Our most critical project is the moment is the replacement of the two light towers at Waterside Theatre. Funding for the project was partially supplied through the National Park Service. But the remaining portion is up to the Roanoke Island Historical Association to supply.
We appeal to the generosity of Association members, our community, businesses, civic organizations and friends to assist us in this endeavor. Your contribution can help light the night for countless of theatre patrons and artists yet to come. To contribute call 252-473-2127 or visit online at www.thelostcolony.org

The men's dressing room at Waterside Theatre is also being renovated. Additionally both men's and women's dressing rooms will have fire prevention systems installed before the summer season begins.

This shows our new Maintenance Building. Recall that our previous one was destroyed in the September 2007 fire. Once the new building is complete we will welcome tool donations (and or funds) to outfit our maintenance needs. If interested in giving to this need, call the business office at 252-473-2127.

Lots of changes this Spring on the north of the island. In addition to our lighting tower remodel, The Lost Colony office building is being renovated as well. Stay tuned for more pictures.

Create the Future Initiative Event to be Held on April 15

As part of the upcoming Land of Beginnings Festival, a Create
the Future Initiative event is planned for Thursday April 15 at the
Wright Brothers Pavilion in Kill Devil Hills. The event is a
collaboration between College of The Albemarle, the Create the Future
Committee, the Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce, and the Dare Education
Foundation.

Create the Future Initiative (CFI) is a group of Outer Banks business
people, non-profits, and educators who have the vision of a community
working together to prepare itself for the future, pursuing educational
and technological innovation, diverse cultural offerings and the
cultivation of natural resources. Our mission is to facilitate a
diverse, robust and sustainable regional economy preserving and
enhancing the future quality of life on the Outer Banks.

Create the Future Day on April 15, will blend these elements of the
vision and the mission of CFI. Joe Fredosso, Executive Director of the
Microelectronics Center of NC (MCNC), a catalyst for technology-based
economic development throughout the state, will talk about ways MCNC can
help with economic development in the region and ways to access venture
capital for new initiatives.

A panel of four OBX entrepreneurs will discuss ways they have "made it
happen" on the Outer Banks.

Andy Keeler, Professor of Public Policy at Ohio Statue University's John
Glenn School of Public Administration will give insight into how one
economist sees the economic future of the Outer Banks unfolding.

Additionally, Create the Future Day will kick-off an Outer Banks
"community read" event that will help the audience focus on core values
that will help us prosper in the future.

The CFI website will be utilized to enable attendees to blog and post on
various topics of the day making this a most interactive event.

Lunch will be provided at no charge for those who pre-register. The
Dare County Arts Council will provide lunchtime entertainment which will
be followed by an opportunity for networking and collaboration.

Participants are urged to bring their web-enabled laptops for wireless
connection. Lunch will be provided for participants who pre-register by
April 14 by calling College of The Albemarle at 473.2264 extension 0.

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.



[Photo cut lines: At last year's Create the Future Initiative event,
Marshall Brain, expert explainer, teacher, columnist and author of the
best-selling book "How Stuff Works," shared his vision of tomorrow so
participants can anticipate and prepare for the needs of the community.]

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Hear Outer Banks Tales at the Land of Beginnings Festival Storytelling
Sessions

The fifth Annual Land of Beginnings Festival celebrates the history of
the Outer Banks with nine unique events filled with storytelling
encounters, rich drama, living legends and more. Storytelling sessions
during the festival connect the past to the present through oral history
and are a great introduction to local history for anyone

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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Experience a nine-day festival that promotes the uniqueness of the Outer
Banks with exciting cultural, educational and entertainment events for
residents and visitors. Various entertaining activities throughout the
festival celebrate the history, culture, and people of the Outer Banks.
Participating sponsors include both nonprofit organizations and
businesses that subscribe to promoting the future of the Outer Banks by
preserving its past. April 9-17, 2010. For details visit
www.thelostcolony.org

Men's dressing room progress at Waterside Theatre. May 16, 2010

TLC Alum Luke Tudball auditioning at the Institute of Outdoor Drama in Chapel Hill, NC. This is the last set of auditions for TLC. Here comes summer around the corner!

Lost Colony Casts Talent

(Manteo, N.C., March 2, 2010) - The annual search for talent take's The
Lost Colony's production staff across the state and beyond. Auditions
for 2010 have already taken the long-running drama's production team to
New York, Connecticut, and Tennessee. Upcoming auditions are scheduled
for Kentucky and in North Carolina. Local auditions for the drama took
place February 27. Pictured here (top) are some of the younger actors to
audition: (L-R) Noah Gross (Pomeroy,OH), Catherine Crabtree (Manteo,
NC), Savannah Midgette (Manteo, NC), Haley Schreyer (Kill Devil Hills,
NC), and Blair Smith (Kitty Hawk, NC). Actor and dancer Darren Shin
(bottom photo, center) from Winchester, VA attended the audition. And
was subsequently hired as a dancer for the 2010 Company. Also in this
photo: Carl V. Curnutte (Executive Director/Producer), Robert Richmond
(Director), and Robert Midgett (Fight Choreographer)