Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Dec. 9
Special outings, three free movies cued up
▪ Craft show, benefiting for American Cancer Society, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday-Saturday at Grand Strand Senior Center, 1268 21st Ave. N., Myrtle Beach. 843-626-3991.
▪ Free movies for adults: “Star Trek Beyond,” 1:30 p.m., in Myrtle Beach’s Chapin Memorial Library, 400 14th Ave. N., at Kings Highway (843-918-1281 or www.chapinlibrary.org); and ””Captatin America: Civil War,” 3 p.m., at Myrtle Beach’s Base Recreation Center, 800 Gabreski Lane, near Pampas Drive and Horry-Georgetown Technical College Grand Strand campus (843-918-2380).
▪ “White Christmas,” 3 p.m. at Horry County Museum, 805 Main St., Conway. 843-915-5320 or www.horrycountymuseum.org.
▪ “Plaza City Market – Holiday Edition,” 5:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, with “food truck rodeo,” and 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, with festival, at Five Points district in downtown Myrtle Beach, on Ninth Avenue North and Nance Plaza. Email jskrajc@outlook.com.
Theater troupe covers what’s ‘Too Old’
This is the final weekend for “Too Old for the Chorus but Not Too Old to Be a Star,” 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday. 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.
House of Blues lines up weekend events
House of Blues, in Barefoot Landing, on U.S. 17 in North Myrtle Beach (843-272-3000 or www.hob.com/myrtlebeach), has a busy weekend, including:
▪ Jeremiah Reyes and Stan Gregory, playing 6:30 p.m. in restaurant on Friday and Saturday, respectively.
▪ “Breakfast with Santa,” 9 a.m Saturday. $9.99 ages 3 and older.
▪ “Kirk Franklin’s Gospel Brunch,” 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday. $31 ages 11 and older, $15.50 ages 4-10, and free ages 3 and younger, and reservations at 843-913-3746.
Hat trick for lighting 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). 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 8, 2016 at 5:00 AM with the headline "Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Dec. 9."