Posts Tagged ‘Shag’

Mid-Winter Celebrations At Ocean Drive

You can’t expect shaggers to last from Fall Migration to Spring Safari without a party, so they head to the beach for a Mid-Winter S.O.S. celebration. This year they came in record numbers.

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Shaggin & Shuckin’ N.C. Oyster Festival Oct. 17 - 18

By Megan Masser
The 29th Annual North Carolina Oyster Festival will be held on October 17 and 18 at Ocean Isle Beach in front of the Museum of Coastal Carolina.  Hours are Saturday 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.  With around 30,000 festival attendees each year from all over the [...]

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Beach, Boogie & BBQ Festival

By 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 [...]

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Ready, Set, Shag! Charleston’s Annual Beach Music & Shag Fest Is Almost Here

The fourth annual Charleston Beach Music & Shag Festival is being held  on Aug. 27 -30. This year’s entertainment lineup includes an especially interesting mix of local and regional favorites along with some nationally known acts.Here’s a little bit to whet your appetite, musically speaking. Start times are included in the following entertainment schedule.
Rick Strickland. [...]

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Blue Crabs Rule! 28th Annual Blue Crab Festival Little River, S.C. May 16 & 17

By 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- [...]

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Yes! Oh Yes, It’s S.O.S.

It’s that time of year when over 10,000 shag dancers descend upon the Ocean Drive
section of North Myrtle Beach for ten full days of barbecue, beach time, silliness, catching up
with old friends, live music … and above all, shagging (and no, I’m not talking about the
British version, although I’m not discounting it either).
This year’s Society [...]

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CD Pick: Bubba D Liverance - Let My Peoples Dance

Rev. Bubba D Liverance
Let My Peoples Dance (2008)
Label: Ain’t Bad Records
Genre: Beach
You know you’re in for some fun when the guy’s name is Rev. Bubba D Liverance, his band is called the Cornhole Prophets and the CD is titled Let My Peoples Dance. What you may not know until you pop it into the player [...]

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National Shag Dance Championships At Studebakers March 12 - 14

By Chris Cavender
A military salute, awarding a $5,000 scholarship and seeing the best shaggers ever …. vie for national acclaim will occur on Saturday, March 12th through 14th. Studebakers will be the site of the 26th Annual National Shag Dance Championships for three nights. Thursday, March 12th will be “Preservation Night” with all contestants dancing [...]

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Shaggin’ The Nights Away

 
Mark Jan. 30 and 31 on your calendars because you won’t want to miss this weekend of shagging demonstrations and competition.
It’s time for the preliminaries of the 2009 National Shag Dance Championships and they’re being held right here at Studebaker’s in Myrtle Beach.
The dance weekend kicks off at 8 p.m. with a performance by [...]

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