Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Jan. 15

For “Brown Bag and Birdsong: a Celebration of Nature in Music,” enjoy a program with examples of transcribed bird calls in music by Johannes Brahms, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and John Jacob Niles, at noon Friday at Coastal Carolina University Johnson Auditorium, in E. Craig Wall School of Business Administration, on the main campus, accessed from U.S. 501 and S.C. 544 in Conway. Courtesy photo

Fly away in CCU musical program

For “Brown Bag and Birdsong: a Celebration of Nature in Music,” enjoy a program by Patti Yvonne Edwards and Elsie Pollock, who researched several songs inspired by actual calls of birds, and will demonstrate examples of transcribed calls in music by Johannes Brahms, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and John Jacob Niles. Details at 843-349-2787 or www.coastal.edu/culturalarts.

Details: Noon at Coastal Carolina University Johnson Auditorium, in E. Craig Wall School of Business Administration, on main campus, accessed from U.S. 501 and S.C. 544 in Conway. Free.

Veterans invited to lunch

Veterans of all services are invited to the Merchant Marines’ monthly lunch meeting. Details at 843-685-1964 or www.usmmsc.com.

Details: Buy lunch at noon, meet at 1 p.m., at Veterans Cafe & Grille (also home of Mini Military Museum), 3544 Northgate Blvd., Myrtle Beach, in Northgate Plaza, off S.C. 707 at southwest corner at U.S. Bypass, near Dollar General.

‘Shellfish 101’ at Hobcaw’s Kimbel Lodge

Join staff from North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve for “Shellfish 101: From the Creek to the Kitchen,” with “Clammer Dave” Belanger from McClellanville, and Joey Rabon from Kudzu Bakery in Myrtle Beach, covering oysters and clams and their importance to local salt marshes. With space for only 15 guests, reservations required at 843-904-9017. More details at www.northinlet.sc.edu.

Details: 1-5 p.m. at Hobcaw Barony’s Kimbel Lodge, on U.S. 17, just north of Georgetown. $20.

Special programs at two Myrtle Beach sites

All for free:

▪ At Myrtle Beach’s Chapin Memorial Library, 400 14th Ave. N., at Kings Highway: “All That Jazz – American Black Musical Influence” lecture at 10:30 a.m. with Lloyd Kaplan, a teacher and jazz musician; and movie “Vacation,” 1:30 p.m., for adults. 843-918-1281 or www.chapinlibrary.org.

▪ Movie “I’ll See You in My Dreams,” starring Blythe Danner and Martin Starr, 3 p.m., for adults, at Myrtle Beach Base Recreation Center, 800 Gabreski Lane, near Farrow Parkway and The Market Common. 843-918-2380.

Golf school visits town rec hall

The public is invited to a two-day DynaSwingFIT Golf School class on golf swinging. Details at 843-602-3118 or www.dynaswingfit.com.

Details: 2-3:30 p.m. Friday and Jan. 22 at Surfside Beach’s Dick M. Johnson Civic Center, 829 N. Pine Drive, behind town hall on U.S. 17 Business. $10 daily; club provided, or bring you own 7-iron.

Dog agility races span weekend

A Way to Play Dog Agility Club’s competition opens for three days: 5-8 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Details at 843-357-4545.

Details: At A Dog’s Way Inn, 761 Pendergrass Ave., Murrells Inlet. Free to see.

This story was originally published January 14, 2016 at 5:00 AM with the headline "Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Jan. 15."