Watermedia among autumn art museum exhibits

TUESDAYS-SUNDAYS | Through 11.27

S.C. Watermedia Society premieres 39th annual Juried Exhibition

The premiere of the S.C. Watermedia Society’s 39th annual Juried Exhibition – with such media as watercolor, acrylic, gouache, and casein – continues through Nov. 27 at at the Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum, 3100 S. Ocean Blvd., Myrtle Beach, before going on tour statewide.

Also, along with this exhibit, see paintings by nine art students from Coastal Carolina University, as chosen by Maura Kenny, a visual arts professor at the school in Conway. They include Ashley Arakas, Rebecca Jolly and Meagan Runyon, all of Myrtle Beach; Nelson Carmichael of Loris; and Shawn Doublet of Conway.

The awards ceremony, rescheduled from Oct. 8, will be 4-6 p.m. Nov. 12. Reach the watermedia group at 803-351-2721 or www.scwatermedia.com.

In other galleries, “Logan Woodle: Blessed Burdens,” with 19 metal and wood sculptures, and “Celia Pearson’s Layerings – A Glimpse of Southeast Asia,” go through Dec. 30.

The museum is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and 1-4 p.m. Sundays, and admission is free. Details at 843-238-2510 or myrtlebeachartmuseum.org.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY | 10.21-10.22

Pawleys Island, Gaither fests two days each, along with jazz benefit

▪ Finale of 26th annual Pawleys Island Festival of Music & Art, with all events at 7 p.m. at The Reserve Golf Club of Pawleys Island, 18 Reserve Drive, north off Willbrook Drive, west of Litchfield Beach: Barrett Baber, Friday (rescheduled from Oct. 8), for $25, $35 or $75; and The Company Men, Saturday (rescheduled from Oct. 7), for $25, $35 or $45. 843-626-8911 or pawleysmusic.com.

▪ 11th annual “Gaither Fest” concerts – including The Martins, Isaacs, and Karen Peck & New River – at 7 p.m. Friday, and 10 a.m. (with Rory Feek, special guest speaker) and 6 p.m. Saturday, at Myrtle Beach Convention Center, at Oak Street and 21st Avenue North. Two-day tickets $100 ages 13 and older, otherwise $35 ages 12 and younger, plus $5 handling each. 800-406-4224 or gaither.com.

▪ Long Bay Symphony Guild’s “Champagne, Chocolate, and All That Jazz,” 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at Surf Golf & Tennis Club, 1701 Springland Lane, North Myrtle Beach, for $40. 843-448-8379 or longbaysymphony.com.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, TUESDAY | 10.21-10.23, 10.25

Special events include ‘Bras Across the Water,” Harvest Home Festival

▪ “Bras Across the Water” – for American Cancer Society in support of breast cancer research – at Murrells Inlet Marsh Walk, on U.S. 17 Business, with “Hooker Party” 4-6 p.m. Friday, including crowning of pageant winners; and on Saturday: main event 1-4 p.m. and “Pink Party” 4-9 p.m. 843-732-4711, or email KBerry@FreedomBoatClub.com. (Also: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. Conway Alumnae Chapter’s Breast Cancer Awareness Vigil, 5 p.m. Saturday at Friendship Baptist Church, 1111 Grainger Road, Conway. 843-340-0199.)

▪ Fourth annual student choreography show, “Carousel,” 6:30 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday at Black Water Middle School, 900 E. Cox Ferry Road, Conway, between S.C. 90 and U.S. 501: for $5; fourth annual “Snow Globe Winter Festival,” 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Dec. 3, for free; and “Yuletide Magic Winter Holiday Show,” Dec. 14-15, for $5. 843-903-8440, ext. 52116.

▪ Home Harvest Festival, benefiting Children’s Museum of Myrtle Beach (843-946-9469 or www.cmsckids.org), 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark, 1251 21st Ave. N., Myrtle Beach – Enter parking lot from Robert M. Grissom Parkway. Free admission and pumpkins (while supplies last). 843-651-8460 or crgcompaniesinc.com.

▪ Carolina Master Chorale “Hope, Peace and Joy” concerts, 4 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Church, 3000 N. Kings Highway, Myrtle Beach; and 4 p.m. Sunday at Trinity United Methodist Church, 706 14th Ave S., North Myrtle Beach. $20 adults, $15 veterans (with ID) and seniors, and $5 students with ID through age 22. 843-444-5774 or www.carolinamasterchorale.com.

▪ Release of “Georgetown County’s Historic Cemeteries” book, by Sharon Freeman Corey and published by Arcadia Publishing, 3-4:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hobcaw Barony, on U.S. 17, north of Georgetown. Free to attend; reservations encouraged. 843-546-4623 or hobcawbarony.org.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY | 10.21-10.22

Arts & crafts showcased at galleries, Brunswick Plantation

▪ Waccamaw Arts and Crafts Guild’s 2016 Member’s Judged Show, opening with reception 5:30-7 p.m. Friday, and exhibit through Oct. 28 at Seacoast Artists Gallery, 3032 Nevers St., Myrtle Beach, in The Market Commonopen 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and noon-6 p.m. Sundays. 843-232-7009 or www.seacoastartistsguild.com.

▪ Brunswick Plantation annual Arts & Crafts Fair, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday in Brunswick House, 382 Brunswick Drive., Calabash, N.C. – From U.S. 17, turn into main entrance of Brunswick Plantation, and follow Middleton Drive to main club house sign, then turn right. 910-287-4604 or 910-287-3161.

▪ “Let’s Face It” group show, through October at Sunset River Marketplace, 10283 Beach Drive S.W. (N.C. 179), Calabash, N.C., open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays. 910-575-5999 or www.sunsetrivermarketplace.com.

THURSDAY-SATURDAY, TUESDAY, NEXT THURSDAY | 10.20-10.22, 10.25, 10.27

Start Halloween fun a few days early

▪ Conway Downtown Alive: Annual “Conway Ghost Walk,” guided hourlong tours, 1 mile through sections of the historic downtown residential district, departing every 15 minutes 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday from Conway Visitor Center, 903 Third Ave., for $15 ages 13 and older, otherwise $7. 843-248-6260 or conwayalive.com.

▪ The Sun News’ “Truck or Treat” 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday (rain date Oct. 29) at Broadway at the Beach, near WonderWorks, at U.S. 17 and 21st Avenue North. Free; also with horn-free hour 10-11 a.m. 843-444-3200, 800-386-4662 or www.broadwayatthebeach.com.

▪ Eighth annual “Batty Battleship’s Halloween Bash,” trick-or-treating 5:30-8 p.m. Tuesday at Battleship North Carolina, at U.S. Routes 17, 74, 76 and 421 in Wilmington, N.C., for $5, plus tax, for ages 3 and older, otherwise free. 910-251-5797 or www.battleshipnc.com.

▪ Fifth annual “Trunk or Treat,” 5-9 p.m. Oct. 27 at Fun Warehouse, 2349 Dick Pond Road (S.C. 544), near Surfside Beach, a half-mile east of U.S. 17. 843-748-0302 or funwarehousemb.com.

▪ Annual “Trick or Treat Under the Sea,” 4:30-8 p.m. Oct. 27-29 at N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher, on U.S. 421, just south of Kure Beach, N.C. $11 ages 3 and older, otherwise free. 910-772-0500 or www.ncaquariums.com/fort-fisher.

This story was originally published October 20, 2016 at 5:00 AM with the headline "Watermedia among autumn art museum exhibits."