Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on May 1
Join gala for museum
The “45th Anniversary Celebration” dinner, for The Rice Museum in Georgetown, will include a catered dinner by Anne Hardee of Bistro 217 and the Rustic Table, both in Pawleys Island, with keynote speech by Gullah artist Jonathan Green. Reservations at 546-7423. (Also, visit the museum, 633 Front St., 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, and 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Sundays (gallery and gift shop only), for $7 adults, $5 ages 60 and older, $3 ages 6-21 and students, and free ages 5 and younger. www.ricemuseum.org.)
Details | 6 p.m. at Hobcaw Barony, on U.S. 17, just north of Georgetown. $150 per person.
Tyler, Tesla at HOB
House of Blues, in Barefoot Landing, on U.S. 17 in North Myrtle Beach (272-3000 or www.hob.com/myrtlebeach), has a busy weekend. All prices are plus tax and surcharges:
▪ Friday – Oceans Orange, on The Deck, 7-11 p.m., for free; and Tyler, The Creator, with Taco, 9 p.m., $29.50.
▪ Saturday – Bullfrog, on The Deck, 7-11 p.m., free; “Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre,” 7 p.m., for $42 (www.murdermysteryproductions.com); and Tesla, with Sledd and NoMara, 8:30 p.m., $27.50-$67.50.
▪ Sunday – “Kirk Franklin’s Gospel Brunch,” 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m., $29 ages 13 and older, $14.50 ages 7-12, and free ages 6 and younger, and reservations at 913-3746; and Marilyn Manson, 8 p.m., $49.50-$111.50.
Play choices numerous
▪ “Peter Pan,” 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, at Myrtle Beach High School, 3302 Robert M. Grissom Parkway, Myrtle Beach. $10, $15 or $20. 448-7149, ext. 1512, or www.mbhsperformingarts.com.
▪ “Seussical the Musical,” 7 p.m. May 1-2 and 3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, 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 www.nmbhsfinearts.weebly.com, or email nmbhshows@gmail.com.
▪ “Funny Little Thing Called Love,” 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, at Brunswick Little Theatre, 8068 River Road, Southport, N.C. $17 adults and $12 students. 910-447-2586 or www.brunswicklittletheatre.com.
▪ Theatre of the Republic’s “Smokey Joe’s Cafe,” 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday and May 7-9; and 2:30 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays through May 10, at Main Street Theatre, 335 Main St., Conway. $23. 488-0821 or www.theatreoftherepublic.com.
▪ Swamp Fox Players’ “Driving Miss Daisy,” 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday and May 7-9; and 2:30 p.m. Sundays through May 10, at Strand Theater, 710 Front St., Georgetown. $15. 527-2924 or www.swampfoxplayers.com.
Improv alternate shows
Catch the Carolina Improv Company’s “Whose Night Is It Anyway?” adult show on Fridays through May 15 and on May 18 and 28, for $12.75 advance online, or $14 at door; and “Whose Beach Is It Anyway?” family show on Saturdays through May 9 and on May 14, 19, 27 and 29, for $14 ages 12 and older, and $12 ages 4-11. Details at 272-4242 or www.carolinaimprov.com.
Details | 7:30 p.m. in Uptown Theater, at Myrtle Beach Mall, at U.S. 17 and S.C. 22, near Briarcliffe Acres.
For a complete list of upcoming events, festivals and shows, visit MyrtleBeachOnline.com/kicks.
This story was originally published April 30, 2015 at 11:00 AM with the headline "Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on May 1."