Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on July 2
See ‘Monsters vs. Aliens’
The “Summer Kids Series,” with a different family movie every Thursday, continues with “Monsters vs. Aliens.” Details at 272-6598 or www.carmike.com/Events/Category/8.
Details | 10 a.m. at Carmike Cinemas 12 at Myrtle Beach Mall, at U.S.17 and S.C. 22, near Briarcliffe Acres, for $4, including a small popcorn and small beverage.
Free outings outside
▪ “Family Fun Night,” with “Minute to Win It” games, 6 p.m. at Old Bridge Museum, 109 Shoreline Drive W., Sunset Beach, N.C., open 5-8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, and 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesdays. 910-363-6585 or oldbridgepreservationsociety.org.
▪ Blackwater Rhythm & Blues Band, 6:30 p.m. in Rourk Gardens, on Main Street in Shallotte, N.C., across from Jerome’s Steak & Seafood; and movie “Into the Woods, dusk in Calabash Town Park, 868 Persimmon Road. 910-253-2031 or www.brunswickcountync.gov.
▪ “Music on Main,” with Fat Jack Band, 7-9 p.m. at Horseshoe, at Main Street and Ocean Boulevard in North Myrtle Beach. 280-5594, ext. 3, or parks.nmb.us/Page.aspx?id=11.
▪ “Hot Summer Nights,” with Craig Sorrells Project, 8-11 p.m. in Myrtle Beach’s Plyler Park, at Mr. Joe White Avenue and North Ocean Boulevard. 779-2662 or www.myrtlebeachdowntown.com.
‘Gyspy’ in Conway
Theatre of the Republic’s “Gypsy,” continues for a final weekend: 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Details at 488-0821 or www.theatreoftherepublic.com.
Details | At Main Street Theatre, 335 Main. St., Conway. $23.
‘Family Night’ in gardens
Brookgreen Gardens, open 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, continues “Cool Summer Evenings,” staying open until 9 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays through Aug. 7. Catch “Family Night” on Thursdays, with “Evening Bed Check With the Animals,” 5 p.m. across Lowcountry Zoo; storytelling with Donna Catton-Johnson, 6 p.m. in Enchanted Storybook Forest; and “A Pirate Adventure at Brookgreen” creek excursions for families, at 5, 6 and 7 p.m., for an extra fee besides garden admission: $8 ages 13 and older, and $4 ages 4-12. Details at 235-6000 or www.brookgreen.org.
Details | At gardens, on U.S. 17, between Murrells Inlet and Litchfield Beach, across from Huntington Beach State Park. Admission lasts seven days: $15 ages 13-64, $13 ages 65 and older, and $7 ages 4-12, and free ages 3 and younger.
Improv lights up stage
The Carolina Improv Company presents “Whose Beach Is It Anyway,” for families, on this evening and on July 7, 10, 14, 21, 24, 28 and 31. (“Whose Night Out Is It Anyway?” adult show is July 8, 11, 15, 18, 22 and 29, for $12.75 advance online, or $14 at door.) Details at 272-4242 or www.carolinaimprov.com.
Details | 7:30 p.m. at Uptown Theater, by Bass Pro Shops in Myrtle Beach Mall, at U.S. 17 and S.C. 22, near Briarcliffe Acres. $14 ages 12 and older, and $12 ages 4-11.
For a complete list of upcoming events, festivals and shows, visit MyrtleBeachOnline.com/kicks.
This story was originally published July 1, 2015 at 11:00 AM with the headline "Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on July 2."