Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009
Last Minute Weekend Guide
TODAY
Hey bonehead, it's Thanksgiving. Take time between mouthfuls of turkey and dressing to thank your lucky stars for your many blessings - despite the crappy economy, bitter political partisanship and the fact that we're all going to die in 2012. If you don't believe us, go see the blockbuster " >2012" - or perhaps another flick - as all area movie theaters will be open today and tonight. For show times and ticket prices, go to www.fandango.com.
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
Screw Black Friday, >Purple Haze Smokeshop in Myrtle Beach is painting the notorious retail free-for-all day a different hue, hosting >Purple Friday, including live performances by acid/blues rockers >Mother Hippo and >Joe the Magician, free barbecue, and glass-blowing demonstrations. Things get started at, cough, cough, 4:20 p.m. Friday at 704-G Seaboard Street, Myrtle Beach. The event continues at 4:20 p.m. Saturday at the new Purple Haze location at 4504-F Socastee Blvd., with another performance by Mother Hippo and includes glass-blowing demos, too, and you can pose for pictures with an on-site Santa. There is no admission charge either day. Call 712-2371.
FRIDAY
Shake off the marathon of stuffing your face, get away from annoying family members for awhile, and blast away the tryptophan-induced gobbler coma with some loud rock 'n' roll as Palmetto State-born goth-meets-punkabilly outfit >The Independents headline the >Post-Turkey Day Bash on Friday at >The Basement in downtown Myrtle Beach. Also on the bill is re-united local group >Jerk and Destroy, along with >Baboon Brigade and >The Fast Boys. Admission is $8. The shindig gets started at 8 p.m. The Basement at Crazy J's is at 819 Main St., Myrtle Beach. Call 448-2467 or visit www.myspace.com/thebasementmyrtlebeach.com.
FRIDAY
Why not celebrate the holidays with Mr. Brownstone (or a reasonable facsimile of)? Guns 'N' Roses tribute act >Appetite For Destruction headlines the >Jingle Jam at >The Boathouse Waterway Bar and Grill on Friday. The event is a benefit for Toys For Tots, so if you bring an unsealed/new-in-the box toy, you can get in for free. Otherwise, Scrooge, you'll have to fork over $5. Things get started at 9 p.m. Friday. The Boathouse Waterway Bar and Grill is at 201 Hard Rock Parkway, Myrtle Beach. Call 903-2628 or visit www.theboathousemb.com.
SATURDAY
Yes, we probably won't see a white Christmas, but one of the cool things about living on the coast is we get some unique holiday traditions such as the >25th annual Intracoastal Christmas Regatta set for Saturday along the >Intracoastal Waterway from >Little River to >North Myrtle Beach. The boat parade, featuring vessels decked out in holiday regalia, starts at 5 p.m. Saturday at Little River Inlet and proceeds south down the Intracoastal Waterway to Dock Holidays Marina at 1525 13th Ave. N., North Myrtle Beach. Spectators can see the parade from various spots along the waterway. For more information, call 249-8888 or visit www.christmasregatta.com.
SATURDAY
It will be an aural symphony of destruction as former Metallica guitarist Dave Mustaine and his >Megadeth cohorts blast through town with The Endgame Tour, featuring fellow metal-heads >Suicide Silence, Arcanium and >Machine Head, making a stop-over at the >House of Blues on Saturday. Doors open at 6 p.m. Saturday, the rawk starts at 6:45. Tickets are $32.50-$80. House of Blues is at 4640 U.S. 17 S., Barefoot Landing, North Myrtle Beach. Call 272-3000 or visit www.houseofblues.com.
TUESDAY
Steadily growing each year in stature and reputation, and with more than 70 independent films - a mixture of shorts and feature-lengths crossing all genres - set to be screened, the 5th annual >Myrtle Beach International Film Festival kicks off Tuesday and runs through Dec. 5 at the >Broadway 16 megaplex at Broadway at the Beach. You can purchase tickets for blocks of films each day, or there are a limited number of all-day passes for $25 and $75 passes that get you into the whole kit and caboodle. Carmike Broadway 16 is at 1175 Celebrity Circle, Broadway at the Beach, between 21st and 29th avenues N., Myrtle Beach. Call 445-1600 or visit www.myrtlebeachfilmfestival.com.
See page 10 for a complete guide to the Myrtle Beach International Film Festival.
