Best Bets | Several ‘must see’ holiday kick off events along the Strand
DAILY | Through 12.31
Add your ‘Oddament’ to Ripley’s ‘Odditree’
Anyone with an odd or strange Christmas ornament has an outlet to unload it, for the new “Odditree” at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium in Myrtle Beach.
Through Dec. 31, individuals who bring in an “Oddament” for this special tree will receive admission for $6, plus tax, to any of these three Ripley’s sites on the 900 block of North Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach: the Odditorium, 5D Moving Theater, and Marvelous Mirror Maze. Each school-age visitor who donates an item and brings a copy of his or her current report receives $1 admission.
All three sites are open open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sundays-Thursdays and 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays. Details at 843-448-2331 or www.ripleys .com/myrtlebeach.
This promotion does not include Ripley’s Aquarium, where,open at 9 a.m. daily, its “Festival of Trees” continues through Dec. 31, at Broadway at the Beach, off 29th Avenue North in Myrtle Beach, free with admission: $24.99 ages 12 and older, $15.99 ages 6-11, and $7.99 ages 2-5, and free ages 1 and younger. Details at 843-916-0888, 800-734-8888 or www.ripleysaquarium.com.
SATURDAY, NEXT THURSDAY | 11.27, 11.28, 12.03
Events such as regatta kick season into gear
▪ Oceanfront Merchants Association’s fourth annual “Holidays on the Boardwalk,” Saturdays-Sundays through Jan. 2, on Myrtle Beach boardwalk, between Second and 14th avenues North; in Plyler Park, at North Ocean Boulevard and Mr. Joe White Avenue; and along Ocean Boulevard, including lighting ceremony 5:30-9 p.m. this Saturday, and such activities as Camel and “Polar Express” train rides, noon-4 p.m. Saturdays, and “White Christmas with Boardwalk Elvis” 5:30-6:30 p.m. Sundays by David Chaney of Myrtle Beach (www.davidchaneymusic.com), on Ninth Avenue. Free. 843-779-2662 or www.myrtlebeachdowntown.com/calendar.
▪ 31st annual “Intracoastal Regatta,” benefiting Yachts for Tots and Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach, 5-7 p.m. Saturday on Intracoastal Waterway from Little River Inlet south to Dock Holidays Marina in North Myrtle Beach. Free to see; boat entry $50. Also, bring donations of new unwrapped toys for Yachts for Tots, and such items as pet food and cat litter for Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach. 843-249-8888 or www.christmasregatta.com.
▪ Christmas tree lighting afternoon, 3-6 p.m. Sunday, with illumination at 5:30 p.m., at The Hammock Shops Village, on U.S. 17 in Pawleys Island. 843-235-6355 or hammockshops.wix.com/oktoberfestcom.
▪ Conway Downtown Alive: “Rivertown Christmas Celebration,” 6-8 p.m. on first three Thursdays in December for free, including city hall tree lighting at 6 p.m. Dec. 3, “Living Window” displays 6-8 p.m. Dec. 10, canine Christmas costume contest 7 p.m. Dec. 17 on Third Avenue, and horse-drawn carriage rides from Laurel Street and Fourth Avenue; and “Conway Holiday Tour of Homes,” 3-7 p.m. Dec. 6 across five sites, from home base at First United Methodist Church at 1101 Fifth Ave., for $15. 843-248-6260 or conwayalive.com.
▪ Surfside Beach Christmas Tree Lighting, 7 p.m. Dec. 3 at town hall, 115 U.S. 17 Business N., across from Piggly Wiggly. 843-650-9548 or www.surfsidebeach.org.
▪ “Miracle on South Division Street,” opening Dec. 3: 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 3 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays through Dec. 20, at Stage Left Theatre Company, 3064 DeVille St., Myrtle Beach, in The Market Common, between Nevers and Lewis streets, next to Coastal Dance Centre. $18 general admission; $15 active-duty military, veterans and students. 843-232-0339 or www.stagelefttheatremb.com.
MONDAYS-SATURDAYS | Through 01.18
Collectors Cafe opens Fall Art Show
Collectors Cafe & Art Gallery in Myrtle Beach has opened its Fall Art Show, with more than 100 new works, by such artists as:
▪ Rob Crombie – impressionist landscape oils.
▪ Kimberly Dawn – folk art and reflective acrylics.
▪ Karen Edgar – hyperrealist black pastel drawings.
▪ Lawrence Feir – erotic body sculptures.
▪ Connie Logan – New York City oil street scenes.
▪ Daniel Simeonov – acrylic landscapes and portraits.
The gallery, 7740 N. Kings Highway is open noon-11 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays. Details at 843-449-9370 or www.collectorscafeandgallery.com.
MOST THURSDAYS-SATURDAYS | Through 01.02
‘Let It Snow’ inside Ingram Planetarium
Ingram Planetarium, 7625 High Market St., Sunset Beach, N.C., will blast off this weekend with a yuletide schedule in its Sky Theater dome, through Jan. 2.
“Let It Snow – A Holiday Music Journey,” including a multi-media finale by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, will premiere on Friday, with screenings at noon and 4 and 7 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and on Dec. 28-30 – but not Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. Also, “Laser Holidays” will play at 6 p.m. those days weekly, but not on Dec. 24.
Other shows in this schedule:
▪ Thursdays and Dec. 28 – “Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure” 1 p.m., “Undiscovered Worlds” 2 p.m. , and “Oasis in Space” 3 p.m.
▪ Fridays and Dec. 29 – “Dinosaur Passage to Pangaea” 1 p.m., “Dynamic Earth” 2 p.m., and “Seven Wonders” 3 p.m.
▪ Saturdays and Dec. 30 – “Dinosaur Passage to Pangaea” 1 p.m., “Back to the Moon for Good” 2 p.m., and “Two Small Pieces of Glass” 3 p.m.
Each program is $9 ages 13-61, $8 ages 62 and older, $7 ages 3-12, and free ages 2 and younger. 910-575-0033 or www.museumplanetarium.org.
DAILY | Through 12.24
‘Santa’s Wonderland’ at Bass Pro Shops
“Santa’s Wonderland” has opened at Bass Pro Shops, on the south end of Myrtle Beach Mall, at U.S. 17 and S.C. 22, near Briarcliffe Acres, continuing through Dec. 24, with an array of free activities, with this schedule:
▪ Through Dec. 6: Photo with Santa, 5-8 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. this Friday and on Saturdays, and noon-5 p.m. Sundays; and crafts 5-7 p.m. Mondays-Fridays and noon-5 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays.
▪ Dec. 7-21 – Santa photos 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays; and crafts 5-7 p.m. Mondays-Fridays and noon-5 p.m. Satrudays-Sundays.
▪ Dec. 22-23 – Santa photos 10 a.m.-8 p.m. and crafts 3-7 p.m.; and Dec. 24, with Santa photos 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and crafts 3-5 p.m.
Details at 843-361-4800 or www.basspro.com/santa.
This story was originally published November 26, 2015 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Best Bets | Several ‘must see’ holiday kick off events along the Strand."