On the Fly | Candles, Comedy and ‘Cue mark things to do

Nights of a Thousand Candles

It’s officially that time of year. I say “officially,” because everyone putting their Christmas trees up Halloween night at midnight don’t count.

Brookgreen Gardens’ annual “Night of a Thousand Candles is set to open up for the 2015 season this Thursday, Dec. 3 and run throughout Dec. 19, running every weekend.

If you though Brookgreen looked beautiful in April, just WAIT until you see the gardens at night amassed with HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS of BILLIONS of thousands of Christmas lights. Night of a Thousand Candles makes Rockefeller Center in New York look like a garage fire. It makes the White House Christmas tree lighting look like...well something worse than a garage fire.

See Brookgreen Gardens come to life amid the soft glow of more than[actual number] 5,500 hand-lit candles and countless sparkling lights from 3 - 10 p.m. Walk the paths with a warm cup of cider, hear the sounds of hand bells ringing, carolers singing, and celebrate the season with family and friends. Now in its 16th year, Nights of a Thousand Candles continues to delight guests with beautiful candle and lighting displays and exceptional entertainment.

The Carolina Girls Christmas Comedy Show

The Carolina Girls Christmas Comedy Show (18+) will hit the Uptown Theater at the Myrtle Beach Mall Dec. 4 at 7:30- 9 p.m.

The self-proclaimed “sassy Carolina Girls of Carolina Improv”, will be pulling out all the stops for a very special comedy event on the 4th. Yankees by birth, the girls adapt to the south, kind of like Housewives of Myrtle Beach gone wild - but most aren’t even wives. These ladies of comedy will tantalize you as they mock life in the South during the holidays, which is always a good time.

The is a show suitable for 18 over, which really just means to leave your kids at home so that you can have an adult night out. No profanity (usually) and barely crossing the dirty Mason-Dixon line if you know what they mean. - 18+ Show.

BARKS, BBQ & BREWS at Liberty Tap Room in Myrtle Beach

Barks, BBQ, & Brews is making its way down to Liberty Tap Room in Myrtle Beach, Dec. 5 at noon.

Liberty Taproom and the Grand Strand Humane Society have partnered for this event, combining everything amazing ever: Dogs (Aww), BBQ, (Yes), and Beer (YESS.)

It will be $10 per BBQ plate, which will include a BBQ sandwich, baked beans, green bean casserole and slaw, as well as $10 steamed oyster buckets. $5 of every BBQ Plate & Oyster Bucket will be donated to the Grand Strand Humane Society.

Drew Walker will perform live music Live Music, and there will also be HouseMade Puppy Ice Cream, an Onsite Dog Adoption, and a 50/50 Raffle & Prize Giveaway!

So come on down, eat too much, load your kids up with sugar and get them a puppy!

Josh Bell, for The Surge

This story was originally published December 2, 2015 at 9:53 AM with the headline "On the Fly | Candles, Comedy and ‘Cue mark things to do."