Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Jan. 28
Free ‘Puzzle Swap’ at church
For a “Puzzle Swap” coordinated by Winnie King – take home some jigsaw puzzles, donate some, or do both, for free. Bring puzzle donations in secured/taped boxes by 1:45 p.m. Details at 843-449-0599.
Details: 2 p.m. Jan. 28 at First Baptist Church, 500 Fourth Ave. N., Myrtle Beach, at Kings Highway, just south of the U.S. Postal Service branch.
Dinner/auction to help Bellamy Project
The fourth annual Dinner and Silent Auction by Matthew Bellamy Project – promoting gun safety and prevention of unintentional firearm accidents and deaths – will include performances by choruses from Waterway, Riverside and Ocean Drive elementary schools performing at 5:30, 6 and 6:30 p.m., respectively, and various youth activities. Details at 843-427-4958, or email matthewproject@sccoast.net.
Details: 4:30-7:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 200 U..S. 17 S., North Myrtle Beach. Chicken bog meals $8, with curbside takeout available.
History takes focus in two programs
Both at 5 p.m. and free:
▪ “History of Jazz in America” lecture with Lloyd Kaplan, a teacher and jazz musician, at Myrtle Beach’s Chapin Memorial Library, 400 14th Ave. N., at Kings Highway. Free. 843-918-1281 or www.chapinlibrary.org.
▪ “The Water Diviner” in “The War & Society Film Series,” with Christopher Gunn, history professor, at Coastal Carolina UniversityEdwards Humanities and Fine Arts Building, Room 256, on main campus accessed from U.S. 501 and S.C 544. 843-349-2787 or www.coastal.edu/culturalarts.
‘Spinning Jenny’ at Atlantic Stage
Atlantic Stage opens the world premiere of Kevin D. Ferguson’s “Spinning Jenny,” with shows at 7:30 pm. Thursdays-Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 21. Details at 877-287-8587 or www.atlanticstage.com.
Details: At troupe’s new site, in Myrtle Beach Mall, at U.S. 17 and S.C. 22, near Briarcliffe Acres, and next door to Bath and Body Works, near Bass Pro Shops, and across from Carolina Improv Company’s Uptown Theater. $27.50 adults, $22.50 seniors/educators/military, and $17.50 students.
Degi plays comedy club for weekend
Adam Degi, who once got a standing ovation from the Harlem Globetrotters after telling a joke about their theme song, opens for three nights through Saturday. Details at 843-839-2565 or www.carolinacomedyclub.com.
Details: 8 p.m. Thursday-Friday, and 7 and 9:15 p.m. Saturday, at Carolina Comedy Club, at Broadway at the Beach’s Celebrity Square, off 29th Avenue North in Myrtle Beach. $15.
This story was originally published January 27, 2016 at 10:00 AM with the headline "Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Jan. 28."