Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Feb. 27
Robots, history, quilts fill day of outings
▪ North Strand Sail and Power Squadron’s “America’s Boating Course,” 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at North Myrtle Beach’s J. Bryan Floyd Community Center, 1030 Possum Trot Road. $40 for course book. Register at www.northstrandsquadron.com or 843-399-1342.
▪ FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Palmetto Regional Championship final day, 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. at Myrtle Beach Convention Center, at Oak Street and 21st Avenue North. Free. 864-985-2329, 843-718-4592 or www.myrtlebeachfirstrobotics.com.
▪ Excavation tour, 9 a.m.-noon at Hobcaw Barony, on U.S. 17, just north of Georgetown. $10 with reservations at 843-546-4623. www.hobcawbarony.org.
▪ ”Black History Fish Fry” at Freewoods Farm, off Bay Road from S.C. 707 in Burgess community, with tour 10 a.m., fireside chat at 11 a.m. on “Burial Practices in Freewoods and Horry County during Slavery and After the Civil War,” and lunch 11:30 a.m. $15 ages 11 and older, otherwise $6. 843-650-2064, 843-650-2734 or www.freewoodsfarm.com.
▪ Horry County Museum’s Quilt Gala, 10 a.m-4 p.m. in Ocean Lakes Family Campground Recreation Center, at U.S. 17 Business and S.C. 544, just north of Surfside Beach. $5 ages 12 and older, and free for students with ID and ages 11 and younger. 843-915-5320 or www.horrycountymuseum.org.
▪ “Science Cinema” with Disneynature’s “The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos,” 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m., and rated G, at N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences at Whiteville, 415 S. Madison St. Free, but donations appreciated. 910-914-4185 or www.naturalsciences.org.
▪ “Dr. Seuss’ Birthday Celebration Storytime,” 11 a.m. at Barnes & Nobles Booksellers, at The Market Common in Myrtle Beach. Free. 843-238-2917.
▪ “We Care” Luncheon and Fashion Show, 11 a.m. at Dunes Beach and Golf Club, 9000 N. Ocean Blvd, Myrtle Beach, benefiting such club projects as disability swing for North Myrtle Beach Park & Sports Complex, and beach wheelchairs. $30. 843-283-2815, or email nmbpilotclub@gmail.com.
▪ “Taste of the MarshWalk,” with samplings for $5 or less at seven restaurants, open 11 a.m. Saturday-Sunday on U.S. 17 in Murrells Inlet. 843-497-3450 or www.marshwalk.com.
▪ Myrtle Beach Car Club cruise-in, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Burger Fi, off S.C. 544,just west of U.S. 17 Bypass, near Target, between Surfside Beach and Socastee. 843-742-9802 or www.myrtlebeachcarclub.com.
▪ Natalie Daise in “Freedom Songs: From Civil War to Civil Rights,” 1-2 p.m. at Brookgreen Gardens, on U.S. 17, between Murrells Inlet and Litchfield Beach, 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 – and reservations at 843-235-6049. www.brookgreen.org.
▪ World Sword Swallower’s Day, outside Ripley’s Believe it or Not! Odditorium, 901 N. Ocean Blvd., Myrtle Beach, with Ripley’s Ruckus Drumline at 2 p.m., then Erik Kloeker performing with swords at 2:27 p.m. Free. www.swordswallow.org, and 843-448-2331 or www.ripleys.com/myrtlebeach.
▪ “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” finale shows at 3 and 7:30 p.m. in Coastal Carolina University Wheelwright Auditorium, off U.S. 501 in Conway. $17 general admission; $12 CCU and Horry-Georgetown Technical College staff and faculty; and $5 CCU/HGTC students and ages 9 and younger. 843-349-2787 or www.coastal.edu/culturalarts.
▪ Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” play, 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday-Sunday at Socastee High School, 4900 Socastee Blvd., near Dick Pond Road. $12 or $18. 843-293-9041 or www.socasteeperformingarts.com.
▪ Theatre of the Republic’s “Urinetown the Musical,” 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, at Main Street Theatre, 335 Main St., Conway. $23. 843-488-0821 or www.theatreoftherepublic.com.
This story was originally published February 26, 2016 at 5:00 AM with the headline "Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Feb. 27."