The 38th Annual New World Festival of the Arts is taking place on August 14 and 15 throughout Downtown Manteo... world class artists in a wide variety of mediums will spread throughout the downtown area in a juried show that is an absolute August must- do on the Outer Banks! At Downtown Books we will be hosting a book signing by renowned photographer Bruce Roberts who has recently released, along with his wife Cheryl Shelton-Roberts, North Carolina Lighthouses: The stories behind the beacons from Cape Fear to Currituck Beach.