Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Dec. 3
Leotta to speak at gallery
Joan Leotta, a local local writer and storyteller, will wrap up the 2015 “Coffee With the Authors” series, and share her ways of finding inspiration in objects, especially works of art, and discuss how objects intertwined with memory in the development of other recent work. Details at 910-575-5999 or www. sunsetrivermarketplace.com.
Details: 10-11 a.m. at Sunset River Marketplace, 10283 Beach Drive S.W., Calabash, N.C. Free, but with reservations.
Tree lightings, play fill evening
▪ “Nights of a Thousand Candles,” 3-10 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays through Dec. 19 at Brookgreen Gardens, on U.S. 17, between Murrells Inlet and Litchfield Beach. $18 ages 13 and older ($14 members), $10 ages 4-12 ($8 members); and free ages 3 and younger. 843-235-6000 or www.brookgreen.org.
▪ 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. today. Free. 843-248-6260 or conwayalive.com.
▪ Elvis Fan Club of Myrtle Beach/Grand Strand’s Christmas Party, 6 p.m., with music at 7 p.m., at Whiskey Beach Bar and Grill, 9668 N. Kings Highway, North Myrtle Beach, near Galleria plaza and 2001 Nightclub. Free admission, and everyone and tribute artists welcome. 843-424-9124, 704-545-1100 or www.kingshazaam.com.
▪ Surfside Beach Christmas Tree Lighting, 7 p.m. 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,” 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.
Spanky Brown opens at Cabana
Spanky Brown, an Army veteran and son of a preacher, will perform nightly through Saturday, with Cooter Douglas opening. Details at 449-4242 or comedycabana.com.
Details: 8 p.m. (also 10:15 p.m. Friday-Saturday) at Comedy Cabana, 9588 N. Kings Highway, just north of Myrtle Beach, for $15 or $17.50.
Planetarium blasts off with shows
Ingram Planetarium, 7625 High Market St., Sunset Beach, N.C., has a yuletide schedule in its Sky Theater dome, through Jan. 2. Each program is $9 ages 13-61, $8 ages 62 and older, $7 ages 3-12, and free ages 2 and younger. Details at 910-575-0033 or www.museumplanetarium.org:
▪ “Let It Snow – A Holiday Music Journey,” noon and 4 and 7 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and on Dec. 28-30 – but not Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. Also, “Laser Holidays” 6 p.m. those days weekly, but not on Dec. 24.
▪ 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.
This story was originally published December 2, 2015 at 10:00 AM with the headline "Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Dec. 3."