Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on April 22

▪ “Earth Day Fun Walks,” 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at Horry County Parks and Recreation’s Vereen Memorial Historical Gardens, 2250 S.C. 179, Little River, just east of U.S. 17, open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays. Free, including recycled T-shirts, while supplies last. 249-4157, or email crafta@horrycounty.org.

▪ Friends of the Carolina Forest Library used book sale, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Horry County Memorial Library branch at 2250 Carolina Forest Blvd. Bags of books $5. 915-5282.

▪ “Green Fair,” 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at HTC store at 2201 U.S. 501, across from Horry-Georgetown Technical College, including various activities such as recycling efforts, and programs from the Horry County Solid Waste Authority and Santee Cooper. 365-2154 or www.htcinc.net.

▪ “Earth Day Forum,” 3 p.m. at Brookgreen Gardens (open 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m.), on U.S. 17, between Murrells Inlet and Litchfield Beach, across from Huntington Beach State Park, with participants including the North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Santee Cooper, S.C. Environmental Law Project, Waccamaw Riverkeeper and Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge. Free with admission, which lasts seven days: $15 ages 13-64, $13 ages 65 and older, and $7 ages 4-12. 235-6000 or www.brookgreen.org.

▪ Dedication of Jim Swain’s 6-foot-wide, 3-foot-tall, recycled pelican sculpture, 4 p.m. at Morse Park Landing, on south end of U.S. 17 Business in Murrells Inlet. 626-3638.

The 10th annual Myrtle Beach International Film Festival opens, with this schedule: 6-8 p.m. – “With Best Regards” (6 minutes), “Moonshine Heritage” (13), “Matinee” (13), and “The Quiet Hour”; and 8:30-10:30 p.m. – “Chinese Silence” (15), and “Sidewalk Traffic” (97). Details at 497-0220 or www.myrtlebeachfilmfestival.com.

Details | at Carmike Cinemas’ Broadway 17, at Broadway at the Beach, off Robert M. Grissom Parkway, between 21st and 29th avenues North in Myrtle Beach (445-1616). $10 per two-hour block of films, or $50 for all-access pass through Saturday.

▪ Carolina Improv Company in “Jokers Wild” on Wednesday and “Whose Night Is It Anyway?” shows for adults on Wednesday and Friday, respectively, each $12.75 advance online, or $14 at door; and “Whose Beach Is It Anyway?” family show on Saturday, for $14 ages 12 and older, and $12 ages 4-11 – all at 7:30 p.m. in Uptown Theater, at Myrtle Beach mall, at U.S. 17 and S.C. 22, near Briarcliffe Acres. 272-4242 or www.carolinaimprov.com.

▪ Derek Richards, 8 p.m. Wednesday-Friday and 7 and 9:05 p.m. Saturday at Carolina Comedy Club, at Broadway at the Beach’s Celebrity Square, off 29th Avenue North in Myrtle Beach. $15. 839-2565 or www.carolinacomedyclub.com.

For a complete list of upcoming events, festivals and shows, visit MyrtleBeachOnline.com/kicks.

This story was originally published April 21, 2015 at 11:00 AM with the headline "Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on April 22."