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Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on June 4

Maurice Williams, a Lancaster native best known for singing “Stay” in the Zodiacs doo-wop group on a recording from 1960, will cruise as the grand marshal for the “Sun Fun Festival” parade, 10 a.m. Saturday, heading southward on Ocean Boulevard between Eighth and 16th avenues North.
Maurice Williams, a Lancaster native best known for singing “Stay” in the Zodiacs doo-wop group on a recording from 1960, will cruise as the grand marshal for the “Sun Fun Festival” parade, 10 a.m. Saturday, heading southward on Ocean Boulevard between Eighth and 16th avenues North. Courtesy photo

Salt Games, Sun Fun, ’Vettes fill day of fun

▪ The Native Sons Salt Games, benefiting Surf Dreams Foundation (www.surfdreamsfoundation.org), 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday at former Myrtle Beach Pavilion site and on beach, on Myrtle Beach’s Ocean Boulevard, between Eighth and Ninth avenues North. Free to see; fees to compete in some events. 843-448-0585 or www.thesaltgames.com.

▪ “Corvettes at the Beach” show, benefiting for local charities, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Broadway at the Beach, along 21st Avenue North and Robert Grissom Parkway in Myrtle Beach. Free to see. $25 car entry, $10 per additional vehicle. 843-294-0127 or www.myrtlebeachcorvetteclub.com.

▪ Daylily open house, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday at Browns Ferry Gardens daylily farm, 13515 Browns Ferry Road (S.C. 51), northwest of Georgetown and about 12 miles west from U.S. 701. 843-546-6419 or www.brownsferrygardens.com.

▪ “Ag + Art Tour of Horry County,” free, self-guided tours 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday of local farms and artisans. Visit www.agandarttour.com​/horry to scan choice of sites in Conway-Loris-Burgess area. 843-248-3558.

▪ “Ag and Art Days on the Farm,” 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Saturday and 1:30-5 p.m. Sunday at Freewoods Farm, off Bay Road from S.C. 707 in Burgess community, including tours 10 a.m. Saturday and 2 p.m Sunday, classes on value and cooking of vegetables 11:15 a.m. Saturday, and music and artists at work 2 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. 843-650-2064, 843-650-9139 or www.freewoodsfarm.com.

▪ “Art Festival,” 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday at Brookgreen Gardens, on U.S. 17, between Murrells Inlet and Litchfield Beach. Free with admission, which lasts lasts seven days: $16 ages 13-64, $14 ages 65 and older, $8 ages 4-12, and free ages 3 and younger. 843-235-6000 or www.brookgreen.org.

▪ “Sun Fun Festival,” in Myrtle Beach’s Plyler Park, at Mr. Joe White Avenue and North Ocean Boulevard, and nearby on boardwalk and beach: Parade 10 a.m., southward on Ocean Boulevard between Eighth and 16th avenues North, with Lancaster native Maurice Williams from the Zodiacs as grand marshal, and in park: Legends in Concert tribute artists at 11:45 a.m., SwashTones noon-2 p.m., U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute demonstration 2 p.m., The Entertainers 3:30-5:30, and The Swingin’ Medallions 7:45-10. 843-448-6550 or www.sunfunmb.com.

▪ “Pee Dee JDRF Walk 2016” – benefiting awareness of, and research on, type 1 diabetes affecting youth – 10 a.m. (registration open 9 a.m.) at TicketReturn.com Field, at 21st Avenue North and Grissom Parkway. 843-798-3745 or www2.jdrf.org/site/TR/TeamJDRF/PalmettoChapter4596?pg=entry&fr_id=6168.

▪ Dick’s Last Resort’s “Paddle for the Pets Build Your Own Boat Race & Festival,” noon-4 p.m. at Barefoot Landing, on U.S. 17 in North Myrtle Beach., benefiting Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach, also with “Furry Fashion Show” at 1 p.m., and race at 3 p.m. on Intracoastal Waterway. 843-249-4948 or www.humanesocietynmb.org.

▪ “American Pie Oldies Music Fest,” noon-5 p.m. at La Belle Amie Vineyard, 1120 St. Joseph Road, Little River, just west of North Myrtle Beach Middle with music by Marsha Morgan Band, and The English Channel. $8. Also, bring two canned/dry good items for food bank, for $3 off admission. 843-399-9463 or labelleamie.com.

▪ “Lowcountry Digital History Initiative” lecture with Mary Battle, 1 p.m. at Horry County Museum, 805 Main St., Conway. Free. 843-915-5320 or www.horrycountymuseum.org.

▪ “Friendfield Village” tour, 2:30-4:30 p.m. at Hobcaw Barony, on U.S. 17, just north of Georgetown. $20. Reservations required at 843-546-4623. www.hobcawbarony.org.

▪ “Baby Boomer Comedy Show,” 7 p.m. at Alabama Theatre, at Barefoot Landing, on U.S. 17 in North Myrtle Beach. $24.95. 843-272-1111 or www.alabama-theatre.com.

▪ Social dance for all ages, with music from Rosalie and Jack Drust, disc jockeys, 7-10 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 June 3, 2016 at 5:00 AM with the headline "Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on June 4."

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