Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Dec. 20
Various special events across area
▪ “Mary of Nazareth” movie, 12:30 p.m. at St. Michael Catholic Church hall, on Cypress Avenue in Garden City Beach. Free. 843-651-3737 or www.saintmichaelsc.net, or email carmelitesc@yahoo.com.
▪ Waccamaw Arts & Crafts Guild meeting, 1:30 p.m. at Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum, 3100 S. Ocean Blvd., Myrtle Beach, with public welcome to artists’ panel discussing guild’s history. www.wacg.org.
▪ “Nights of a Thousand Candles” finale, 3-10 p.m. at Brookgreen Gardens, on U.S. 17, between Murrells Inlet and Litchfield Beach, across from Huntington Beach State Park. $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.
▪ “Blue Christmas” service, 6 p.m. at Beach Church, 557 George Bishop Parkway, betweenn U.S. 501 and U.S. 17 Bypass, just west of Myrtle Beach. 843-236-9700 or www.beachchurch.org.
▪ Photos with “Surfing Santa,” 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Wednesday at Broadway at the Beach, at U.S. 17 Bypass, off 21st Avenue North in Myrtle Beach. $5 for 5-by-7-inch picture, with admission: $24.99 ages 13-59 and $15.99 ages 4-12 and 60 and older; or $7 without admission. 843-626-9962 or www.wonderworksonline.com/myrtle-beach/.
Plethora of plays in final performances
▪ Coastal Youth Ballet Theatre’s “The Nutcracker,” 2 p.m. at Coastal Carolina University Wheelwright Auditorium, on main campus, off U.S. 501 and S.C. 544 in Conway. $25 adults, $15 seniors/CCU students with ID, and $10 ages 3-12. 843-839-5678, 843-651-2006 or www.cybt.org.
▪ “Bells for Christmas,” 2:30 p.m. at Winyah Auditorium, 1200 Highmarket St., Georgetown. $12 adults, $8 students. 843-344-3312 or www.winyahauditorium.org.
▪ Theatre of the Republic’s “A Christmas Story: The Musical,” 3 p.m. at Main Street Theatre, 335 Main St., Conway. $23. 843-488-0821 or www.theatreoftherepublic.com.
▪ “Miracle on South Division Street,” 3 p.m. at Stage Left Theatre Company, 3064 DeVille St., Myrtle Beach, in The Market Common. $18 general admission; $15 active-duty military, veterans and students. 843-232-0339 or www.stagelefttheatremb.com.
▪ “A Christmas Carol,” 3 p.m. at Atlantic Stage’s new site, in Myrtle Beach Mall, at U.S. 17 and S.C. 22, near Briarcliffe Acres, and next to Bath and Body Works, on Bass Pro Shops wing. $27.50 general; $22.50 seniors (ages 55 and older)/educators/military; and $17.50 students, including Coastal Carolina University Osher Lifelong Learning Institute members. 877-287-8587 or www.atlanticstage.com.
▪ “Nuncrackers” Christmas musical, 3 p.m. 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.
This story was originally published December 19, 2015 at 8:49 AM with the headline "Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Dec. 20."