Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Sept. 18
Rice Culture Forum continues
The Lowcountry Rice Culture Forum rolls on with two events. Each is $20, or buy an all-access pass for $55, which includes the closing program, “God’s Trombones” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Winyah Auditorium. Reservations are recommended at 843-545-3316:
▪ “Rice Culture Influences on the Arts,” with panel discussions, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. – “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.
▪ “Off the Wall and Onto the Stage: Dancing the Art of Jonathan Green,” with Columbia City Ballet, 8 p.m. at Winyah Auditorium, 1200 Highmarket St., Georgetown.
Various special events, most for free
▪ “Myrtle Beach Veterans Stand Down,” by several groups, with various services for veterans, including homeless individuals who have served, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. at U.S. Army Reserve, 3392 Phillis Blvd., Myrtle Beach, beside The Market Common. 843-427-4568.
▪ Calabash Lions Club’s second annual Oktoberfest, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday-Saturday at South Brunswick Island Center, 9400 Ocean Highway, West Carolina Shores, N.C. $3 daily or $5 for both days for ages 12 and older, otherwise free. Also, wear a “dirndl” or “lederhosen” for free admission. 910-616-6113 or calabashoktoberfest.multimediamoments.com.
▪ Tammy & Pete (of Tammy’s Tangent),1-5 p.m. at La Belle Amie Vineyard, 1120 St. Joseph Road, Little River, just west of North Myrtle Beach Middle School. 843-399-9463 or www.labelleamie.com.
▪ John Cubito, 4-6 p.m. Fridays this month at Silver Coast Winery, 6680 Barbeque Road, Ocean Isle Beach, N.C. 910-287-2800 or silvercoastwinery.com.
▪ “McFarland” movie, starring Kevin Costner, for adults, 3 p.m. in Myrtle Beach Base Recreation Center, 800 Gabreski Lane, near Farrow Parkway and The Market Common. 843-918-2380.
▪ National POW/MIA Recognition Day observance, with Rolling Thunder S.C. Chapter 3, 6:30 p.m. in Myrtle Beach’s Warbird Park, on Farrow Parkway, just west of U.S. 17 Business, along southern end of Myrtle Beach International Airport, near Ocean Boulevard. 843-685-1793 or www.rollingthundergrandstrand.com.
▪ Grand Strand Chapter of American Guild of Organists dinner meeting, with all keyboardists invited to program by Renee Jackson on avoiding injury in practice and performance, 7 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, 706 14th Ave. S., North Myrtle Beach. Bring dish to share. 843-488-4251 or www.agograndstrand.org.
▪ “Sounds of Summer” concert series finale, with Nantucket, 7-9 p.m. in amphitheater at North Myrtle Beach Park & Sports Complex, at S.C. 90 and Robert Edge Parkway. 843-280-5594, ext. 3; or parks.nmb.us/Page.aspx?id=18.
▪ Paul Grimshaw Band, 7-11 p.m. on The Deck at House of Blues, in Barefoot Landing, on U.S. 17 in North Myrtle Beach 843-272-3000 or www.hob.com/myrtlebeach.
▪ “Celebrity Gala,” with entertainment by Tru Sol, in benefit for the Murrells Inlet 2020 preservation group. 7-11 p.m. at Wachesaw Plantation Club, 1930 Governors Landing Road, off Wachesaw Road, west of U.S. 17 Bypass and Murrells Inlet. $100. 843-357-2007 or www.murrellsinletsc.com.
▪ Josh Phillips, 9 p.m. at The Boathouse Waterway Bar and Grill, 201 Fantasy Harbor Blvd., just west of Myrtle Beach, off U.S. 501, next to Clarion Hotel. 843-903-2628 or boathousemb.com.
Join Strand Cinema
The Strand Cinema group begins a new weekend of movies, both from the past two years: “I’ll See You In My Dreams” at 2:30 p.m. Friday and 7 p.m. Saturday; and “Wild Tales” at 7 p.m. Friday and 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Details at 843-527-2924 or www.strandcinema.org.
Details: At Strand Theater, 710 Front St., Georgetown; each $5 for members, otherwise $7.
This story was originally published September 17, 2015 at 11:00 AM with the headline "Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Sept. 18."