Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on April 16

Bevy of events include concerts at fair

▪ “Pet Fair,” 9 a.m.-noon in Surfside Beach Dog Park, along Willow Drive North, between First Avenue North and Pine Drive, near Horry County Memorial Library Surfside Beach branch. Free. 843-650-9548 or www.surfsidebeach.org/Data/Sites/1/media/events/pet-fair.pdf.

▪ Program on 100th anniversary of Easter Rising in 1916, with film “Ireland: The Birth of a Nation,” 10 a.m. at Horry County Museum, 805 Main St., Conway. Free. 843-915-5320 or www.horrycountymuseum.org.

▪ Autism sensory friendly screening of “Zootopia,” 10 a.m. Saturdays through April 23 at Grand 14 Cinema at The Market Common in Myrtle Beach. $5 973-917-9058, championautismnetwork.com, or email championautismnetwork@gmail.com.

▪ Auditions for Swamp Fox Players’ “And The Winner Is,” 10 a.m.-noon Saturday and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Strand Theater, 710 Front St., Georgetown. 843-527-1250, www.swampfoxplayers.com, or email nodrek@gmail.com.

▪ Waccamaw Arts and Crafts Guild’s “Art in the Park,” 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday in Myrtle Beach’s Valor Memorial Garden, on Farrow Parkway, at The Market Common. Free. 843-446-3830 or www.artsyparksy.com.

▪ “Earth Day at the Bay” festival, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Ocean Bay Middle School, 905 International Drive, west of Myrtle Beach and S.C. 31. Free. Bring cell phones, hand held electronics, and phone books to recycle, for raffle tickets 843-903-8420, or email clilly001@horrycountyschools.net.

▪ “Neighbor to Neighbor Open House,” 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Myrtle Beach’s Crabtree Memorial Gymnasium, on Crabtree Lane, near The Market Common. including Ultimate Pet Services’ 50/50 raffle benefiting Bikini Beach Cat Rescue of Surfside Beach (843-655-7881 or ). 843-918-2355.

▪ WLFF-FM “Nash” 106.5’s “BaconFest,” 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at House of Blues, in Barefoot Landing, on U.S. 17 in North Myrtle Beach, with Tru Sol performing noon-2 p.m. Free admission, and sampling tickets $1 each. 843-357-8664.

▪ In Brunswick County: Egg Carton Gardening, for children, 11 a.m. at Museum of Coastal Carolina, 21 E. Second St., Ocean Isle Beach, N.C. (910-579-1016); and “What’s Your Sign?” program, 7 p.m. at Ingram Planetarium, 7625 High Market St., Sunset Beach, N.C. (910-575-0033) – Each free with admission: $9 ages 13-61, $8 ages 62 and older, $7 ages 3-12, and free ages 2 and younger. www.museumplanetarium.org.

▪ “Pig Picking” meal, with music by The Coastal Boys, noon at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10420, 4359 U.S. 17 Bypass S., Murrells Inlet. $7. 843-651-6900.

▪ Horry County Fair, open noon at Myrtle Beach Speedway, 455 Hospitality Lane, off U.S. 501, about three miles north of Myrtle Beach, and just past S.C. 31. Daily admission (not including rides) $5 ages 5-64; $3 ages 65 and older, and anyone with military ID; and free ages 4 and younger. Also, with extra ticket: Nash Grier and Friends, 3 p.m., for $25, and meet-and-greet noon-3 p.m. for $129; and Mike Posner, 7:30 p.m., for $20 or $40. 843-236-0500 or www.myrtlebeachspeedway.com/hcfair/.

▪ “Saturday Music & Fun,,” noon-5 p.m. Saturday – with music 1-5 p.m. by Jody Hunter – at La Belle Amie Vineyard, 1120 St. Joseph Road, Little River, just west of North Myrtle Beach Middle School. Free. 843-399-9463 or labelleamie.com.

▪ “Woofstock” benefit for Grand Strand Humane Society of Myrtle Beach, 1-8 p.m. at Sticky Fingers Ribhouse, off Harrelson Boulevard in Myrtle Beach, outside south end of Coastal Grand mall. 843-861-2698, 843-918-4910 or www.grandstrandhumanesociety.com.

▪ “The Sleeping Beauty,” by Coastal Youth Ballet Theatre, 4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday at Beach Church, 557 George Bishop Parkway, just west of Myrtle Beach, between U.S. 501 and U.S. 17 Bypass. $25 ages 13 and older, and $10 ages 3-12. 843-839-5678, 843-651-2006 or www.cybt.org.

▪ Spring Art Show and Sale awards reception 4-6 p.m., at Seacoast Artists Gallery, 3032 Nevers St., Myrtle Beach, in The Market Common. 843-232-7009 or www.seacoastartistsguild.com

▪ “Bird Songs” Nashville Songwriters in the Round event, 5:30-9 p.m. for and at The Center for Birds of Prey, 4719 U.S. 17 N., Awendaw, about 35 miles south of Georgetown. $125. 843-606-3400, 843-971-7474 or www.thecenterforbirdsofprey.org.

▪ North Myrtle Beach Rotary Club’s “Shaggin’ on the Boulevard” dance competition, 6-9 p.m. at Avista Resort, 300 N. Ocean Blvd., North Myrtle Beach. $60, including dinner. Details at 843-222-4014 or www.rotary7770.org, and shagdance.com.

▪ Grand Strand Beach Social Dancers’ season finale, in “Hello, Spring” theme, 7-10 p.m. at Grand Strand Senior Center, 1268 21st Ave. N., Myrtle Beach. $7. 843-903-3765.

▪ South by Southeast Music Feast with Geoff Achison & The SoulDiggers, benefiting local school music programs, 7 p.m. at Myrtle Beach Train Depot, 851 Broadway St. $20 advance or $25 at door. 843-251-6402 or www.southbysoutheast.org.

▪ Drifters, Coasters and Platters, 7 p.m. at Alabama Theatre, at Barefoot Landing, on U.S. 17 in North Myrtle Beach. $35.95, $43.95 or $49.95. 843-272-1111 or www.alabama-theatre.com.

▪ At Coastal Carolina University, off U.S. 501 or S.C. 544 in Conway, each $7: Pop 101 concert, 7 p.m. in Wheelwright Auditorium; and “Celebrations” performance, 7:30 p.m. in Edwards Theatre. 843-349-2787 or www.coastal.edu/news/culturalarts.

▪ “Astronomy for Everyone: Size and Scale of the Universe,” 7 p.m. at Georgetown County Library Waccamaw Neck branch, 41 St. Paul Place, Litchfield Beach, off Willbrook Boulevard. Free, with reservations encouraged at 843-545-3623, or email sbremner@gtcounty.org. georgetowncountylibrary.sc.gov.

▪ At Coastal Carolina University, on main campus, accessed from U.S. 501 or S.C. 544 in Conway: “Celebrations” by theater students, 7:30 p.m. Saturday and April 21-23 at Coastal Carolina University Edwards Theatre, $7; and Elle Varner, 8 p.m. in HTC Center, for free with ticket. 843-349-2787 or www.coastal.edu/news/culturalarts.

▪ Carolina Improv Company’s “Hell On Heels,” with Gina Trimarco and Petra Sander, for adults, 7:30 p.m. at Uptown Theater, by Bass Pro Shops in Myrtle Beach mall, at U.S. 17 and S.C. 22, near Briarcliffe Acres. $13.75 advance online, or $15 at door. 843-272-4242 or www.carolinaimprov.com.

▪ Reunion concert by King Hippo, 9 p.m. at Pawleys Island Tavern, 10635 Ocean Highway, Pawleys Island. Free. 843-241-7069.

This story was originally published April 15, 2016 at 6:00 AM with the headline "Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on April 16."