Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Dec. 11
Two opportunities to hear ‘Tuba Carols’
▪ North Myrtle Beach Community Band Christmas concert, with “Tuba Carols” group, 3:30 p.m. at North Myrtle Beach’s J. Bryan Floyd Community Center, 1030 Possum Trot Road. Free. 843-488-6742 or www.nmbcommunityband.com.
▪ “Myrtle Beach Tuba Carols,” annual tuba concerts, conducted by Daniel Johnson, principal tuba player for Long Bay Symphony, and free to see: 3:30 p.m. in North Myrtle Beach Community Band’s Christmas concert, at North Myrtle Beach’s J. Bryan Floyd Community Center; and 6 p.m. at Myrtle Beach Mall, on U.S. 17 at S.C. 22, near Briarcliffe Acres. Tuba players invited: Registration for players both aforementioned concerts that day at 11:30 a.m. in community center, $5, with rehearsal there at noon. 910-962-7559, people.uncw.edu/johnsond/WTE.htm, or email johnsond@uncw.edu.
Bevy of family outings, all in seasonal pitch
▪ Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce’s “Christmas Towne” Festival, 2-6:30 p.m. in events plaza outside Myrtle Beach Convention Center, at Oak Street and 21st Avenue North. Free, including parking. Also, city of Myrtle Beach tree-lighting ceremony. Free. 843-916-7276 or www.visitmyrtlebeach.com.
▪ “Flashback Cinema,” with “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” from 1989, 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday and Wednesday at Grand 14 Cinema, at The Market Common in Myrtle Beach, at regular movie prices. 843-282-0550 or www.stonetheatres.com, and www.flashbackcinema.net.
▪ “Christmas at the Dillon House,” 2-5 p.m. at Strand Theater, 710 Front St., Georgetown. $18 ages 12 and older, otherwise $10. 843-527-2924 or www.swampfoxplayers.com.
▪ “Amp Up Your Holidays” concert, 3 p.m. at Socastee High School, 4900 Socastee Blvd., near Dick Pond Road. $7 or $12. 843-293-9041.
▪ “Holiday Spectacular,” 3 p.m. at Carolina Forest High School, 700 Gardner Lacy Road, northwest off U.S. 501. 843-236-7997.
▪ “Elf: the Musical,” 3 p.m. at North Myrtle Beach High School, 3750 Sea Mountain Highway, Little River. $10 adults, $8 students. 843-399-6171, nmbhsfinearts.weebly.com, or email nmbhshows@gmail.com.
▪ Theatre of the Republic’s “Holiday on Main Street: Be a Santa,” 3 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 18, and and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14-17, at Main Street Theatre, 335 Main. St., Conway. $25. 843-488-0821 or www.theatreoftherepublic.com.
▪ “’Twas the Night Before Christmas,” 3 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 18, and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 15-17, 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. 877-287-8587 or www.atlanticstage.com.
▪ Public skating sessions, two hours each, on this day at 3 and 6 p.m. at Florence Civic Center, 3300 W. Radio Drive, at Interstates 95 and 20. $8 ages 13 and older, $6 ages 12 and younger, $3 skate rental. 843-679-9417 and www.florenceciviccenter.com.
▪ Carolina Master Chorale’s “Christmas and All That Jazz II,” 4 p.m. at Trinity Church, 3000 N. Kings Highway, Myrtle Beach. $20 adults, $15 veterans (with ID) and seniors, and $5 students with ID through age 22. 843-444-5774 or www.carolinamasterchorale.com.
▪ Free concerts at First United Methodist Church, 1001 Fifth Ave., Conway: Candlelight Advent Concerts with members of Long Bay Symphony, 4 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 18; “The Inn Crowd” Christmas musical for children, 5 p.m. Dec. 11; and “What Sweeter Music” with members of Long Bay Symphony, 10:30 a.m. Dec. 18. 843-488 4251.
▪ “Return to Bethlehem” drive-through nativity, 5-8 p.m. at Church of the Resurrection, 8901 U.S. 17 Bypass, west of Surfside Beach, between Glenns Bay Road and Garden City Connector. Free. 843-215-4500 or www.resurrectionsurfside.org.
▪ Mister Fifties’ “A Rockabilly Christmas,” 5-9 p.m. at Whiskey Beach Bar & Grill, 9668 N. Kings Highway, in Galleria complex, north of Myrtle Beach. No cover charge. 843-798-2639 or misterfifties.com, or venue at 843-712-1724.
▪ “Christmas Cantata,” 5:30 p.m. at Mount Zion United Methodist Church, 701 St. John St., Kingstree. Free. 843-354-6469, 843-598-8839, or email mtzumc@ftc-i.net.
▪ “Singing Christmas Tree,” 6:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church , 711 16th Ave. N., Surfside Beach. Free with ticket; call 843-238-0206. www.fbcsurfside.org.
▪ “The Nutcracker,” by Coastal Dance Centre’s Coastal Youth Ballet Theatre, in Coastal Carolina University Wheelwright Auditorium, off U.S. 501 in Conway: 7 p.m. Sunday and Dec. 17; 4 p.m. Dec. 18; and school matinees 10 a.m. Dec. 14-16. $25 general admission; $18 group rate for 15 or more members; $18 CCU faculty, staff and students, and ages 65 and older; and $10 ages 3-12. 843-651-2006, 843-839-5678 or coastaldancecentre.com.
▪ Rick Alviti and His Showband “Tribute to Elvis Christmas Special,” 7:30 p.m. at Alabama Theatre, at Barefoot Landing, on U.S. 17 in North Myrtle Beach. $27.40 or $34.95. 843-272-1111 or www.alabama-theatre.com.
This story was originally published December 10, 2016 at 5:00 AM with the headline "Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Dec. 11."