By Jackie Sinnet
Celebration Presbyterian Church in Carolina Forest invites area residents and visitors to join them for a Supper and Worship Service in observance of Lent on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 17with supper being served at 5:30 p.m. and worship to follow. This event kicks off the Church’s Lenten Events and is followed by an Easter [...]
By Nancy Greene
Representatives from Broadway At the Beach, the shopping complex in Myrtle Beach, S.C., have announced the entertainment lineup for Oct.:
Friday, Oct. 23 – Torch Relay Walk
Held to benefit the Children’s Miracle Network, the walk will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. Entertainment and activities will take place in Broadway Commons and dinner [...]
By Nicole Aiello
The annual Howl-O-Scream Halloween event is returning to haunt North Myrtle Beach from 5-8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31, in McLean Park. Howl-O-Scream is free and open to the public.
The event will feature “un-boo-lievable” fun with scary and scare-free zones, marshmallow roasting, hay rides, ghoulish games, trick-or-treating and inflatable rides - all in [...]
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August 28, 2009 0By Nancy Gray
The Sun Fun Celebration of Summer ends with the fourth annual Beach, Boogie & BBQ Festival 5-9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, and 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, at Grand Park, The Market Common. This marks the second year that the festival has been held at Grand Park.
This family-friendly festival, organized by the [...]
By Michelle Cantey
On Saturday, September 12, Freestyle Music Park will host the special ticketed event Grand Strand Freedom Festival, organized by Business Owners Organized to Support Tourism (BOOST).
The daylong festival at Freestyle Music Park will feature a pre-tour concert by country music superstar LeAnn Rimes on Saturday night at Freestyle Music Park. Additional entertainment will [...]
By Dariel Bendin
Singer/songwriter Verlon Thompson at South By Southeast in Myrtle Beach Aug. 8, 2009
“In the end, it’s about what you feel more than what you hear.”
As we talk, writer-picker-singer Verlon Thompson is at home just west of Nashville, Tenn. and I’m parked in my car outside a waterfront joint on the Intracoastal [...]
By Helen Benso
Bring your own blanket or chair and enjoy live outdoor theater on Wednesdays through August 12, when the play, “The Story of Alice Flagg,” will be presented at 7 pm, in Live Oak Allee. Probably no ghost story or legend exists among these oaks as long-lived and tragic as the story of Alice [...]
Source Derivation: An Installation, a sculpture exhibit by Stacy Isenbarger, opened earlier this month in Coastal Carolina University’s Rebecca Randall Bryan Art Gallery. The exhibit, which explores the cultural meanings of sacred and secular imagery, will remain up until Aug. 28. It is free and open to the public.
A closing reception will be held at [...]
By Debbie Bissette
Sunset River Marketplace’s Creative Exchange series continues with Marsha Tennant, local author and educator. Her presentation, The Art of Journaling, will explore the wide range of approaches to journaling. It will be held on Wednesday, August 12 from 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. The fee for the event is $5 and includes lunch. [...]
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July 21, 2009 0X-mas in July is a fundraising event for Toys for Kids in Horry County. The event is sponsored by ABATE of Horry County, and is being held at Donny’s Saloon, formerly known as the Steelhorse Saloon on 3rd Avenue in Myrtle Beach. Starting at 4 p.m., the event will include food, live music and [...]
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July 17, 2009 0This is your opportunity to travel back in years to a sweeter, more innocent time when the biggest conflicts were between greasers and preppies … those fabulous fifties when Elvis ruled the airwaves and poodle skirts reigned in the malt shop.
The Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and the Horry County Arts and Cultural Council [...]
While my column usually takes on the World Wide Web, gadgets or other “global” subjects, I found that there are some great local things happening for the geek-inclined.
Antiques and Collectibles Show @ the Myrtle Beach Mall – Now until July 26. www.shopmyrtlebeachmall.com
While the name of the mall may change, this smorgasbord of collectibles never fails [...]
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If you’ve never experienced the annual July 4th boat parade at Murrells Inlet, let this be your first.
You won’t be sorry.
There’s nothing more patriotic [...]
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July 4, 2009 1By Bridgette M. Johnson
Pepsi and Time Warner Cable have partnered with Freestyle Music Park to present Rock Band Grand Strand, each Friday evening from beginning July 10, with a Grand Finale on August 14. Rock Band Xbox 360 bands can register to give their best Rock Band performance and move on to the Finale where [...]
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June 19, 2009 2By Dariel Bendin
This year the historic town of Conway, S.C. gives a whole new name to its former Around the Fourth Celebration. Riverfest 2009 takes place on June 27, from 3 to 11 p.m. along the city’s stretch of the beautiful Waccamaw River.
The Festival will feature country music along with beach and boogie. There will [...]
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June 5, 2009 1South Carolina Caribbean Culture and Heritage Inc. proudly announces the 4th Annual Charleston Carifest, which will take place from June 11 - 13, 2009.
Celebrate the splendor of the Caribbean at our Cultural Caribbean Festival and Carnival Street Parade. Stay tuned for costume launch. We invite you to join in our Carnival Street Parade.
The featured country [...]
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June 5, 2009 0Charleston’s Harbor Fest is scheduled for June 26 – 28, 2009, and has been expanded to include locations on both sides of the harbor in a true harbor-wide celebration of the sea. A military interaction and educational village at Patriots Point in Mt. Pleasant will add to the grandeur of the USS Yorktown. In addition, [...]
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May 22, 2009 0Turner to Cézanne: Masterpieces from the Davies Collection, National Museum Wales opened its nationwide tour in Columbia, S.C. on March 6. This magnificent show is scheduled to close June 7, so make your plans to view it as soon as possible.
National Museum Wales, known for having one of the finest Impressionist art collections in Europe, [...]
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May 22, 2009 1By Mark Kruea
The City of Myrtle Beach is celebrating Military Appreciation Days on May 28, 29 and 30. Twenty-four military installations from SC, NC and Georgia have been invited to compete in various sports competitions including marksmanship, golf, basketball, softball and a combat cuisine cook-off. To date, about 14 installations have indicated an interest and [...]
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May 22, 2009 0PRESENCE (ATALAYA) is the third project in artist Cynthia Farnell’s South Carolina series of site-specific photographic installations.
PRESENCE (ATALAYA) consists of delicate photographic transfers on white panels, placed in selected rooms of Atalaya, the former Archer and Anna Hyatt Huntington residence at Huntington Beach State Park in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. [...]
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May 8, 2009 0By Dariel Bendin
For these two days in May, the Little River, S.C. waterfront is the place to be for sweet, succulent mouth-watering steamed and fried blue crabs; the best in local and regional live music and dancing; family-friendly food vendors that include seafood, hot dogs, sausages, ice cream, funnel cakes, etc.; kids’ activities; souvenirs; T- [...]
By Joan Carroza
Seminars on erectile dysfunction, cholesterol and electrophysiology are scheduled at HealthFinders at Coastal Grand Mall in early April. Registration is requested for all seminars at 843-839-9933.
Urologist William Bogache, MD, will discuss possible causes and treatment options for erectile dysfunction on Tuesday, April 14 at 6 p.m.
Registered dietitian Mary Ellen Scarborough will speak on [...]
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April 10, 2009 0Get Ready For Hootie’s Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Tourney
By Cheryl Harden
One of the most popular celebrity pro-am golf tournaments in the country, the Hootie & the Blowfish Monday After the Masters Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Tournament attracts thousands of people who enjoy the music of the two-time Grammy award winners as well as the friendly competition between [...]
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March 26, 2009 1By Brian M. Howle
For anyone growing up - or just having the good fortune to live along the Carolina coast - over the past 40-plus years, there is an indelible impression that has been made upon their psyche that stirs up the sweetest and longest-lasting of great memories. Those in our region call it Beach [...]
Sunset River Marketplace, the innovative art gallery in Calabash, N.C. is featuring Sweet Dreams, a collection of new, re-newed and inspired art pieces by Conway folk artist Kim Clayton, also known as Kimberly Dawn. The show runs from Feb. 9 through March 15. Originally from the mountains of Tennessee, she is a self-taught visionary [...]
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February 4, 2009 Comments OffThe North Myrtle Beach Aquatic & Fitness Center is hosting the 2009 South Carolina Masters Short Course Yards (SCY) State Championship swim meet beginning at 9 a.m. on Feb. 7-8. SCY is a designation that the event is held in a 25-yard pool.
The Aquatic & Fitness Center is expecting 75-100 participants from the Dixie Zones [...]
Coastal Carolina University will host the Third Annual Coastal Honor Band and Scholarship Festival on Sunday, Feb. 1, at 2 p.m. in Wheelwright Auditorium. The festival concert is free and open to the public, but tickets are required.
The event featuring regional high school instrumental band students, is a culmination of four days of rehearsal, [...]
Adventure Beach Hosts SKYNET Scenario Paintball Event on Feb. 7
The battle of man verses machine continues this weekend at Myrtle Beach’s premier paintball venue In the continuing story line based on events predicted in the Terminator movies and TV show, paintball players of all levels of experience will be taking sides in the largest outdoor paintball [...]
2008 Cup Champion and Finalist to Headline Charleston Player Field
World No. 2 Serena Williams and World No. 7 Vera Zvonareva have officially entered the 2009 Family Circle Cup. Serena Williams, a 9-time Grand Slam champion, returns as defending champion as she makes her sixth appearance in Charleston. Vera Zvonareva, the 2008 Olympic Bronze medalist, is [...]
