Head outside for two park festivals, cruise-in
▪ “Art in the Park” 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday in Myrtle Beach’s Chapin Park, at 14th Avenue North and Kings Highway. Free admission. 843-446-3830 or www.artsyparksy.com.
▪ “Festa Italiana,” 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday and noon-7 p.m. Sunday in Myrtle Beach’s Grand Park, on Farrow Parkway, across from The Market Common. $1 admission daily. 843-333-7523 www.sonsofitalymb.com.
▪ Hot Rod Promotions’ cruise-in, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Coastal Chevrolet-Cadillac-Nissan, 8559 Ocean Highway, Pawleys Island. Free. 843-503-8245.
▪ “Super Music Saturday,” 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at La Belle Amie Vineyard, 1120 St. Joseph Road, Little River, just west of North Myrtle Beach Middle School, including Shamalama Duo, 12:30-4:30 p.m. Free. 843-399-9463 or labelleamie.com.
Bunch of outings in southern Brunswick County
▪ “Summer Extravaganza” sale, 9 a.m.-noon at Seaside United Methodist Church, 1300 Seaside Road S.W., Sunset Beach. 910-579-5753.
▪ Sunset Beach Nature & Wildlife Art Show and Sale, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Triple D’s Hemi Haven Classic Car Showroom, 7011 Beach Drive, Ocean Isle Beach. 910-599-0074 or www.sunsetvision.org.
▪ Sea Notes Choral Society and Brunswick Concert Band in “Sunrise Over America,” 3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday at Brunswick Community College Odell Williamson Auditorium, off U.S. 17 in Supply, N.C. Free. sea-notes.com.
▪ 1960s dance party with Mike’s Garage Band, benefiting Brunswick County Literacy Council, 6 p.m. at Brunswick Community College South Brunswick Island Center, 5400 U.S. 17 S., near mile marker 3, just north of the state line. $10; bring your own snacks; cash bar. 910-754-7323 or www.bcliteracy.org.
Screenings roll at two museums, historic theater
▪ “Science Cinema” with National Geographic’s “Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure,” 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m. at N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences at Whiteville, 415 S. Madison St. Free. 910-914-4185 or www.naturalsciences.org.
▪ “Swamp Fox: Francis Marion & the American Revolution” film, 1 p.m. at Horry County Museum, 805 Main St., Conway, open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 843-915-5320 or www.horrycountymuseum.org.
▪ Strand Cinema: “Before the Flood” at 2:30 p.m., and “Silence” 7 p.m. at Strand Theater, 710 Front St., Georgetown; each $5 members, otherwise $7. 843-527-2924 or www.strandcinema.org.
‘Grounded’ among four productions in final bows
▪ “Steel Magnolias,” 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday-Sunday and 3 p.m. Sunday at Stage Left Theatre Company, 3064 DeVille St., Myrtle Beach, between Nevers and Lewis streets, next to Coastal Dance Centre. $21 general admission; and $18 active-duty military, veterans and students. 843-232-0339 or www.stagelefttheatremb.com.
▪ Boots on the Ground Theater’s “Grounded,” for mature audiences, 7:30 p.m. at Atlantic Stage, in Myrtle Beach Mall, at U.S. 17 and S.C. 22, near Briarcliffe Acres, and near AMC (formerly Carmike) 12 cinema. $14. 843-655-4953; 800-838-3006, Ext. 1; or groundedBOTG.brownpapertickets.com.
▪ Theatre of the Republic’s “Light the Lights,” 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sundayat Main Street Theatre, 335 Main. St., Conway. $25. 843-488-0821 or www.theatreoftherepublic.com.
▪ “Smokey Joe’s Cafe – The Songs of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller,” 7:30 p.m. Saturdayand 3 p.m. Sunday at Brunswick Little Theatre, 8068 River Road, Southport, N.C. $20 adults, and $10 students with ID. 910-447-2586 or brunswicklittletheatre.com.
Find other show options with Improv, ‘High Steppin’
▪ Carolina Improv Company’s “Whose Night Out Is It Anyway?” for adults, 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Wednesday , at Uptown Theater, by Bass Pro Shops in Myrtle Beach Mall, at U.S. 17 an S.C. 22, near Briarcliffe Acres. $13.75 advance at www.carolinaimprov.com, or $15 at door. 843-272-4242.
▪ “High Steppin’ Country” youth revue, 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays through Sept. 2, in Lakewood Camping Resort’s Theater by the Sea, 5901 S. Kings Highway, between Myrtle Beach and Surfside Beach, about a mile north of S.C. 544. $10 ages 13 and older, $5 for children 4-12, and free ages 3 and younger. Park near entrance, to right of The Camping Connection, for shuttles available starting at 7 p.m. 843-447-7343.