THE WEEK AHEAD
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Holiday lights
The Market Common’s Christmas Tree Lighting is Friday from 6 to 7 p.m. Take a complimentary carriage ride between noon and 4 p.m. then hang around to watch the tree light up in front of the movie theater. See www.MyrtleBeachOnline.com/kicks-online for more holiday events.
Bluegrass weekend
The 43rd annual S.C. State Bluegrass Festival strums Thursday to Saturday at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center, at Oak Street and 21st Avenue North, with a full schedule and most performers playing twice:
Thursday – A Deeper Shade of Blue at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m.; Wayne Taylor and Appaloosa at 1:45 p.m. and 6:45 p.m.; Jesse McReynolds and the VA Boys 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out 3:15 p.m. and 8:15 p.m.; and Longview at 4:10 p.m. and 9:10 p.m.
Friday – The Farmhand Quartet at 11 a.m. and 5:10 p.m.; Don Rigsby and Midnight Call at 11:45 a.m. and 5:50 p.m.; Goldwing Express at 12:30 p.m. and 6:35 p.m.; Al Batten and the Bluegrass Reunion at 1:15 p.m. and 7:15 p.m.; Paul Williams and the Victory Trio at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Doyle Larson and Quicksilver at 2:45 p.m. and 8:45 p.m.; and J.D. Crowe and The New South at 3:45 p.m. and 9:45. p.m.
Saturday – Big Country Bluegrass at 11 a.m. and 5:15 p.m.; Appalachian Express at 11:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Darin and Brooke Aldridge at 12:30 p.m. and 9 p.m.; The Little Roy and Lizzy Show at 1:15 p.m. and 6:45 p.m.; Bobby Osborne and the Rocky Top Express at 2 p.m. and 9:45 p.m.; and Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys 7:30 p.m., for one show only.
Daily prices are $35 for general admission and $40 for reserved seating for ages 16 and older, or $85 and $95, respectively, for a three-day pass; $20/$25 daily for ages 7-15, or $45/$50 for three-day pass. Parking is $3 a day.
Details at 706-864-7203 or www.adamsandandersonbluegrass.com/South-Carolina-State-Bluegrass-Festival.html.
Give thanks
Thanksgiving Day is Thursday.
Subhead
Shoppers get ready – the holiday shopping season kicks off on the traditional Black Friday this week, with some stores starting earlier this year.
