure's artistic contributions and passionate love of the Outer Banks
made his choice clear for the committee.

Many are familiar with Eure's Monument to a Century of Flight in Kitty
Hawk completed in 2003 for the centennial of flight celebrations. Others
know him as proprietor of the Ghost Fleet Gallery in Nags Head. Here,
in a building of his own design, he exhibits his work in a variety of
media- collagraphs, woodcuts, etchings, watercolors, sculptural oil
canvases, and relief carvings on themes from nautical to abstract.
Eure's Gallery is known as a center for the arts and features special
exhibits of guest artists, both accomplished and emerging while
providing a forum for community arts events and literary arts
presentations. His first art show of the year is devoted to the work of
students from grades K-12.

Now age 76, he saw completion of a project of biblical proportion.
Eure's carving and completion of the 14 Stations of the Cross for Holy
Redeemer gives powerful testimony to his unfaltering faith and his
tireless artistry. These are but a few examples of the palette of his 35
years of artistry in the land of beginnings.

The family-style luncheon and gathering of business, civic, and
community organizations seeks to celebrate the best of Eastern North
Carolina. Keynote speaker is five-time Tony Award-winner William Ivey
Long. Long will speak about his first hand knowledge of the Outer Banks
and his long-standing devotion to The Lost Colony drama that has drawn
him here since childhood. Also at the event, Bill Rea, East Carolina
Bank V.P. and Marketing Executive for the Outer Banks will present the
third annual Living Legend Scholarship from the Living Legend Endowment
Fund established by the banking corporation and managed by the Outer
Banks Community Foundation.

The Living Legend luncheon event is one of many to be held from April 9
to April 17 as part of the Land of Beginnings Festival, An Outer Banks
Original. The nine-day festival celebrates the rich history and cultural
heritage of the Outer Banks and explores ways to preserve and promote
it.

This year's Living Legend Luncheon sponsors are Dare County, East
Carolina Bank, National Park Service Outer Banks Group, Outer Banks
Community Foundation, Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce, and the Roanoke
Island Historical Association.

Consider joining the Dare County community as they gather to share
accolades of Glen Eure at the Living Legend Community Luncheon, noon on
Monday April 12. Cost of the luncheon is $20 per person. Advance
reservations are required to attend the event. For reservations, call
252-473-2127.

The Land of Beginnings Festival is an annual celebration of
Outer Banks Originals which defines who we are as a community. Events
planned at various sites that week include exciting cultural,
educational and entertainment activities. Participating sponsors include
both nonprofits and businesses that subscribe to promoting the future of
the Outer Banks by preserving its past.

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