Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Dec. 2
City sites host for movies, dance
▪ “Money Monster,” 1:30 p.m., for adults, in Myrtle Beach’s Chapin Memorial Library, 400 14th Ave. N., at Kings Highway. Free. 843-918-1281 or www.chapinlibrary.org.
▪ At Myrtle Beach’s Base Recreation Center, 800 Gabreski Lane, near Pampas Drive and Horry-Georgetown Technical College Grand Strand campus: “Me Before You,” 3 p.m., for adults, for free (843-918-2380); and Christmas social dance, with music from DJs Roaslie and Jack Drust, 6:30-10 p.m., for $7 (570-881-0244, or email rosaliejack1566@gmail.com).
Annual tour of homes benefits club charities
The 23rd annual “Christmas Candlelight Tour of Homes,” benefiting the North Myrtle Beach Woman’s Club and local charities, will cover four north Strand residences. Details at 843-655-2688 or www.northmyrtlebeachwomansclub.com.
Details: 4-8 p.m. from home base at 1605 Waterway Drive, North Myrtle Beach. $30 on site or in advance from North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce, 1521 U.S. 17 S (843-281-2662. www.northmyrtlebeachchamber.com).
Raise sights with ‘Stars at Sunset’ program
Take in a “Stars at Sunset” program, showcasing stars, constellations and other celestial events visible in the night sky. Details at 910-575-0033 or www.museumplanetarium.org.
Details: 7 p.m. at Ingram Planetarium, 7625 High Market St., Sunset Beach, N.C. $9.50 ages 13-61, $8.50 ages 62 and older, $7.50 ages 3-12, and free ages 2 and younger:. Also, hourly Sky Theater dome shows, noon-7 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays this month (but not at 7 p.m. on this day, and for all of Dec. 24), and Dec. 26-28, each at same prices.
Brunswick Little Theatre play touches on age
See “Too Old for the Chorus but Not Too Old to Be a Star,” 7:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays through Dec. 10, and 3 p.m. Dec. 11. Details at 910-447-2586, 240-793-8037 or www.brunswicklittletheatre.com.
Details: At Brunswick Little Theatre, 8068 River Road S.E., Southport, N.C. $20, and $12 for students with ID.
Fields visits UNCF ‘Mayor’s Masked Ball’
The 25th annual Florence/Pee Dee Area United Negro College Foundation’s 25th annual “Mayor’s Masked Ball” will include Kim Fields as guest speaker, and music by the Painted Man quintet from Myrtle Beach. Details at 843-472-1614 843-385-1523 or uncf.org/florencemmb.
Details: 7:30 p.m. at Florence Civic Center, 3300 W. Radio Drive, at Interstates 95 and 20. $100.
Trio of ways to light up nights
▪ “Conway Celebration of Lights,” 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.
▪ “The Greatest Christmas Light Show,” 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). Also, “Dashing Through the Glow 5K/1 Mile Fun Run,” 7 p.m. Nov. 18; entry fees vary. parks.nmb.us.
▪ “Nights of a Thousand Candles,” 3-10 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays through Dec. 17, with Sunday finale Dec. 18, at Brookgreen Gardens, on U.S. 17, between Murrells Inlet and Litchfield Beach, across from Huntington Beach State Park. Advance purchase at 888-718-4253 or www.brookgreen.org: $18 ($14 members) ages 13 and older, $10 ($8 members) ages 4-12, and free ages 3 and younger.
This story was originally published December 1, 2016 at 5:00 AM with the headline "Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Dec. 2."