Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Dec. 18
Libraries load up on programs
The Horry County Memorial Library Surfside Beach branch, 410 Surfside Drive, has two special programs, both free. Details at 843-205-5280 or www.hcml.org.
▪ Youth “Winter Pajama Party,” 10 a.m., with a locomotive-themed Christmas movie and snacks.
▪ “Traveling in Place” program with the showing of the opera “Swan Lake,” 2-4:30 p.m.
Also, Evelyn Drayton of Plantersville, author of “Anything’s Possible: The 47-Day Prophecy,” in book signing, 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. at Georgetown County Library, 405 Cleland St., Georgetown. 843-545-3327 or georgetowncountylibrary.sc.gov, and email draytonevelyn@yahoo.com.
See ‘Love and Mercy’ for free
Adults are invited to catch a movie on Fridays – in this last outing for 2015, before resuming Jan. 8 – with “Love and Mercy,” starring Elizabeth Banks and John Cusack, and rated PG-13. Details at 843-918-2380.
Details: 3 p.m. at Myrtle Beach Base Recreation Center, 800 Gabreski Lane, near Farrow Parkway and The Market Common. Free.
Yuletide shows remain plentiful
▪ “Bells for Christmas” play, a mystery, comedy and romance written by Vikky Svedberg Ferris, 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, at Winyah Auditorium, 1200 Highmarket St., Georgetown. $12 adults, $8 students. 843-344-3312 or or www.winyahauditorium.org.
▪ North Strand Housing Shelter’s fifth annual Christmas Concert benefit, 7:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 200 U.S. 17 S., North Myrtle Beach. Donations welcome. 843-467-6448, 843-421-3813 or www.northstrandhousingshelter.org.
▪ “Nuncrackers” Christmas musical, 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday, 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.
▪ Easy escape for Nebraska Theatre Caravan’s “A Christmas Carol,” 7:30 p.m. at Francis Marion University Performing Arts Center, 201 S. Dargan St., Florence. $25. 843-661-4444 or www.fmupac.org.
This story was originally published December 17, 2015 at 10:00 AM with the headline "Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Dec. 18."