Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on March 9
Join ‘Gator Gossip’ children’s program
Wednesdays in March, in the “Gator Gossip” children’s program, learn about alligators through a “gatoriffic” costume, skulls, and sounds, and feel free to stay for an original story afterward. Details at 843-238-0874 or www.myrtlebeachsp.com.
Details: 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. at Myrtle Beach State Park, open 6 a.m.-10 p.m. daily, on U.S. 17 Business, one mile south of Ocean Boulevard/Farrow Parkway. Free with admission: $5 ages 16 and older, $3.25 S.C. seniors, and $3 ages 6-15.
Shop Surfside Library monthly book sale
The Friends of the Surfside Beach Library has a book sale on the second Wednesday monthly, including CDs, DVDs, audiobooks and puzzles, with most items costing 25 cents-$2. Details at 843-238-5869 for the Friends group, or from the library at 843-205-5280 or www.hcml.org.
Details: 4-6 p.m. (open at 3:30 for Friends members) at Horry County Memorial Library Surfside Beach branch, 410 Surfside Drive.
Dinner full of bowls to take home
A “Bountiful Bowls” Soup Dinner benefit will include homemade soup in original pottery bowls made by Ardie Praetorius to take home, along with bread, dessert and beverage. Reservations at 843-280-1023, 843-249-9384, or email rumchurchblast@gmail.com.
Details: 5-7 p.m. at Little River United Methodist Church, 1629 U.S. 17 N. $20 advance only
Finney plays Carolina Comedy Club
AJ Finney, a Midwesterner known for his passion about the 1960s psychedelic era, opens for four nights through Saturday. Details at 843-839-2565 or www.carolinacomedyclub.com.
Details: 8 p.m. Wednesday-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.
Tour S.C. Civil War museum
See scores of artifacts from a war more than 150 years ago, including weaponry, uniforms, period gowns and petticoats, books, newspapers, and belt buckles. Details at 843-293-3377, 843-293-4344 or www.mbisr.com.
Details: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays at S.C. Civil War Museum, in Myrtle Beach Indoor Shooting Range, 4857 U.S. 17 Bypass S., opposite Palmetto Pointe Drive, between Farrow Parkway and S.C. 544, south of Myrtle Beach, east of Socastee; $4 adults, $3 seniors/military, and $2 students.
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This story was originally published March 8, 2016 at 5:00 AM with the headline "Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on March 9."