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Really Really Free Market September 4

Saturday, September 4th is the first Saturday of the month…so it's time for another KCA REALLY REALLY FREE MARKET! 9:30 am- 12:30 pm @ Avon Fire Station

Everyone is welcome at this free event, where all are encouraged to give, receive, and create on their own terms. You are invited to arrive between 9:30 am and 12:30 pm with goods, services, skills, performances, stories, crafts, food, games, music, clothing, furniture, plants, and resources to share with others in the community. The event is self-organized by everyone who participates.

Nothing is required for participation, but please think creatively about the skills you have and could teach, the useful or beautiful things you have and don't need, or the resources you can share with people to create something during the event.

Really Really Free Markets celebrate forms of cooperation and gift-giving. They create open spaces in which status is generated by giving rather than owning, and in which giving and receiving happen directly. As at other Really Really Free Markets across the U.S. and around the world, we aim to create and participate in a world in which resources are held in common, we find in ourselves the capacity to meet the needs of others in our community, and "free" means just that: really, really free.

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Labor Day Weekend kicks off September Events

It's been a remarkable summer on the Outer Banks, with blazing sunny beach days and mild water temperatures to cool off with. Escape the inland heat with a trip to the OBX this Labor Day Weekend, September 3-6.

Motorcyle Cannonball
September 10
The pre-1916 Motorcycle Cannonball coast-to-coast Endurance Run departs the OBX on Friday, September 10th from Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, NC. See scores of motorcycles from the early 1900's through 1915 on display from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. before the competitors take off for a 16 day race across America! The Motorcycle Cannonball, named after the famed Erwin "Cannonball" Baker, who set 143 driving records from 1910 through the 1930's, dares contestants to live up to the endurance records set by early motorcycle pioneers. motorcyclecannonball.com

Outer Banks Pirate Festival
September 16-19
Get your "Aarrggghh!" on during 4 days of Pirate Madness! Authentic Pirates will be pillaging local restaurants and businesses including Kellys, Pamlico Jacks, Mako Mikes, Big Al's, Jolly Roger, Outer Banks Brewing Station, and Kitty Hawk Kites! September 19th is National Talk Like A Pirate Day, so come give us your best "Aarrgh!" and bring the kids to the Scalliwag School For Scoundrels at the Kitty Hawk Kites store in Nags Head on September 19. kittyhawk.com

5th Annual Day at the Docks
September 18

Located in Hatteras village along the waterfront marinas, charter and commercial ships captains and crews demonstrate the tools and skills working watermen use at sea. Fishermen and visitors are invited to compete in a net hanging contest, a concrete marlin competition, and a survival suit race. The commercial and charter fishing fleets will display their boats, skills, products and gear in a variety of competitions and demonstrations. Maritime-inspired games for children and fresh, local seafood will be featured in a chowder cook-off and cooking demos. Traditional wooden boats will be on site. Musical entertainment. dayatthedocks.org

Outer Banks Triathlon
September 18-19
Registration is open for the 2010 Outer Banks Triathlon! Three different skill levels of events over the 2 day weekend. The Half Distance Tri will be held Saturday, September 18th, and the Olympic and Sprint Triathlons will be held Sunday, September 19th. All three courses go from Roanoke Island to the NC mainland community of Manns Harbor and back, and the biking and racing portions follow smooth flat roads and trails. obxmarathon.com

Eastern Surfing Association - Grand Finals
September 19-25
Expect a week of great surfing at Cape Hatteras with the largest amateur surfing association in the world, the Eastern Surfing Association or ESA, with a current membership of over 7,000 surfers. Men, women, boys and girls of all ages. Competition headquarters will be at the Natural Art Surf Shop in Buxton, NC. The Easterns competition series is big news in the surfing world. surfesa.org

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Pageant will benefit island children and families in need

The Hands of Love Organization will be hosting a benefit pageant on Hatteras Island at the Cape Hatteras Secondary School of Coastal Studies on Saturday, Nov. 6.

All proceeds from the pageant will benefit children and families in need -- the Sparkle Bags for Christmas, Easter Basket program, food baskets for the holidays and much more.

Age divisions for the pageant are:

Baby Miss - birth through 36 months
Wee Miss - Ages 4 to 6
Little Miss - Ages 7 to 9
Junior Teen - Ages 10 to 12
Teen Miss - Ages 13 to 17
Miss - Ages 18-25

All contestants must be residents of Dare County. The entry fee is $60.

There will also be an overall Miss Hands of Love winner. This will be award to the girl who collects the most money, canned goods, school supplies, and any items that could be used in the Sparkle bags.

"This is to promote community service and giving back, which is what pageantry is all about," said Kim Martin, who is the founder and chief executive officer of Hands of Love.

Another part of the pageant will be the Super Model winner. You do not have to be in the pageant to win this title. The organization will have a "super shoot" and anyone can enter this portion. There will be a photographer who has his own magazine and is looking for models. The winner of this title will also win a couple page spread in the magazine. This would be a great opportunity for any girl who is looking to do any kind of modeling, Martin says.

For entry forms or more information, contact Kim Martin at 252-996-0919 or e-mail her at wvgirl2030@aol.com.

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