Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on April 27

At Coastal Carolina University, on main campus, accessed from U.S. 501 and S.C. 544 in Conway:

▪ “Portfolios II: Studio Art Senior Exhibition,” through May 8 – also with a closing reception 4:30-6:30 p.m. that day –in Rebecca Randall Bryan Art Gallery, in Edwards College, open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays. Free. 349-6454 (call to arrange up-close parking for anyone with a disability or mobility matter) or www.coastal.edu/bryanartgallery.

▪ “Symphonic Gamers” concert, including game music composer Jim Bonney’s “Chaos Theory,” with faculty member Dan Hull on electric guitar, 7:30 p.m. in Wheelwright Auditorium, with CCU bands. $5. 349-2787 or www.coastal.edu/culturalarts.

The Beach Author Network will have its monthly meeting, and all published authors and anyone interested in such pursuits are welcome. Details at 446-7745.

Details | 5:15-6:30 p.m. at Georgetown County Library Waccamaw Neck branch, 41 St. Paul Place, Litchfield Beach, off Willbrook Boulevard. Free.

This marks the final stretch until mid-June that Brookgreen Gardens, which opens at 9:30 a.m. daily, is open later every day, until 8 p.m., through Thursday. Details at 235-6000, 800-849-1931 or www.brookgreen.org.

Details | At gardens, on U.S. 17 between Murrells Inlet and Litchfield Beach, across from Huntington Beach State Park, with admission that lasts seven days: $15 ages 13-64, $13 ages 65 and older, and $7 ages 4-12.

A spring lineup of tribute artists continues through May 9: Elvis Presley, the Blues Brothers, Diana Ross, Buddy Holly and Kix Brooks & Ronnie Dunn. Details at 238-7827, 800-960-7469 or www.legendsinconcert.com/myrtle-beach.

Details | 8 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Tuesdays at Legends in Concert, 2925 Hollywood Drive, Myrtle Beach, at U.S. 17 Bypass and 29th Avenue North, in Lakeshore Village, next to Planet Hollywood, across from Broadway at the Beach. Tickets, plus tax, are $38.95 or $43.95 for ages 17 and older, and $13.95 or $18.95 ages 3-16; booth $49.95 and $24.95, respectively per age group; and VIP $46.95 for all.

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 Friday, and a “Fusion” mix at 8 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday. 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 26, 2015 at 11:00 AM with the headline "Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on April 27."