New exhibits include ‘Binlingual,’ ‘Stories in Glass’ | Best Bets
OPENING MONDAY, NEXT THURSDAY | 07.18, 07.21
Trio of art exhibits dazzle dog days of summer
All free to see:
▪ “Sterling Edwards: Intuitive Experience,” with abstract watercolors and acrylics, through July 30 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 or www.sunsetrivermarketplace.com.
▪ Amelia Toelke “Bilingual,” Monday-Aug. 25, in Coastal Carolina University’s Rebecca Randall Bryan Art Gallery, open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays and 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Fridays, in Edwards College building, on main campus in Conway, accessed from U.S. 501 and S.C. 544. Also: closing reception 4:30-6:30 p.m. Aug. 25. 843-349-6454 (call to arrange up-close parking for anyone with a disability or mobility matter) or www.coastal.edu/bryanartgallery.
▪ “Stories in Glass,” by Ed and Barbara Streeter, owners of Conway Glass – with artists’ opening reception, 5-8 p.m. July 21 – at Artspace 506, 506 37th Ave. S., North Myrtle Beach, then exhibit lasts through Sept. 10, with gallery open 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays. 843-273-0399 or www.artspace506.com.
OPENING FRIDAY | 07.15
Swamp Fox Players go ‘Simply Sondheim’
Varrious shows and dances primed:
▪ Swamp Fox Players’ “Simply Sondheim,” celebrating by Stephen Sondheim, composer/lyricist from such hits as “Into The Woods,” “Sweeney Todd,” “West Side Story” and “Gypsy” – 8 p.m. July 15-16, 21-23 and 28-30; and 2:30 p.m. July 24 and 31 at newly renovated Strand Theater, 710 Front St., Georgetown. $20. 843-527-2924 or www.swampfoxplayers.com.
▪ Mister Fifties dinner shows for summer, each with free admission, and menus from which to order meals: “Uh-Huh” ’50s revue, 4-8 p.m. Tuesdays at Carbones Steak & Seafood Restaurant, 1521 U.S. 17, Little River (843-280-2271); and “Stand by Me” Drifters tribute, 5 p.m. Sundays at Whiskey Beach Bar & Grill, 9668 N. Kings Highway, in Galleria complex, north of Myrtle Beach, with 1950s attire encouraged (843-712-1724). Reach Mister Fifties at 843-798-2639.
▪ Social dances this summer, by disc jockeys Rosalie and Jack Drust, 6:30-10 p.m. at Myrtle Beach Base Recreation Center, 800 Gabreski Lane – with USA Dance Grand Strand Chapter 6024 (www.usadancegrandstrand.org), Saturday and Aug. 13 with ballroom music, for $7 members, otherwise $9; and variety of music on July 23 and Aug. 6, 19 and 27, each $7 for all. 570-881-0244, or email rosalie182@att.net.
FRIDAY | 07.15
Summerland Tour stops by to rev up Speedway
Myrtle Beach Speedway’s amphitheatre will rock with two extra dates this summer.
The fifth annual Summerland Tour – with Sugar Ray, Everclear, Lit, and Sponge – will play at 8 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $45, or $25 for lawn seats.
Also, a triple bill of Rick Springfield, Night Ranger, and the Romantics, is at 8 p.m. Aug. 27, for $55, or $35 lawn.
Find the raceway at 455 Hospitality Lane, off U.S. 501, about three miles north of Myrtle Beach, and just past S.C. 31.
Details at 843-236-0500 or www.myrtlebeachspeedway.com.
DAILY | Year round
Honey bees abuzz at Brookgreen Gardens’ zoo
Brookgreen Gardens has opened a newly installed, year-round observational bee hive, to help give the public insight into how these insects work and how vital they are as pollinators, not only for flowers but many food crops.
Find the hive in the deer savannah deck area in Brookgreen’s Native Wildlife Zoo. The Bee Cause Project of Charleston furnished the hive, funded by a donation from Coastal Montessori Charter School of Pawleys Island.
The zoo, including a river otters building with viewing through glass, is free with admission, which lasts seven days: $16 ages 13-64, $14 ages 65 and older, $8 ages 4-12, and free ages 3 and younger.
Find the gardens – also host of the “Nature Connects: Legos Bricks Sculpture” exhibit through Sept. 5 – on U.S. 17, between Murrells Inlet and Litchfield Beach – open 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily, and extra hours until 9 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays through Aug. 5. Details at 843-235-6000, 800-849-1931 or www.brookgreen.org.
MONDAYS-SATURDAYS | Through 09.04
Legends in Concert sizzles with summer lineup
Legends in Concert continues a summer of tribute shows with this scheduled lineup through Sept. 4: the Blues Brothers (Dan Meisner as Jake, and Russ Peterson as Elwood), Brooks & Dunn (Larry Turner as Kix Brooks, Doug Brewin as Ronnie Dunn), Adele (J.C. Brando), Bruno Mars (Isaiah), and Elvis Presley (Michael K. Chambliss) – for whom Michael Jackson (J. Lucas) will substitute, Aug. 8-13.
Show times are 8 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays; also 6 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays through Aug. 11; and a Sunday show for a finale on Sept. 4. Find the theater at 2925 Hollywood Drive, Myrtle Beach, at U.S. 17 Bypass and 29th Avenue North, at Broadway at the Beach.
Tickets, plus tax: $39.95-$49.95 ages 17 and older, and $13.95-$44.95 ages 3-16.
Details at 843-238-7827, 800-960-7469 or www.legendsinconcert.com/myrtle-beach.
This story was originally published June 16, 2016 at 5:00 AM with the headline "New exhibits include ‘Binlingual,’ ‘Stories in Glass’ | Best Bets."