Model train, ‘Fall Rollout’ shows get weekend rolling

SATURDAY-SUNDAY | 11.14-11.15

Grand Strand Model Railroaders stage show

The Grand Strand Model Railroaders are exclaiming “All Aboard” for its sixth annual Train Show & Sale: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, at Lakewood Camping Resort Conference Center, 5837 S. Kings Highway, about a mile north of S.C. 544, near Surfside Beach. Admission is $5 ages 12 and older, otherwise free.

Activities include free clinics, door prizes, HO & O scale layouts, and the Wilmington Train Museum bringing its 5-by-48-foot HO layout of the Port City waterfront in the 1940s, with all the buildings are built from scratch from drawings and pictures of that era.

Also, Grand Strand Model Railroaders will help the Socastee Heritage Foundation Dec. 11-13 with “A Christmas Fair at the Sarvis House,” a fundraiser to help preserve the 1880s structure that remains a historical fixture on Dick Pond Road.

See working train displays 4-7 p.m. Mondays, noon-4 p.m. Wednesdays and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays, for free at the club’s site in Myrtle Beach Mall, at U.S. 17 and S.C. 22, near Briarcliffe Acres, three doors from Bass Pro Shops.

Details at 843-297-7162, 843-340-8787 or www.gsmrrc.org.

SATURDAY, SUNDAY, MONDAY | 11.14, 11.15, 11.16

Special outings dot Horry County

▪ St. Michael Catholic Church Respect Life Committee’s Christmas-themed Vendor/Craft Fair, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday in Duffy Center school gym, 542 Cypress Ave, Garden City Beach. 843-357-9757.

▪ Waccamaw Arts and Crafts Guild’s 43rd annual “Art in the Park” finale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday in Myrtle Beach’s Valor Memorial Garden, at The Market Common. Free. 843-446-3830 or www.artsyparksy.com.

▪ Barbecue dinner benefiting The ARC (Advocating for the Rights of Citizens with Special Needs) of Coastal Carolina (based in Surfside Beach), noon-3 p.m. Saturday at 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.$9 per platter. 843-450-7142, or email radadduci@aol.com. Reach host site at 843-236-1020 or myrtlebeachbowl.com.

▪ Voce Angeli women’s ensemble “Music Makes the World Go ’Round” concert, 7 p.m. Saturday at Church of the Resurrection, 8901 U.S. 17 Bypass, west of Surfside Beach, between Garden City Connector and Glenns Bay Road. $5. 843-215-4500.

▪ “The Blues and the Abstract Truth” by Grand Strand Jazz Orchestra, 4 p.m. Sunday in Coastal Carolina University’s Wheelwright Auditorium, on main campus, off U.S. 501 and S.C. 544 in Conway. $17. 843-349-2787 or www.coastal.edu/culturalarts.

▪ Third annual “Taste of Home Cooking School,” with Michelle Roberts, 6:30 p.m. Monday at Beach Church, 557 George Bishop Parkway, between U.S. 501 and U.S. 17 Bypass, just west of Myrtle Beach. General admission $15 advance or $20 day of show, and $25 reserved. Also, everyone’s asked to bring nonperishable food items for Salvation Army Food Bank. www.myrtlebeachcookingshow.com.

▪ “Refraction” art show of 11 darkroom prints by Carl Kerridge shot through stem and crystal glassware, 6-9 p.m. Monday at SeaBlue Restaurant and Wine Bar, 503 U.S. 17 N., North Myrtle Beach. $40, including both dining stations and two glasses of wine. Reservations at 843-249-8800 or 843-504-9336. Reach artist at 843-333-1212 or www.carlkerridge.com.

SATURDAY | 11.14

Special events include car, craft shows, and concerts

In Georgetown County:

▪ Fifth annual Georgetown “Bridge2Bridge” Run, benefiting Friendship Place, serving Georgetown County (843-545-1115 or friendshipplaceinc.org), Saturday (rescheduled from Oct. 10) from clock tower on Front Street, at Screven Street: half-marathon and 12K at 7:30 a.m., 5K 7:45 a.m., and children’s run 10 a.m. Entry rates vary. www.bridge2bridgerun.com.

▪ Annual “Fall Rollout” Car Show, by Pawleys Island Masonic Lodge 409 and benefiting various local charities, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at Georgetown County Airport, off U.S. 17 on south end of city. $25 car registration. Free to see. www.thefallrollout.com.

▪ Miss Ruby’s Kids’ Arts and Crafts Fair, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday at Georgetown Presbyterian Church, 558 Black River Road, Georgetown. 843-436-7199 or or www.missrubyskids.net.

▪ Island Jazz Quartet concert – Clair Fancher on bass, Ben Clark on guitar, Jack Seibert on drums, and Barry Lieberman on saxophone – 7-8:30 p.m. Saturday at Georgetown County Library Waccamaw Neck Branch, 41 St. Paul Place, Litchfield Beach, off Willbrook Boulevard. Free, but reservations requested by email at sbremner@gtcounty.org. Reach library at 843-545-3623 or georgetowncountylibrary.sc.gov.

Southern Brunswick County:

▪ Holiday Craft Show, benefiting “Loaves and Fishes” Food Pantry in Brunswick County, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday or 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday at St. Brendan the Navigator Catholic Church, 5101 Ocean Highway W., Shallotte, N.C. 910-754-8544 or www.saintbrendan-shallotte.org.

▪ “It’s Classic Vegas, Baby!” dinner show with Taylor and Vicki Michaels, 5:30 p.m. Saturday, with dinner at 6 p.m., at Silver Coast Winery, 6680 Barbeque Road, Ocean Isle Beach, N.C. $30. 910-287-2800 or www.silvercoastwinery.com.

OPENS NEXT THURSDAY | 11.19

‘Small Works Show’ returns to Artspace 506

Artspace 506’s second annual “Small Works Show,” with works measuring no more than 12 inches in any dimension, by residents of the coastal Carolinas, opens Nov. 19 for a month through Dec. 19.

In this exhibition, timed for this holiday gift-giving time of year, the gallery waives commissions, and any works sold will net the artist 100 percent of the proceeds.

Hand delivery of entries will be accepted Monday-Tuesday at the gallery at 506 37th Ave. S., North Myrtle Beach. For specifications, check www.artspace506.com/small-works-show-2014.html.

Easton Selby, an award-winning photographer who chairs the Coastal Carolina University’s art department, will judge the exhibit for cash prizes, and visitors also are invited to vote in the “People’s Choice” award.

Join an opening reception 6-9 p.m. Nov. 19. Regular gallery hours are 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays. Details at 843-273-0399.

This story was originally published November 12, 2015 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Model train, ‘Fall Rollout’ shows get weekend rolling."