Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Sept. 7
Lee opens at Cabana
Pete Lee, known for his CD “Gasmoney” and reaching the semi-finals on NBC’s “Last Comic Standing,” will perform nightly through Saturday, with Walker Hays and Cooter Douglas opening. Details at 843-449-4242 or comedycabana.com.
Details: 8 p.m. (and second shows 10:15 p.m. Friday-Saturday) at Comedy Cabana, 9588 N. Kings Highway, just north of Myrtle Beach, for $15 or $17.50.
Season ending at water parks
Two local parks will have their final splashes for 2015. Prices vary at each:
▪ Wild Water & Wheels, 910 U.S. Business S., Surfside Beach: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 843-238-3787 or www.wild-water.com.
▪ Myrtle Waves Water Park, at U.S. 17 Bypass and Mr. Joe White Avenue (formerly 10th Avenue North) Extension in Myrtle Beach: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. 843-913-9250 or www.myrtlewaves.com.
Collage workshop begins
Stephanie Shuler Hamlet will lead a weekly art workshop on Tuesdays this month: “Creating Your Personal Surface in Collage.” Details at 843-546-7423 or www.ricemuseum.org.
Details: 1-3 p.m. at The Rice Museum, 633 Front St., Georgetown. $120 prepaid. (Also, visit museum, open 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, for $7 adults, $5 ages 60 and older, $3 ages 6-21 and students, and free ages 5 and younger.)
Fundraiser auction helps cats
Bikini Beach Cat Rescue of Surfside Beach has its second annual Golf Fundraiser, with gifts and prizes totaling more than $11,000 for auction. Details at 843-655-7881 or www.bikinibeachcatrescue.org.
Details: 5:30 p.m. at O’Keefe’s Irish Pub, 834 Inlet Square Drive, across from mall. Free admission; dinner $10.
1-3 p.m. at The Rice Museum, 633 Front St., Georgetown. $120 prepaid. (Also, visit museum, open 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, for $7 adults, $5 ages 60 and older, $3 ages 6-21 and students, and free ages 5 and younger.)
Play with club’s model trains
The Grand Strand Model Railroaders’ club site contains several working model trains the public is welcome to enjoy. Details at 843-297-7162, 843-293-4386 or www.gsmrrc.org.
Details: 4-7 p.m. Mondays, noon-4 p.m. Wednesdays and 10 a.m.-5 p.m Saturdays at the club site, in Myrtle Beach mall, three doors from Bass Pro Shops, at U.S. 17 and S.C. 22, near Briarcliffe Acres. Free.
State parks open daily
Both area state parks are open at 6 a.m. every day of the year, for walks, bicycling and nature and bird watching. Details at www.southcarolinaparks.com.:
▪ Myrtle Beach State Park, on U.S. 17 Business, one mile south of Farrow Parkway/South Ocean Boulevard, across from Seagate Village. 843-238-5325 or www.myrtlebeachsp.com.
▪ Huntington Beach State Park, on U.S. 17 between Murrells Inlet and Litchfield Beach, across from Brookgreen Gardens. 843-237-4440 or www.huntingtonbeachsp.com. (Also, in “Coastal Kayaking,” 10 a.m.-noon Mondays take a guided salt-marsh tour from Oyster Landing in Murrells Inlet, for $35. Register at 843-235-8755 by 4 p.m. the previous Sunday.)
Details: Same admission for each park: $5 ages 16 and older, $3.25 S.C. seniors, $3 ages 6-15.
This story was originally published September 6, 2015 at 11:00 AM with the headline "Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Sept. 7."