| FOWL Community Connector June 15, 2017 |
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| The Friends of Waccamaw Library's bi-monthly digital newsletter aims to let you know what's happening on the Waccamaw Neck and Georgetown (farther afield if it's library-related). This e-communication supplements the hard copy newsletter mailed quarterly and is sent to all Friends (whose e-dresses we have) and to all who ask to be added to the Constant Contact list.
In addition to the programming developed by the library system and the Friends (in red), we will cover other opportunities for quality experiences, education and entertainment. The information is organized by date, so scroll down to the date you are seeking. If you are part of a group or organization with news to share, we welcome your announcement. Keep it short; just the facts. We cannot reproduce an elaborate pdf with graphics and photos. The key information needed includes: Title of event, Where held, When (date and time), BRIEF description, Benefit for (if applicable), Cost (if any), Contact (phone and email), Website (for more information). To be added to the e-mail list or to submit an announcement, please send your information directly to the e-newsletter editor Linda Ketron at: linda@classatpawleys.com. |
| Kids & Families at Waccamaw Library - all programs free. - Game on! We play a wide variety of family friendly board and card games at every branch, and always have a great time. Waccamaw Game Night, Tuesdays, 5:30-8:30 PM, free, ddennis@gtcounty.org.
- Storytime! Every Wednesday, 10:30 AM. Ages birth to 5.
- Art with the Myrtle Beach Art Museum. Ages 7 and up, 1st Wednesday each month, 3-4 PM.
- Canine Angels. Reading has gone to the dogs! Check out this link to see the benefits to children of reading to attentive pooches: www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/186708. All ages, 2nd & 4th Wednesday each month, 3-4 PM.
- LEGO Free Build. All ages, Fridays after school.
- Minecraft Club. Come share the worlds you've created! All ages, Fridays after school.
- Manners Club is held the first Saturday each month, providing basic etiquette and manners training in a fun and exciting environment for children 4-10 years old. Contact Connie Graham (Ms. Manners) at PawleysIslandMannersClub@gmail.com.
Adults at Waccamaw Library - most programs are free, although some require membership. Contact sbremner@gtcounty.org. - Tidelands Camera Club meets on the first Monday each month, 9-11 AM.
- Technology Club meets on the second Monday each month at 9:30 AM to discuss advances.
- Waccamaw Genealogy Club meets on the third Monday each month, 9-11:30 AM.
- Knitting Group meets Mondays, 1-3 PM to knit and crochet with company and share patterns and techniques. Contact Carol Davison at caroldavisonk2tog@yahoo.com.
- Mah Jongg Club meets Tuesdays, 1-3 PM, bring your set and current card.
June Artist at the Waccamaw Library: Johnnie Cowan An award-winning Lowcountry artist, the founder and first president of the Georgetown County Watercolor Society, and a signature member of the South Carolina Watermedia Society, Johnnie Cowan is also a member of the Georgetown Artist Gallery. She has been an active member of the art community for more than forty years as an artist, teacher and advocate for the arts. Working in both transparent watercolors and oils, Johnnie has displayed in numerous exhibits, including the Southern Watercolor Society, the South Carolina Watermedia Society, Spoleto, Waccamaw Arts and Craft Guild, MOJO International, and won several 1st Place and Best in Show awards. She was the first place winner in the 2016 Seaside Palette and was chosen as the 25th Anniversary Wooden Boat Show Artist. For more information, email sbremner@gtcounty.org. June Photographers at the Waccamaw Library: Sandra Anderson and June Jordan An award winning, self-taught photographer, shooting digital since the early 2000's, Sandra Anderson has been a resident of the South Carolina Lowcountry for about 40 years. One of her special passions is preserving the quickly vanishing culture and old buildings of the area through photography. She has been privileged to be accepted into ArtFields® for the past three years. Her work is currently shown in the Georgetown Art Gallery, Georgetown, SC; The Lens Work Gallery, and the Cuckoo's Nest all of Pawleys Island, SC; and, The Chinaberry Tree, Myrtle Beach, SC. She has participated in special shows with the Rice Museum in Georgetown, SC, The Art Trail Gallery in Florence, SC, and the Elder Gallery in Charlotte, NC. She holds memberships at Carolinas Nature Photography Association, Seacoast Artists Guild, and Photographic Society of America. June Jordan is a graphic artist and photographer with a passion for history, the arts, and the environment. A native of Ohio, she and husband Allen, moved to Murrells Inlet in 1994. Her career as a graphic artist spans four decades. She continues to freelance but more often volunteers her time and talents to non-profit organizations. She designed posters and playbills for the former Murrells Inlet Community Theatre for 16 years and for Trees for Tomorrow for the past five, and has produced newsletters, artwork, and promotional materials for community groups and environmental endeavors. June's nature photography earned top honors in the S.C. Wildlife Federation Photography Contest. For more information about the photography displayed at the Waccamaw Library, email sbremner@gtcounty.org.
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For your kids or visiting grands: During June, July and August, the SC Maritime Museum offers one week, half-day Youth Sailing Camps for beginning and intermediate sailors ages 8-14. Morning camps will be held Monday through Friday from 9 am to 12 noon. Afternoon camps will be held Monday through Friday from 2 pm until 5 pm. The fee is $200 per camper and includes a US Sailing's "Learn Sailing Right Beginning Sailing" course book, a skills log book, and a T-shirt. Museum members will receive a 10% discount for children or grandchildren. Instruction will take place at the SC Maritime Museum (729 Front St., Georgetown), in the park beside the museum, and on the water. Sailboats will put in at the City docks beside the museum. Class size will be limited to 10 campers per session. The instructors will be Fred Hoelscher, a certified US Sailing Small Boat Level 1 instructor, and Dave Lowe, a former teacher and experienced sailor. Adult and junior volunteers will be on hand to assist. Campers will learn to sail the Optimist Pram (OPTI), a small, extremely stable sailboat designed for teaching young people to sail. The SC Maritime Museum has a fleet of 10 wooden Optimist Prams funded by community sponsors and built by volunteers. For more information to download a registration form, visit scmaritimemuseum.org. To receive a registration form by mail contact Amy Rowe at the South Carolina Maritime Museum at 843.520.0111 or email sail@sc-mm.org.
Friday, June 16 10 AM-4 PM - Saint Frances Animal Center (125 N. Ridge St., Georgetown) will hold a $5 vaccination clinic, offering rabies, distemper and Bordetella vaccinations for cats and dogs for just $5 with no appointment necessary. The center is located near the Department of Motor Vehicles. For more information about clinics, adoptable animals and the many animals helped by Saint Frances Animal Center, visit www.sfanimals.org or follow Saint Frances Animal Center on Facebook. The center also regularly offers spay/neuter clinics and trap, neuter, release programs. 11 AM-1 PM - The Moveable Feast: Gail Godwin (Grief Cottage) at Kimbel's, Wachesaw.The haunting tale of a desolate cottage, and the hair-thin junction between this life and the next, from three-time National Book Award finalist and the bestselling author of more than a dozen critically acclaimed books, including Publishing, a memoir, and the novels Flora, Father Melancholy's Daughter, and Evensong. Literary icon Gail Godwin turns her keen observation on eleven-year-old Marcus who, after his mother's death, is sent to live on a small South Carolina island with his great aunt, a reclusive painter with a haunted past. Aunt Charlotte, otherwise a woman of few words, points out a ruined cottage, telling Marcus she had visited it regularly after she'd moved there thirty years ago because it matched the ruin of her own life...$30, 843.235.9600 or ClassAtPawleys.com. 6-9 PM - Georgetown Business Association presents Shaggin' on the Sampit with DJ Mike Worley (94.9 SURF FM) at Francis Marion Park (801 Front St.). Also offered July 21, Aug. 18. Free, GeorgetownSeaport.com. 6:30 PM - Friday Night Film Series at the Waccamaw Library presents "Queen Katwe" (2016, PG). A Ugandan girl sees her world rapidly change after being introduced to the game of chess. Starring Madina Nalwanga, David Oyelowo and Lupita Nyong'o. Fri., 6:30 PM, free and air conditioned, sbremner@gtcounty.org. Saturday, June 17 1-3:30 PM - Traditional Music Demonstration at the L.W. Paul Living History Farm (Hwy 701 North and Harris Short Cut Road, Conway). This month's demonstration will focus on the fiddle and the banjo, two of the most popular rural area instruments. We will have on site a banjo and fiddle that were owned and played by Horry County citizens. Learn how these two instruments have changed in playing style, how they are tuned, and hear some 'good ole music'. Free and open to the public, 843.365.3596 or HorryCountyMuseum.org. 2-5 PM - Rivertown Wine-Around in Downtown Conway. Sample fabulous wine selections. Tickets, $20 in advance/$25 at the door (includes tasting glass). 843.248.6260 or ConwayAlive.com. Tuesday, June 20 8:30 AM-1 PM - North Inlet Paddle. Join the North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and Surf the Earth for a naturalist-guided tour through the creeks of North Inlet. The program includes instruction in basic kayaking, a natural history overview, and educational highlights of the North Inlet ecosystem. Wear sturdy shoes, bring water, snack, and camera/binoculars (if desired). Also offered July 19, Aug. 17 & Aug. 31. $50/person; weather permitting; limited to 6 participants; register at 843.904.9016. 9-11 AM - Carolina Nature Photographers Association at the Waccamaw Library (41 St. Paul Place, Pawleys Island). CNPA.org or david@davidfattaleh.com.
11 AM-1 PM - Moveable Feast: Melissa Conroy (The Lowcountry Coloring Book) at Southern Comforts in Litchfield. In forty drawings, artist and textile designer Melissa Conroy (daughter of Pat Conroy) turns her talents to the landscape of her childhood - the South Carolina Lowcountry - where every summer she returned with sketchbook in hand. Conroy immerses readers in the graceful, haunting beauty of the South, while introducing local history and folklore of Charleston, Savannah, the Sea Islands and beyond. She has MAs from the University of Georgia and Philadelphia University, in painting and textile design, and a BFA in painting from the Rhode Island School of Design. She is a part-time faculty member in the Textile Design Department at Philadelphia University. $30, 843.235.9600 or ClassAtPawleys.com. 1 PM - Active Adult Series at the Horry County Museum (805 Main St., Conway) presents a lecture by Museum Director Walter Hill on the daily life of soldiers in Horry County (then known as Georgetown District) during the American Revolution. Held the third Tuesday of each month, this series is perfect for new residents to the area, or lifetime locals who want to learn more about the place that they call home. Free and open to the public, 843-915-5320 or HorryCountyMuseum.org.
Wednesday, June 21 Time? - McClellanville Arts Council offers "Season of the Sun" at the Arts Center on Pinckney. Our very special piece of the planet will be one of the best spots on earth for viewing the total eclipse of the sun on Aug. 21, 2017, and the last piece of American soil where the eclipse will be visible. Perhaps it is no accident that our 40th birthday will be heralded by a once-in-a-lifetime event. Founded in 1977, the McClellanville Arts Council is one of the oldest community arts organizations in the state. We'll be celebrating from the summer solstice on June 21 through the eclipse on August 21. "Season of the Sun" will feature classes, crafts, programs, lectures and merchandise. For details, 843.887.3157. 1 PM - Gullah Program at Brookgreen Gardens. Ron Daise, Vice-president for Creative Education and Gullah descendant, will present an entertaining and informative program about the culture, food, language, and history of the Gullah Geechee people in the Wall Lowcountry Center Auditorium. Also offered June 28. Wed., 1 PM, free with garden admission, 843.235.6000 or Brookgreen.org. 2:40-5 PM - Wild Wednesday Series: Children's Beach Walk. Register your child (7-16) for a guided beach walk with Belle W. Baruch Foundation staff and volunteers as we discuss barrier islands, maritime forests, tides and turtles. Traveling by bus through DeBordieu Colony to Hobcaw Beach, children disembark on the shore and may return with shells, fossils and "bio-facts." Bring water, hat and sunscreen. Reservations required, limited to 14. $10/person, 843.546.4623 or HobcawBarony.org. Thursday, June 22 5:30 PM - Georgetown Library Book Club meets to discuss Renty's Bell by Robert Insley at Georgetown Library (405 Cleland St.). The book explores the prolific work of Renty Tucker (1831-1913), a remarkable Georgetown County man once called "The Master Builder." Tucker was a highly skilled carpenter enslaved to Plowden C. J. Weston. He received part of his training in England and returned to Georgetown to build Weston's Zoyland (Pelican Inn), the slave chapel at Hagley called St. Mary's and other structures. After gaining his freedom, Tucker also served as the county coroner and as a member of the Georgetown City Board of Health. He was an active member of Prince George Winyah Episcopal Church and served as a sexton for many years. Author Robert Insley will present a lecture on July 18 at 5:30 PM at the Georgetown Library. For a copy of the book, contact Patti Burns, pburns@gtcounty.org. Friday, June 23 10 AM - Meeting to discuss traffic on Highway 17 on the Waccamaw Neck at the Waccamaw Library. Participants include Lee Hewitt, Mark Hoeweler, Steve Goggins and Stephen Goldfinch will be speaking on this subject and will take questions. Bring your concerns, maybe even solutions! 11 AM-1 PM - The Moveable Feast: Mary Alice Monroe (Beach House for Rent) at Litchfield Country Club. Fifty-year-old Cara Rutledge rents out her quaint beach house on Isle of Palms to 25-year old Heather Fordham for the entire summer. An artist by trade who's given a special commission to paint birds on postage stamps, anxiety-prone Heather would prefer to stay indoors with her beloved melee of pet birds. But once at the beach, the shore birds - and a man who rescues them - lure her outside and just might show her what she's been missing out on. Simultaneously, as the summer progresses, Cara's life reels with sudden tragedy. She wants only to return home to the beach house where once she'd felt safe, but Heather refuses to budge from her newfound sanctuary. So begins the unlikeliest of rooming situations between two strangers forced to live together and support each other as they navigate the next chapter of their lives. The fee includes the Feast, the book and a donation to the S.C. Turtle Hospital. $60, 843.235.9600 or ClassAtPawleys.com. 6:30 PM - Friday Night Film Series at the Waccamaw Library presents "Loving" (2016, PG 13). The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple, whose challenge of their anti-miscegenation arrest for their marriage in Virginia led to a legal battle that would end at the US Supreme Court. Starring Ruth Negga, Joel Edgerton and Will Dalton. Fri., 6:30 PM, free and air conditioned, sbremner@gtcounty.org. Saturday, June 24 1:30-3:30 PM - Family Tour of Hobcaw Barony. Have you always hoped to bring your children on a bus tour but wondered if they would enjoy their time? This family tour hits the highlights of Hobcaw Barony's ecology, history and research, but includes more interpretation on wildlife and the children who once lived, visited or worked on the plantation. Stories from Belle Baruch's own childhood will help us understand her desire to preserve the land forever. Reservations required, limited to 28. $20/person, 843.546.4623 or HobcawBarony.org. 10 AM-6 PM - McClellanville Arts Center celebrates the Opening of Pinckney St. Solar System Stroll. This innovative and educational stroll teaches the user about the solar system and features to-scale models of our planets. Free and open to the public, 843.887.3157. 7-9 PM - McClellanville Arts Center offers Copernicus Concert. Join us for a fun evening with excellent music out of Asheville, N.C. $15, 843.887.3157. Sunday, June 25 Noon-6 PM - The 7th Annual Lowcountry Blueberry Jam & Blueberry Festival at Blue Pearl Farms near McClellanville. Listen to outstanding music, pick blueberries, mingle with local artisans, treat yourself to some delicious food from Culinary Row, and take your turn competing for a new world record in the Lowcountry Blueberry Toss. This year's bands - The Travelin' Kine The Cane Creek String Band - play the best Americana and traditional American music in the lowcountry. Hungry? Culinary Row spotlights ten talented chefs inspired to bring you dishes with origins in Spain, Japan, the Mediterranean, outdoor cooking, and a fusion of Asian and Latin flavors, along with special blueberry offerings from The Cake Farmer and Yellow Bicycle Sweets. Suggested wine and beer pairings will also be available along with farm favorites and blueberry lemonade. Great food, local artists and artisans, fun activities for kids, honey tasting, the world of bees and beekeeping, blueberry management, and more are part of this rain or shine festival. Pick a partner and practice up for the blueberry toss ... one person throws, and the other catches the blueberry ... in their mouth. Everyone is welcome. Please leave your pets at home. Bring a blanket or chairs to set up next to Cypress Pond. No outside alcohol or coolers; food, cold drinks, beer and wine available. Tickets are $10 for adults and children 15 and under are free. Gates open at 11:45 am. Blue Pearl Farms is at 9760 Randall Rd just west of Hwy 17 near McClellanville. Find us @bluepearlfarms on instagram and Blue Pearl Farms on Facebook, 1.843.887.3554 or info@bluepearlfarms.com. Tuesday, June 27 9 AM-3 PM - Wash Day at L.W. Paul Living History Farm (Hwy 701 North and Harris Short Cut Road, Conway). Experience life on the one horse family farm in Horry County from 1900-1955. Along with the washing of clothing and linen, the bathrooms on small family farms were quite different than they are today. Join us as we share the story of the "little brown building out back." Free and open to the public, 843-365-3596 or H orryCountyMuseum.org.
Wednesday, June 28 1 PM - Gullah Program at Brookgreen Gardens. See June 21 entry for details. Wed., 1 PM, free with garden admission, 843.235.6000 or Brookgreen.org. Friday, June 30 11 AM-1 PM - The Moveable Feast: Susan Boyer (Lowcountry Bonfire) at Inlet Affairs. Private Investigators Liz Talbot and Nate Andrews have worked their share of domestic cases. When Tammy Sue Lyerly hires them to find out what her husband is up to - again - they expect to find it's something looney but harmless. After all, this is the guy who claims to have been a DEA agent, a champion bull rider, and a NASCAR driver. When he turns up dead, Tammy is the prime suspect. Liz and Nate must dig through small town gossip and long buried secrets to keep Tammy Sue out of jail and keep themselves alive. $30, 843.235.9600 or ClassAtPawleys.com. Saturday, July 1 11 AM-11 PM - Riverfest Independence Celebration will be held at the historic courthouse and Riverfront Park along the Waccamaw River in downtown Conway. This popular festival features many live entertainment acts, an artisan market, raft race, activities and games for all ages, food, fireworks and more! Bring a chair, no coolers. Free, 843.248.2273 or ConwaySCChamber.com. Tuesday, July 4 4 PM - Murrells Inlet 4th of July Boat Parade. Don't miss this annual Inlet patriotic tradition! The 34th Annual July 4th Boat Parade kicks off at high tide from Garden City Point. The parade theme will be announced in late spring. The parade will head over to the Murrells Inlet Marshwalk and then follow the Murrells Inlet shoreline down to the Hot Fish Club. Best public viewing points are the Marshwalk, Belin Methodist Church, Nance's Restaurant, Captain Poo's Restaurant and the Hot Fish Club. Register to be in the boat parade at Booty's Outdoors, Garden City Realty or Captain Dick's June 15-July 3. You can register on July 4th with the committee boat which will be in the water at the Garden City Point that day. The Belin United Methodist Boy Scout Troop 396 will be selling the annual Boat Parade t-shirts at Booty's Outdoors and Garden City Realty in Murrells Inlet. Free, 843.652.4236. 7-8:30 PM - 21st Annual Fourth of July Concert at the Kaminski House Museum lawn. It's not the 4th of July without a performance of the Indigo Choral Society with highlights including a Color Guard and songs from the American genre, Carolina-themed songs, and a salute to our Armed Forces. Bring your lawn chair, favorite snacks and drinks. Free, 843.546.7706. Wednesday, July 5 1 PM - Gullah Geechee Program Series at Brookgreen Gardens. Ron Daise, Vice President for Creative Education, presents "Gullah Geechee Skrent (Strength)" in the Lowcountry Center Auditorium. The 50-minute interactive program informs about values and qualities that are inherent to Gullah Geechee heritage, as relayed through songs, poetry, excerpts from cultural writings, and personal insights. Also offered July 12, 19 & 26. Free with garden admission, 843.235.6000. 2:30-4 PM - Wild Wednesday Series: Alligator Birthday. It's Allie the alligator's birthday! Come to the Hobcaw Barony Discovery Center to learn about these living dinosaurs and celebrate his birthday with cupcakes, juice and an alligator craft. Reservations required. $10/child, 843.546.4623. Thursday, July 6 6-8 - 27th Annual Friends of Waccamaw Library Book Sale at the Waccamaw Library (41 St. Paul Place). Thousands of books for a fraction of their value (Hardcovers, $3 or two for $5; Paperbacks, 75 cents each). Friends Night, Thurs., 6-8 PM, join that evening for $25 (family) or $15 (individual). Fri., 9 AM-5 PM, free to enter. Sat., 9 AM-12 PM, free to enter, 843.545.3623 or TheFowl.org.
6-8 PM - Surf The Earth Sunset/Full Moon Kayak Tour. This naturalist guided two-hour tour takes place from dusk through the rising moon. Enjoy a leisurely paddle through the beautiful salt marsh system, and watch the sun set and give way to the moon's rise. If you have a camera, there are a lot of opportunities to capture our spectacular wild life (turtles, dolphins, and shore birds), beautiful sunsets, and spectacular moon rise over the ocean. Bring your favorite beverage and be prepared to kick back and enjoy the spectacular view. Also offered Aug. 7. $75, Surf-the-Earth.com or 843.235.3500. Friday, July 7 9 AM-5 PM - 27th Annual FOWL Book Sale continues!
11 A-1 PM - The Moveable Feast/Book Signing: Karen Robards (The Ultimatum) at Pawleys Plantation. The first thriller in the Guardian series by New York Times bestselling author Karen Robards, perfect for fans of Karen Rose and Sandra Brown. Bianca St. Ives is smart, talented and beautiful. She's also a high-end thief, a master manipulator, a card shark, and a genius of disguise. A femme fatale Robin Hood running a multinational firm with her father, she makes a living swindling con men out of money they stole and giving it back to those who should rightfully have it. Her father has prepared her well to carry on the family business, and now the prodigy has surpassed the master. But her latest mission didn't go to plan - millions of dollars and top secret government documents went missing, and her father was supposedly killed. But not everyone believes in his death, including the US government. They'll stop at nothing to capture Richard St. Ives - a high-value target who has been on most-wanted lists all over the world - even if it means using Bianca as bait. $30, 843.235.9600 or ClassAtPawleys.com. 6-9 PM - Georgetown Business Association presents The Tams in concert at Francis Marion Park (801 Front St.). Fri., 6-9 PM, free, GeorgetownSeaport.com. Saturday, July 8 9 AM-Noon - 27th Annual FOWL Book Sale continues!
Wednesday, July 12 9-11 AM - Shell Midden Island Kayak Trip. Join the Reserve and Surf the Earth for a naturalist-guided tour to the shell middens of North Inlet. The program includes instruction in basic kayaking, a natural history overview, and educational highlights of the North Inlet ecosystem. Wear sturdy shoes, bring water, snack, and camera/binoculars (if desired). Registration required; weather permitting; limited to 6 participants. $50, 843.904.9016. 1 PM - Gullah Geechee Program Series at Brookgreen Gardens. See July 5 entry for details. Also offered July 19 & 26. free with garden admission, 843.235.6000 or Brookgreen.org. Thursday, July 13 3 PM - Brookgreen Gardens 86th Anniversary lecture by Robin Salmon, Vice-President of Art and Historical Collections at Brookgreen Gardens, in the Lowcountry Auditorium. free with garden admission, 843.235.6000 or Brookgreen.org. Friday, July 14 11 AM-1 PM - The Moveable Feast: Patti Callahan Henry (The House at Water's Edge) at Kimbel's, Wachesaw. From the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of The Idea of Love and Driftwood Summer comes a story about women who spent their childhood summers in a small southern town that harbors secrets as lush as the marshes surrounding it...Where a tidal river meets the ocean sits the house that shaped Bonny Blankenship's most treasured memories - of the summers spent with her best friend, Lainey McKay. Known as the Summer Sisters, they read, swam and wished for happy-ever-afters amid the sand dunes and oak trees draped with Spanish moss. . . until the night that changed everything, the night that Lainey's mother disappeared.Now, in her early fifties, Bonny is desperate to clear her head after a tragic mistake threatens her career as an emergency room doctor, and her marriage crumbles around her. With her troubled teenage daughter, Piper, in tow, she goes back to the beloved river house, where she is soon joined by Lainey and her two young children. During lazy summer days and magical nights, they reunite with bookshop owner Mimi, who is tangled with the past and its mysteries. As the three women cling to a fragile peace, buried secrets and long-ago loves return like the tide. $30, 843.235.9600 or ClassAtPawleys.com. Looking Way Ahead! Travel to China: In March 2018, Barbara McGhee, tour guide and owner of Cameo Travel Enrichment, will lead a customized Chinese cultural tour, the first time it is offered. For less than $3,000 (round trip airfare from JFK, 5 star hotels and many meals included), you will visit the Great Wall of China, Xian and the Terra Cotta Warriors, Tang Dynasty Dance and Music, Beijing and the China National Center for the Performing Arts, the Summer Palace, Forbidden City, Museums and more. If you are interested in receiving more information, call 843.650.4501 or send an email to Barbara@cameotravelcenter.com.
TheArtsGrandStrand.com - Check out this updated nonprofit website, created and maintained by Murrells Inlet resident John Morken, to keep you informed about all of the cultural events on the Grand Strand. Dedicated to making it easy to know about all the Fine Arts events, it strips away pop culture and tourist attractions found in other guides. The What's Happening page has artists, performers and sponsors personally telling you what they are presenting NOW, along with ads for events. The calendar displays as a month, week, day or agenda. Each event is categorized (e.g., music, art), and you can choose to view any or all of the categories by clicking on them in the dropboxes at the top of the calendar.
Through July 23 - Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture Exhibit: Recent Acquisitions, 2014-2017. This exhibit will feature works by Stanley Bleifeld (1924-2011), Marion Roller (1916 -2012), and Domenico Facci (1916-1994), all of whom are represented by multiple sculptures in the Brookgreen Gardens collection. It will also include medallic art by important sculptors in this specialized field which has been an acquisition focus in recent years. Daily, 9:30 AM-5 PM, free with garden admission, 843.235.6000. Through Aug. 11 - Cool Summer Evenings at Brookgreen Gardens. After a day at the beach, visit the gardens in the cool of the evening until 9 PM and enjoy concerts, kids programs, and dinner in the Pavilion Restaurant (open til 7 PM). Entertainment and programs are included in garden admission. Creek Cruises at 5, 6 and 7 PM are $8 (adults) and $4 (children) in addition to admission. The Lowcountry Trail, The Zoo and the Enchanted Storybook Forest close at 8 PM. Wed.-Fri., 843-235-6000 or Brookgreen.org.
Through August - "Then and Now: The Transformation of the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base" The Horry County Museum's exhibit, dedicated to the rich history and special memories of the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base. The Base served The United States and the Horry County Community for more than 50 years. This exhibit explores the development of the MBAFB, its unexpected closing, and redevelopment into one of the Grand Strand's top destinations, the Market Common. Also showcased is the impressive history of the 354th Fighter Wing. This exhibit is sponsored by The Order of the Daedalians Flight 77 and Carolina Trust Federal Credit Union. Free and open to the public. For further information, 843.915.5320 or HorryCountyMuseum.org.
Through Sept. 10 - The Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum presents a n exhibition of 43 works by Charleston-based artist Douglas Balentine, including studies, sketches, paintings in progress and finished paintings, titled "Beyond the Horizon." Gallery hours for the exhibit are from 10 AM-4 PM Tuesday through Saturday and 1-4 PM on Sunday. Admission to the Museum is free but donations are welcome.
Through Sept. 17 - Feast Your Eyes: Celebrating the Food of the South at the Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum, will explore southern culinary heritage as nourishment and beyond: a form of cultural, political and artistic expression; an enduring source of comfort; sometimes an object of obsession; perhaps a symbol of class, race or gender...and always a cause for celebration. Gallery hours for the exhibit are from 10 AM-4 PM Tuesday through Saturday and 1-4 PM on Sunday. Admission to the Museum is free but donations are welcome. Through Oct. 31 - Whispering Wings Butterfly Experience through October. This seasonal exhibit features a lush garden filled with tropical plants where hundreds of butterflies soar through the air. Monarch, Zebra Longwing, Polydamas Swallowtails, Pipevine Swallowtails, Spicebush Swallowtails, Julias, Buckeyes, Queens, Painted Lady, and American Lady are just a few of the species that call Whispering Wings home. Dozens of other species will be added throughout the summer and fall. Whispering Wings contains a pupae emergence room where visitors may observe the transformation from chrysalis to adult butterflies. Interpretive signs throughout the exhibit and benches provide a restful place to watch their delicate beauty in flight. Daily, 10:30 AM-4:30 PM, adults $3, children $2 for a 30-minute timed visit, in addition to garden admission, 843-235-6000 or Brookgreen.org.
Through December - Historic Horry County Photographs at the Horry County Museum (805 Main St., Conway). The saying, "a picture is worth a thousand words" is never more true than with a photograph. This exhibit explores historic photographs in the Museum's collection, spanning over 100 years and visually telling a story of how people in Horry County worked and lived. These captured moments in time serve as windows to the past, helping us to learn and understand Horry County's cultural past. For further information, please call the Horry County Museum at 843-915-5320 or e-mail at HCGMuseum@horrycounty.org
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