Best Bets | Live shows, walk/runs, wrestling on tap
VARIOUS DAYS | Through month’s end
Last hurrahs before holiday shows
It’s the last call for several theaters’ house shows, before Christmas editions open to start November, and prices vary for each:
▪ Alabama Theatre, at Barefoot Landing, on U.S. 17 in North Myrtle Beach: “One the Show,” 7:30 p.m. daily through Friday, and on Oct. 26. (Also, Loretta Lynn, 7 p.m. Saturday, for $44.95, $53.95 or $62.95.) 843-272-1111, 800-342-2262 or www.alabama-theatre.com.
▪ Calvin Gilmore Theater, on U.S. 17 Business at U.S. 17 Bypass on north tip of Myrtle Beach, all 7 p.m.: “Time Warp” Friday, and “The Carolina Opry” Saturday-Wednesday. 843-913-4000, 800-843-6779 or www.thecarolinaopry.com.
▪ Legends in Concert tributes, with the Blues Brothers, Reba McEntire, Elvis Presley, Lionel Richie and Rod Stewart, 8 p.m. nightly except Sunday, through Oct. 29, with 2 p.m. matinee Tuesday, at 2925 Hollywood Drive, Myrtle Beach, at U.S. 17 Bypass and 29th Avenue North, in Lakeshore Village, across from Broadway at the Beach. 843-238-7827, 800-960-7469 or www.legendsinconcert.com/myrtle-beach.
▪ Palace Theatre, at Broadway at the Beach, at 21st Avenue North and U.S. 17 Bypass in Myrtle Beach: “Hot Jersey Nights,” 7 p.m. daily through Saturday and Oct. 27-30, 10:30 a.m. Oct. 29, and 2 p.m. Oct. 30. (Also, “Warfare 14 MMA Fight Night,” 7 p.m. Saturday, for $30 or $35.) 843-448-0588, 800-905-4228 or www.palacemb.com.
▪ Pirates Voyage Dinner & Show, 6 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays through Oct. 31, and on Oct. 26 and 28, at Pirates Voyage, on U.S. 17 Bypass, near northern junction of U.S. 17 Business in Myrtle Beach. 843-497-9700, 800-433-4401 or www.piratesvoyage.com.
FRIDAY, SATURDAY | 10.23, 10.24
Theaters host ‘Blithe Spirit,’ Fretz concert
▪ “Blithe Spirit,” 7:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, and 3 p.m. Sundays, through Nov. 1 at Brunswick Little Theatre, 8068 River Road S.E., Southport, N.C. $17 adults or $12 students with ID, and $6 ages 12 and younger. 910-447-2586 or www.brunswicklittletheatre.com.
▪ “A Tribute to Andrew Lloyd Webber and Other Great Composers,” solo piano concerts by Rocky Fretz – also a performer in “The Carolina Opry Christmas Special, opening Nov. 2 at the Calvin Gilmore Theater in Myrtle Beach – 4 and 7 p.m. Saturday at the Strand Theater, 710 Front St., Georgetown. $20. 843-527-2924 or www.swampfoxplayers.com.
ALMOST DAILY | Through 10.30
Students in plays, concerts across Strand
▪ Carolina Forest High School Show Choirs’ “Rockin’ Country,” 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at the school, 700 Gardner Lacy Road, off U.S. 501, Myrtle Beach. $7. 843-236-7997.
▪ “Synergy 1,” by St. James High School Drama Department with Murrells Inlet Community Theatre (www.mictheatre.com), 2 p.m. Sunday at Murrells Inlet Community Center, 4450 Murrells Inlet Road, beside Murrells Inlet Presbyterian Church, and south of Bellamy Avenue and the Murrells Inlet U.S. Post Office. Free, with reservations, leave message at 843-651-4152 or email contact@mictheatre.com.
▪ Aynor Middle School’s “Music in the Park,” 5 p.m. Tuesday, in Aynor Town Park, with school band, chorus and orchestra. Free. 843-358-6000.
▪ “As You Like It,” 7-7:45 p.m. Oct. 28 at Socastee High School, 4900 Socastee Blvd., near Dick Pond Road. Suggested donation $5, to go toward sending students to a state competition, and a canned food, to go to South Strand Helping Hand (843-238-4594 or www.southstrandhelpinghand.org). 843-293-9041 or www.socasteetheaterarts.wix.com/asyoulikeit.
▪ Annual “Fall Performance Arts Showcase,” 6-9 p.m. Oct. 29 with Advanced Show Choir and Mixed Chorus, and two short, one-act plays – “Sea Change” and “21 Guaranteed Ways To Get Detention.” Also, repeat performances of both plays, 3-5 p.m. Nov. 1, in benefit for flood victims in Horry County. Each day $5. All at North Myrtle Beach High School, 3750 Sea Mountain Highway, Little River. 843-399-6171 or nmbhsfinearts.weebly.com.
▪ “Annual Fall Showcase,” by competition team, 7 p.m. Oct. 30 at Litchfield Dance Arts Academy, 97 Otis Drive, Litchfield Beach, just west of U.S. 17, with all donations welcome for American Red Cross flood relief. 843-237-7465 or www.litchfielddance.com.
SATURDAY-MONDAY | 10.24-10.26
Events in Horry County include health fair, ‘Britfest’
▪ Myrtle Beach’s “Tree Planting Event,” 9 a.m.-noon Saturday at Farrow Parkway and Airpark Drive, southwest of The Market Common, with planting tips, and about 50 volunteers sought. 843-918-1069 or www.neighborwoodsmonth.org.
▪ Crafters/yard sale 9 a.m., and Oktoberfest noon, Saturday at St. Philip Lutheran Church, 6200 N. Kings Highway, Myrtle Beach. Free admission. 540-400-5785.
▪ Careteam+ Health Fair, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday (rescheduled from Sept. 26), in Myrtle Beach’s Plyler Park, at Ocean Boulevard and 11th Avenue North. Free, including music by Painted Man, and 11 a.m.-1 p.m.: free health screenings. 843-236-9000 or www.careteamsc.org.
▪ “Myrtle Beach Britfest” car show, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday (rescheduled from Oct. 3) at The Market Common, on Farrow Parkway in Myrtle Beach. Car entry $30. 843-222-2201.
▪ “Jammin’ and Que” benefit for North Myrtle Beach High School Marching Band of Chiefs, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday in lot next to Preston’s Seafood House, at Barefoot Landing, on U.S. 17 in North Myrtle Beach. Barbecue meals $8. 361-739-4518, or email wickerrecords@aol.com.
▪ Six-match wrestling event benefiting Murrells Inlet-based A Piece of Mind Counseling and Consulting’s “Abolish Bullying Campaign,” 7 p.m. Saturday at Karma Myrtle Beach nightclub, 1101 N. Ocean Blvd., Myrtle Beach. $10 or $20. 843-318-0380, 843-424-2681 or www.apieceofmindcounseling.com.
▪ “Walk for the Animals Festival,” for Grand Strand Humane Society of Myrtle Beach, 1-5 p.m. Sunday in Myrtle Beach’s Valor Memorial Garden, on Farrow Parkway, across from The Market Common. 843-918-4910 or www.grandstrandhumanesociety.com.
▪ Great Dane Club of America’s American Kennel Club National Specialty, Futurity and Top Twenty Invitational Dog Show, with competitions 8 a.m.-2 p.m. daily next week and open to spectators: Monday-Tuesday and Thursday-Saturday at Myrtle Beach Convention Center, at Oak Street and 21st Avenue North, for $5 daily, and Wednesday for agility competition at Myrtle Beach’s Grand Park, on Farrow Parkway, across from The Market Common, for free. 919-279-3764, or email catscratch@nc.rr.com.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY | 10.24-10.25
Outings vary in Georgetown, Brunswick counties
▪ N.C. Coastal Land Trust’s “Family Fun Day,” 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at Brunswick Nature Park, 2601 River Road S.E., Winnebow. Free. 910-790-4524, ext. 210, or www.coastallandtrust.org.
▪ “Blessing of the Pets Fair,” benefiting Coastal Animal Rescue and Unity Myrtle Beach Church, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at Pet Galley, 4494 U.S. 17 Business, Murrells Inlet. 843-360-0215.
▪ 12th annual “Murrells Inlet Oyster Roast,” for Murrells Inlet 2020 preservation group, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at The Wicked Tuna, 4123 U.S. 17 Business, Murrells Inlet. Free admission; all-you-can-eat oysters $35; and menu of other items for sale. 843-357-2007 or www.murrellsinletsc.com.
▪ “Shagging for the Shelter” dinner dance, for Providence Home emergency teen shelter, 5-9 p.m. Saturday at Brunswick Community College’s South Brunswick Islands Center, 400 Ocean Highway (U.S. 17) W., Carolina Shores. $10 shag event only, $25 with dinner, and $25 entry fee per couple for shag contest. 910-457-0440 or www.providencehomenc.com.
This story was originally published October 21, 2015 at 1:00 AM with the headline "Best Bets | Live shows, walk/runs, wrestling on tap."