Veterans Day celebrations kick off a week early | Best Bets
FRIDAY-TUESDAY | 11.04-11.08
Veterans events get early start to annual salute to heroes
▪ “Military Appreciation Weekend,” at Coastal Carolina University Brooks Stadium, off S.C. 544 in Conway, with dedication by Rolling Thunder S.C. Chapter 3 motorcyclists of “Missing Man Chair of Honor,” 2 p.m. Friday (843-685-1793 or www.rollingthundergrandstrand.com); and veterans salute/“Patriots Game” as CCU Chanticleers football team plays Monmouth University Hawks from New Jersey, 2 p.m. Saturday, with motorcycle ride-in, Armed Forces recognition, and veteran honorary coin toss; free admission for veterans and active duty personnel, with military ID or vouchers, and $10 tickets for their guests (843-798-7773, email ahsouza@coastal.edu, or www.goccusports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/102516aab.html).
▪ Gunny’s Boot Camp “Blood & Sweat” fitness competition with 32 athletes, benefiting Special Operations Wounded Warriors of Myrtle Beach (sowwcharity.org), 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday at The X Gym Sports Mall, 568 George Bishop Parkway, between U.S. 501 and U.S. 17 Bypass, just west of Myrtle Beach and the Intracoastal Waterway. Free, but $5 donation suggested (for free Gunny’s Boot Camp canteen and shirt, a patriotic flag, and ticket for raffle at the end of day, while supplies last). 843-209-2315 or www.gunnysbootcamp.com.
▪ “First Sunday” Community Service Breakfast, with public welcome, 8 a.m. first Sunday monthly – including Nov. 6 – at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7288, 900 Carter Drive, Calabash, N.C. $6. 910-579-3577.
▪ Veterans Day Program, 4 p.m. Sunday at Aynor United Methodist Church, 1007 Elm St. Aynor. Veterans asked to assemble at 3:30 p.m. in fellowship hall to walk in together. 843-369-8536.
▪ Veterans Day Celebration, with lecture by Rod Gragg, historian, 10 a.m. Monday at Horry County Memorial Library Surfside Beach branch, 410 Surfside Drive. 843-205-5280 or www.hcml.org.
▪ Election Day dinner benefit, 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10420, 4359 U.S. 17 Bypass S., Murrells Inlet. $8 advance or $10 at door, including door prizes. 843-651-6900.
MONDAYS-SATURDAYS | Into December
Galleries in Brunswick County unwrap new shows
Both are open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays:
▪ “Holiday Treasures” annual boutique, opening 5-7 p.m. Friday in Southport’s “First Friday” Gallery Walk, then continuing through mid-December, at Franklin Square Gallery, 130 E. West St., Southport. 910-457-5450 or franklinsquaregallery.com.
▪ “Out of the Box” exhibit by painters Joanne Bendy, Nancy Guiry, Beryl Kirkpatrick, Tina Lepsig, Susan Nern, Sue Ruopp, Jane Staszak and Linda Young, through Dec. 3 – also with reception 2-5 p.m. Saturday – at Sunset River Marketplace, 10283 Beach Drive S.W. (N.C. 179), Calabash, N.C. Also, “Holiday Art Market,” Nov. 19. 910-575-5999 or sunsetrivermarketplace.com.
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY | 11.07, 11.09, 11.10
CCU gigs include percussion, youth orchestra concerts
Outings to enjoy the arts are numerous in the next week at Coastal Carolina University, mostly on the main campus, accessed from U.S. 501 and S.C. 544 in Conway. Details at 843-349-2787 (ARTS) or www.coastal.edu/culturalarts:
▪ CCU Percussion Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. Monday in Wheelwright Auditorium. $7.
▪ “Senn” movie, 5 p.m. Nov. 9 in The Coastal Theater, Lib Jackson Studio Union A-110. Free.
▪ “The World Goes ’Round” musical play, opening Nov. 9 in Myrtle Beach Education Center Theater, at 79th Avenue North and U.S. 17 – 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays through Nov. 18, and 3 and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12. $17.
▪ Poetry reading by Johnathan Fink, 5:30 p.m. Nov. 10 in Johnson Auditorium. Free.
▪ “Music Through the Ages,” by Long Bay Symphony Youth Orchestra and CCU University Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10 in Wheelwright Auditorium. $10 adults, $5 students. (Ticket details at 843-448-8379 or longbaysymphony.com.)
▪ Lauren Kalman’s “But If the Crime Is Beautiful ... ” exhibit, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays through Nov. 18 in Rebecca Randall Bryan Art Gallery, in Edwards College building. Free. Details at 843-349-6454 (call to arrange up-close parking for anyone with a disability or mobility matter) or www.coastal.edu/bryanartgallery, and laurenkalman.com.
Also, at Brunswick Community College, in the campus’ Odell Williamson Auditorium, off U.S. 17 in Supply, N.C.: “Jimmy Webb – The Glen Campbell Years,” 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10, for $29 adults, $27 seniors and students, and $10 ages 12 and younger. Details at 910-755-7416; 800-754-1050, ext. 7416; or www.bccowa.com.
SATURDAY, NEXT THURSDAY | 11.05, 11.10
Various family entertainment outings cued up
▪ Special sensory showing of “Trolls,” for families with children with autism, 10 a.m. Saturday at Grand 14 Cinema at The Market Common in Myrtle Beach. Free for first 100 people, otherwise $5 each. 609-744-0099, championautismnetwork.com, or email beckylarge66@gmail.com.
▪ Myrtle Beach Therapeutic Riding + Vaulting Club open house for its equine therapy for all ages, 10 a.m.-noon Saturday at Tanner’s Ranch 10160 McDowell Shortcut Road, near Murrells Inlet. Free admission. 336-262-6132.
▪ “Patriot Dream: The Story of the Pilgrims” movie, 1 p.m. Saturday at Horry County Museum, 805 Main St., Conway, open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 843-915-5320 or www.horrycountymuseum.org.
▪ “The Audition” one-act play (35 minutes) at Myrtle Beach High School, 3302 Robert M. Grissom Parkway, Myrtle Beach: 7 p.m. Saturday, for $5 adults and $3 students. (Also, 2 p.m. Monday, student-parent show, for $2.) 843-448-7149, or email speery@horrycountyschools.net.
▪ Dolly Parton’s “Christmas at Pirates Voyage Dinner & Show,” on U.S. 17, near northern junction of U.S. 17 Business in Myrtle Beach, opening 6 p.m. Nov. 10, with shows through Dec. 31. 843-497-9700, 800-433-4401 or www.piratesvoyage.com.
▪ Premiere of Cherry Grove Surf Club’s “Single Fins Single Gears” independent and locally made movie – benefiting Adaptive Surf Project – 7-8 p.m. Nov. 10 at Grand 14 Cinema, at The Market Common in Myrtle Beach. $10. 843-443-5153 or fundly.com/adaptive-surf-project.
SUNDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS | Through 12.24
‘Flashback Cinema’ booked through Christmas at Grand 14
“Flashback Cinema,” with classic 1980s movies in September, continues at 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays and Wednesdays at the Grand 14 Cinema, at The Market Common in Myrtle Beach: “The Princess Bride,” from 1987, on Nov. 6 and 9; “Casablanca” (1943) Nov. 13 and 16; “A Christmas Story” (1983) Nov. 20 and 23; “The Polar Express” (2004) Nov. 27 and 30; “White Christmas” (1954) Dec. 4 and 7; “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” (1989) Dec. 11 and 14; and “It’s A Wonderful Life” (1946) Dec. 18 and 21, and Dec. 24.
Each is at regular movie prices. Details at 843-282-0550 or www.flashbackcinema.net.
This story was originally published November 3, 2016 at 5:00 AM with the headline "Veterans Day celebrations kick off a week early | Best Bets."