Best Bets for the Myrtle Beach area, April 24-30

‘Peter Pan,’ ‘Smokey Joe’s Cafe’ among shows

Take in a high school or community theater production:

▪ “Peter Pan,” 7 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, through May 3, at Myrtle Beach High School, 3302 Robert M. Grissom Parkway, Myrtle Beach. $10, $15 or $20. 448-7149, ext. 1512, or www.mbhsperformingarts.com.

▪ Theatre of the Republic’s “Smokey Joe’s Cafe,” 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, and April 30-May 2 and May 7-9; and 2:30 p.m. Sunday and May 2, 3, 9 and 10, at Main Street Theatre, 335 Main. St., Conway. $23. 488-0821 or www.theatreoftherepublic.com.

▪ “Funny Little Thing Called Love,” 7:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays through May 3, at Brunswick Little Theatre, 8068 River Road, Southport, N.C. $17 adults and $12 students. 910-447-2586 or www.brunswicklittletheatre.com.

▪ Swamp Fox Players’ “Driving Miss Daisy,” 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, and May 1-2 and 7-9; and 2:30 p.m. May 3 and 10, at Strand Theater, 710 Front St., Georgetown. $15. 527-2924 or www.swampfoxplayers.com.

▪ “Seussical the Musical,” 7 p.m. April 30 and May 1-2, and 3 p.m. May 2-3, at North Myrtle Beach High School, 3750 Sea Mountain Highway, Little River. Advance: $10 adults, $8 students, otherwise $2 more at door. 399-6171, or email nmbhshows@gmail.com.

Concerts include Chorale, ‘Almost Queen’

▪ Carolina Master Chorale season closer, “A Big Band in the House of God,” including highlights from Duke Ellington’s “Sacred Concerts” with 17-piece jazz orchestra, both at 4 p.m.: Saturday at Coastal Carolina University’s Wheelwright Auditorium, off U.S. 501 in Conway; and Sunday at Waccamaw High School, 2412 Kings River Road, Pawleys Island. $20 adults, $15 veterans and seniors, and $5 students through age 22. 444-5774 or www.carolinamasterchorale.com.

▪ “Almost Queen” tribute, 8 p.m. Saturday at Palace Theatre – home of “Carnival of Magic” and “Hot Jersey Nights” – in southwest corner of Broadway at the Beach, at 21st Avenue North and U.S. 17 Bypass in Myrtle Beach. $29.95 or $34.95 ages 13 and older, or $9.95 ages 3-12, all plus tax. 448-0588, 888-841-2787 or www.palacemb.com.

▪ Long Bay Symphony Youth Orchestra, in spring concert, and finale for 2014-15 school year, 7:30 p.m. April 29 at Coastal Carolina University’s Wheelwright Auditorium, off U.S. 501 in Conway. $10 adults, $5 students. 448-8379 or longbaysymphony.com.

‘ArtFields,” other art shows abound

▪ “ArtFields” art festival and competition, Friday-May 2 across Lake City – on U.S. 378 Business, about 45 miles west of Conway – including works by 17 Grand Strand artists: Victoria Alger, Jim Arendt, Marlene Askins, Brant Barrett, Sandra Blood, Yvette Cummings, Thomas Davis, Karen Edgar, Alexandra Knox, Patricia Mariano, Cheryl Green Munn, Paul Olsen, Alex Powers, Dan Smart, Cat Taylor, Michael Woodle and Katherine Wynne Patrick. (Also: Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum of Myrtle Beach day trip Monday to ArtFields by bus, leaving 8:30 a.m., for $60, including guided tour and lunch. Reservations required at 238-2510 or www.myrtlebeachartmuseum.org.) 843-374-0180 or www.artfieldssc.org.

▪ “Spring Gallery Opening,” 5.30-8 p.m. Friday at Island Art Gallery, 10744 Ocean Highway, Pawleys Island. Free. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays. 314-0298 or www.pawleysislandart.com.

▪ Seacoast Artists Guild’s “Art in Common” festival, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday in Myrtle Beach’s Valor Memorial Garden, on Farrow Parkway, at The Market Common. Free. 232-7009 or www.seacoastartistsguild.com.

▪ “The Power of Three,” exhibit of works by three National Sculpture Society members – Amy Kann of Philadelphia, Gwen Marcus of New York and Sandy Scott of Lander, Wyo. – at Cheryl Newby Gallery, 11096 Ocean Highway, Pawleys Island, in The Shops at Oak Lea, with opening reception 5:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday, and show through May 23. Free. Gallery open 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays. 979-0149 or www.cherylnewbygallery.com.

▪ “Portfolios II: Studio Art Senior Exhibition,” Monday-May 8, with closing reception, 4:30-6:30 p.m. May 8, in Coastal Carolina University’s Rebecca Randall Bryan Art Gallery, in Edwards College, on main campus, off U.S. 501 and S.C. 544 in Conway. Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, and free. 349-6454 (call to arrange up-close parking for anyone with a disability or mobility matter) or www.coastal.edu/bryanartgallery.

▪ Waccamaw Arts & Crafts Guild 18th Annual Juried Exhibition, with opening reception, 5:30-7:30 p.m. April 30, and show through May 31, at Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum, 3100 S. Ocean Blvd., Myrtle Beach, open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and 1-4 p.m. Sundays. Free. (Also, guild meeting 10-11 a.m. Saturday at Conway Glass, 209 Laurel St., Conway, www.wacg.org.) 238-2510 or www.myrtlebeachartmuseum.org.

Dog, coin shows; and Socastee, shag fests

▪ Seventh annual Dragon Boat Festival, benefiting Ground Zero of Myrtle Beach, a ministry to teens, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday at Myrtle Beach’s Grand Park, on Farrow Parkway. Free to see. 945-9440 or www.groundzeromb.com/dragonboat.

▪ Myrtle Beach Kennel Club’s annual All-Breed Dog Show and Rally, open 8:30 a.m. Saturday-Sunday at (new site) Southeastern Agricultural Center, 1027 U.S. 74 E., Lumberton, N.C. Free admission; parking $5. (Club meets at 7:30 p.m. first Tuesday monthly at Friendly’s Restaurant, 4705 N. Kings Highway, Myrtle Beach.) 902-6338 or www.myrtlebeachkennelclub.com.

▪ Myrtle Beach Coin Show, benefiting Horry County Meals on Wheels, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday at Springmaid Beach Resort, 3200 S. Ocean Blvd., Myrtle Beach. Free. 293-9000.

▪ Annual Socastee Heritage Festival, for Socastee Heritage Foundation, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday on Dick Pond Road, between Socastee Boulevard (S.C. 707), by swing bridge – around the corner from Socastee High and Elementary schools. Free. Also, Hot Rod Promotions (503-8245), car show, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. for $25 entry per car. 458-1461 or www.socasteehf.com.

▪ Canine Carnival and Rescue Day, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at A Dog’s Way Inn, 761 Pendergrass Ave., Murrells Inlet, behind T-Bones Steak House. Free. 357-4545 or www.adogswayinn.com.

▪ Third annual Free Tree Party, with more than 1,000 saplings, and tree-planting and care seminars, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at Hog Heaven barbecue restaurant, 7147 Ocean Highway, on south end of Pawleys Island. 457-8126 or 651-9309.

▪ Second annual “Paddle for the Pets,” benefiting Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach, noon Saturday at Barefoot Landing, on U.S. 17 in North Myrtle Beach. Events include Build Your Own Boat Race and Furry Fashion Show. 249-4948 or www.humanesocietynmb.org.

▪ Wine Fest benefit, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday at Museum of Coastal Carolina, 21 E. Second St., Ocean Isle Beach, N.C. $50. 910-579-1016 or museumplanetarium.org.

▪ Ninth annual Georgetown Rotary Club Shag Festival, benefiting Alzheimer’s research and other community service projects, 7-11 p.m. Saturday on King Street between Front and Prince streets, with music by Heart ’N Soul. $20 advance, $25 at gate, including free shag lessons 6-7 p.m. www.shagfestival.com.

▪ Third annual Strawberry and Wine Festival, noon-5 p.m. Sunday at Silver Coast Winery, 6680 Barbeque Road NW, Ocean Isle Beach, N.C. $5. 910-579-9021 or oldbridgepreservationsociety.org.

▪ Annual Garden Party Fundraiser, in “Nostalgia” theme, for Miss Ruby’s Kids early childhood literacy program, 4-7:30 p.m. Sunday at Kimbels at Wachesaw Plantation Club, 1930 Governors Landing, just west of Murrells Inlet. $100. 436-7197 or www.missrubyskids.net.

▪ Seventh annual “Tastes at Pawleys,” for Father Pat’s Lunch Kitchen, 4-8 p.m. Sunday at Precious Blood of Christ Catholic Church, 1633 Waverly Road, Pawleys Island. $5 admission advance, day of show $5, and buy tickets for samples. Cash only. 237-3428.

▪ “Spring Fling” benefit for Palmetto Academy for Learning Motorsports (Palm Charter High School), based on Rodeo Drive, northwest of Myrtle Beach, 6-9 p.m. April 30 at Revolutions, at Broadway at the Beach in Myrtle Beach, including music by Tru Sol, food, beverages and door prizes. $30 individual or $50 couple. 903-6600 or www.palmsc.org.

Lorikeets land at N.C. Aquarium

“Lorikeet Landing,” an interactive exhibit of multicolor, radiant, tropical birds about 10 inches tall, has opened through September at the N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher, on U.S. 421, just south of Kure Beach.

Based in the aviary filled by butterflies last summer, the lorikeets, a species native to Australia, are open for visits during regular aquarium hours, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, with a break for the birds, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Aviary admission is $3, and cups of nectar to offer the birds a drink are $1.

Aquarium admission is $10.95 ages 13-61, $9.95 seniors and military, $8.95 ages 3-12, and free ages 2 and younger. Daily special programs include “Dialog with a Diver,” 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., and “Animal Feedings,” 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., both free with admission, and tours such as going “Behind the Scenes,” by reservation only, for extra fees, which include admission.

Details at 910-458-7468 or www.ncaquariums.com/fort-fisher.

This story was originally published April 23, 2015 at 8:00 AM with the headline "Best Bets for the Myrtle Beach area, April 24-30."