Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on April 20
Join ‘Edible Book Fest’
Enter foods inspired by a book and vote on taste samples in the “Edible Book Festival.” Drop off entries 11 a.m.-1 p.m., for judging 1-1:30, public vote 1:30-2, and winners announced 2-3. Register at 205-5280. www.hcml.org.
Details | at Horry County Memorial Library Surfside Beach branch, 410 Surfside Drive. Free.
Camellia group meets
The Grand Strand Camellia Society will meet, this time with “air layering” camellias to obtain new plants and live demonstrations of this procedure. Details at 995-1256.
Details | 4:30 p.m. at Georgetown County Library’s new Waccamaw Neck branch, 41 St. Paul Place, Litchfield Beach, off Willbrook Boulevard; guests welcome.
Feast at ‘Trio Dinner’
Join the “Trio Dinner Coastal Culinary Experience,” with top Myrtle Beach-area executive chefs and students they mentor competing for the 2015 Best Dish and People’s Choice awards, with music by the U-N-I jazz-blues band, in a benefit for Myrtle Beach Area Hospitality Association’s scholarship funds directed at hospitality and culinary education. Details at 626-9668 or www.triodinner.org.
Details | 6:30-9 p.m. at Myrtle Beach Convention Center, at Oak Street and 21st Avenue North. Student $25, adult $85, couple $160, table of eight $600, table of 10 for $750.
Two concerts at CCU
Coastal Carolina University has two special events on the main campus, accessed from U.S. 501 and S.C. 544 in Conway (349-2787 or www.coastal.edu/culturalarts):
▪ Eighth annual “Isn’t It Romantic?” concert, 7:30 p.m., with CCU concert and chamber choirs. $5.
▪ Wale, 8 p.m., in HTC Center. $20.
Pair perform hypnosis
Catch the “Wild 4 Hypnosis Comedy Show,” by married pair Rich and Elizabeth Wylde, this week in shows for adults at 9 p.m. Monday and a “Fusion” mix at 8 p.m. Wednesday. Details at 750-0514 or www.big-laughs.com.
Details | at Big Laughs Theatre, 2696 Beaver Run Blvd., Suite A, Millennium Run Plaza, by Wal-Mart in Surfside Commons, near Surfside Beach, off S.C. 544, east of U.S. 17 Bypass, for $25, and on Monday and Saturday, free for ages 15 and younger (limit three youth per parent).
For a complete list of upcoming events, festivals and shows, visit MyrtleBeachOnline.com/kicks.
This story was originally published April 19, 2015 at 11:00 AM with the headline "Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on April 20."