Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Nov. 19
Two tree lightings among boatload of events
▪ “Sports & Health Fair,” 9 a.m.-noon 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. 843-236- or www.xmyrtlebeach.com.
▪ “Syrup Day” 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Horry County Museum’s L.W. Paul Living History Farm, 2279 Harris Shortcut Road, north of Conway. Free. 843-365-3596 or www.horrycountymuseum.org.
▪ Fall book sale finale, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Georgetown County Library main branch, 405 Cleland St., Georgetown. Hardcovers $2, paperbacks $1, and proceeds benefit children’s programming. 843-545-3388 or georgetowncountylibrary.sc.gov.
▪ “Predators of Land, Air, and Sea” day, at Myrtle Beach State Park, on U.S. 17 Business (South Kings Highway), one mile south of Ocean Boulevard and Farrow Parkway, across from Seagate Village, mostly free with park admission ($5 ages 16 and older, $3.25 S.C. seniors, $3 ages 6-15): “Pier Sharks,” 10-11 a.m. in activity center; “Live Raptors in Flight” 1-2 p.m. in overflow parking lot (bring two canned food items per person for show access), with demonstrations by Center for Birds of Prey, from Awendaw; and “Snakes and Lizards,” 3-4 p.m. in nature center. 843-238-0874 or www.myrtlebeachsp.com.
▪ Sixth anniversary celebration weekend, with activities costing $6 – 10 a.m.-midnight Saturday, – including D.J. Atwood from WWXM-FM “Mix” 97.7 on hand 7-9 p.m. – and noon-9 p.m. Sunday – 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 www.funwarehousemb.com.
▪ “Mythical & Medieval Fest of Myrtle Beach” finale – benefiting Caleb’s Dragonfly Dreams – 11 a.m.-7 p.m. at RH Acres, 3833 Socastee Blvd., Socastee, near entrance to Socastee Automotive. $7 adults, $3 ages 4-17, and free ages 3 and younger. mythicalmedievalfest.com.
▪ Cruise-ins, by Myrtle Beach Car Club (843-742-9802 or www.myrtlebeachcarclub.com), 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Maggi D’s, 407 Seaboard St., Myrtle Beach, across from Coastal Grand mall, for free; and “End of Summer Car Show” by Hot Rod Promotions (843-503-8245) at Lincoln Park Bar & Grill, 8739 U.S. 17 S., west of Surfside Beach, and 1 mile south of S.C. 544, for $20 registration.
▪ Community Law Enforcement Appreciation Committee’s “Connecting Cops, Kids & the Community” picnic, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. in shelters A and C in Myrtle Beach’s Grand Park, off Forbus Court and Farrow Parkway, across from The Market Common. Free. 843-918-1956.
▪ Oyster Roast, for Murrells Inlet 2020, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at The Wicked Tuna, 4123 U.S. 17 Business, Murrells Inlet. Free admission; all-you-can-eat oysters $35. 843-357-2007 or www.murrellsinletsc.com.
▪ “WineStock” Music Fest, noon-6 p.m. at La Belle Amie Vineyard, 1120 St. Joseph Road, Little River, just west of North Myrtle Beach Middle School. $8. Also, bring two canned/dry good items for area food banks and receive $3 off admission. 843-399-9463 or labelleamie.com.
▪ “Basketball Free Throw Competition,” for ages 9-14, at Shallotte Middle School, with registration 1-1:15 p.m. (bring copy of birth certificate) and awards at 3 p.m. Free. 910-287-1785 or 910-754-3825.
▪ “The Elephant Man,” 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, at Carolina Forest High School, 700 Gardner Lacy Road, off U.S. 501. $12. 843-236-7997.
▪ “Too Old for the Chorus but Not Too Old to Be a Star,” 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2-3 and 9-10; and 3 p.m. Dec. 11, at Brunswick Little Theatre, 8068 River Road S.E., Southport, N.C. $20, and $12 for students with ID. 240-793-8037 or www.brunswicklittletheatre.com.
▪ Grand Strand Beach Social Dancers’ dance for all ages, with music by Karen and Carl, 7-10 p.m. at Grand Strand Senior Center, 1268 21st Ave. N., Myrtle Beach. $7. 843-492-4992 or www.grandstrandseniorcenter.org.
▪ Theatre of the Republic’s Coastal Youth Theatre Arts School (students ages 12-18) in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” and “Cyber-Mare” – 7:30 p.m. at Main Street Theatre, 335 Main St., Conway. $12 ages 16 and older, otherwise $7. 843-488-0821 or theatreoftherepublic.com.
▪ “The Elephant Man,” 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, at Carolina Forest High School, 700 Gardner Lacy Road, off U.S. 501. $12. 843-236-7997.
▪ The Grass Roots, 7:30 p.m. at Francis Marion University Performing Arts Center, 201 S. Dargan St., Florence. $42. 843-661-4444 or www.fmupac.org,
▪ “Eventide (A Medieval Faire Fantasy),” 8 p.m.at Fresh Brewed Coffee House, 922 Broadway St., Myrtle Beach. $5. 843-497-2884.
▪ Brothers Osborne, with LANco, 8 p.m. at House of Blues, in Barefoot Landing, on U.S. 17 in North Myrtle Beach. $20, plus fees. 843-272-3000 or www.hob.com/myrtlebeach.
▪ “Horry County Dancing with the Stars” benefit, 8 p.m. at Marina Inn at Grande Dunes, 8121 Amalfi Place, Myrtle Beach. $125. Also, vote for favorite dancer for $10 at www.horrydancing.com, and watch competition live with telethon at 7 p.m. on WWMB-TV 21; vote during telecast at 843-497-3440.
This story was originally published November 18, 2016 at 5:00 AM with the headline "Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Nov. 19."