Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Nov. 11
Easy escapes to North Carolina
▪ Opening of 21st annual Cucalorus Film Festival, for five days through Sunday., at various sites in Wilmington, N.C. Screenings $10, $15 or $20 each, festival passes $45, $115, $155, $195 or $300. Details at 910-343-5995 or cucalorus.org.
▪ Veterans Day honors include free admission for everyone on this day only, at N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher, on U.S. 421, just south of Kure Beach, open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. 910-458-7468 or www.ncaquariums.com/fort-fisher.
Recital, musical on CCU stages
Two Coastal Carolina University sites have special events. Details at 843-349-2787 or www.coastal.edu/culturalarts:
▪ “Guitar Studio Recital,” 7:30 p.m. in Edwards Recital Hall, on main campus accessed from S.C. 544 or U.S. 501 in Conway, for $7.
▪ “The 1940s Radio Hour” play with CCU Jazz Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. daily through Thursday, and at 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, at 79th Avenue Theatre, in CCU’s Myrtle Beach Education Center, at U.S. 17 Bypass in Myrtle Beach., for $17. A command performance at 6 p.m. Friday, for $50 (buy tickets at 843-349-6985, or email culturalarts@coastal.edu), will include a reception and preshow lecture in a benefit for scholarship opportunities in the Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts.
Comedians headline at clubs
Choose from two comedic slates, both at 8 p.m.:
▪ Mo Alexander, 8 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, 9:15 p.m. Friday, and 7 and 9:15 p.m. Saturday, at Broadway at the Beach’s Celebrity Square, off 29th Avenue North in Myrtle Beach, for $15. (Also, Friday: third round of “Beach’s Best Comic” competition at 7 p.m., for $7.) 843-839-2565 or www.carolinacomedyclub.com.
▪ J Jay Boyd, with Jody Kerns and Cooter Douglas opening, 8 p.m. daily through Saturday (also 10:15 p.m. Friday-Saturday) at Comedy Cabana, 9588 N. Kings Highway, just north of Myrtle Beach, for $15 or $17.50. Details at 843-449-4242 or comedycabana.com.
Special deal at ‘Pirates Voyage’
Dolly Parton’s “Christmas at Pirates Voyage Dinner & Show” continues “Locals Appreciation Nights” through Friday for residents of eight proximate counties, including Horr, Georgetown and Brunswick. Details at 843-497-9700 or www.piratesvoyage.com.
Details: 6 p.m. Wedneday and Friday at Pirates Voyage, on U.S. 17 Bypass, near northern junction of U.S. 17 Business in Myrtle Beach, for (all rates plus tax): $21.99 (regularly $44.99) ages 12 and older, and $18.99 (instead of $24.99) ages 4-11.
This story was originally published November 10, 2015 at 10:00 AM with the headline "Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Nov. 11."