Start summer with ‘Sun Fun,’ ‘Salt Games,’ ‘Ag + Art’
FRIDAY-SUNDAY | 06.02-06.04
‘Sun Fun’ fest, ‘Salt Games,’ Corvette show shine across city
▪ 62nd annual “Sun Fun Festival,” in Myrtle Beach’s Plyler Park area, at North Ocean Boulevard and Mr. Joe White Avenue: 6-10:30 p.m. Friday, including Too Much Sylvia concert at 7:15 p.m.; then on Saturday with parade 10 a.m.-noon, southward on Ocean Boulevard between Eighth and 16th avenues North, and other festivities 5-11 p.m., including Swingin’ Medallions concert 8 p.m., and fireworks 10 p.m. Also, U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute landings on beach at 9:15 p.m. Friday and 12:30 p.m. Saturday. All free to see. www.sunfunmb.com.
▪ Fifth annual The Native Sons “Salt Games,” benefiting Surf Dreams Foundation (www.surfdreamsfoundation.org), 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday at Burroughs and Chapin Pavilion Place, and on the beach, on Myrtle Beach’s Ocean Boulevard, between Eighth and Ninth avenues North. Free to see; entry fees vary for competitions. 843-448-0585. Full schedule at www.thesaltgames.com.
▪ Myrtle Beach Corvette Club’s 22nd annual “Corvettes at Myrtle Beach” show – benefiting Veterans Welcome Home and Resource Center, in Little River, and Meals on Wheels of Horry County – 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at Broadway at the Beach, in Myrtle Beach. Free to see; car entry $30. 843-340-1731 or www.myrtlebeachcorvetteclub.com.
▪ “Art Festival,” 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday at Brookgreen Gardens, on U.S. 17, between Murrells Inlet and Litchfield Beach. Free with admission, which lasts seven days: $16 ages 13-64, $14 ages 65 and older, $8 ages 4-12, and free ages 3 and younger. 843-235-6000, 800-849-1931 or www.brookgreen.org.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY | 06.03-06.04
Take ‘Ag + Art Tour’ across northern Horry County
The “Ag + Art Tour “ of Horry County, part of a statewide event all month, entails free, self-guided tours of farms and sites highlighting local artisans, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday:
▪ Traviana Farm, 3655 Highway 19, Conway; and Sassafras Nursery & Herbs, 3221 Highway 319, Aynor.
▪ Saturday only – Conway Farmers Market, 217 Laurel St., Conway; and till 4 p.m. at Horry County Museum, 805 Main St., Conway (843-915-5320 or www.horrycountymuseum.org), including Morris Brothers bluegrass concert at 1 p.m., and Horry County Museum’s L.W. Paul Living History Farm, 2279 Harris Shortcut Road, north of Conway (843-365-3596).
▪ Conway Glass, 708 12th Ave., Conway, including “Yarn Bomb Your Bicycle” workshop.
Details at 843-248-3558, www.agandarttour.com/horry, or email createconway@gmail.com.
SUNDAY | 06.04
Litchfield dance school ‘Born to Perform’ all afternoon
Litchfield Dance Arts Academy, based in Litchfield Beach, will step out for its 22nd annual Dance Recital, “Born to Perform.”
The extravaganza is Sunday at Waccamaw High School, 2412 Kings River Road, Pawleys Island., with a preshow at noon, with solos; Act I at 2 p.m., with big ballet; and Act II at 4 p.m., with tumbling and variety.
Tickets for ages 13 and older are $20 for the whole day, otherwise free. Details at 843-237-7465 or www.litchfielddance.com.
TUESDAY-SUNDAYS | Into mid-September
Art museum fills ‘Horizon’ with ‘Feast’ of exhibits this summer
The Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon P. Chapin Art Museum will load up on exhibits this month:
▪ “Douglas Balentine: Beyond the Horizon,” a collection of the Charleston native’s drawings and paintings, through Sept. 10.
▪ “Feast Your Eyes: Celebrating the Food of the South,” with paintings and sculpture; and “Feast Local: Brant Barrett Photography” – both June 10-Sept. 17. Also, reception 4-6 p.m. June 10 with such artists as Brant Barrett, Natalie Daise, Sara Smith and Logan Woodle.
The museum, 3100 S. Ocean Blvd., Myrtle Beach, is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and 1-4 p.m. Sundays. Admission is free. Details at 843-238-2510 or myrtlebeachartmuseum.org.
MONDAYS-SATURDAYS | Through 09.04
Ingram Planetarium goes outta this world with programs
Through Sept. 4, Sky Theater shows are in summer mode, six days a week at Ingram Planetarium, 7625 High Market St., Sunset Beach, N.C. Details at 910-575-0033 or www.museumplanetarium.org:
▪ Mondays-Fridays – “Eclipse: 2017” at 11 a.m., for half-price admission; and “The Sky Tonight!” noon.
▪ Mondays-Saturdays – “Earth, Moon & Sun” 1 p.m., “Undiscovered Worlds” 2 p.m., “From Earth to Universe” 3 p.m., “Back to the Moon for Good” 4 p.m., and “The Sky Tonight!” 5 p.m.
▪ Laser shows – 7 and 8 p.m., respectively: The Beatles and Michael Jackson on Mondays, Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” and “The Wall” (the latter not recommended for young children) Tuesdays, Led Zeppelin and Metallica (latter not for young children) Thursdays, and 1980s Night and U2 on Fridays.
▪ “Starwatch” telescope observations, 9 p.m. Wednesdays, for free.
FRIDAYS-SATURDAYS | Through 07.08
Strand Cinema rolls four films every weekend
Strand Cinema, a local group that shows independent, foreign and documentary films, has begun a new stretch of screenings, mostly from 2016.
All play at the renovated historic Strand Theater, 710 Front St., Georgetown., and each is $5 for members, otherwise $7. Details at 843-527-2924 or www.strandcinema.org.
▪ “Paterson,” 2:30 p.m. Friday and 7 p.m. June 10.
▪ “Fences,” 7 p.m. Friday and 2:30 p.m. June 10.
▪ “The Founder,” 2:30 p.m. Saturday and 7 p.m. June 9.
▪ “All Together,” from 2011, 7 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. June 9.
▪ “Silence,” 2:30 p.m. June 16 and 7 p.m. June 24.
▪ “Before the Flood,” 7 p.m. June 16 and 2:30 p.m. June 24.
▪ “La La Land,” 2:30 p.m. June 17 and 7 p.m. June 23.
▪ “Neruda,” 7 p.m. June 17 and 2:30 p.m. June 23.
▪ “Worlds Apart” (2015), 2:30 p.m. June 30 and 7 p.m. July 8.
▪ “A Dog’s Purpose” (2017), 7 p.m. June 30 and 2:30 p.m. July 8.
▪ “Lion,” 2:30 p.m. July 1 and 7 p.m. July 7.
▪ “I, Daniel Blake,” 7 p.m. July 1 and 2:30 p.m. July 7.
This story was originally published June 1, 2017 at 5:00 AM with the headline "Start summer with ‘Sun Fun,’ ‘Salt Games,’ ‘Ag + Art’."