Best Bets | Strand Cinema rolls out new series of movies

FRIDAYS-SATURDAYS | Through 09.19

‘Strand Cinema’ rolls toward autumn

The Strand Cinema group has begun a new series of movies on Fridays-Saturdays through Sept. 19, at the Strand Theater, 710 Front St., Georgetown. Each is $5 for members, otherwise $7. Details at 527-2924 or www.strandcinema.org:

▪ “Gett: The Trial of Viviane Ansalem,” from 2014, 2:30 p.m. Friday and 7 p.m. Aug. 29.

▪ “The Big Picture” (2012), 7 p.m. Friday and 2:30 p.m. Aug. 29.

▪ “Mommy” (2014), 2:30 p.m. Saturday and 7 p.m. Aug. 28.

▪ “5 to 7” (2014), 7 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Aug. 28.

▪ “Timbuktu” (2014), 2:30 p.m. Sept. 4 and 7 p.m. Sept. 12.

▪ “The One I Love” (2014) 7 p.m. Sept. 4 and 2:30 p.m. Sept. 12.

▪ “Danny Collins” (2015) 2:30 p.m. Sept. 5 and 7 p.m. Sept. 11.

▪ “Clouds of Sils Maria” (2014) 7 p.m. Sept. 5 and 2:30 p.m. Sept. 11.

▪ “Wild Tales” (2014) 7 p.m. Sept. 18 and 2:30 p.m. Sept. 19.

▪ “I’ll See You In My Dreams” (2015) 2:30 p.m. Sept. 18 and 7 p.m. Sept. 19.

TUESDAYS-SATURDAYS | Into January

‘Creating the Carolinas’ exhibit in Conway

A special exhibit from the S.C. Historical Society, “Creating the Carolinas: A Boundary for North and South Carolina,” has opened, going into January, at the Horry County Museum.

Learn about the lines demarcating South Carolina and their origins 400 years ago and their evolution through times with kings, political deals, treaties with American Indians, and other directions that surveying took.

Find the museum, with two floors of displays, at 805 Main St., Conway, in the historic Burroughs School building, next to Horry County Memorial Library’s Conway branch. It’s open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, with free admission, but donations appreciated.

Special presentations into autumn, all 1 p.m. Saturdays and free, are:

▪ Aug. 22 – “Upper Cretaceous (Age of Dinosaurs) Vertebrate Fossils of the Pee Dee Region,” with Don Kirkpatrick

▪ Aug. 29 – Aynor history film

▪ Sept. 12 – “Black Bears in Horry and Georgetown Counties,” with Kayla Brantley

▪ Sept. 19 – “Discovering Dave: Spirit Captured in Clay” film

▪ Sept. 26 – “Wildlife in Horry and Georgetown Counties,” with Andrea DeMuth

▪ Oct. 10 – Coastal Carolina University and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Film Series: “Remember Pearl Harbor: December 7, 1941”

▪ Oct. 24 – “Superstitions and Folklore,” with Rhonda Etherden

▪ Oct. 31 – “Ghost Stories from the Lowcountry,” with Capt. Sandy Vermont

▪ Nov. 21 – “Native American History,” with Ronnie Floyd

▪ Dec. 12 – Christmas music. with Skipper and Friends

Also, visit the museum’s L.W. Paul Living History Farm, 2279 Harris Shortcut Road, off U.S. 701, north of Conway, open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays (365-3596), also for free. Special themes are: traditional music and cooking demonstration 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 29, Syrup Day on Nov. 14, and “Christmas at the Farm” Dec. 5.

Museum details at 915-5320 or www.horrycountymuseum.org.

SATURDAY, SUNDAY | 08.22, 08.23

‘Largest Garage Sale’ among special events

▪ 27th annual “South Carolina’s Largest Garage Sale,” 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday in the Myrtle Beach Convention Center, at Oak Street and 21st Avenue North. Free; parking on site $5. 918-1235 or www.cityofmyrtlebeach.com/garagesale.html.

▪ Sisterhood Indoor Yard Sale, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday at Temple Emanu-El Rosen Center, at Kings Highway and 65th Avenue North in Myrtle Beach. 357-9544 or 910-575-1139.

▪ Monthly “Arts at the Church,” 3 p.m. Sunday, with Jo Ann Tufo as “The Good Wife,” Mrs. Benjamin Franklin, at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 2061 Glenns Bay Road, west of Surfside Beach. Free. 750-0344.

▪ “The Rectory Lawn” Summer Music Festival finale, 5-8 p.m. Sunday, with PaperWork, an oldies band from Myrtle Beach, at All Saints (Anglican) Church, 3560 Kings River Road, Pawleys Island. Free. 240-0425 or www.allsaintspawleys.org.

ALMOST DAILY | Through 09.05

Karaokers invited for ‘The Vocalist Challenge’

Singers ages 16 and older who have not turned professional are welcome to compete in the next two weeks in “The Vocalist Challenge,” a benefit by Krazy Leo Karaoke for the Amercian Cancer Society, with a $17,000 goal.

Sign up at thevocalistchallenge.com to compete solo at a choice of establishments across the Grand Strand with karaoke: Hurricane Maggie’s Bar and Grill Aug. 19 and Sept. 3; Hotel Blue Aug. 20 and 28; Captain Seaweeds Bar and Grill Aug. 21 and 30; K-Rae’s Waterway Bar and Grille Aug. 22; The Beaver Bar Aug. 24, 27 and 31, and Sept. 1; Murphy’s Law on Aug. 25; Milardo’s Pizzeria and Sports Pub Aug. 29 and Sept. 2; and Lincoln Park Bar & Grill Sept. 5.

Votes cast for $2 donations each at all the aforementioned events will be added to the donations from our the contest’s online voting system to determine semi-finalists. Planet Hollywood in Myrtle Beach will have the semifinals and finals in September.

The series of prizes for the winner include a starring role in the American Cancer Society’s first-ever Volunteer Honors Awards Show, “Let’s Beat It!” evening of song and dance at 6 p.m. Sept. 27 at Legends in Concert in Myrtle Beach, with Mark Preston, formerly of The Lettermen, and Christopher Robbins & The E’clatez Dance Company, including Samantha Northart and Megan Curtis, with Allan King, host. Tickets for the public are $60, $70, $90 or $125, plus fees.

More information from letsbeatit.org, and the American Cancer Society (800-227-2345 or www.cancer.org), with a local office at 950 48th Ave. N., Myrtle Beach, Suite 101, Myrtle Beach (843-213-0333).

MONDAYS-FRIDAYS | Through 09.18

Two Brunswick Countians’ art in exhibit

Two Brunswick County-native residents’ artworks are on display through Sept. 18 in Southeastern Community College’s Wyche Gallery.

In “Purpose Bound,” see photographs by David Pickett of Shallotte and digital pieces by Milton Gore of Sunset Beach.

Find the gallery in the campus at 564 Chadbourn Highway, Whiteville, N.C.; the hall is open 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays and 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Fridays, and admission is free.

Also, meet the artists at a public reception, 6-8 p.m. Monday.

More details from Pickett at 910-918-9707 and the college at 910-642-7141.

This story was originally published August 20, 2015 at 4:00 AM with the headline "Best Bets | Strand Cinema rolls out new series of movies."