Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Dec. 12
Seasonal celebrations among slew of events
▪ “Breakfast with Santa, 7:30-9 a.m. at Conway Recreation Center, 515 Mill Pond Road, Conway. $3 ages 3 and older, adults $4. Register at 248-1740 or www.conwayparksandrecreation.com.
▪ Myrtle Beach Professional Firefighters’ Pancake Breakfast with Santa, 8 a.m.-noon at Myrtle Beach Base Recreation Center, 800 Gabreski Lane, near Farrow Parkway and The Market Common. All donations appreciated, to help with buying presents for local children in need. 843-458-3086.
▪ Myrtle Beach Cup gymnastics competition and benefit for The Children's Recovery Center of Myrtle Beach – 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Sunday – at Myrtle Beach Convention Center, at Oak Street and 21st Avenue North. Spectators: $12 daily (weekend pass $16) ages 13 and older, $8 daily ($11 weekend) ages 6-12 and 55 and older, and free ages 5 and younger. gymnasticscup.com/myrtle-beach/.
▪ “Grand Strand Authors Book Signing Event,” 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Horry County Memorial Library Socastee branch, 141 707-Connector Road, off S.C. 707, south of S.C. 544, with Joel Allen, Linda Cookingham, Pat David, Gloria Spivey Flecker, Nancy Engle, Cathy Lowery, Richard Lutman, Maureen O’Brien, Tibby Plants, Rick Russ and Peter Warren. Free. 203-982-8652, or email pfw1863@yahoo.com.
▪ Christmas Bake Sale benefit for Ladies Philoptochos Society, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church,, 3301 33rd Ave. N., Myrtle Beach, at U.S. 17 Bypass. Also, cooking demonstration (koulourakia), 2-3 p.m. 843-497-5607 or 843-272-2672.
▪ Conway Christmas Parade, 10 a.m., heading south on Main Street between 16th and Third avenues, then on to Laurel Avenue, and ending on Fourth Avenue. 843-248-2273.
▪ Georgetown program for Wreaths Across America (www.wreathsacrossamerica.org), 10 a.m. at Georgetown Veterans Memorial, on Church Street, between Veterans of Foreign Wars 6444 and American Legion Post 114 sites. 843-461-4514, or email dhturner11@aol.com.
▪ Photo opportunities with Santa and a young alligator, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday at Alligator Adventure, at Barefoot Landing, on U.S. 17 in North Myrtle Beach. Free with admission: $19.99 ages 13 and older, $17.99 seniors, $16.99 military, $14.99 ages 4-12, free ages 3 and younger. 843-361-0789 or www.alligatoradventure.com.
▪ Barefoot Princess Riverboat’s annual Christmas cruises, from Barefoot Landing Marina, on U.S. 17 in North Myrtle Beach: annual lunch with Santa and Mrs. Claus, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., for $17 ages 11 and older, and $10 ages 2-10; and dinner, 6-8 p.m., for $47 and $25, respectively. 843-272-2140, 843-272-6796 or mbriverboat.com.
▪ “An Afternoon of Holiday Tunes,” noon-5 p.m., including Stardusters Big Band and Don Colton’s “Smooth Jazzy Christmas,” 12:30-4 p.m., at La Belle Amie Vineyard, 1120 St. Joseph Road, Little River, just west of North Myrtle Beach Middle School. $3. Also, bring two canned/dry-good items for area food banks and receive free admission. 843-399-9463 or labelleamie.com.
▪ “Wayne Skipper and Friends: Christmas Music” concert, 1 p.m. at Horry County Museum, 805 Main St., Conway, open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 843-915-5320 or www.horrycountymuseum.org.
▪ Miss Chris’ “Tales of the Ladies of the Low Country Plantations ... Alice to Theodosia” tea, 1-2:30 p.m. at The Cooper House, 6011 Dick Pond Road, Socastee, between S.C. 707 and the Intracoastal Waterway. $25. 843-236-7077.
▪ Surfside Beach Christmas Parade, 2 p.m. on Ocean Boulevard from Melody Lane north to Surfside Drive, then west to town hall. 843-650-9548 or www.surfsidebeach.org.
▪ Litchfield Dance Arts Academy’s “Celebrating the Season in Dance,” 3 and 7 p.m. at 97 Otis Drive, Litchfield Beach, just west of U.S. 17. $15 ages 4 and older, otherwise free. 843-237-7465 or www.litchfielddance.com.
▪ “World War II” party, with “Larry Tanelli & Claudette Show,” 3-7 p.m. at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7288, 900 Carter Drive, Calabash, N.C. $20, and free for WWII veterans and spouses. 910-579-3577.
▪ Carolina Master Chorale, “An Outbreak of Peace” 4 p.m. Saturday at Trinity United Methodist Church, 706 14th Ave. S., North Myrtle Beach, and 4 p.m. Sunday at Trinity Church, 3000 N. Kings Highway, Myrtle Beach. $20 adults, $15 veterans and seniors, $5 students through age 22, and free ages 12 and younger with paying adult. 843-444-5774 or www.carolinamasterchorale.com.
▪ “Santa by the Sea,” 5-8 p.m. Saturdays through Dec. 19, at N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher, on U.S. 421, just south of Kure Beach, N.C. $15 ages 3 and older in advance, otherwise $18, and free ages 2 and younger. 910-458-7468 or www.ncaquariums.com/fort-fisher.
▪ Drive-through nativity, “Road to Bethlehem,” 5:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday (rain date Monday) at Church of the Resurrection, 8901 U.S. 17 Bypass, west of Surfside Beach, between Glenns Bay Road and Garden City Connector. Free. 843-215-4500 or www.resurrectionsurfside.org.
▪ 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 Christmas movie in park, 6-8 p.m. this Saturday. Most events free. 843-779-2662. Full schedule at www.myrtlebeachdowntown.com/calendar.
▪ USA Dance Grand Strand Chapter 6024 social dance, with disc jockeys Rosalie and Jack Drust, 6:30-10 p.m., at Myrtle Beach Base Recreation Center, 800 Gabreski Lane. $9. 570-881-0244, or email rosalie182@att.net.
▪ “Hanukkah Happening,” 7 p.m. at Temple Shalom, a Reform congregation at 4023 Belle Terre Boulevard, off U.S. 501, near Forestbrook community. $15 ages 13 and older, otherwise $10. 903-6634.
▪ “Singing Christmas Tree,” 6:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday at First Baptist Church, 711 16th Ave. N., Surfside Beach. Free with ticket; call 843-238-0206. www.fbcsurfside.org.
▪ Carolina Forest High School Show Choir’s “Holiday Spectacular,” 7 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, at school, 700 Gardner Lacy Road, off U.S. 501, Myrtle Beach. $7. 843-236-7997.
▪ Coastal Youth Ballet Theatre in “The Nutcracker,” 7 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 20, 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, and $10 children. 843-839-5678, 843-651-2006 or www.cybt.org.
▪ Theatre of the Republic’s “A Christmas Story: The Musical,” 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 20, at Main Street Theatre, 335 Main. St., Conway. 843-488-0821 or www.theatreoftherepublic.com.
▪ “Nuncrackers” Christmas musical, 7:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 20, 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.
▪ “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.
This story was originally published December 11, 2015 at 7:00 AM with the headline "Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Dec. 12."