Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on April 23

Final day for international film festival

The 11th annual Myrtle Beach International Film Festival concludes (foreign productions, and all movie lengths parenthesized). Details at 843-497-0220 or www.myrtlebeachfilmfestival.com:

▪ Noon-2 p.m. – “The Urban Lie” (3). “Rocco” (6), “Sea of Ink” cartoon (3), “Save the Bees” (2), “Walker World” (8), “Bacteria” (Belgium, 39), and “Graveyard of the Great Lakes” (50).

▪ 2:30-4:30 p.m. – “Davia” (Canada, 17), and “Hellstorm” (90).

▪ 5-7 p.m. – World premiere of Live Another Day” (101), with special guests Jay Alix of founder of AlixPartners, and John “Jack” Smith Jr., former president, chief executive officer and chairman of General Motors Corp.

▪ 7-8 p.m. – Complimentary sushi, in lobby, from Jimmyz Original Hibachi House of Myrtle Beach and Surfside Beach, and wine tasting from Silver Coast Winery of Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., with jazz by Denny Hess Trio.

▪ 8-9:45 p.m. – “Razor” (Serbia, 9), “Chelation Therapy” (21), “My Luchador” (13), “They All Will Die in Space” (Spain, 15), and “Das Problem des Schnellstfluges (The Problem of the Fastest Flight”) (Germany, 32).

Details: At Carmike Cinemas’ Broadway 17, at Broadway at the Beach, off Robert Grissom Parkway, between 21st and 29th avenues North in Myrtle Beach. $10 per two-hour block of films, or $50 for all-access pass.

Bunch of benefits, outings to enjoy

▪ The Wellness Council for South Carolina’s Earth Day Music Fest and 5K, with race at 8 a.m. ($25 entry, at runsignup.com) and expo 8-11 a.m., at Barefoot Resort and Marina, and music by Bullfrog on The Deck at House of Blues, at Barefoot Landing, on U.S. 17, in North Myrtle Beach, 7-11 p.m. 843-995-3199 or wellnesscouncilcsc.org.

▪ Loris Spring Festival & Outdoor Expo, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, downtown. Free. 843-756-6030 or lorischambersc.com.

▪ Myrtle Beach Coin Show, benefiting Meals on Wheels of Horry County, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday at Springmaid Beach Resort, 3200 S. Ocean Blvd., Myrtle Beach – across from the Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum. Free admission and parking. 843-293-9000.

▪ “Clean Up Our Local Waterways” kickoff volunteer event, 9 a.m.-noon at Conway Marina, on Elm Street. 843-349-4007 or www.winyahrivers.org.

▪ “The Fast and the Furriest” 5K Run/Walk – with pets and strollers welcome – for Saint Frances Animal Center in Georgetown, 9 a.m. from Georgetown’s East Bay Park, on east end of Front Street. Advance at www.active.com: $30 individual ages 13 and older, teams at $25 person, and $20 ages 12 and younger; or $45 race day. 843-458-6487 or www.sfanimals.org.

▪ Southeastern Modelers Flying Club’s fly-in, for Pretty in Pink Foundation (for breast cancer awareness) of Raleigh, 9 a.m. at its field, 548 Narrow End Road, Tabor City, N.C. Free to see; $20 landing fee . 843-293-4386 or www.gsmrrc.org.

▪ “Remembering Firebase Ripcord, Vietnam 1970,” 10 a.m. at Horry County Memorial Library Surfside Beach branch, 410 Surfside Drive. 609-472-0970, www.ripcordassociation.com, or email frankmarshall@ripcordassociation.com.

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

▪ Myrtle Beach Car Club cruise-in, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., at Sticky Fingers, 4200 Hwy 17 S., North Myrtle Beach. Free. 843-742-9802 or www.myrtlebeachcarclub.com.

▪ 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 – with “Family Fun Day,” with free admission until 5 p.m. with proof of hospitality employment; $25 ride wristbands. 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: Montgomery Gentry concert, 7:30 p.m., for $25 or $45. 843-236-0500 or www.myrtlebeachspeedway.com/hcfair/.

▪ “Spanky’s Ride for Autism Awareness,” noon from Aynor Park, for $15 entry and $5 additional passengers 973-917-9058, championautismnetwork.com, or email championautismnetwork@gmail.com.

▪ “April Music Fest,” noon-5 p.m. – with music by The Mood Swings, and Tammy’s Tangent – at La Belle Amie Vineyard, 1120 St. Joseph Road, Little River, just west of North Myrtle Beach Middle School. $8, and get $3 discount with donation of two canned/dry good items for food bank. 843-399-9463 or labelleamie.com.

▪ At House of Blues, in Barefoot Landing, on U.S. 17 in North Myrtle Beach: “Taste of the Coast” for Risen Christ Lutheran School in North Myrtle Beach (www.tocnmb.com), 11 a.m.-4 p.m., for $3 adults $5 at door, and free ages 12 and younger, and food and activity tickets $1 each; and “On the Border – The Ultimate Eagles Tribute,” 8:30 p.m., for $10 general admission. 843-272-3000 or www.hob.com/myrtlebeach, and www.ultimateeaglestribute.com.

▪ “The Wizard of Oz,” by Palmetto Academy of Learning and Success charter school of Myrtle Beach, 1 p.m. at South Strand Assembly of God, 3507 U.S. 17 Business, Murrells Inlet. $3 adults, $1 children. 843-293-1725 or www.palmettoacademy.com.

▪ Lecture and book signing with Christopher Boyle, author of “Mansfield Plantation: A Legacy on the Black River,” 1 p.m. at Horry County Museum (open 9 a.m.-5 p.m.), 805 Main St., Conway. Free. 843-915-5320 or www.horrycountymuseum.org.

▪ Carolina Master Chorale’s “American Heroes,” 4 p.m. Saturday at Ocean View Baptist Church, 7300 N. Kings Highway, Myrtle Beach, and 4 p.m. Sunday at Trinity Church, 3000 N. Kings Highway, Myrtle Beach. $20 adults, $15 veterans and seniors, $5 students through age 22, and free ages 12 and younger. 843-444-5774 or www.carolinamasterchorale.com.

▪ Spring Wine Tasting, benefiting International Culinary Institute of Myrtle Beach, 4-6 p.m. at Croissants Bistro and Bakery, 3751 Grissom Parkway, Myrtle Beach, at 38th Avenue North. $20. 843-448-2253 or www.croissants.net.

▪ Georgetown Rotary’s 10th annual Shag Festival, 7-11 p.m. Saturday on King Street in downtown Georgetown. $20 advance or $25 on site, including free lessons at 6 p.m. www.shagfestival.com.

▪ “Special Olympics Night,” 5:30 p.m. for Myrtle Beach Pelicans game against Carolina Mudcats, 7:05 p.m. at TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark, 1251 21st Ave. N., Myrtle Beach. Buy tickets for $11 by gate 1 (which opens at 3:30 p.m. for these patrons), and $5 goes toward Special Olympics South Carolina. 843-215-5384, or email fcruz@horrycountyschools.net.

▪ “Singing in the Sun” finale – with the Booth Brothers, Browders, Brian Free & Assurance, Jeff and Sheri Easter, and Allen Family – 6:30 p.m. in Myrtle Beach Convention Center, at Oak Street and 21st Avenue North, for $20.50 general admission and $25.50-$28.50 reserved. 888-238-6858 or www.abrahamproductions.net.

▪ The Kingston Trio, 7 p.m. at Alabama Theatre, at Barefoot Landing, on U.S. 17 in North Myrtle Beach. $29.95, $34.95 or $39.95. 843-272-1111 or www.alabama-theatre.com.

▪ Social dance for all ages, with music from Rosalie and Jack Drust, disc jockeys, 6:30-10 p.m. at Myrtle Beach Base Recreation Center, 800 Gabreski Lane. $7. 570-881-0244, or email rosaliejack1566@gmail.com.

This story was originally published April 22, 2016 at 6:00 AM with the headline "Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on April 23."