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Rock’n the Roanoke – Drag Boat Racing Event
Are you looking for some Fast & Fun Weekend Entertainment?
Check out the Annual Drag Boat Races on the waterfront in Plymouth, NC.
Brought to you by the Towne of Plymouth and the Virginia Outlaw Drag Boat Association (VODBA).
Supporting our American Heroes with a Marine Corps Band, Food, Vendors, Raffles & Door Prizes!
Spectators will gather on the waterfront to watch this exciting event unfold.
Boats from all over the East Coast will run an 800ft course, exceeding 100mph!
This year will include a 660ft course, where anything goes! In this class, Drivers can run any style boat, any
engine, any fuel, and some will include nitrous oxide to add to the excitement!
Kids will have a chance to win a Bicycle and lots of other Door Prizes.
More information can be found at www.vodba.net or FaceBook
Rock’n the Roanoke Drag Boat Racing!
Saturday, August 13, 2016 - 11am to 6pm
Sunday, August 14, 2016 – 1pm to 6pm
Come see the East Coast’s Fastest Drag Boats on the beautiful Roanoke River!
Veterans Writing Workshop Now Accepting Applications
Dare County Arts Council is now accepting applications for the 2016
Outer Banks Veterans Writing Project, which will be held November 5 and
6 at UNC Coastal Studies Institute on Roanoke Island.
Returning to the Outer Banks for its fourth consecutive year, the free twoday
writing workshop will be taught by Veterans, for Veterans and Active
Duty Servicemembers.
The 2016 workshop will be led by retired Air Force Chief Master Sergeant
and professional writer James Matthews, whose fiction has appeared in numerous literary journals.
“Veterans are often in a unique position to develop compelling stories that not only speak to the
human condition, but advance the Nation’s literary achievements. Our goal is ultimately to inspire
and encourage veteran-writers -- whether they are just beginning to recon the writing path or are
simply looking to expand the literary tools in their arsenals,” said Matthews.
Dare County Arts Council encourages all former and current service men and women in North
Carolina, Virginia and surrounding areas to submit applications for the writing workshop, which will
accommodate up to 25 participants.
For more information or to submit an online application for the Veterans Writing Project, visit
VeteransWeekOBX.com, DareArts.org or call (252) 473-5558.
Modeled after the DC-based Veterans Writing Project, a non-profit foundation that teaches combat
Veterans to express their military experiences through literature, the goal of the Outer Banks Veterans
Writing Project is to teach enrolled applicants the art of writing.
“We, as Veterans, often have experiences that we need to express. This Workshop teaches us to take
those events and build them into a story. History has taught us that the best way to overcome Post
Traumatic Stress is to talk about our experiences. I don’t call it Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. There
is no disorder, they’ve just been exposed to more stress than most people.
This Workshop teaches us how to relieve that stress,” said Army Veteran and Dare County Arts
Council Board Member Kelli Harmon.
The Outer Banks Veterans Writing Project is part of the Veteran-friendly events sponsored by the
Outer Banks Visitors Bureau during November’s Outer Banks Veterans Week.
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