Best Bets | Brookgreen adds 10th day to festival
THROUGH SUNDAY | 12.20
Extra day rounds out ‘Nights of a Thousand Candles’
Brookgreen Gardens’ 16th annual “Nights of a Thousand Candles” lights up for a third and final weekend, 3-10 p.m. Thursday-Sunday, with an extra day tacked on.
Scheduled entertainment through Saturday on multiple stages is from the Mike Frost Band, and Palmetto Bronze (handbells), each 4, 6 and 8 p.m.; and Paul Grimshaw Band and Vocal Edition each 5, 7 and 9 p.m. Then, on Sunday: Melissa Porshay (pronounced Por-SHAY) at 4, 6 and 8 p.m.; Ron Daise’s “The Gullah Christmas Story” 6 and 8 p.m.; and Grimshaw, and Bates Holman and Friends, each 5, 7 and 9 p.m.
Admission is $18 ages 13 and older ($14 members), $10 ages 4-12 ($8 members); and free ages 3 and younger.
The gardens, on U.S. 17, between Murrells Inlet and Litchfield Beach, across from Huntington Beach State Park, are open outside of festival days, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, with admission lasting seven days: $15 ages 13-64, $13 ages 65 and older, $7 ages 4-12, and free ages 3 and younger.
Also, two special exhibits continue through Jan. 3:
▪ “Holiday Memories: Trains, Trees, and Treasures” – including model train displays, and paintings by Angela Trotta Thomas, “The Train Lady”
▪ “Peace on Earth” in horticultural theme.
Details at 843-235-6000, 800-849-1931 or www.brookgreen.org.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY | 12.18-12.20
Wheels keep rolling across Fun Warehouse
Fun Warehouse, 2349 Dick Pond Road (S.C. 544), near Surfside Beach, a half-mile east of U.S. 17 Bypass, continues a busy schedule this month.
Some special themes, with paid admission, are:
▪ Christmas music on Thursdays through Dec. 24.
▪ A “3-for-1” deal: Pay to skate this Friday night, after 5 p.m., and receive free admission to return this Saturday-Sunday.
▪ “Holiday Fun Night,” 5 p.m. till closing on Saturday.
▪ “Sunday Fun Pass,” 5 p.m. Sundays, with skating, laser tag, and inflatables for $12 total admission.
▪ “New Year’s Eve All-Night Skate,” 7 p.m. Dec. 31-7 a.m. Jan. 1, for $25, including breakfast.
Details at 843-748-0302 or www.funwarehousemb.com.
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY | 12.21, 12.23
Santa assists American Cancer Society, visits museum
Two activities have youngsters in mind, each with Kris Kringle’s special touch:
▪ “Letters from Santa” benefit for the American Cancer Society in Myrtle Beach and “Relay for Life” campaign, with a deadline of Monday to submit requests for recipient, who will receive a letter from the North Pole via U.S. mail. Include the child’s name, age, mailing address, and Christmas wish list, along with a note why the writer is proud of the child or some of his or her accomplishments this year. $10 per letter request, with check payable to “American Cancer Society,” sent to Attn: Tracy Gooley, American Cancer Society, 950 48th Ave. N., Suite 101, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577; or by calling 843-213-0050 or emailing tracy.gooley@cancer.org with payment information.
▪ “Santa’s Breakfast,” 8:30-11:30 a.m. Dec. 23 at Children’s Museum of South Carolina, 2204 N. Oak St., Myrtle Beach, for $12. Reservations at 843-946-9469 or www.cmsckids.org.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY | 12.19-12.20
Special events include ‘Pets Lights Up Our Lives’
▪ Craft show, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, at Oceans One Resort, 107 S. Ocean Blvd., Myrtle Beach. 843-286-2580, or email mzdavis@gmavt.net.
▪ Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach’s annual “Pets Light Up Our Lives” tree lighting and blessing of animals, 6 p.m. Saturday in North Myrtle Beach’s McLean Park, 93 Oak Drive, south of Main Street, between First and Second avenues South. $10 per light: red for pets, white for late pets, and blue for the more than 200 animals in need of homes from the shelter. 843-249-4948 or www.humanesocietynmb.org.
▪ Rivertown Bluegrass Society concert with Eric Lewis & New Kentucky Colonels at 5 and 7:15 p.m., and Roger Black, including a Christmas skit, 6 p.m. Saturday, at Horry-Georgetown Technical College’s Burroughs & Chapin Auditorium, off U.S. 501 in Conway. $12 ages 12 and older, otherwise free. 843-457-2854 or www.rivertownbluegrasssociety.com.
▪ 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 this Sunday: with family scavenger hunt across business district for prizes at 5 p.m., then Community Candlelight Caroling at 6:30 p.m. , with free cocoa and cookies. Most events free. 843-779-2662. Full schedule at www.myrtlebeachdowntown.com/calendar.
▪ 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/.
ENDING SATURDAY-SUNDAY | 12.19-12.20
Other seasonal events about to take final bow
▪ “Christmas Wonderland,” 7 p.m. daily through Saturday at Palace Theatre, Broadway at the Beach, at 21st Avenue North and U.S. 17 Bypass in Myrtle Beach. $34.95, $39.95 or $44.95 ages 13 and older, $9.95 ages 3-12. 843-448-0588 or www.palacemb.com.
▪ Coastal Youth Ballet Theatre’s “The Nutcracker,” 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, 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.
▪ “Legends in Concert Christmas” – with tribute artists for Nat King Cole, Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, Rod Stewart, and the Blues Brothers – 8 p.m. daily through Saturday, then regular shows Dec. 26-Jan. 2, at 925 Hollywood Drive, Myrtle Beach, at U.S. 17 Bypass and 29th Avenue North, across from Broadway at the Beach. $38.95 or $43.95 for ages 17 and older, and $13.95 or $18.95 ages 3-16; booth $49.95 and $24.95, respectively per age group; and VIP $46.95 for all. 843-238-7827 or www.legendsinconcert.com/myrtle-beach.
▪ Theatre of the Republic’s “A Christmas Story: The Musical,” 7:30 p.m. daily through Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, at Main Street Theatre, 335 Main St., Conway. $23. 843-488-0821 or www.theatreoftherepublic.com.
▪ “A Christmas Carol,” 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday (finale with post-show chat with cast and director), 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.
▪ “Miracle on South Division Street,” 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, 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.
This story was originally published December 16, 2015 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Best Bets | Brookgreen adds 10th day to festival."