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Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Feb. 8

“Thunder and Light” – with the clogging troupe All That! – has begun a new year of shows, with the next performance at 7 p.m. Thursday at Calvin Gilmore Theater, on U.S. 17 Business, at U.S. 17 Bypass on the north end of Myrtle Beach. The site’s also home to “The Carolina Opry” in its 31st year – this week at 7 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday; and “Time Warp,” 7 p.m. Tuesday and Friday.
“Thunder and Light” – with the clogging troupe All That! – has begun a new year of shows, with the next performance at 7 p.m. Thursday at Calvin Gilmore Theater, on U.S. 17 Business, at U.S. 17 Bypass on the north end of Myrtle Beach. The site’s also home to “The Carolina Opry” in its 31st year – this week at 7 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday; and “Time Warp,” 7 p.m. Tuesday and Friday. Courtesy photo

Camellia group convenes at library

The Grand Strand Camellia Society will meet, with demonstrations on techniques for grafting camellias, with guests and visitors welcome to attend. Details at 843-995-1256.

Details: 4:30 p.m. at Georgetown County Library Waccamaw Neck branch, 41 St. Paul Place, Litchfield Beach, off Willbrook Boulevard. Free.

Trio of shows play Gilmore Theater

The Calvin Gilmore Theater, on U.S. 17 Business at U.S. 17 Bypass on the northern tip of Myrtle Beach, has three shows on tap this week, all at 7 p.m., each at various prices. Details at 843-913-4441, 800-843-6779 or www.thecarolinaopry.com:

▪ “The Carolina Opry,” in 31st year, on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.

▪ “Time Warp,” Tuesday and Friday.

▪ “Thunder and Light” with All That! – on Thursday.

Escape to enjoy ‘Oscar Shorts’

Fans of independent, classic, foreign and notable films might like an easy escape for Cinematique of Wilmington, for “Oscar Shorts” screenings from 2015 his week: animated, 7 p.m. Monday; documentary 4 and 7 p.m. Tuesday; animated and live action 4 and 7 p.m. Wednesday, respecitvely. Details at 910-632-2285 or thalianhall.org.

Details: At Thalian Hall, 310 Chestnut St., Wilmington. $8 plus tax per block.

Take in pair of exhibits at Brookgreen

Two special exhibits continue: “Gullah Culture … Remembering While Evolving,” by Patricia Sabree, noon-4:30 p.m. daily through March 13; and “Sandy Scott: A Retrospective” of animal artworks – with 45 or more sculptures and 35 etchings and drawings – through April 24. Details at 843-235-6000, 800-849-1931 or www.brookgreen.org

Details: At Brookgreen Gardens, on U.S. 17, between Murrells Inlet and Litchfield Beach, across from Huntington Beach State Park. Free with admission, which lasts seven days: $15 ages 13-64, $13 ages 65 and older, $7 ages 4-12, and free ages 3 and younger.

This story was originally published February 7, 2016 at 5:00 AM with the headline "Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Feb. 8."

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