Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on June 7
Learn local history with museum’s free movies
See a documentary at 1 p.m. Wednesdays: “Carolina Stories: Miss Springmaid” June 7; “Carolina Stories: A History of Surfing in South Carolina” June 14; “Carolina Stories: The Last Ride – Memories of the Myrtle Beach Pavilion” June 21; “Birth of a Nation: The Making of the Declaration of Independence” June 28; and more “Carolina Stories” with “Jail, No Bail” on July 5, “The Last Auction” July 12 and “Finding Clovis” July 19. Details at 843-915-5320 or www.horrycountymuseum.org.
Details: At Horry County Museum, 805 Main St., Conway, open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays. Free.
Free concerts on Wednesdays in Sunset Beach
Catch concerts the next two Wednesdays, with Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot on June 7, and Trey Calloway on June 14. Details at 910-253-2031, www.sunsetbeachconcerts.com or bcparks.recdesk.com.
Details: 7-9 p.m. in gazebo at Sunset Beach’s Village Park, on Queen Anne Street. Free.
‘Summer Supper’ at Hobcaw lodge covers Burr
Join a “Summer Supper” with Steve Griffith discussing “Aaron Burr and the Election of 1800,” and South Carolina’s role in that contested matter that Thomas Jefferson ultimately won. Reservations required at 843-546-4623 or hobcawbarony.org.
Details: 6-8 p.m. in Kimbel Lodge at Hobcaw Barony, on U.S. 17, between DeBourdieu Colony and Georgetown. $30.
Aquarium starts ‘Family Paint Night’ series
Join a “Family Paint Night,” for ages 8 and older, every two weeks with Instructors from Saltwater Surf Art and these themes: seahorse on June 7, sea turtle June 21, dolphin July 5, sand piper July 19, and lorikeets Aug. 2. Reservations required at 910-772-0500 or www.ncaquariums.com/fort-fisher.
Details: 6:30-8:30 p.m. at N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher, on U.S. 421, just south of Kure Beach, each $45 per person, including include paint, canvas, and easel use.
Two new exhibits at Sunset River Marketplace
Two exhibits open: “Tarheel Wandering: a Journey in Black & White,” sgraffito pottery by Raine Middleton, with an opening night reception 5-7 p.m., and show through July 29; and POV: Abstraction,” with abstract acrylic paintings by gallery owner Ginny Lassiter, through July 8. Details at 910-575-5999 or www.sunsetrivermarketplace.com.
Details: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays at Sunset River Marketplace, 10283 Beach Drive S.W. (N.C. 179), Calabash.
Pottery students, painter take limelight at gallery
Through June 22, see featured artists, Kimberly Smittle-Caroon’s pottery students in a “Coils Gone Wild!” theme from all three classes at the Brunswick Community College Art Center, with Anne McMath, a watercolors painter. Details at 910-457-5450 or www.franklinsquaregallery.com.
Details: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays at Franklin Square Gallery, 130 E. West St., Southport, N.C.
Edwards, Avatar Blue perform blues, jazz
Take in some jazz and classic blues with Jerry Edwards, an 85-year-old guitarist, with the band Avatar Blue, every Wednesday night. Details at 843-267-9940.
Details: 7-9 p.m. at The Old Bull and Bush, 4700 U.S. 17, on west frontage road, just north of Palmetto Pointe Boulevard, near Socastee and south city limits of Myrtle Beach. No cover charge.
This story was originally published June 6, 2017 at 5:00 AM with the headline "Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on June 7."