Best Bets | Grand Strand Boat Show sails into convention center

FRIDAY-SUNDAY | 01.08-01.10

Boat show shoves off for whole weekend

The 33rd annual Grand Strand Boat & Sportsman Expo will sail all weekend at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center, at Oak Street and 21st Avenue North.

Show hours are 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, with admission of $8 for ages 13-64, $6 ages 65 and older, and $5 ages 3-11, and free ages 2 and younger.

Scheduled seminars are:

▪ Friday – “Boating Basics” at 11 a.m. with U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, “In-shore Fishing ‘Carolina Style’” 1 p.m. with Capt. Mike McDonald, “Techniques for ‘Carolina Kings’” 3 p.m. with Capt. Jason Burton, and “Safety on the Water” 4:30 p.m. with U.S. Power Squadron.

▪ Saturday – “Kayak Fishing Made Easy” 10:30 a.m. with Mike Eady, “Secrets of In-shore Fishing” noon with Capt. Lin Fore, “The King Slinger” 1:30 p.m. with Capt. Jason Burton, In-shore Fishing ‘Carolina Style’” 3 p.m. with McDonald, and “Trailer Towing” 4:30 p.m. with Wesco Trailers.

▪ Sunday –“Kayak Fishing Made Easy” noon with Eady, “In-shore Fishing ‘Carolina Style’” 1:30 p.m. with McDonald, and “How to ‘Throw That Net’” 3 p.m. with Burton.

Details from Grand Strand Boating Association at 843-650-2628, 336-233-0426, www.grandstrandboatandsportsmanexpo.com, or email kdb707@gmail.com.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY | 01.08-01.10

‘Little Mermaid Jr.’ leads weekend of events

Various special events are on tap:

▪ Disney’s “The Little Mermaid Jr.” play, also benefiting students in need, 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at Aynor Middle School, 4500 Frye Road, Gallivants Ferry. $8 advance or $10 at door. 843-358-6000, 843-997-8486 or www.showtix4u.com.

▪ Ocean Isle Beach Bridge “Run for Food,” 9 a.m. Saturday – with half-marathon and 5K run/walk – to benefit South Brunswick lnterchurch Council Food Pantry. Register and pay 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday or 7-8:30 a.m. Saturday at town hall. More details at sbic-runforfood.org.

▪ 12th annual Camellia Show, by Grand Strand Camellia Society, American Camellia Society, and Atlantic Coast Camellia Society, 1-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday at Inlet Square mall, at U.S. 17 Bypass and U.S. 17 Business, in Murrells Inlet. Free. 843-995-1256, 843-651-3363 or www.atlanticcoastcamelliasociety.org/gscs.html.

▪ Conway Downtown Alive’s “Rivertown Wine-Around,” 3-6 p.m. Saturday, with sampling across downtown Conway, for ages 21 and older. $20, including a tasting glass to take home. 843-248-6260 or conwayalive.com.

▪ Mason Via & Friends in South by Southeast Music Feast, benefiting local school music programs, 7 p.m. Saturday, including potluck dinner, at Myrtle Beach Train Depot, 851 Broadway St. $20 advance or $25 at door. 843-251-6402 or southbysoutheast.org, and www.masonvia.com.

SATURDAY | 01.09

Bluegrass concerts shift to second Saturday monthly

The Rivertown Bluegrass Society begins its new year by moving its concerts to the second Saturday monthly, staying at Horry-Georgetown Technical College’s Burroughs & Chapin Auditorium, off U.S. 501 in Conway.

For the outing this month, this Saturday, the Davis Bradley Band will play at 5 and 7:15 p.m., and the Kevin Prater Band at 6 and 8 p.m., at

Tickets are $12 for ages 12 and older, otherwise free.

On Feb. 13, Rutherford County Line and the Subject to Change Band are slated to entertain.

Details at 843-254-0502, 843-907-6841 or www.rivertownbluegrasssociety.com.

FRIDAYS-SATURDAYS | Through 05.21

Planetarium, museum roll out new schedules

Two sister hubs in southern Brunswick County begin their winter-spring schedule, through May 21.

Ingram Planetarium, 7625 High Market St., Sunset Beach, N.C., opens at 11:30 a.m. Fridays-Saturdays through Jan. 2, with this schedule of Sky Theater dome shows , with each 1 p.m. show at half price:

▪ Fridays – “Dinosaur Passage to Pangaea” at noon, “Tales of the Maya Skies” 1 p.m., “Undiscovered Worlds” 2 p.m., and “Legends of the Night Sky” 3 p.m.

▪ Saturdays – “Accidental Astronauts” noon, “Seven Wonders” 1 p.m., “Dynamic Earth” 2 p.m., and “Astronaut” 3 p.m.

Laser light and music shows happen one weekend monthly, starting with:

▪ Jan. 22 – “Laser U2” 6 p.m., and Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” 7 p.m.

▪ Jan. 23 – “Laser Beatles” 6 p.m., and “Laser Zeppelin” 7 p.m.

Special events include “Medical Radioactivity: A Personal Encounter,” 7 p.m. Jan. 16, and “Stars at Sunset,” Feb. 5.

The Museum of Coastal Carolina, 21 E. Second St., Ocean Isle Beach, is open 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, including such special programs, all free with admission, as:

▪ At 10:30 a.m. – “Puppet Plays for Preschoolers,” Jan. 8 and 22, and “Animal Adventures for Preschoolers” Jan. 15 and 29.

▪ “Touch Tank Feeding,” 11 a.m. Fridays.

▪ “Journey of the North Atlantic Right Whale,” 11 a.m. Saturday.

▪ “Archeology of Brunswick Town Fort Anderson,” 6 p.m. Jan. 12.

▪ “Shake, Rattle, and Roll!” 11 a.m. Jan. 16 .

▪ “Gem Mining: Treasures from the Earth,” 11 a.m. Jan. 23.

▪ “Space Racers” animated educational movies, 11 a.m. Jan. 30.

▪ “The First Ladies of Ocean Isle Beach and Sunset Beach,” 6 p.m. Feb. 2.

Prices per planetarium program, and for museum admission, are each $9 ages 13-61, $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, and www.museumplanetarium.org.

This story was originally published January 7, 2016 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Best Bets | Grand Strand Boat Show sails into convention center."