Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Dec. 13
Special events include tuba concerts
▪ Myrtle Beach Cup gymnastics competition and benefit for The Children's Recovery Center of Myrtle Beach, 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m. at Myrtle Beach Convention Center, at Oak Street and 21st Avenue North. Spectators: $12 ages 13 and older, $8 ages 6-12 and 55 and older, and free ages 5 and younger. gymnasticscup.com/myrtle-beach/.
▪ Photo opportunities with Santa and a young alligator, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 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.
▪ Holiday Art Show & Sale, with works by more than 35 local artists, 1-6 p.m. at Ebb & Flow Art Co-op gallery, 4763 U.S. 17 Bypass, Murrells Inlet, across from Thomas Supply, right before Wachesaw Road intersection. 843-808-4958 or www.ebbandflowartgallery.com.
▪ “Christmas Towne,” 2-6:30 p.m., including Myrtle Beach city tree lighting at 6 p.m., at Myrtle Beach Convention Center, at Oak Street and 21st Avenue North.. Free. 843-916-7276 or www.myrtlebeachareachamber.com.
▪ Carolina Forest High School Show Choir’s “Holiday Spectacular,” 3 p.m. at school, 700 Gardner Lacy Road, off U.S. 501, Myrtle Beach. $7. 843-236-7997.
▪ At Brunswick Community College Odell Williamson Auditorium, off U.S. 17 in Supply, N.C.: Brunswick Big Band, 3 p.m. Free (Everyone’s asked to bring a pair of new socks for Comfort Socks Campaign). 910-755-7416; 800-754-1050, ext. 7416; or www.bccowa.com.
▪ North Myrtle Beach Community Band’s Christmas Concert, including Joy Jordan and “Tuba Christmas Carols,” 3:30 p.m. at North Myrtle Beach’s J. Bryan Floyd Community Center, 1030 Possum Trot Road. Free. 843-488-6742 or www.nmbcommunityband.com.
▪ “Myrtle Beach Tuba Carols,” annual tuba concerts, and free to see: 3:30 p.m. in North Myrtle Beach Community Band’s Christmas concert, at North Myrtle Beach’s J. Bryan Floyd Community Center; and 6 p.m. at Myrtle Beach Mall, on U.S. 17 at S.C. 22, near Briarcliffe Acres. Registration for players both aforementioned concerts at 11:30 a.m. in community center, $5, with rehearsal there at noon. 910-962-7559, people.uncw.edu/johnsond/WTE.htm, or email johnsond@uncw.edu.
▪ Carolina Master Chorale, “An Outbreak of Peace” 4 p.m. 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.
▪ Drive-through nativity, “Road to Bethlehem,” 5:30-8:30 p.m. (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.
▪ North Conway Baptist Church’s annual “Christmas on Sessions Street Festival,” 6-8 p.m. on Sessions Street, between 16th and 17th avenues in Conway, including “Glory to the King” fourth annual outdoor musical at 6 and 7 p.m. Free. 843-248-4922 or www.northconwaybaptist.com.
▪ “Singing Christmas Tree,” 6:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 711 16th Ave. N., Surfside Beach. Free with ticket; call 843-238-0206. www.fbcsurfside.org.
▪ “Under a Starry Sky” musical, 6:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 500 Fourth Ave. N., Myrtle Beach. 843-448-3155.
Play runs continue through Dec. 20
▪ Theatre of the Republic’s “A Christmas Story: The Musical,” 3 p.m. Sundays and 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays, at Main Street Theatre, 335 Main. St., Conway. 843-488-0821 or www.theatreoftherepublic.com.
▪ “Nuncrackers” Christmas musical, 3 p.m. Sundays and 7:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, 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,” 3 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays and 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 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 12, 2015 at 7:37 AM with the headline "Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Dec. 13."