Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Dec. 30
‘Festival of Trees’ in final two days
Ripley’s Aquarium’s “Festival of Trees” continues through Thursday, celebrating every U.S. state and territory with its own tree of decorations. Details at 843-916-0888 or www.ripleysaquarium.com.
Details: Open 9 a.m. daily at Broadway at the Beach, off 29th Avenue North in Myrtle Beach; free with admission: $24.99 ages 12 and older (or save $2 advance online from this adult rate), $15.99 ages 6-11, and $7.99 ages 2-5, and free ages 1 and younger.
Napolitano at Carolina Comedy Club
Dean Napolitano will entertain this week, with shows at 8 p.m. Wednesday and Friday, and 7 and 9:15 p.m. Saturday, each $15; and 7 and 10 p.m. Dec. 31, each $25 single or $40 pair. Details at 843-839-2565 or www.carolinacomedyclub.com.
Details: At Carolina Comedy Club, at Broadway at the Beach’s Celebrity Square, off 29th Avenue North in Myrtle Beach.
British TV invades Surfside Library
A “British Invasion” TV show marathon continues through Thursday. Details at 843-205-5280 or www.hcml.org.
Details: 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Wednesday, and 10 a.m. Thursday, at Horry County Memorial Library Surfside Beach branch, 410 Surfside Drive. Free.
Planetarium, museum open extra days
Two sister entities in southern Brunswick County, N.C., have extra hours this week, but are closed Friday.
At Ingram Planetarium, 7625 High Market St., Sunset Beach:
▪ “Let It Snow – A Holiday Music Journey,” noon and 4 and 7 p.m., and “Laser Holidays” 6 p.m.Wednesday and Saturday.
▪ Wednesday and Saturday – “Dinosaur Passage to Pangaea” 1 p.m., “Back to the Moon for Good” 2 p.m., and “Two Small Pieces of Glass” 3 p.m.
▪ Thursday – “Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure” 1 p.m., “Undiscovered Worlds” 2 p.m. , and “Oasis in Space” 3 p.m.
The Museum of Coastal Carolina, 21 E. Second St., Ocean Isle Beach, also is open 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday and Saturday.
Each planetarium show, and museum admission, is $9 for ages 13-62, $8 ages 62 and older, $7 ages 3-12, and free ages 2 and younger.
Details at 910-575-0033 for planetarium, 910-579-1016 for museum, or museumplanetarium.org.
This story was originally published December 29, 2015 at 10:00 AM with the headline "Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Dec. 30."