Brookgreen host again for National Sculpture Society exhibit | Best Bets

SATURDAY | 08.06

Besides sculpture showcase, meet Lego exhibit creator at Brookgreen

The National Sculpture Society’s 83rd annual Awards Exhibition, with works by 45 artisans from across the country, opens Saturday, going through Oct. 20, at Brookgreen Gardens, the host for this showcase since 1999.

Besides the most prevalent subject and sculpture medium – human figures and bronze, respectively – look for works in stone, wood, terra cotta, fired clay, and ceramic, with an array of themes, including portraiture. mythological, allegorical subjects, and moments in everyday life, all spread across both halls of the Rainey Gallery. An awards/closing reception will be Oct. 29, including announcement of the annual People’s Choice Award winner.

Also, the “Nature Connects: Legos Bricks Sculpture” outdoor display lasts through Sept. 5. See this traveling exhibit’s creator, Sean Kenney of New York – also an author of eight children’s books – in a lecture at noon Saturday, followed by a book signing in Keepsakes, Brookgreen’s gift shop.

Seeing both special exhibits and the talk are free with gardens 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 Brookgreen on U.S. 17, between Murrells Inlet and Litchfield Beach, across from Huntington Beach State Park. The gardens are open 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Details at 843-235-6000, 800-849-1931 or www.brookgreen.org.

SATURDAY-MONDAY | 08.06-08.08

Events include festivals, car show, beach luau

▪ “Materfest: A Celebration of Brunswick County’s Tomato Production,” 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday in Shallotte’s Mulberry Park, 123 Mulberry St., including watermelon roll at 10 a.m., and mater toss 11:30, and entertainment by The Grass Needs Mowing at 10 a.m., Brunswick County Gatorettes 11 a.m., and Blackwater Rhythm & Blues Band noon-2 p.m. Free. 910-253-2610 or brunswick.ces.ncsu.edu/.

▪ Tobacco Heritage Day – including demonstrations of grading tobacco, grinding grits, and blacksmithing – 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at Horry County Museum’s L.W. Paul Living History Farm, 2279 Harris Shortcut Road, north of Conway, off U.S. 701. Farm open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, and free. 843-365-3596 or www.horrycountymuseum.org.

▪ City of Myrtle Beach’s “Community Block Party,” 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday in field at Mount Olive African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1108 Carver St. 843-918-1014.

▪ Third annual back-to-school drive for Myrtle Beach schools, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturday at Myrtle Waves Water Park, at Mr. Joe White Avenue North Extension and U.S. 17 Bypass in Myrtle Beach. Bring minimum $5 donation in new school supplies for same-day park admission of $13.99 each plus tax, plus return Sunday for free. 843-913-9250 or www.myrtlewaves.com.

▪ “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Fest,” noon-6 p.m. Saturday , with music till 5 p.m. by Marsha Morgan Band and Creampuffs & Bourbon duo, at La Belle Amie Vineyard, 1120 St. Joseph Road, Little River, just west of North Myrtle Beach Middle School. $8. Also, bring two canned/dry good items for food bank, for $3 off admission. 843-399-9463 or labelleamie.com.

▪ Grand Strand Corvette Club’s fourth annual Open Car & Truck Show (grandstrandcorvettes.com), Sunday, in benefit for Jason’s House, with car registration 10 a.m.-1 p.m. for $20, judging noon-1:30 p.m., and awards 2:30 p.m., at Jud Kuhn Chevrolet, 3740 S.C. 9 E., Little River. Free to see. 843-742-9802 or www.myrtlebeachcarclub.com.

▪ Town of Surfside Beach’s “Beach Luau,” 6-9 p.m. Monday, with music by Latitude, by Surfside Beach Pier, 11 N. Ocean Blvd., at Surfside Drive. Free. 843-650-9548 or www.surfsidebeach.org.

OPENS NEXT THURSDAY | 08.11

‘Mopars at the Beach’ lets Chrysler makes shine in sun

The 2016 “Mopars at the Beach,” by Coastal Carolina Mopars and benefiting local charities, comprises these events:

▪ Meet-and-greet, 9 a.m. Aug. 11 at Cheeseburger in Paradise, 7211 N. Kings Highway, Myrtle Beach.

▪ Charity ride, 10:30 a.m. Aug. 12 from Lincoln Park Bar & Grill, 8739 U.S. 17 Bypass S., west of Surfside Beach, and 1 mile south of S.C. 544. Registration $25.

▪ Car show, all day on Aug. 13 at Inlet Square, along U.S. 17 (nstead of U.S. 17 Business side) in Murrells Inlet. Registration 8-11 a.m. for $25; free to see.

▪ Cruise-in, 8 a.m. Aug. 14, at Wheels of Yesteryear, 413 Hospitality Lane, near Carolina Forest, off U.S. 501, across from main entrance to Tanger Outlets, by Myrtle Beach Speedway.

Details at coastalcarolinamopars.com.

TUESDAYS-SUNDAYS | Exhibit through 09.29

Escape to Port City for camera club show, ‘Will Rogers Follies’

In Wilmintgton, N.C., enjoy:

▪ At Bellamy Mansion Museum of History & Design Arts, 503 Market St. – Cape Fear Camera Club’s “Images of Distiction” exhibit (www.capefearcameraclub.org), through Aug. 29 – free with admission, $12 adults, $10 seniors and military, $6 students, and free ages 11 and younger. Museum open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and 1-5 p.m. Sundays. Also, “Jazz at the Mansion,” with Vanessa Lynch at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 11, and El Jaye Johnson and the Port City All-Stars, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 8 – each $12 adults, $5 students, and free ages 11 and younger. 910-251-3700 or www.bellamymansion.org.

▪ Opera House Theatre Company’s “The Will Rogers Follies: A Life in Revue,” 8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, and Aug. 12-13 and 19-20, and 3 p.m. Sundays through Aug. 21, at Thalian Hall, 310 Chestnut St., Wilmington, N.C. $32, with $2 discount available for seniors and students for Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday shows. 910-632-2285, www.operahousetheatrecompany.net, or www.thalianhall.org.

NEXT THURSDAY | 08.11

Door’s open for women to join Serendipity Singers

The Serendipity Singers, a woman's choral group, will resume rehearsals to prepare for a new season, and new voices are welcome.

Gather at 2 p.m. Aug. 11 at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 2061 Glenns Bay Road, west of Surfside Beach.

This group, begun in 2006, has made spring and Thanksgiving-time Christmas concerts, both for free, its traditions.

Details at 843-357-2561 or www.serendipitysingersofsc.com.

This story was originally published August 4, 2016 at 5:00 AM with the headline "Brookgreen host again for National Sculpture Society exhibit | Best Bets."