Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Feb. 9
Herb enthusiasts cover ‘love language’
The Low Country Herb Society meets on the second Tuesday monthly through May, this time with a program by Pat Harpell, founder of the S.C. Herbal Society, exploring the “Love Language of Herbs,” ahead of Valentine’s Day. Details at www.lcherbsociety.info.
Details: Gather 9:30 a.m., meeting at 10 a.m., at Georgetown County Library Waccamaw Neck branch, 41 St. Paul Place, Litchfield Beach, off Willbrook Boulevard.
Mark Mardi Gras on north, south Strand
Both with free admission:
▪ 24th anniversary celebration and parade, 5 p.m. at Dick’s Last Resort, at Barefoot Landing, on U.S. 17 in North Myrtle Beach, with party after parade through complex. Parade entries accepted with donation of canned goods for Lowcountry Food Bank. 843-272-7794 or www.dickslastresort.com.
▪ “Marshi Gras on the MarshWalk,” on U.S. 17 Business in Murrells Inlet, with parade at 7 p.m. from The Wicked Tuna – site of parade and costume registration, 5-6:35 p.m. through seven-eatery complex to Bovine’s, including The Land of Dixie Jazz Band, and announcement of costume contest winners at 8:30 p.m. at Bovines. 843-497-3450 or www.marshwalk.com.
Music professors perform at CCU
Catch a Coastal Carolina University music faculty concert, with a variety of classical and jazz works, in different voice and instrumental combinations. Details at 843-349-2787 (ARTS) or www.coastal.edu/culturalarts.
Details: 7:30 p.m. in Edwards Recital Hall, on CCU’s main campus, accessed from U.S. 501 and S.C. 544 in Conway. $7.
Camera club meets at Shallotte church
The Coastal Carolina Camera Club meets on the second Tuesday monthly, this time with members and guests taking part in a project to find steps to make ordinary photographs more extraordinary with emphases on light, composition and color. Details at 910-287-6311 or www.coastalcarolinacameraclub.org.
Details: 7 p.m. at Shallotte Presbyterian Church, 5070 Main St., Shallotte, N.C.
Join weekly wine tasting seminar
Taste wines from around the world in a seminar on Tuesdays through March, this week with Riesling. Details at 843-448-2253 or www.croissants.net.
Details: 6-7 p.m. Tuesdays through March at Croissants Bistro and Bakery, 3751 Robert Grissom Parkway, Myrtle Beach, at 38th Avenue North. Each class, including wine samples, $10, or in combos of four dates for $35.
This story was originally published February 8, 2016 at 5:00 AM with the headline "Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Feb. 9."