Four theaters open curtains for Christmas | Best Bets
FRIDAY, NEXT THURSDAY | 11.25, 12.01 ‘Happy HoliDame!’ among plays opening at four theaters
▪ “Happy HoliDame!” with Michael Walters portraying Dame Edna, 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at Main Street Theatre, 331 Main St., Conway. $25. 843-488-0821 or www.theatreoftherepublic.com.
▪ “’Twas the Night Before Christmas,” opening Friday: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays, through Dec. 18, at Atlantic Stage, in Myrtle Beach Mall, at U.S. 17 and S.C. 22, near Briarcliffe Acres. $27.50 general admission; $22.50 ages 55 and older, as well as educators and military; and $17.50 students, including Coastal Carolina University Osher Lifelong Learning Institute members). Also, join dialogues with actors, after the first and second Sunday matinees. 877-287-8587 (ATS-TKTS) or www.atlanticstage.com.
▪ “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play” Dec. 1-18 – 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 3 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays – at Stage Left Theatre Company, 3064 DeVille St., Myrtle Beach, between Nevers and Lewis streets, next to Coastal Dance Centre. $21 general admission; and $18 active-duty military, veterans and students. 843-232-0339 or www.stagelefttheatremb.com.
▪ Swamp Fox Players’ “Christmas at the Strand,” 8 p.m. Dec. 1-3 and 8-10, and 2:30 p.m. Dec. 4 and 11, at Strand Theater, 710 Front St., Georgetown. $18 ages 12 and older, otherwise $10. 843-527-2924 or www.swampfoxplayers.com.
TUESDAY, NEXT THURSDAY | 11.29, 12.01
Celebrate the season with students’ performances
▪ 17th annual “Fall Choral and Holiday Concert” by Coastal Carolina University Concert and Chamber Choirs, and Guitar Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church, 1001 Fifth Ave., Conway. $7. 843-349-2787 or www.coastal.edu/culturalarts.
▪ Holiday program, 6 p.m. Dec. 1 at Sampit Elementary School, 69 Woodland Ave., Georgetown. Free. 843-527-4411 or www.ses.gcsd.k12.sc.us.
FRIDAYS-SUNDAYS | Starting 11.25
Alligator Adventure in winter mode, also welcoming Santa
See alligators and other animals, including Chilean flamingos and two spotted hyena cubs, across 15 acres, with weekend winter hours in effect, at Alligator Adventure, in Barefoot Landing, on U.S. 17 in North Myrtle Beach.
The site is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Fridays-Sundays – also Dec. 26-29 – with these winter rates, plus tax: $19.99 ages 13-61 (locals, with ID $12), $17.99 ages 62 and older, $16.99 military (with ID), $14.99 ages 4-12 ($7 locals), and free ages 3 and younger – and second-day-free pass available for return within seven days. Annual passes are $49.99 for adults and $37.99 children.
Also, free with admission: photo opportunities and an 8-by-10-inch photo with Santa and a juvenile alligator, available 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Fridays-Sundays through Dec. 18.
Details at 843-361-0789 or alligatoradventure.com.
FRIDAY, SATURDAY | 11.25, 11.26, 12.01
Light up nights with two drive-throughs, annual regatta
▪ “The Greatest Christmas Light Show,” opening Friday, with 5:30-9 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays through Dec. 10, then daily Dec. 15-24 and 26-30 – at North Myrtle Beach Park & Sports Complex, at S.C. 90 and Robert Edge Parkway. $15 per vehicle with 1-15 passengers, $30 with 16-30 guests, and $60 with 31 or more (call 843-280-5570 to schedule buses). parks.nmb.us/festivalsevents/special-events/the-great-christmas-light-show/.
▪ “Conway Celebration of Lights,” opening Friday: 5:30-10 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, and 5:30-9 p.m. Sundays-Thursdays, through Jan. 1 – at Marina Drive and Ash Pond Road in downtown Conway, along Elm Street – use Third Avenue exit from U.S. 501 Bypass. $5 per vehicle with 1-7 passengers, $10 with 8-14 guests, $15 with 15-24, and $25 with 25 or more. www.cityofconway.com/celebration_of_lights/index.php.
▪ 32nd annual “Intracoastal Regatta,” benefiting Yachts for Tots and The Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach, 5-7 p.m. Saturday on Intracoastal Waterway from Little River Inlet south to Dock Holidays Marina in North Myrtle Beach. Free to see; boat entry $50. Also, everyone’s asked to bring donations of new unwrapped toys, or pet food/supplies, or both, for dropoff at various viewing points. 843-249-8888 or www.christmasregatta.com.
▪ At Brookgreen Gardens, on U.S. 17, between Murrells Inlet and Litchfield Beach, across from Huntington Beach State Park: “Nights of a Thousand Candles,” opening Dec. 1: 3-10 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays through Dec. 17, with Sunday finale Dec. 18 – Advance purchase at 888-718-4253 or www.brookgreen.org through Nov. 30, for ages 13 and older: $17 ($13 members), and as of Dec. 1: $18 ($14 members). All dates are $10 for ages 4-12 ($8 members), and free for ages 3 and younger. Also, gardens open 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. on days outside of lights festival, with admission lasting seven consecutive regular days: $16 ages 13-64, $14 ages 65 and older, $8 ages 4-12, and free ages 3 and younger. Special exhibits, Friday-Jan. 1: “Holiday Memories of Yesteryear: Nostalgia, Beauty, and Fun,” with electric model trains, and “A Forest Sanctuary,” in horticulture theme. 843-235-6000 or 800-849-1931.
SUNDAY | 11.27
‘Arts at the Church’ series booked through winter, spring
A new round of “Arts at the Church” free concerts is booked into next summer, at 3 p.m. on select Sundays at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 2061 Glenns Bay Road, west of Surfside Beach:
Janice James and Diana Scroggins, with piano and organ program of holiday music, on Nov. 27; Becky Nissen, harpist, Jan. 29; Jaynie Trudell, guitarist and singer, Feb. 19; Mark McCoy, biblical re-enactor, March 19; Serendipity Singers, April 30; The Rock-n-Ettes, May 21; and Sound of the Strand Chorus, June 11.
Details at 843-650-0313, or email arts.at.the church@gmail.com.
This story was originally published November 24, 2016 at 5:00 AM with the headline "Four theaters open curtains for Christmas | Best Bets."