SATURDAY-SUNDAY | 04.11-04.12, also 04.18
Symphony heads ‘Back Home Again’
The Long Bay Symphony will join Tom Becker, formerly of The New Christy Minstrels, and his band for “Back Home Again: A Tribute to John Denver,” for two concerts this weekend and another on April 18 – one each in Horry, Georgetown and Brunswick counties:
▪ 7 p.m. Saturday at Myrtle Beach High School auditorium, on Robert M. Grissom Parkway between 29th and 38th avenues North, for $35-$50 (also $10 for students 21 and younger with ID).
▪ 4 p.m. Sunday in Winyah Auditorium, 1200 Highmarket St., Georgetown, for $45 adults, $10 students.
Group discounts are available. Details at 448-8379 or longbaysymphony.com.
One more option to see this concert: 7:30 p.m. April 18 at Brunswick Community College’s Odell Williamson Auditorium, off U.S. 17 in Supply, N.C., for $29 adults or $27 seniors/students – reserve tickets for this show only at 910-755-7416; 800-754-1050, ext. 7416; or www.bccowa.com.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY | 04.11-04.12
Plantacular Sale, and birds of prey
Two cross-street neighbors on U.S. 17 in northeast Georgetown County, between Litchfield Beach and Murrells Inlet, have special outdoor events this weekend:
▪ Annual “Plantacular Sale,” with flora grown locally, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday at Brookgreen Gardens (open till 8 p.m. daily in April), free with admission, which lasts seven days: $15 ages 13-64, $13 ages 65 and older, and $7 ages 4-12. 235-6000, 800-849-1931 or www.brookgreen.org.
▪ “Birds of Prey Free-Flight Show,” 1 p.m. Saturday, at Huntington Beach State Park (open 6 a.m.-10 p.m. daily), with demonstrations by The Center for Birds of Prey from Awendaw. 237-4440, 238-8755 (nature center) or www.huntingtonbeachsp.com.
(Also, visit The Center for Birds of Prey, based at 4872 Seewee Road, Awendaw, about 40 miles south of Georgetown, east of U.S. 17, first left south of the Sewee Outpost. It’s open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, including guided tours at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., and flight demonstrations at 11:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. $15 ages 17-64, $14 seniors and active-duty military, $10 ages 6-16, and free ages 5 and younger, and group rates available for 25 or more people at $12 ages 17 and older and $8 ages 6-16. Details at 843-971-7474 or www.thecenterforbirdsofprey.org.)
SATURDAY | 04.11
Two Boy Scout events in Myrtle Beach
Meet local Boy Scouts, and learn about their value and service to the community and youth overall, at either of two events on Saturday in the north half of Myrtle Beach:
▪ Scouting Expo and Pinewood Derby runoff, for youth ages 6-20 and families, by Boy Scouts of America, Pee Dee Area Council, Chicora District (covering Horry and Marion counties), 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Broadway at the Beach, off 21st Avenue North in Myrtle Beach. Free. 605-1241, www.tinyurl.com/chicoraexpo2015, or email christopher.britton@scouting.org.
▪ 40th annual Fish Fry, for dine in or drive-through takeout, benefiting Boy Scout Troop 850 of Myrtle Beach (which started in 1957 and boasts 17 members this year), 11 a.m.-7 p.m. at St. Philip Lutheran Church, 6200 N. Kings Highway, Myrtle Beach. $7. 446-9351.
ALMOST DAILY | Array of arts
Plays, concerts across CCU
Coastal Carolina University has loaded up on arts events in the next week, mostly on the main campus, accessed from U.S. 501 and S.C. 544 in Conway. Details at 349-2787 (ARTS) or www.coastal.edu/culturalarts:
▪ “Twelfth Night or What You Will” play, 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and April 15-18, also 3 p.m. April 18, in Edwards Theatre. $15.
▪ “CCU 60th Anniversary Lecture,” 7:30 p.m. Friday in Edwards Recital Hall, with Edgar Dyer, CCU executive vice president and professor of politics and geography. Free.
▪ “The Vagina Monologues” play, 7 p.m. Saturday, postponed from March 20, in Johnson Auditorium, in E. Craig Wall School of Business Administration, benefiting Rape Crisis Center of Horry and Georgetown counties. $5.
▪ Spring Flute Studio Recital, 7:30 p.m. Monday in recital hall. $5.
▪ Jazz Ensembles concert, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Wheelwright Auditorium. $5.
▪ “Langston Hughes Project” concert of his “Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods for Jazz,” 6 p.m. April 15 in Johnson Auditorium, with Ronald C. McCurdy, professor of music at the University of Southern California. Free.
▪ “Trombone Ensemble,” 7:30 p.m. April 16 in Edwards Recital Hall. Free.
▪ “Portfolios I: Graphic Design Senior Exhibition,” a student showcase through April 17 in Rebecca Randall Bryan Art Gallery, in Edwards College – open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, and free. 349-6454 (call to arrange up-close parking for anyone with a disability or mobility matter) or www.coastal.edu/bryanartgallery:
▪ Atlantic Stage’s “The Complete Works of Shakespeare (abridged),” 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays, through April 26, at 79th Avenue Theatre, in CCU’s Myrtle Beach Education Center, at U.S. 17 Bypass in Myrtle Beach. $27.50 general; $22.50 seniors (ages 55 and older)/educators/military; $17.50 students, including Osher Lifelong Learning Institute members; and $12.50 side-section seats. 877-287-8587 or www.atlanticstage.com.
SATURDAY, TUESDAY, THURSDAY | 04.11, 04.14, 04.16
So many outings, especially Saturday
▪ “Spring Event Day,” with farm activities and demonstrations from a “one-horse family farm lifestyle” from 1900-55, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at Horry County Museum’s L.W. Paul Living History Farm, 2279 Harris Shortcut Road, off U.S. 701, north of Conway (open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays). Free. 365-3596 or www.horrycountymuseum.org.
▪ Lower Cape Fear Hospice Mercy Care’s Camp Happy Hearts, for children ages 5-17 coping with loss (through death of people or a pet, deployment, abandonment or any other circumstances), 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturday, at Christ United Methodist Church, 2901 Fantasy Way, in Fantasy Harbour area, off U.S. 501 and George Bishop Parkway, just west of Myrtle Beach, across from Medieval Times Dinner Tournament. Free, but registration required at 331-2212, or email tbadurski@mercyhospice.org.
▪ Special sensory showing of “Underdogs,” for families with autistic children, 10 a.m. Saturday at Grand 14 Cinema at The Market Common in Myrtle Beach. Free. 609-744-0099, or email beckylarge66@gmail.com.
▪ Chili cookoff, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at grand opening of East Coast base for Big Paws Canine Academy Foundation Inc., 1379 Horry Road, Aynor. Free to register chili entries, $5 to taste and vote. 844-244-7297 (BIG-PAWS), ext. 701, or bigpawscanine.com.
▪ Cruise-ins on Saturday, by Myrtle Beach Car Club (742-9802), 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Maggi D’s Fine Italian Cuisine, 407 Seaboard St., Myrtle Beach; and Hot Rod Promotions (503-8245), noon-3 p.m. at Aynor Town Park, on Seventh Avenue, for free.
▪ Vendor Fair fundraiser for such groups as Birthright of Georgetown Inc., 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday in St. Michael Catholic Church Duffy Center (gym), on Cypress Avenue in Garden City Beach, east of U.S. 17 Business. 650-8828.
▪ Opening of Waccamaw Arts and Craft Guild’s 43rd year of “Art in the Park,” 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday in Myrtle Beach’s Chapin Park, at Kings Highway and 14th Avenue North. Free. 446-3830 or www.artsyparksy.com.
▪ Cassandra King, author of “Moonrise,” speaking at Team First Book Spring Author Luncheon, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturday at Inlet Affairs, 4024 U.S. 17 Business, Murrells Inlet. $30. 349-2728 or 222-6002, or email mmcilrea@coastal.edu or marshatennant@yahoo.com.
▪ Meet-and-greet for Christian poets, 12:30-1:45 p.m. Saturday at Horry County Memorial Library North Myrtle Beach branch, 910 First Ave. S. 732-703-8161.
▪ 15th annual “Doggie Bone Hunt,” benefiting The Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach, 1 p.m. Saturday (registration open at noon, with suggested donation of $10 per pet) in city’s McLean Park, 93 Oak Drive, south of Main Street, also with music by Big Bam Boom, and pet contests such as Best Kisser, Best Dressed and Pet-Owner Look-a-Like, for $5 entry fee each. 249-4948 or www.humanesocietynmb.org.
▪ Guided tours by Georgetown native Charles Williams of his exhibit “Swim: An Artist’s Journey,” 1, 2 and 3 p.m. Saturday at Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum, 3100 S. Ocean Blvd., Myrtle Beach. Free. 238-2510 or www.myrtlebeachartmuseum.org.
▪ Social dance by USA Dance Grand Strand Chapter 6024, 7-10 p.m. Saturday at Myrtle Beach Base Recreation Center, 800 Gabreski Lane, near The Market Common. $7 members, otherwise $10. 570-881-0244 or www.usadancegrandstrand.org.
▪ Fifth annual “f.l.a.v.o.r. (fresh, local, appetizing, valuable, original, restaurants),” benefiting scholarships for Horry-Georgetown Technical College’s Culinary Institute, 4-7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Myrtle Beach Convention Center, at Oak Street and 21st Avenue North. Free admission; buy tickets for food. 855-0527.
▪ Pawleys Island Concert Band’s Spring Concert, with movie and Broadway classics, 7 p.m. Tuesday at Pawleys Island Community Church, 10304 Ocean Highway. Free. 274-5991.
▪ North Myrtle Beach Woman’s Club will have a “Purses with Purpose Event,” benefiting local charities, 6 p.m. April 16 at Marina Inn at Grande Dunes, 8121 Amalfi Place, Myrtle Beach. $50. 280-8491, 280-4421, or email nmbmermaid@gmail.com.
Also, consider an easy escape to North Carolina:
▪ N.C. Azalea Festival, Thursday-Sunday in Wilmington, in various sites, including self-guided tours: “Coastal Gardens from River to Sea,” spanning 13 sites, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday-Sunday, and historic home tour of nine sites, 1-6 p.m. Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Fees vary. 910-794-4650 or www.ncazaleafestival.org.
▪ Second annual Breast Cancer Fly-In for Pretty in Pink Foundation of Raleigh (919-532-0532 or www.prettyinpinkfoundation.org), with Southeastern Modelers Flying Club and Mount Elin Remote Control Flying Club, 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday at airfield at 548 Narrow End Road, Tabor City, N.C. Free admission and $20 landing fee. 910-520-9452.
▪ 19th annual Pleasure Island Chowder Cook-off, 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday (taste and vote by 3:30 p.m.) at Carolina Beach Lake Park, off U.S. 421 in Carolina Beach, at Lake Park Avenue, with music by the Mark Roberts Band. $6 ages 13 and older, otherwise free. 910-458-8434 or www.pleasureislandnc.org.
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