Animals rule for ‘Bark in the Park,’ ‘Pet Pageant’ | Best Bets
FRIDAY, SATURDAY | 08.19, 08.20
Pets take spotlight in special events for two causes
▪ “Bark in the Park” by Myrtle Beach Pelicans – 2015 Carolina League Mills Cup champions and Class A-Advanced affiliate of Chicago Cubs – 7:05 p.m. Friday against Lynchburg (Va.) Hillcats (Cleveland Indians) at TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark, 1251 21st Ave. N., Myrtle Beach (Enter parking lot from Robert Grissom Parkway). Free admission for dogs with purchase of left-field bleacher seat: $9 advance or $11 game day, and $3 military discount available with ID at box office. 843-918-6000, 877-918-8499 (TIXX) or www.myrtlebeachpelicans.com. Also, meet Simon, “spokesdog” for Coastal Waccamaw Stormwater Education Consortium, in effort to help increase awareness about importance of cleaning up pet waste, to prevent a common source of bacteria in local waterways (843-349-2839 or cwsec-sc.org).
▪ The Pet Doctor – based at 2321 Dick Pond Road (S.C 544), east of U.S. 17 Bypass, between Surfside Beach and Socastee – staging sixth annual Pet Pageant & Adopt-A-Thon, “Heroes & Rescues,” benefiting local animal shelters, 3-6 p.m. Saturday at House of Blues, with entertainment by The Special Blend Experience, vote for favorite hero and rescue for 2017 calendar – see contestants at thepetdoctormb.com/blog/?cat=178. 843-650-1555.
SATURDAY | 08.20
‘South Carolina’s Largest Garage Sale,’ music fest fill day
▪ 28th annual “South Carolina’s Largest Garage Sale,” 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday in Myrtle Beach Convention Center, at Oak Street and 21st Avenue North. Free admission; parking on site $5. 843-918-1235 or www.cityofmyrtlebeach.com/garagesale.html.
▪ “Summer Breeze Music Fest,” noon-6 p.m. Saturday 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.
MONDAYS-SATURDAYS | Through 10.31
Collectors Cafe unveils Summer Art Show
Collectors Cafe & Art Gallery has opened its Summer Art Show through October.
See folk art and acrylics by Kimberly Dawn, oil and acrylic portaits by Joe DiSabatino, black pastel and charcoal drawings by Karen Edgar and Christian Pyle, works by Elaine Goodman, acrylics by Shannon Hallstein and Daniel Simeonov, string art by Debbie Hicks, abstracts by Yuriy Petrov, watercolors by Hank Pulkowski; and oils by Colleen Bang, Rob Crombie, Becky Jones, Michael Kennedy, Connie Logan, and gallery owners Michael Craig and Thomas Davis.
The gallery, 7740 N. Kings Highway, Myrtle Beach, is open noon-midnight Mondays-Saturdays. Details at 843-449-9370 at collectorscafeandgallery.com.
DAILY | With multiple shows on weekends
The Whole Shebang serves up four productions
The Whole Shebang has opened at 1329 N. Kings Highway, Myrtle Beach, with a variety of shows scheduled through mid-November.
In the next week, choose from:
▪ “History of Rock n’ Roll Musical,” 7:15 p.m. Friday-Sunday and Aug. 25.
▪ “Musical Sketch Comedy Show,” 10:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, and Aug. 25; and 7:15 p.m. Wednesday.
▪ “Music of the ’80s with Love,” noon Saturday, 4 p.m. Sunday, and 7:15 p.m. Monday.
▪ “Eclectic Variety Show,” 4 p.m. Saturday and Aug. 25, noon Sunday, and 7:15 p.m. Tuesday.
Tickets and details – also for meal information and a free shuttle service – at 843-945-2165 or www.thewholeshebangmb.net.
NEXT THURSDAY, FRIDAY | 08.25, 08.26
Brookgreen, CCU concerts give shout for ‘Hushed Thrill’ CD
Two concerts by the Coastal Carolina University Jazz Combo will herald the release of the “A Hushed Thrill: Brookgreen Gardens” CD:
▪ 10:30 a.m. Aug. 25 at Brookgreen Gardens, on U.S. 17, between Litchfield Beach and Murrells Inlet, in the Palmetto Garden. Free with gardens 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).
▪ 6 p.m. Aug. 26 at CCU’s Edwards Recital Hall, in the Thomas W. and Robin W. Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts, on the main campus, accessed from U.S. 501 or S.C. 544 in Conway, with a reception afterward. Free to see.
Producing the CD caps off a yearlong collaboration between Ron Daise, singer-songwriter, Gullah preservationist and Brookgreen’s vice president for creative education, and CCU’s Athenaeum Press. Daise composed all eight numbers, and 33 CCU students arranged, performed, recorded, designed, and edited the project, with Matt White, a music professor, jazz recording artist and the faculty mentor for this venture, through the Athenaeum Press and CCU recording studio.
More details at 843-349-5099 or theathenaeumpress.com, and www.mattwhitejazz.com.
This story was originally published August 18, 2016 at 5:00 AM with the headline "Animals rule for ‘Bark in the Park,’ ‘Pet Pageant’ | Best Bets."