Jon Reep is a nationally touring comedian whose contemporary country point of view has won over legions of fans in comedy clubs, on tv and in film. As a stand-up he’s built a following through his hilarious comedy specials and as the winner of NBC’s fifth season of Last Comic Standing. He can currently be seen in Netflix’s “Brad Paisley’s Comedy Rodeo” and his new standup special on Amazon Prime “Ginger Beard Man” or his new standup album “Ginger Pain” released in March 2019 on 800 Pound Gorilla Records. Jon’s hour standup special Jon Reep: Metro Jethro and his half hour standup special both aired on Comedy Central.

Jon is also host of the popular podcast Country-ish on Bill Burr and Al Madrigal’s All Things Comedy digital platform. As an actor, Jon has been seen in Tig Notaro’s Amazon Series One Mississisppi, CW’s Jane The Virgin, ABC’s Black-ish, HBO’s Eastbound and Down, and as the “Hemi Guy” from Dodge’s popular ad campaign. On the big screen he appeared in the feature film Into the Storm and as the beloved “Raymus, the pot smoking farmer” in Harold and Kumar: Escape From Guantanamo Bay.

On a nonstop tour since he burst onto the scene, Jon performs to sold-out audiences at clubs and theaters across the country.

Happens on the following Dates:

May 3, 2024, 9:15pm to 10:30pm Timezone: EDT

May 3, 2024, 11:00pm to

May 4, 2024, 12:30am Timezone: EDT

May 4, 2024, 9:15pm to 10:30pm Timezone: EDT

May 4, 2024, 11:00pm to

May 5, 2024, 12:30am Timezone: EDT

Location: Wonders Theatre 1320 Celebrity Circle  Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29577-7462 Website address: https://cli.re/67764-jon-reep---that-thing-got-a-hemi

Marking its 28th anniversary, this event is held at Belin Memorial United Methodist Church. It has grown to attract thousands of people and become one of the area’s favorite festivals. The observance is showcased by an Inlet Blessing ceremony at 10 a.m. at the Seawall Cross. The Blessing of the Inlet is also a day of entertainment with lots of arts and crafts vendors on hand, children’s play area, games, and participation by local restaurants and food trucks. The event also generates funds for many area missions, charities, and nonprofit organizations. Belin UMC, 4182 Hwy. 17 Business. Saturday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. (843) 651-5099, www.belinumc.org/blessing

The Long Bay Symphony is presenting its first-ever Pickleball Benefit Tournament! The doubles tournament is for players ranked below 3.5. The goal is to have fun and raise money for the Symphony! All proceeds will go to benefit the Symphony and its youth programs. Following the final game, a winners’ ceremony will be held on site. First place prize is a LBS season subscription; second place is four flexpasses, and third place gets two flexpasses! If you register as a single player, you will be partnered with another person to create a team.
J. Bryan Floyd Community Center, 1030 Possum Trot Rd. Saturday, 9 a.m. $75/person. (843) 448-8379 www.longbaysymphony.com

The Horry County Museum presents a lecture and book signing by David Henry Lucas on his series The Rice Kings on Saturday, May 4th, at 1:00 PM. The series chronicles the history of the Lucas family over 300 years, starting with Jonathan Lucas in 1754. Books will also be available to purchase after the program. David Henry Lucas was born in Greensboro, N.C., and grew up in the small farming town of Bishopville, S.C. In the fall of 1965, Mr. Lucas attended the University of South Carolina on a football scholarship. He majored in International Studies and received a B.A. degree in January 1970. After a short period in the United States Marine Corp, he was given a medical discharge and returned to Columbia, South Carolina to pursue a career in business. Mr. Lucas later moved to the Isle of Palms working in development. Having written a book chronicling the history of his US Supreme Court fight to protect private property rights in the 90’s, Mr. Lucas decided to embark on a new profession. In 2012, he began work on a memoir relating the story of his time as a student athlete at the University of South Carolina. As a follow-up project, he has taken on the challenge of romanticizing the history of his forbears, starting in the year 1754. The first novel is entitled “The Rice Kings, Book One, The Beginning” which chronicles the early life and training of Jonathan Lucas, a fourth great grandfather. “The Rice Kings, Book Two. Charleston,” brings the story to America where Jonathan invented the rice mill. This invention allowed the South Carolina Lowcountry to become incredibly wealthy and produced a golden era for the region. These two books are the first in a series of historical novels that are intended to relate the saga of the rise and fall of the Old South. Time permitting; the series will describe the aftermath of the War Between the States through the eyes of the people who experienced it. Finally, the story of the slow economic recovery of the South, beginning with the life of his grandfather, H. S. Lucas, born in 1888, and expanding the history of the Lucas Family throughout the 20th Century. Mr. Lucas is married to the former Martha Black from Bamberg, South Carolina. They have three children and six grandchildren. David and his wife reside in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, near Charleston, to be closer to their children and grandchildren. The program is free to the public and will be held in the Museum’s McCown Auditorium located at 805 Main Street, Conway, SC 29526. For more

information, call 843-915-5320 or email hcg.museum@horrycountysc.gov. The view a full list of scheduled programs, visit the museum website at www.horrycountymuseum.org.