September cooks up start to Strand festival season

September means more than the end of summer ’round here. It’s festival season, and food figures fancifully this weekend in two hubs of Myrtle Beach.

The Myrtle Beach Area Hospitality Association has centered the annual Coastal Uncorked Food, Wine & Spirits Festival, Friday-Sunday, in one place, at Broadway at the Beach’s Celebrity Square, off 29th Avenue North.

The association’s president and chief executive, Stephen Greene, said moving the fest from the start of June, when the Carolina Country Music Fest premiered downtown this year, to Labor Day weekend, looks like “a good fit for us.”

Greene called the location at Broadway at the Beach “great ... for ease of parking, access to restaurants and shopping, and activities prior to and after our events.”

“We are really excited about this partnership,” he said, as this festival “continues to evolve and change.”

“Chocolate Under The Moon – A Moonshine Mixology and Dessert Event,” 5-9 p.m. Friday marks a new step for the association with this competition. Greene said the mixology event by the Sugarlands Distillery Co. comes not only with sampling moonshine, but a dessert and “chocolate festival” by Chef Jamie Saunders from Johnny D’s Waffles & Bakery, to satisfy anyone’s craving for sweets, including some blends with beers.

“Brews ’N The Beach – A Craft Beer Festival,” 4-8 p.m. Saturday, will comprise more than 15 distributors, with more than 60 beers collectively, Greene said. The “Grand Wine Tasting Tent” will fill the finale, 1-6 p.m. Sunday.

The shift of festival days, too, from Thursday-Saturday to Friday-Sunday, also works with this Labor Day weekend, Greene said, “so everybody can take Monday off” and recharge for a workweek resuming Tuesday. The timing also works with the home stretch of the 32nd annual Myrtle Beach World Amateur Handicap Championship, and NASCAR’s Bojangles’ Southern 500 this weekend at Darlington Raceway, “another opportunity” for “a lot of people who stay in our market and go to the race.”

Having Coastal Uncorked this weekend also maximizes the transition, “as we kind of slow down out of the summer season for that one last big push,” Greene said.

The hospitality association, whose annual “Farm to Table” fundraiser this fall for Horry-Georgetown Technical College’s Culinary Institute already is sold out, Greene said, and other events spread through each year raise dollars for scholarships for students sturding resort tourism and culinary arts, all part of a continuing effort to grow those markets with hopes to keep local youth to stay here for the long term.

A few miles south in the city, the 10th annual “Beach, Boogie & BBQ Festival,” 6-10 p.m. Friday and noon-10 p.m Saturday outside the Horry-Georgetown Technical College Grand Strand Campus Conference Center, also with bands daily, returns as a tradition for the community and vacationers to celebrate another summer-ending tradition. Two local charitable efforts reap rewards from this endeavor.

The S.C. Barbeque Championship, sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbeque Society fires up noon-2 p.m., Saturday, with winners announced at 5 p.m. in categories of pork, ribs, brisket, and chicken.

Karrin Murphy, editor of The BullSheet monthly newsletter for the Kansas City Barbeque Society, based in Missouri, said the group has partnered with “Beach, Boogie & BBQ,” coordinated again this year by Palmetto Event Productions, several times since 2009 with sanctioned events.

This event is among 475 such barbecue contests the Kansas group sanctions worldwide, Murphy said, explaining that barbecue cookoff season really goes from January through December now.

“It never stops,” she said, citing a major one coming up, the 36th annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque-Invitational, Oct. 2-3 in Kansas City. “You can bet anytime from March through October are really busy times,” she said.

Sixth annual ‘Coastal Uncorked’ Food, Wine & Spirits Festival

BY: Myrtle Beach Area Hospitality Association

WHERE: Broadway at the Beach’s Celebrity Square, off 29th Avenue North in Myrtle Beach, between U.S. 17 Bypass and Robert Grissom Parkway

WHEN: Friday-Sunday

WHAT AND WHEN: Each with live entertainment by local bands –

▪ Friday – “Chocolate Under The Moon – A Moonshine Mixology and Dessert Event,” 5-9 p.m., including music by The Saltines

▪ Saturday – “Brews ’N The Beach – A Craft Beer Festival,” 4-8 p.m., including music by The Sick Stooges, and beer tastings; buy food on site.

▪ Sunday – “Grand Wine Tasting Tent,” 1-6 p.m., including music by Paul Grimshaw Band, hors d’ouerves, and a souvenir wine glass to take home.

HOW MUCH:

▪ $20 daily (also available online, plus $1.99 processing fee).

▪ Three-day pass $50 advance online, plus $3.49 fee, available only until 5 p.m. Friday.

ALSO: Fireworks at 10 p.m. Saturday, over lake in middle of Broadway at the Beach. Free to see. (843-444-3200, 800-386-4662 or www.broadwayatthebeach.com)

MORE EVENT INFORMATION: www.coastaluncorked.com

10th annual ‘Beach, Boogie & BBQ Festival’

BENEFITING: 250KCBS Meals Mission (www.kcbs..us/meals-mission.php), with donation of one cooked pork butt from each competing barbecue team to a Myrtle Beach area food bank.

WHERE: Outside Horry-Georgetown Technical College Grand Strand Campus Conference Center, 950 Crabtree Lane, Myrtle Beach, close to Pampas Drive, Farrow Parkway Myrtle Beach’s Grand Park, and The Market Common.

WHEN: 6-10 p.m. Friday and noon-10 p.m Saturday

WHEN, WHERE AND HOW MUCH:

▪ Wing competition, benefiting HGTC Culinary Institute, sampling at 6 p.m. Friday, while supplies last. $1 per wing to sample.

▪ S.C. Barbeque Championship by Kansas City Barbeque Society, noon-2 p.m., Saturday, with winners announced 5-6 p.m., in categories of pork, ribs, brisket, and chicken.

▪ Barbecue sampling, noon-3 p.m. Saturday, while supplies last. $10 wristband ages 9 and older, otherwise free.

▪ Myrtle Beach Car Club car show, noon-3 p.m. Saturday, with load-in beginning 10 a.m. $20 registration. 843-742-9802 or www.myrtlebeachcarclub.com.

▪ Corn-hole tournament, in two-person teams, noon-4 p.m. Saturday, with capacity for 40 teams. $10 team, $5 player. Registration and warm-up begins at 10 a.m. 843-504-5191 or coastaltailgating.com.

SCHEDULED ENTERTAINMENT:

▪ Friday – The Harvest 6-7:30 p.m., and Miracle Max and the Pet Monsters 8-9:30 p.m.

▪ Saturday – Pocket Fuzz 12-1:15 p.m., Carolina Midnight 1:45-3 p.m., Paul Grimshaw Band 6:30-7:45 p.m., and N’Tranze 8:15-9:30 p.m.

HOW MUCH: Free admission

Information |

▪ Palmetto Event Productions – 843-855-0527 or www.myrtlebeacheventinfo.com/beach-boogie-and-bbq.html

▪ Kansas City Barbeque Society, based in Missouri – 816-765-5891, 800-963-5227 or www.kcbs.us

La Belle Amie Vineyard

WHAT, WHEN AND HOW MUCH:

▪ “Labor Day Saturday Music & Cookout,” noon-6 p.m. Saturday, with music 1-5 p.m. by Creampuffs & Bourbon (Cyndi & John), for $3.

▪ “Dog Days Blues & Jazz Fest,” Sept. 12, with music till 5 p.m. by The Don Colton Trio, and The Tammy Tangent Band, for $8.

WHERE: 1120 St. Joseph Road, Little River, just west of North Myrtle Beach Middle School

ALSO: Bring two canned/dry good items for area food banks and receive $3 off admission.

WINERY OPEN: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays

INFORMATION: 843-399-9463 or labelleamie.com

‘Bowling Blast Off’ and Kids’ Fest

WHEN: 1-4 p.m. Saturday

WHERE: Myrtle Beach Bowl (formerly Waccamaw Bowling Center), 101 Gray Drive, west of Myrtle Beach, off U.S. 501, just west of River Oaks Drive and Intracoastal Waterway.

HOW MUCH: Free admission

INCLUDES: One hour of free bowling person, including shoe rental, as well as games, prizes and crafts

ALSO: Fifty cents from every customer’s shoe rental Friday-Monday will be donated to the family of a youth bumper bowler who has had open heart surgery and will have another procedure to battle a recurrence of congenital subaortic stenosis, a membrane buildup.

INFORMATION: 843-236-1020 or www.waccamawbowling.com

‘Baseball and BBQ’

BY AND BENEFITING: Grand Strand Miracle Leagues

WHAT: Opening night of fall baseball season

FOR: Getting people with disabilities on the diamond, on a field for wheelchairs and walkers, with volunteers as “buddies” to help players

WHEN: 6-8:30 p.m. Sept. 10

WHERE: James C. Benton Miracle League Field, outiside Myrtle Beach’s Pepper Geddings Recreation Center, 3205 N. Oak St.

HOW MUCH: Free

INFORMATION: 843-448-7712 or www.grandstrandmiracleleague.com

Annual ‘Constitution Commemoration Day’

BY: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution’s Theodosia Burr Chapter

WITH: Featured speaker Jo Ann Tufo portraying “The Good Wife: Mrs. Benjamin Franklin,” as well as the Coastal Carolina University Chamber Choir singing patriotic songs, Long Bay Chapter of the Children of the American Revolution doing a colonial dance, , and WPDE-TV 15’s Joel Allen playing a town crier, ringing a bell at announcement of each of the first 13 colonies.

WHEN: 9 a.m. Sept. 12, with formal program 10 a.m.

WHERE: First Presbyterian Church, 3810 Robert Grissom Parkway, Myrtle Beach

HOW MUCH: Free

INFORMATION: 843-267-2518, www.DAR.org, or email tburrdar@gmail.com

‘Wheel to Surf’

WHEN: 9 a.m. Sept. 12

WHAT: Adaptive surfing event, to get surfers with spinal cord injuries back on the waves.

WITH: About 50 surfers expected, and more than 100 volunteers needed.

WHERE: On beach at Holly Avenue and South Waccamaw Drive in Garden City Beach, two blocks south of Atlantic Avenue.

INFORMATION:

▪ To participate, Brock Johnson, event coordinator, at 843-333-0489

▪ To volunteer, email Melinda Chappell at mechappell@nmb.us

ALSO: Johnson has been selected for Team USA for the International Surfing Association World Adaptive Surfing Championship, Sept. 24-27 in La Jolla, Calif., among teams from 15 nations competing in four divisions. (858-551-8580 or www.isasurf.org/events/isa-world-adaptive-surfing-championship/). Sponsors for this event include the International Olympic Committee.

Annual Skyhoundz Disc Contest

WHAT: Local championship covering dogs’ distance and accuracy

WHEN: 10-11 a.m. Sept. 12

WHERE: Surfside Beach’s Martin Field, at Dogwood Drive South and Sixth Avenue South

HOW MUCH: Free to compete and for spectators

INFORMATION: 770-751-3882 or www.skyhoundz.com, and reach town at 843-650-9548 or www.surfsidebeach.org

‘Cruise to the Rock’ cruise-in

WITH: Myrtle Beach Car Club (843-742-9802 or www.myrtlebeachcarclub.com)

BENEFITING: Building fund for Solid Rock Baptist Church, based at 675 U.S. 17 Business N., Surfside Beach

WHEN: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 12

WHERE: South Strand Recreation Center, end of Scipio Road in Burgess community, south of Holmestown Road, between U.S.17 and S.C. 707

INFORMATION: 843-828-0726 or 843-997-8578

‘Local Brews, Local Grooves’

WHAT: Craft beer and music festival

WHEN: 4 p.m. Sept. 12

WHERE: House of Blues, in Barefoot Landing, on U.S. 17 in North Myrtle Beach

HOW MUCH:

▪ Admission $10 advance or $12 day of event, plus ticketing fees

▪ Sampling wristbands $15 for five 4-ounce beverages and/or food items.

▪ Individual sampling tickets, sold only on day of event, for $3

SCHEDULED ENTERTAINMENT: C2 and the Brothers Reed, Finnegan Bell, Stan Gregory, Holy City Hooligans, Oceans Orange, and Jeremiah Reyes

INFORMATION: 843-272-3000 or www.hob.com/myrtlebeach

Hot Rod Promotions cruise-in

WHEN: Noon-3 p.m. Sept. 13

WHERE: Fox’s Pizza Den, 1867 S.C. 544, Conway, near Food Lion

HOW MUCH: Free

INFORMATION: 843-503-8245

Square dance open houses

WHAT: Introduction to Western style square dancing

WHERE: Grand Strand Senior Center, 1268 21st Ave. N., Myrtle Beach – enter through right side door

WITH:

▪ Sand Dollar Square Dance Club of Myrtle Beach, 6-7 p.m. Sept. 14 (Also, dances 7-9 p.m. Mondays, Sept. 14-Dec. 14 – but not Nov. 30 – for $5 each.) 843-333-8878 or sanddollarsquaredanc.wix.com.

▪ Grand Strand Strutters, 6-7:30 p.m. Sept. 17. 843 235-2041 or 843-497-0470.

HOW MUCH: Free

‘Back to School’ Wine Dinner

WITH: Five-course meal and variety of wines

WHEN: 6 p.m. Sept. 16

WHERE: Croissants Bistro & Bakery, 3751 Robert Grissom Parkway, Myrtle Beach, at 38th Avenue North.

HOW MUCH: $50

INFORMATION: 843-448-2253 or www.croissants.net

42nd annual South Atlantic Shrine Association Fall Festival

WHEN: Sept. 16-19

BENEFITING: Shriners’ Hospitals for Children and other related charities for youth burn victims

INCLUDES:

▪ Grand Strand Shriners Parade, 6 p.m. Sept. 18, southward on Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach, between 12th and 29th avenues South.

▪ Golf tournament, 7:30 a.m. Sept. 19 (registration open 7 a.m.) at Myrtle Beach’s Whispering Pines Golf Course, located at 900 Harrelson Blvd., across from Myrtle Beach International Airport.

▪ Concert by Aaron Tippin, with Southern Drawl Band and Melanie Howe, 7 p.m. Sept. 19 at TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark, 1251 21st Ave. N., Myrtle Beach – enter from Robert M. Grissom Parkway – for $25 or $35, plus ticketing fee. Buy tickets at 865-457-1380 or www.sunsandandaband.com.

INFORMATION: www.southatlanticsa.org

SOS (Society of Stranders) Fall Migration

WHEN: Sept. 18-27

WHERE: Various sites in downtown North Myrtle Beach: Duck’s Beach Club, Ducks II, Fat Harold’s Beach Club, OD Arcade, OD Beach and Golf Resort, and The Pirate’s Cove

INCLUDING: Free concerts:

▪ “Fun Sunday” 1-5 p.m. Sept. 20, with The Fantastic Shakers, and Jim Quick & Coastline, on First Avenue, beside OD Arcade.

▪ “Fun Monday,” noon-5:30 p.m. Sept. 21, with The Official Blues Brothers Revue, The Entertainers, and Too Much Sylvia, on Main Street.

HOW MUCH: No cover charge in aforementioned clubs with SOS membership, $35 a year.

INFORMATION: 888-767-3113 or www.shagdance.com/migration.htm

‘Celebrity Gala’

WHAT: Night out for guests to dress up as their favorite celebrity – real or fictitious.

BENEFITING: Murrells Inlet 2020 preservation group

WHEN: 7-11 p.m. Sept. 18

WHERE: Wachesaw Plantation Club, 1930 Governors Landing Road, off Wachesaw Road, west of U.S. 17 Bypass and Murrells Inlet.

HOW MUCH: $100

ENTERTAINMENT BY: Tru Sol

ALSO: Every “celebrity” will receive a signature champagne drink and glass to take home.

INFORMATION: 843-357-2007 or www.murrellsinletsc.com

‘Walk & Roll’ for GBS/CIDP

WHAT: 1-mile walk

BENEFITING: GBS-CIDP Foundation International, helping people affected by Guillain-Barré syndrome, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, or related syndromes such as multifocal motor neuropathy.

WHEN: 10 a.m. Sept. 19 (registration open 9 a.m.)

WHERE: Conway’s Riverfront Park, on Elm Street

HOW MUCH: Any donations raised

INFORMATION: Merrilyn Macurak, Myrtle Beach/Conway chapter liaison, at 843-397-8447, or email merrilyn.macurak@gbs-cidp.org

36th Annual Harvest Hoe-Down Festival

BY: Pilot Club of Aynor

WHEN: Sept. 19

WHERE: Aynor Town Park, off U.S. 501

HOW MUCH: Free admission

INCLUDES: Parade at 10 a.m., music 11 a.m.-6 p.m., and street dance 7-10 p.m. with Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot

ALSO: Beauty pageant, 3-9 p.m. Sept. 12 in Aynor High School auditorium, for admission of $5 for first pageant group, or $8 for both; entry fees $45 for beauty, $10 photogenic.

INFORMATION: 843-358-1074 or www.aynorharvesthoedown.org

Other Myrtle Beach Car Club cruise-ins

WHEN, WHERE AND HOW MUCH: All on Saturdays:

▪  11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 19 – Maggi D’s Fine Italian Cuisine, 407 Seaboard St., Myrtle Beach, across from Coastal Grand mall. Free.

▪ 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 26 – Surfside Beach Car Show, at Surfside Pier, at South Ocean Boulevard and Surfside Drive, with registration 9 a.m., show at 10 a.m., and trophies awarded at 2 p.m. $20 entry fee. Donations also sought for South Strand Helping Hand.

INFORMATION: 843-742-9802 or www.myrtlebeachcarclub.com

‘SepetemberFest’

WHERE: Barefoot Landing, on U.S. 17 in North Myrtle Beach

WHEN: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 19

INCLUDES: “Flavor of the Landing,” a tasting event spotlighting the restaurants and eateries, with food sales in support of Low Country Food Bank; and specialty and artisan vendors, customized Jeeps on display, a children’s zone, and music.

HOW MUCH: Free admission

ALSO: Fireworks, 10:15 p.m. this Saturday.

INFORMATION: 843-272-8349 or www.bflanding.com

39th annual ‘Grape Stomp’ celebrations

WHERE: Duplin Winery, 4650 U.S. 17 S., North Myrtle Beach, outside Barefoot Landing,

WHEN: 5-9 p.m. Sept. 19

HOW MUCH: $25

INCLUDES: A ticket to Alligator Adventure (843-361-0789 or www.alligatoradventure.com), next door, and music by Dark 30 Boogie Band.

SITE OPEN: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays

ALSO: Easy escape this celebration, 5-9 p.m. Sept. 12 at at winery’s home base, 505 N. Sycamore St., Rose Hill, N.C. (From Interstate 40, north of Wilmington, take Exit 380, and head west (left) on Duplin County Road 1104 a short distance, then turn north (right) on Sycamore Street), for $15, including music by Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot. Site open 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays.

INFORMATION: 800-774-9634 or www.duplinwinery.com

‘An Evening with Aaron Caruso’

BY: Sons of Italy Grand Strand Lodge 2868 of Socastee (www.sonsofitalymb.com)

BENEFITING: Special Olympics

WHEN: 6-11 p.m. Sept. 19

WHERE: Clarion Hotel & Conference Center, 101 Fantasy Harbour Blvd., just west of Myrtle Beach and along the Intracoastal Waterway, off U.S. 501 and George Bishop Parkway

HOW MUCH: $45

INFORMATION: 843-655-1636, and www.aaroncaruso.com

24th annual St. John’s Greek Festival

BENEFITING: Various charities

WHEN: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sept. 24, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sept. 25-26, and noon-7 p.m. Sept. 27

WHERE: St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church, at U.S. 17 Bypass and 33rd Avenue North Extension in Myrtle Beach

HOW MUCH: $1 ages 11 and older, otherwise free

ALSO: Church tours and lectures about its iconography and Orthodox faith available during fest.

INFORMATION: 843-448-3773 or www.stjohn-mb.org/festival/greekfestival.htm

‘Welcome Back Community Block Party’

BENEFITING: Black Water Middle School extracurricular activities

WHEN: 4-8 p.m. Sept. 25

WHERE: Black Water Middle School, 900 E. Cox Ferry Road, Conway

HOW MUCH: Free admission

INCLUDES: Inflatables and games, and entertainment by Stevie Mac.

INFOMATION: Phillip Reeser at 843-903-8440, ext. 52801, or email preeser@horrycountyschools.net

12th annual Irish-Italian International Festival

WHEN: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 26

WHERE: Main Street in North Myrtle Beach

HOW MUCH: Free admission; nominal fee for children’s inflatables

INCLUDES: Entertainment by local bands taking turns, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on two stages: 421 Main St., in front of Flynn’s Irish Tavern, and 312 Main St., in front of Hope Taylor & Co.

ALSO: Spaghetti-eating contest, 2:15 p.m. at stage at 400 Main St.; sign up for free 10 a.m.-1:45 p.m. at festival information booth

INFORMATION: 843-280-5570 or parks.nmb.us/Page.aspx?news=true&id=9

Fall Arts & Crafts Festival

BY: Seacoast Artists Gallery, 3032 Nevers St., Myrtle Beach, in The Market Common

WHEN: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 26-27

WHERE: Myrtle Beach’s Valor Memorial Garden, on Farrow Parkway, across street from gallery

HOW MUCH: Free admission

INFORMATION: 843-232-7009 or seacoastartistsguild.com

‘Yoga Day at the Ballpark’

WHAT: Class for everyone, with no experience necessary, for what is hoped for as the creating the largest community yoga class in Myrtle Beach history

FOR: Ages 12 and older, with adult accompaniment for minors

BENEFITING: United Way of Horry County

WHEN: 11 a.m. Sept. 26 (rain date: Sept. 27), with registration open 10 a.m.

WHERE: TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark, 1251 21st Ave. N., Myrtle Beach – enter from Robert M. Grissom Parkway

HOW MUCH: $6 donation

ALSO: Bring your own mat, towel and water bottle.

INFORMATION: Maura Utley at 843-829-3078, or email maura.utley@myccnb.com

‘Rivertown Dine-Around’

WHAT: Culinary tour

BY: Conway Downtown Alive

WHEN: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 26

WHERE: Across downtown Conway, from home base of Conway Visitor Center, 903 Third Ave., for pickup of map of participating restaurants

HOW MUCH:

▪ Free admission, with pre-registration at conwayalive.com

▪ Mini-entree items on sampler menu start at $2, and most items do not exceed $4.

INFORMATION: 843-248-6260

The Market Common Triathlon

WHEN: 7:30 a.m. Sept. 27

WHAT AND HOW MUCH (PLUS FEE): Choice of –

▪ “Standard” sequence with 250-yard pool swim outdoors, 6-mile bike ride, a 1.5-mile run, then 150-yard swim in lazy river, 6-mile bike ride and 1.5-mile run. $69 advance online by 7:30 a.m. Sept. 24, or $65 on site on day of event.

▪ “Short” distance (first half of aforementioned “Standard”), with 250-yard swim, 6-mile bike ride and 1.5-mile run. $49 or $55, respectively.

▪ For youth, afterward, a 150-yard swim in a lazy river, 3-mile bike ride, and 0.75-mile run. $39 or $45, respectively

WHERE: The Market Common area in Myrtle Beach

INFORMATION: www.mbtriclub.org/race/market-common-triathlon/

‘Appreciation & Recognition Evening’

FOR: Veterans Cafe & Grille (also home of Mini Military Museum), based at 3544 Northgate Blvd., Myrtle Beach, in Northgate Plaza, off S.C. 707 at southwest corner at U.S. 17 Bypass, near Dollar General.

WHEN: 6 p.m. Sept. 30, starting with dinner

WHERE: Angelo’s Steak & Pasta, 2311 S. Kings Highway, Myrtle Beach

HOW MUCH: $28 advance, including meal, coffee, ice tea, desserts, tax and gratuity; or $35 walk-in for cash only; cash bar.

MAIL CHECK TO: “Vets Cafe Appreciation,” Bob Kaiser, 1032 Lakeside Drive, Surfside Beach, SC 29575

INFORMATION: 843-655-2965, 843-238-2780, or email bkaiser@sc.rr.com

14th annual ‘Local Heroes’ Benefit’

RECURRING THEME: “Honoring America’s Heroes,” in remembrance of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001

BENEFITING: Horry/Georgetown Counties’ Fire & Life Safety Expo, Georgetown Sheriff’s Office “Shop with Santa” program, and Rolling Thunder SC3

WHEN: Sept. 11 –11 a.m.-closing

WHERE: Dead Dog Saloon, 4079 U.S. 17 Business, Murrells Inlet

HOW MUCH: Free admission, and all-day buffet for donation

INCLUDES: Formal ceremony and “Carolina & Company Live” broadcast on WPDE-TV 15 noon-1 p.m., and concerts by Chasing Revelry at 1 p.m., Bil Krauss 2 p.m., Folkem Dio 3 p.m., Lowcountry Soul 4 p.m., Grocery Store Gentleman 5 p.m., The Winchesters 6 p.m.; The Mullets 7 p.m., Painted Man 8 p.m., Bullfrog 9 p.m., and Paperwork 10 p.m.

ALSO: Fourth annual Local Heroes’ Benefit Golf Tournament, 9 a.m. Sept. 13 at Wacheshaw Plantatation East, for $80 per player – details at 843-902-7216 or 843-997-9450.

INFORMATION: 843-651-0664 or www.deaddogsaloon.com

Annual ‘Chocolate Sunday’

THEME: “Roaring ’20s”

BENEFITING: Cultural Council of Georgetown County, based at 922 Front St., Georgetown

WHEN: 4-7 p.m. Sept. 13

WHERE: Historic Palmetto House, 321 E. Bay St., Georgetown

HOW MUCH: $95

INCLUDES: Chocolate treats, hors d’oeuvres, and performances by winners of the council’s 2015-16 Young Treasures Scholarship Program

ALSO: Roaring ’20s attire encouraged

INFORMATION: 843-520-0744 or www.culturalcouncilofgeorgetown.com

Lowcountry Rice Culture Forum

WHEN: Sept. 17-19

WHAT, WHEN AND HOW MUCH: Also, all-access pass available for $55. Reservations recommended at 843-545-3316.

▪ Premiere of “Gullah Artists of the Lowcountry” documentary showing nine artists and cultural leaders, 7 p.m. Sept. 17 at Georgetown County Library Waccamaw Neck branch, 41 St. Paul Place, Litchfield Beach, off Willbrook Boulevard., with introduction by interviewer Valinda Littlefield from University of South Carolina, and some of the featured artists.. Free.

▪ “Rice Culture Influences on the Arts,” with panel discussions, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 18 – “Visual Arts before the Civil War” 10:30 a.m.-noon, “Visual Arts from Reconstruction through the Mid-20th Century” 1:30-3 p.m., and “Contemporary Visual Arts” 3:30-5 p.m. $20.

▪ “Off the Wall and Onto the Stage: Dancing the Art of Jonathan Green,” with Columbia City Ballet, 8 p.m. Sept. 18 at Winyah Auditorium, 1200 Highmarket St., Georgetown. $20.

▪  “A Celebration of Gullah Music,” with Freedom Readers Children’s Choir, 4 p.m. Sept. 19, on lawn of Kaminski House Museum, 1003 Front St., Georgetown, with introduction from Eric Crawford of Coastal Carolina University. Songs will include “Wait in the Field,” Aunt Pearlie Sue’s “Shake ’em Song” and “The Gullah Gullah TV Show Theme Song.” Free.

▪ “God’s Trombones,” with readings by Ron and Natalie Daise from “God’s Trombones: Seven Negro Poems in Verse” by James Weldon Johnson, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 19 in Winyah Auditorium. $20.

OTHER RELATED EVENTS: Not covered by all-access pass, and with separate, respective reservations required –

▪ Plantation tour, 2-5 p.m. Sept. 17 at Hobcaw Barony, on U.S. 17, north of Georgetown. $20. 843-546-4623 or www.hobcawbarony.org.

▪ Jonathan Green Exhibit and Brunch, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Sept. 19 at Georgetown County Museum, 120 Broad St., Georgetown, and with meal at Big Tuna Raw Bar, nearby at 807 Front St. $20. 843-545-7020 or www.georgetowncountymuseum.com.

INFORMATION: georgetowncountylibrary.sc.gov/programs/Pages/RiceForum2015.aspx

25th annual Pawleys Island Festival of Music & Art

WHEN: Sept. 25-26, and Oct. 1-3, 8-10 and 15-17

Opening weekend:

▪ Third annual “Seaside Palette,” 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 25 and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 26 in downtown Georgetown historic district, and wet paint sale and reception, 3-5 p.m. Sept. 26 on lawn of Kaminski House Museum, 1003 Front St. (843-546-7706 or kaminskimuseum.org). Free to see.

▪ “Chalk under the Oaks” 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 26 on 700 block of Front Street in Georgetown, with the Squonk Opera performing three half-hour shows (times to be announced) of its “Pneumatica,” also in the historic district. Free to see.

Concerts and events, all 7 p.m. at The Reserve Club of Pawleys Island:

▪ 16th annual Pawleys Island Wine & Food Gala benefit, 7 p.m. Oct. 1, with about 70 wines, for $100; or The Collector’s Circle, with 50-person capacity, for $150 (call 843-626-8911).

▪ A.J. Croce, son of the late Jim Croce, Oct. 2. $25 general admission, or $35 or $45 reserved.

▪ Aaron Neville, Oct. 3. $30 general, or $45 or $85 reserved.

▪ Mike Farris and The Roseland Rhythm Revue, Oct. 8. $25 general, or $35 or $45 reserved.

▪ Natalie Douglas’ “Jazz Party,” Oct. 9. $25 or $45 reserved.

▪ Steve Tyrell, Oct. 10. $30 general, or $45 or $85 reserved.

▪ Ken Lavigne, Oct. 15. $25 or $45 reserved.

▪ Davis & Johnson, and The Fabulous Equinox Orchestra, Oct. 16. $25 general, or $35 or $75 reserved.

▪ “So Good For the Soul ... A Tribute to the Music of Motown,” Oct. 17. $25 general, or $50 reserved.

INFORMATION: 843-626-8911 or pawleysmusic.com

40th annual Atalaya Arts & Crafts Festival

WHEN: Noon-6 p.m. Sept. 25, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sept. 26, and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 27

WHERE: Huntington Beach State Park, on U.S. 17, between Murrells Inlet and Litchfield Beach, across from Brookgreen Gardens (Park open 6 a.m.-10 p.m. daily)

HOW MUCH: Park admission fee ($5 for ages 16 and older, $3.25 S.C. seniors, $3 ages 6-15) waived this weekend only, but festival admission for ages 16 and older is $8 daily or $10 multiday pass, and free for ages 15 and younger.

ALSO: Atalaya closed Sept. 24

INFORMATION: 843-237-4440 or www.atalayafestival.com, and www.huntingtonbeachsp.com

‘Brew at the Zoo’

WHAT: Annual benefit for Friends of Brookgreen Gardens and new projects in gardens

WITH: Entertainment by Bullfrog of Murrells Inlet, and more than 30 craft beers to sample

WHEN: 5:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 26

WHERE: Lowcountry Zoo at Brookgreen Gardens, on U.S. 17, across from Huntington Beach State Park

How much | $40 ($35 members)

ALSO:

▪ Gardens open 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, with admission lasting seven days: $14 ages 13-64, $12 ages 65 and older, and $7 ages 4-12

▪ National Sculpture Society 82nd annual Awards Exhibition (www.nationalsculpture.org), through Nov. 1, free with admission.

▪ “Whispering Wings” butterfly house open for half-hour visits daily through October, for extra $3 ages 13 and older, $2 ages 4-12, besides garden admission

INFORMATION: 843-235-6000, 800-849-1931 or www.brookgreen.org

‘A Silver Celebration of Creativity’

WHAT: Fall luncheon for Friends of the Waccamaw Library’s 25th anniversary

WHEN: 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 29

WHERE: Pawleys Plantation Golf & Country Club, 70 Tanglewood Drive, Pawleys Island, off U.S. 17

HOW MUCH: $35

INFORMATION: From Georgetown County Library Waccamaw Neck branch, 41 St. Paul Place, Litchfield Beach, off Willbrook Boulevard – 843-545-3623, or georgetowncountylibrary.sc.gov

‘V-J (Victory over Japan) Day’ commemoration

OBSERVING: 70th anniversary of Japan’s surrender on Sept. 2, 2945, which led to end of World War II.

WHEN: 10 a.m.-4 p.m Saturday and noon-4 p.m Sunday

WHERE: Fort Fisher State Historic Site, 1610 Fort Fisher Blvd S, Kure Beach, N.C., off U.S. 421, north of N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher

HOW MUCH: Free, but donations appreciated

INCLUDES:

▪ World War II memorabilia, re-enactors and civilians; hands-on children’s activities; historic weapons demonstrations; and military equipment.

▪ Scheuduled guest speakers – Bill Jayne, superintendent of the Wilmington National Cemetery; David Stallman, historian; and Krystal Davenport, discussing the Women’s Air Force Service Pilots group of Camp Davis, N.C.

INFORMATION: 910-458-5538 or www.nchistoricsites.org/fisher/

Annual ‘Purple Feet Festival’

WHEN: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 19

WHERE: Silver Coast Winery, 6680 Barbeque Road, Ocean Isle Beach, N.C.

INCLUDES: Music by the Carolina Breakers, a classic car cruise-in, Lucy Look-A-Like contest at 3:30 p.m., and grape stomping.

HOW MUCH: $4 advance or $5 at gate for ages 12 and older, otherwise fre.

ALSO:

▪ Concerts by John Cubito, 4-6 p.m. Fridays in September.

▪ Art exhibit with works by Suzanne C. Hunday, David McCune and Steven Schuman, through Oct. 31

WINERY OPEN | 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays and Saturdays, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Fridays, and noon-5 p.m. Sundays, with free admission outside of festival.

INFORMATION: 910-287-2800 or silvercoastwinery.com

12th annual Brunswick County Intercultural Festival

WHEN: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 26

WHERE: Outside Brunswick Community College Odell Williamson Auditorium, off College Road, south of U.S. 17 in Supply, N.C.

HOW MUCH: Free admission

INCLUDES: “International Village,” representing about 20 countries and cultures; ethnic entertainment; poster art contest; and for $8, ethnic food tasting 12:30-2:30 p.m.

INFORMATION: 910-842-6566 or www.bcifestival.org

Annual ‘Edisto Beach Music and Shag Fest’

WHEN: Friday-Sunday

WHERE: Edisto Beach’s Bay Creek Park, beside Edisto Marina, on S.C. 174, about 30 miles southeast of U.S. 17, between Charleston and Beaufort.

WHAT/WHO AND WHEN:

▪ Friday – Park open at noon for arts and crafts fair, with Shem Creek Boogie Band 3-7 p.m. and Band of Oz 7-11 p.m.

▪ Saturday – Fair open 10 a.m., with Shag Doctorz 2-6 p.m., The Entertainers 7-10 p.m., and nonprofessional shag competition 9 p.m.

▪ Sunday – Fair open noon, with The Fantastic Shakers 3-7 p.m.

HOW MUCH: $10 daily for ages 13 and older, otherwise free.

INFORMATION: 843-869-3867 or www.edistochamber.com

This story was originally published September 4, 2015 at 1:15 AM with the headline "September cooks up start to Strand festival season."