‘Art of the Brick’ to go museumwide | Best Bets

SIX DAYS A WEEK | Through 09.10, 06.25

Build visits around exhibits of Legos, coastal photographs

Both free to see:

▪ “The Art of the Brick,” with large-scale Lego sculptures by Nathan Sawaya of New York, opening Saturday and going through Sept. 10, spanning all 11 galleries at Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum, 3100 S. Ocean Blvd., Myrtle Beach – open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and 1-4 p.m. Sundays. 843-238-2510 or www.myrtlebeachartmuseum.org, and www.brickartist.com.

▪ “Kaleidoscope: Unique Visions of the Carolina Coast,” photo exhibit by Mark Hilliard of Pawleys Island, through June 25, at Sunset River Marketplace, 10283 Beach Drive S.W. (N.C. 179), Calabash, open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays. 910-575-5999. www.sunsetrivermarketplace.com.

FRIDAY, SATURDAY, NEXT THURSDAY | 06.10, 06.16

Free monthly concert, movie series in parks

▪ North Myrtle Beach’s “Movies at McLean” series, with screenings 15 minutes after sunset, on the second Friday monthly, through October, in the city’s McLean Park, 93 Oak Drive, south of Main Street, between First and Second avenues south, with this schedule. All rated PG:“Pan” 8:45 p.m. June 10, “Norm of the North” 8:45 p.m. July 8, “The Good Dinosaur” 8:25 p.m. Aug. 12, “Shaun the Sheep” 7:30 p.m. Sept. 9, and “Hotel Transylvania 2” 7 p.m. Oct. 14. Details at parks.nmb.us/Page.aspx?id=128. Call 843-280-5594, ext. 3, on day of event, for weather updates.

▪ Saturday only: Donna Washington, performing “A Little Shiver,” for ages 4 and older, at 10:30 a.m. in Winyah Auditorium, at Cleland and Highmarket streets in Georgetown, and 5:30 p.m. at Georgetown County Library Waccamaw Neck branch, 41 St. Paul Place, Litchfield Beach, off Willbrook Boulevard; and “Cup of Blood,” for ages 14 and older, 7 p.m. at Waccamaw Library. Free. 843-545-3310, 843-545-3349 or georgetowncountylibrary.sc.gov.

▪ The Market Common’s “Concerts on the Green”: 7-10 p.m. third Thursdays, in Myrtle Beach’s Valor Memorial Garden, on Farrow Parkway, at The Market Common: KISS Army (tribute to KISS) on June 16, and Trial by Fire (Journey tribute) July 21. 843-839-3500 or www.marketcommonmb.com.

FRIDAYS-SATURDAYS | Through 07.02

Titles ready to roll in ‘Strand Cinema’

The Swamp Fox Players’ Strand Cinema, a local group that shows independent, foreign and documentary films, is back with its first slate of screenings for summer, on Fridays and Saturdays at the newly renovated Strand Theater, 710 Front St., Georgetown:

▪ “Room,” 2:30 p.m. Friday and 7 p.m. June 18.

▪ “Taxi Tehran,” 7 p.m. Friday and 2:30 p.m. June 18.

▪ “Trumbo,” 2:30 p.m. Saturday and 7 p.m. June 17.

▪ “The Lady in the Van,” 7 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. June 17.

▪ “Brooklyn,” 2:30 p.m. June 24 and 7 p.m. July 2.

▪ “Grandma,” 7 p.m. June 24 and 2:30 p.m. July 2.

▪ “45 Years,” 2:30 p.m. June 25 and 7 p.m. July 1.

▪ “About Elly,” 7 p.m. June 25 and 2:30 p.m. July 1.

Several movies have subtitles. All screenings this Friday are free. Regular prices are $5 each for members, otherwise $7.

More details at 843-527-2924 or www.strandcinema.org. To request titles for screenings: email haringbettina@yahoo.com; to volunteer to help guests at screenings: 843-237-8859, or email pvr0417@aol.com.

TUESDAYS | Through 08.23

‘Sand Bar Lecture Series’ topics vary by week

The Museum of Coastal Carolina – open 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays, and 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturdays, through Sept. 5 – has brought back its “Sand Bar Lecture Series,” at 6 p.m. Tuesdays, with this slate:

▪ June 14 – “What is the Most Significant Environmental Crisis We Face?” with Richard Hilderman.

▪ June 21 – “Birds of Southeast N.C.,” with Jill Peleusus of Wild Bird & Garden.

▪ June 28 – “Sea Biscuit Shelter & Migrating Water Birds,” with Mary Ellen Rogers of Sea Biscuit Shelter

▪ July 5 – “Jesters Jumble Magic Show” by No Sleeves Magic – $4 surcharge per person for this show only.

▪ July 12 – “Archaeology at Colonial Brunswick – Part II,” with Jim McKee of Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson.

▪ July 19 – “Alligators!” with Andy Gould of N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher.

▪ July 26 – “The Ins & Outs of Surfing,” with Jesse McCrery of OIB Surf & Java

▪ Aug. 2 – “Severe Weather Safety & East Coast Tsunamis,” with Sandy LaCorte of National Weather Service in Wilmington

▪ Aug. 9 – “Aurora Fossil Museum Park: The History,” with Cynthia Crane of Aurora Fossil Museum.

▪ Aug. 16 – “Air Officer! USS Enterprise,” with Harry Hartsell, former U.S. Navy officer and aviator.

▪ Aug. 23 – “Core.Sounders: Living from the Sea” movie.

Most events are free with admission: $9.50 ages 13-61, $8.50 ages 62 and older, $7.50 ages 3-12, and free ages 2 and younger.

Find the museum at 21 E. Second St., Ocean Isle Beach, N.C. Details at 910-579-1016 or www.museumplanetarium.org.

OPENING NEXT THURSDAY | 06.16

‘High Steppin’ Country’ back for 40th summer of shows

The “High Steppin’ Country” musical revue, returns June 16 for its 40th season, with shows at 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays through Aug. 13, and a finale on Sept. 3.

With the Atlantic Ocean as a backdrop, performances are in Lakewood Camping Resort’s Theater by the Sea, 5901 S. Kings Highway, between Myrtle Beach and Surfside Beach, about a mile north of S.C. 544. The public is welcome; attendees will be asked to park near the campground entrance and catch a golf-cart shuttle to the venue.

The repertoire includes oldies from the Broadway show “Smokey Joe's Cafe,” as well as new and old country, gospel and patriotic tunes, and a children's participation number.

Tickets are $10 for ages 13 and older, $5 for children 4-12, and free ages 3 and younger. Also, in the lobby, check out framed photos on the wall from two visits by Josh Turner, a Hannah native and country music star who was part of the troupe in 1994-96.

Reserve tickets at 843-447-7343.

This story was originally published June 9, 2016 at 5:00 AM with the headline "‘Art of the Brick’ to go museumwide | Best Bets."