SUNDAY | 04.19
Students star in ‘Waves of the Future’
The Chicora Rotary Club of Myrtle Beach presents the third annual “Waves of the Future” concert, with 24 performances by an expected 20 schools and more than 650 students participating overall.
See this celebration of youth from all grade levels of Horry County Schools at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Calvin Gilmore Theater, at the northern junction of U.S. 17 Business and U.S. 17 Bypass in Myrtle Beach.
All proceeds go toward Horry County fine arts programs, and local and international Rotary projects for polio eradication, water sanitation in Peru, the Dictionary Program and Project Happy Feet.
Tickets are $24.95, $29.95 or $45.95 for ages 17 and older, and $9.95, $14.95 or $19.95 for ages 3-16.
Also, every paid ticket to “Waves of the Future” will include a nontransferable voucher from the box office to attend a performance of “The Carolina Opry” or “The Good Vibrations Show” anytime April 13-25.
Details at 913-4000 or www.wavesofthefuture.com, and www.thecarolinaopry.com.
FRIDAY | 04.17
Ying Quartet leads week of CCU events
Coastal Carolina University has a slew of arts events just 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:
▪ Ying Quartet (www.ying4.com), 7:30 p.m. Friday in Wheelwright Auditorium. $15.
▪ “Gospel Extravaganza,” 5 p.m. Saturday in Wheelwright Auditorium. Free, with ticket.
▪ Eighth annual “Isn’t It Romantic?” concert, 7:30 p.m. Monday, with CCU concert and chamber choirs. $5.
▪ Wale, 8 p.m. Monday, in HTC Center. $20.
▪ “Words to Say It – Faculty Showcase,” 4:30 p.m. April 23 in Johnson Auditorium, in E. Craig Wall School of Business Administration, with CCU English professor Jason Ockert reading from his newly released novel “Wasp Box,” book signing at reception afterward. Free.
▪ “Pop 101 in Concert,” 7:30 p.m. April 23 in Wheelwright Auditorium, with various singers and instrumentalists. $5.
Also, Atlantic Stage’s “The Complete Works of William 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. Also: “After Words” discussions with the cast and director after show this Sunday. $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. Details at 877-287-8587 or www.atlanticstage.com.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY | 04.17-04.19
‘Gullah and Gospel in Georgetown’
The “Gullah and Gospel in Georgetown” festival will cover this weekend at various Georgetown sites, mostly in the city:
▪ Friday-Saturday – Films at Georgetown County Library main branch, 405 Cleland St., with “Say Amen, Somebody” at 2 p.m. and “20 Years of Oslo Gospel Choir” 4 p.m., each for a suggested $2 donation.
▪ Friday – Opening concert with Pure-N-Heart Movement, 7 p.m. at Waccamaw High School auditorium, 2412 Kings River Road, Pawleys Island, for $15.48 advance online or $17 at door.
▪ Saturday – Street fair downtown, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., including the Top Gullah Chef cook-off; free concerts by Geoffrey Forrest and Big God Praise, noon and 2 p.m., respectively at Front and King streets; and master art classes 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m., with Jonathan Green, at Cultural Council of Georgetown County, 922 Front St., for $250, and Charles Williams, at The Carefree Canvas, 129 King St., for $150.
▪ Sunday – Closing concert by Vickie Winans and Capital City Chorale, 6 p.m. at Lighthouse of Jesus Christ Church, 159 Johnson Road, $20.66 online advance or $25 at door.
The festival is a collaboration of the Georgetown Business Association, Georgetown County Tourism Office, Cultural Council of Georgetown County and The Mitney Project. Proceeds will benefit community revitalization work at Mitney, which helps to give educational and culturally enriching programs to needy youth and their families (546-7900 or themitneyproject.org).
More festival details at www.gospelgeorgetown.com.
OPENS SUNDAY | 04.17
High schoolers’ art sparkles in exhibit
The 14th annual Horry-Georgetown County High Schools Juried Art Exhibition opens at the Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum with a reception 1-3 p.m. Sunday, including awards at 1:30 p.m., and the show continues through May 17.
This exhibit showcases works by students from various local schools: Carolina Forest, Conway, Green Sea Floyds, Loris, Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, St. James and Socastee high schools; Horry County Schools’ Academy for the Arts, Science and Technology and Academy for Technology and Academics; Georgetown School of Arts and Sciences, Lowcountry Preparatory School; and Vine and Branches Home Educators.
More than 342 pieces were submitted for consideration, and 83 works were chosen for display.
Find the museum at 3100 S. Ocean Blvd., Myrtle Beach, across from Midway Par 3 and Springmaid Beach Resort. It’s open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and 1-4 p.m. Sundays, for free.
Other exhibits into May:
▪ “Voices of the Island: The Cuban Art Collection of Reynier Llanes,” with works by 18 Cuban artists; “Swim: An Artist’s Journey,” paintings by Georgetown native Charles Williams; and “Laurie Blum: My Inner Garden,” with gouache paintings, all through April 23.
▪ 18th annual Waccamaw Arts Crafts Guild Juried Exhibition, April 30-May 31.
▪ Winyah River Keepers Foundation Photo Contest Winners, May 8-21.
Details at 238-2510 or www.myrtlebeachartmuseum.org.
SATURDAY, MONDAY | 04.18, 04.20
Events include Croissants, ‘Trio Dinner’ dates
▪ Pet Fair, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday in Surfside Beach Bark Park, at Willow Drive North and First Avenue North, including rabies clinic opening at 9:30 a.m. 650-9548 or www.surfsidebeach.org.
▪ Colonial-era celebration, for children in kindergarten-grade 5 and their parents, with Long Bay Society of Children of the American Revolution, 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday at Horry County Memorial Library Socastee branch, 141 707-Connector Road, between S.C. 707 and S.C. 544. Free, but reservations requested at 492-0061, 249-8664, or email CAR.Longbay@gmail.com.
▪ 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 Valor Memorial Garden, at The Market Common, on Farrow Parkway. Free. 446-3830 or www.artsyparksy.com.
▪ Grand Strand Beach Social Dancers’ belated “Easter Parade” dance, 7-10 p.m. Saturday with DJ Ed Brown, at Grand Strand Senior Center, 1268 21st Ave. N., Myrtle Beach. $7. 903-3765.
▪ Third annual Spring Wine Tasting and Art Show, benefiting the International Culinary Institute of Myrtle Beach and including debut of Heidi Vukov’s “Bonjour Y’all” cookbook – 4-6 p.m. Saturday at Croissants Bistro and Bakery, 3751 Robert M. Grissom Parkway, Myrtle Beach, at 38th Avenue North. Wine tasting $15. 448-2253 or www.croissants.net.
▪ “Edible Book Festival,” with tastes inspired by a book, Monday at Horry County Memorial Library Surfside Beach branch, 410 Surfside Drive. Drop off entries 11 a.m.-1 p.m., for judging 1-1:30, public vote 1:30-2, and winners announced 2-3. Register at 205-5280. Free, www.hcml.org.
▪ “Trio Dinner Coastal Culinary Experience,” 6:30-9 p.m. Monday at Myrtle Beach Convention Center, at Oak Street and 21st Avenue North, with top Myrtle Beach-area executive chefs and students they mentor competing for 2015 Best Dish and People’s Choice awards, with music by the U-N-I jazz-blues band, in a benefit for Myrtle Beach Area Hospitality Association’s scholarship funds directed at hospitality and culinary education. $25 student, adult $85, couple $160, table of eight $600, table of 10 for $750. 626-9668 or www.triodinner.org.
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