The March of Dimes March for Babies takes place at Broadway at the Beach! The goal for Horry and Georgetown counties this year is $125,000. The U.S. remains among the most dangerous developed nations for childbirth, especially for women and babies of color. This walk is a rain or shine event, and will begin at Dino Park, located between Margaritaville and Ripley's Aquarium. Broadway at the Beach, Dino Park 1112 Celebrity Circle. Saturday, 8:30 a.m. www.marchforbabies.org
The Grand Strand Chapter of the South Carolina Native Plant Society (SCNPS) is excited to announce our spring Native Plant Sale! Join us Saturday May 4th in downtown Conway at the Town Green (200 Laurel St., Conway, SC). The sale will be open to the public from 9:30 am to 1 pm. SCNPS members will have first access to the sale from 9-9:30 am. To become a member visit www.scnps.org Website address: http://www.facebook.com/share/
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
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
Always the first Saturday in May, attendees are invited to bring their beach chairs and coolers for a day of mingling, listening to toe-tapping live music, and dancing. Enjoy a day of fun in the sun!
100 S. Ocean Blvd., Ocean Drive. Saturday, 10 a.m. Free. (843) 249 3433.
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.
Currently in its fifth decade of performing, Three Dog Night returns to the Alabama Theatre. Between 1969 and 1974, no other group achieved more top 10 hits, moved more records or sold more concert tickets than this band. The group’s hits continue to be popular today, whether on the radio, in TV commercials, or in movies. The band’s famous moniker refers to native Australian hunters in the outback who huddled with their dogs for warmth on cold nights, the coldest being a “three dog night.” Alabama Theatre, 4750 Hwy. 17 S. Saturday, 7 p.m. $42 +. (843) 272-1111, www.alabama-theatre.com
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
2024 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues This film tells the story of three American pilots who flew with the Royal Air Force during World War I. The film chronicles the exploits of John Grider, Elliott White Springs, and Larry Callahan, all known as the “Three Musketeers”. War Birds: Diary of an Unknown Aviator was originally published after World War I and became a bestseller. It was assumed that the diary was written and kept by Grider, the only member of the trio to be killed in action. However, it was later discovered in 1959 that Springs, who later became president of Spring Cotton Mills, Inc. and founder of Springmaid Beach Resort in Myrtle Beach, SC, wrote and published the work in memory of his friend and other pilots who had died in the war. The film is free to the public and will be shown at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, May 8th, at the Horry County Museum, located at 805 Main Street in Conway. The Horry County Museum Documentary Film Matinees will continue throughout 2024. For a list of films, visit our website at www.horrycountymuseum.org. For more information, call the Horry County Museum at 843-915-5320 or e-mail hcg.museum@horrycountysc.gov.
The Horry County Museum presents a lecture by Col. Thomas ‘Buddy’ Styers on Saturday, May 11th, at 1:00 PM. Col. Styers will speak on the life of the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base from 1954-2024. Colonel Styers serves as the Executive Director of the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base Redevelopment Authority that was established by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1994 to oversee the redevelopment and reuse of the closed Myrtle Beach Air Force Base. He is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Authority and directs the economic development of the former Myrtle Beach Air Force Base. He developed and executed the Authority’s long and short range goals and objectives to create diversified employment opportunities and to enhance the local tax base. He also represented the Authority with the general public and the media and maintained close liaison with local, state, and federal governmental agencies. Colonel Styers was the driving force behind the successful development of The Market Common on the former base. The development of these 121 acres has greatly increased the tax value to South Carolina, Horry County and Myrtle Beach and has created a large number of jobs on the former base. Colonel Styers has served in numerous volunteer positions in the community, including Past President of the Myrtle Beach Rotary Club, past member of the Erskine College Alumni Association Board of Directors, past member of the Presbyterian College Board of Visitors, past Vice Chairman of the Partners Economic Development Corporation and member of the South Carolina Public Service Authority (Santee Cooper) Customer Advisory Council. On March 25, 2024, Colonel Styers was awarded the Order of the Palmetto by Governor Henry McMaster in recognition of a lifetime of extraordinary achievement, service, and contribution on a national and statewide scale. His 30 years of service to the Horry County/Myrtle Beach community in redeveloping the former Myrtle Beach Air Force Base and integrating it into\ the City of Myrtle Beach is exceptional. The Order of the Palmetto is the\ highest award South Carolina can award to a citizen for service to the State. Colonel Styers served in the United States Air Force for 26 years retiring in September 1992 in the rank of Colonel. His decorations include the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters, the Vietnam
Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Device and Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal. Colonel Styers and his wife, Penny, live in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. 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.
