Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Jan. 9
Boat show leads slew of special events
▪ Grand Strand Boat & Sportsman Expo, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, at Myrtle Beach Convention Center, at Oak Street and 21st Avenue North. $8 ages 13-64, $6 ages 65 and older, and $5 ages 3-11, and free ages 2 and younger. 843-650-2628, 336-233-0426 or www.grandstrandboatandsportsmanexpo.com.
▪ Ocean Isle Beach Bridge “Run for Food,” 9 a.m. – with half-marathon and 5K run/walk – to benefit South Brunswick lnterchurch Council Food Pantry. Register and pay 7-8:30 a.m. at town hall. More details at sbic-runforfood.org.
▪ Grand Strand Genealogy Club meeting, 10:30 a.m. at Myrtle Beach’s Chapin Memorial Library, 400 14th Ave. N., at Kings Highway, with program “Publishing Genealogy Works.” Free. Email genieclub2002@yahoo.com.
▪ “Saturday Music & Bonfire,” noon-5 p.m. at La Belle Amie Vineyard, 1120 St. Joseph Road, Little River, with Larry Tanelli Duo playing 12:15-4:15 p.m. Free. 843-399-9463 orwww.labelleamie.com.
▪ Grand Strand Camellia Society’s Camellia Show, 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., with sampling across downtown Conway, for ages 21 and older. $20, including a tasting glass to take home. 843-248-6260 or conwayalive.com.
▪ Auditions for Act Two Productions’ “ ... from Broadway with Love,” 3-8 p.m. by appointment only – by calling 843-995-2756 – at Saving Grace Music Studio, 1061 Mistletoe Court, off Ronald McNair Boulevard, west of Myrtle Beach. www.facebook.com/ActTwoProductionsMB/.
▪ Rivertown Bluegrass Society concerts with Davis Bradley Band at 5 and 7:15 p.m., and Kevin Prater Band 6 and 8 p.m., at Horry-Georgetown Technical College’s Burroughs & Chapin Auditorium, off U.S. 501 in Conway. $12 ages 12 and older, otherwise free. 843-254-0502, 843-907-6841 or www.rivertownbluegrasssociety.com.
▪ Mason Via & Friends in South by Southeast Music Feast, 7 p.m., 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.
▪ Disney’s “The Little Mermaid Jr.” play, 7 p.m. 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.
▪ USA Dance Grand Strand Chapter 6024 monthly social dance, 7-10 p.m. at Myrtle Beach Base Recreation Center, 800 Gabreski Lane, near Farrow Parkway and The Market Common, with music from Rosalie and Jack Drust, disc jockeys. $7 members, otherwise $9. 570-881-0244, www.usadancegrandstrand.org, or email rosalie182@att.net.
This story was originally published January 8, 2016 at 10:00 AM with the headline "Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Jan. 9."