Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on May 15

Choose from two nature programs on Fridays this month. Details at 238-0874 or www.myrtlebeachsp.com:

▪ “What Wildlife Will A-Pier?” at 10 a.m., with up to 45 minutes on pier, to see what land and sea animals are hanging around.

▪ “Backyard Bird ID,” 2-2:30 p.m. at nature center, for ages 8 and older, to observe common local birds.

Details | Myrtle Beach State Park, open 6 a.m.-10 p.m. daily, on U.S. 17 Business, one mile south of Ocean Boulevard/Farrow Parkway. Free with admission: $5 ages 16 and older, $3.25 S.C. seniors and $3 ages 6-15.

The Strand Cinema group begins a new weekend of movies: “The 100-Year Old Man,” from 2013m at 2:30 p.m., and “Young Victoria” (2009) at 7 p.m.; then on Saturday, from 2014: “Kumiko the Treasure Hunter” at 2:30 p.m. and “St. Vincent” at 7 p.m. Details at 527-2924 or www.strandcinema.org.

Details | at Strand Theater, 710 Front St., Georgetown; each $5 for members, otherwise $7.

Catch a free movie in two places:

▪ “The Best of Me,” starring Michelle Monaghan, at 3 p.m. for adults, at Myrtle Beach Base Recreation Center, 800 Gabreski Lane, near Farrow Parkway and The Market Common. Details at 918-2380.

▪ “Friday Night at the Movies” finale with host David Zinman: “42nd Street,” from 1933, 7 p.m. at Georgetown County Library’s new Waccamaw Neck branch, 41 St. Paul Place, Litchfield Beach, off Willbrook Boulevard. 545-3623 or georgetowncountylibrary.sc.gov.

See Josh Phillips in the “Just Come Out Fridays” concert series. Details at 903-2628 or www.boathousemb.com.

Details | 9 p.m. at The Boathouse Waterway Bar & Grill, 201 Fantasy Harbor Blvd., along Intracoastal Waterway, just west of Myrtle Beach, off U.S. 501, next to the Clarion Hotel, for free.

Ingram Planetarium, 7625 High Market St., Sunset Beach, N.C., opening at 11:30 a.m. Fridays-Saturdays, continues its winter-spring slate for one more weekend with this schedule of Sky Theater dome shows. Details at 910-575-0033 or www.museumplanetarium.org, and each show is $9 ages 13-61, $8 ages 62 and older, $7 ages 3-12 and free ages 2 and younger:

▪ Both days – “Dinosaur Passage to Pangaea” at noon, and “Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure” 1 p.m.

▪ Fridays only – “Back to the Moon for Good” 2 p.m., and “Seven Wonders” 3 p.m.

▪ Saturdays only – “Two Small Pieces of Glass” 2 p.m., and “Oasis in Space” 3 p.m.

Also, laser light and music shows:

▪ Friday: “Laser Beatles” 5 p.m., “Laser U2” 6 p.m. and Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” 7 p.m.

▪ Saturday: “Laser Country” 5 p.m., “Laser Zeppelin” 6 p.m. and Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” 7 p.m. (this one not recommended for young children).

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

This story was originally published May 14, 2015 at 11:00 AM with the headline "Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on May 15."