Final day for film fest
The Myrtle Beach International Film Festival concludes, at Carmike Cinemas’ Broadway 17, at Broadway at the Beach, off Robert M. Grissom Parkway, between 21st and 29th avenues North in Myrtle Beach (445-1616). $10 per two-hour block of films, or $50 all-access pass. 497-0220 or www.myrtlebeachfilmfestival.com:
▪ Noon-2 p.m. – “The Star Fishing Boy” (12 minutes), “Sugar, My Sweet Enemy” (28), “The Magic Bracelet” (20) and “The Current” (46).
▪ 2:30-4:30 p.m. – “Birthday” (12), “The Walk” (20), “Nocebo” (39) and “The King Next Door” (34).
▪ 5-7 p.m. – “A Chess Player” (22) and “Amongst the Shadows” (88).
▪ 7-8 p.m. – Complimentary sushi from Jimmyz Original Hibachi House of Myrtle Beach and Surfside Beach, and wine tasting from Silver Coast Winery of Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., with jazz by Denny Hess Trio.
▪ 8-9:30 p.m. – “One Armed Man” (30), “The Window” (17), “Taxi Stop” (20) and “Berlin Troika” (12).
▪ 9:30 p.m. – Awards ceremony, in theater.
▪ 10 p.m.-midnight – After-party at Sun City Cafe, 801 Main St., Myrtle Beach.
Other ideas for outings
▪ Community yard sale benefit, 7 a.m.-noon at Myrtle Beach Intermediate School, on Oak Street, between 29th and 38th avenues North. 626-5831.
▪ Seventh annual Dragon Boat Festival, benefiting Ground Zero of Myrtle Beach, a ministry to teens, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at Myrtle Beach’s Grand Park, on Farrow Parkway. Free to see. 945-9440 or www.groundzeromb.com/dragonboat.
▪ Myrtle Beach Kennel Club All-Breed Dog Show and Rally, open 8:30 a.m. Saturday-Sunday at Southeastern Agricultural Center, 1027 U.S. 74 E., Lumberton, N.C. Free admission; parking $5. 902-6338 or www.myrtlebeachkennelclub.com.
▪ Seacoast Artists Guild’s “Art in Common” festival, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday in Myrtle Beach’s Valor Memorial Garden, on Farrow Parkway, at The Market Common. Free. 232-7009 or www.seacoastartistsguild.com.
▪ Myrtle Beach Coin Show, benefiting Horry County Meals on Wheels, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday at Springmaid Beach Resort, 3200 S. Ocean Blvd., Myrtle Beach. Free. 293-9000.
▪ Canine Carnival and Rescue Day, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at A Dog’s Way Inn, 761 Pendergrass Ave., Murrells Inlet, behind T-Bones Steak House. Free. 357-4545 or www.adogswayinn.com.
▪ Socastee Heritage Festival, benefiting Socastee Heritage Foundation, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Dick Pond Road, between Socastee Boulevard (S.C. 707) and swing bridge. Free. Also, Hot Rod Promotions (503-8245), car show, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. for $25 entry per car. 458-1461 or www.socasteehf.com.
▪ Myrtle Beach Car Club cruise-in, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Jud Kuhn Chevrolet, 3740 S.C. 9 E., Little River. Free. 742-9802.
▪ Free Tree Party, with more than 1,000 saplings, and tree planting and care seminars, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at Hog Heaven barbecue restaurant, 7147 Ocean Highway, on south end of Pawleys Island. 457-8126 or 651-9309.
▪ “Saturday Music Wine,” noon-6 p.m., with music 1-5 p.m. by Jerry Jones, at La Belle Amie Vineyard, 1120 St. Joseph Road, Little River, just west of North Myrtle Beach Middle School. Free. 399-9463 or labelleamie.com.
▪ Metropolitan Opera live with “Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci,” 12:30 p.m. at Cinemark at Coastal Grand mall, off Seaboard Street in Myrtle Beach. $24 adult, $22 senior and $16 child. 839-3225 or www.cinemark.com.
▪ “Profiles in American Character: Robert E. Lee” film, 1 p.m. at Horry County Museum (open 9 a.m.-5 p.m.), 805 Main St., Conway. Free. 915-5320 or www.horrycountymuseum.org.
▪ Carolina Master Chorale’s “A Big Band in the House of God,” 4 p.m. at Coastal Carolina University’s Wheelwright Auditorium, off U.S. 501 in Conway. $20 adults, $15 veterans and seniors, and $5 students through age 22. 444-5774 or www.carolinamasterchorale.com.
▪ Opening reception for “The Power of Three” exhibit of works by National Sculpture Society members, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Cheryl Newby Gallery, 11096 Ocean Highway, Pawleys Island, in The Shops at Oak Lea, with show through May 23. Free. 979-0149 or www.cherylnewbygallery.com.
▪ “Praisefest” with Debra Snipes and The Angels, 6 p.m. at Chesterfield Missionary Baptist Church, 8591 S.C. 90, Longs. $15 donation. 399-6421 or 390-0597.
▪ Wine Fest benefit, 6:30-9:30 p.m. at Museum of Coastal Carolina, 21 E. Second St., Ocean Isle Beach, N.C. $50. 910-579-1016 or museumplanetarium.org.
▪ Senior Dance with Rosalie and Jack Drust, disc jockeys, 7-10 p.m. at Myrtle Beach Base Recreation Center, 800 Gabreski Lane, close to Horry-Georgetown Technical College Grand Strand campus and Farrow Parkway and The Market Common. $7. 570-881-0244 or email rosalie182@att.net.
▪ Ninth annual Georgetown Rotary Club Shag Festival, benefiting Alzheimer’s research and other community service projects, 7-11 p.m. on King Street between Front and Prince streets, with music by Heart ’N Soul. $20 advance, $25 at gate, including free shag lessons 6-7 p.m. www.shagfestival.com.
▪ The Platters, Legacy of The Miracles, and The Coasters, 7 p.m. at Alabama Theatre, at Barefoot Landing, on U.S. 17 in North Myrtle Beach. $34.95, $42.95 or $48.95. 272-1111 or www.alabama-theatre.com,
▪ “Almost Queen” tribute, 8 p.m. at Palace Theatre, at Broadway at the Beach, at 21st Avenue North and U.S. 17 Bypass in Myrtle Beach. $29.95 or $34.95 ages 13 and older, or $9.95 ages 3-12, plus tax. 448-0588 or www.palacemb.com.
For a complete list of upcoming events, festivals and shows, visit MyrtleBeachOnline.com/kicks.
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