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#MYRsummerdeals2015: Summer schedule of free family movies, in theaters and outdoors

Free and low-cost family movies are our favorite way to take a break from the sun without spending a fortune! Here’s a list of movie series across the Grand Strand. We’re seeing fewer theaters, but more outdoor movie series this year.

THEATERS

Grand 14 at Market Common offers free movies all summer long at 10 am each Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with $1 popcorn and $1 drinks available for purchase! Here is the schedule.

Cinemark at Coastal Grand Mall has a fantastic summer movie schedule with $1 admission and full concession stand available for purchase! Movies are Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, and start at 10 am. Download the line-up PDF here!

Rivertowne Stadium 12 in Conway has a full summer of free family movies on Tuesdays and Thursdays, starting at 10 am. Here is list with titles and dates!

OUTDOOR MOVIES

McLean Park in North Myrtle Beach has a wonderful outdoor summer movie series. Bring a blanket, chair, and cooler and enjoy the evening! Here is the schedule.

Valor Park in the Market Common is the setting for the Movies Under the Stars family movie series, Fridays this summer. Films start at dusk (approximately 9 pm). Bring a chair, blanket, and snacks! Below is the schedule.

June 19 Space Jam
June 26 Little Rascals
July 3 ET
July 10 Hook
July 17 Frozen
July 24 How The Grinch Stole Christmas
July 31 No Movie
August 7 UP
August 14 Finding Nemo
August 21 An American Tail
August 28 Beetle Juice

Riverfront Park in Conway has a movie a month this summer, through September! Admission is free with concessions available for purchase. Click movies and times.

Martin Field in Surfisde Beach is the location for a family movie summer series on Thursday evenings. They begin at 9 pm and concessions are available for purchase. You can download the schedule here.

Myrtle Waves Dive-In Movies is a fun summer movie series, but note that it is NOT free. Admission to the water park is offered at a discount ($12.99) for all visitors who enter 4 pm or later. Movies are on Wednesday evenings begin at 6:30 pm in the wave pool. Click here for the schedule and more information.

Check out our #MYRsummerdeals2015 topic page for more fun and inexpensive things to do with your family in the Grand Strand, all summer long! It’s updated constantly!

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3 of our favorite local sweet treats for your Valentine

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If you’re looking to spoil you Valentine with a little sugar this Saturday, here are three of our favorite spots to indulge!

Coldstone Creamery, while a franchise, always delights us! The ice cream is fresh and the mix-in options are endless. My favorite is getting it all in a waffle bowl. Cake batter ice cream with brownie bits and almonds is my favorite (and standard) order. If it’s not too cold, go enjoy! There are two locations – one at Broadway at the Beach and another at Market Common.

Coccadotts Cake Shop is as fun as the name sounds. Located off 544 in the Sayebrook area by the new Target, there you will find award-winning cupcake flavors like Boston Creme, Strawberries and Champagne, and Red Velvet. Are there any other families out there like mine who get a few and play Cupcake Wars where everyone has a taste of each and scores them? No? Just us? You should give it a try!

Last, you absolutely MUST try the pastries at Toffino’s Italian Bakery on Farrow Parkway. Totally ignoring the fact that their pizzas and subs are also phenomenal, their desserts will blow you away. They have classics like fresh canolis and cream puffs. They also have insane goodness in the form of lobster tails and butter cookies. I get in trouble every time I go in there because my eyes are bigger than my stomach!

Happy Valentine’s Day!

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Park Palooza at Myrtle Beach State Park on Saturday (April 5)

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photo (1) The weather looks like it’s going to be beautiful, so plan to head over to the Myrtle Beach State Park for their annual Park Palooza this Saturday!

It runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and features a full day of activities, suitable for all ages. You’ll learn how to cook over a fire, meet animals, and go on a scavenger hunt, just to name a few. You can check out the full schedule here. It’s packed!

If you’re unable to make but can’t wait to spend some time outdoors, have a look at April’s program schedule at the park. We can’t get enough of them! I know my children have at least four patches, if not more.

If you’re visiting the area for spring break or the weekend, all programs are free with the price of park admission.

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Palmetto Surf School offers free lessons to help local family

By Melissa Byers

I can’t stop myself from sharing when I see a business doing something purely to help others.

The Palmetto Surf School is hosting a full day of free surf lessons to help a local family in need. Mom is in a battered women’s shelter, but she can only stay for so long. The first goal is to raise enough money to get her a car so she can work.

Instructors will be at 66th Avenue N/Ocean Blvd in Myrtle Beach on Saturday, September 14, 2013 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Typically the cost for a private lesson is $50 per hour and the group rate is $45 an hour. On Saturday, they simply ask for a donation that will help keep a family from going homeless.

All equipment will be provided, though if you have anything you’d like to use, please bring it. This event is for all ages and abilities.

Make sure you check out the Palmetto Surf School on Facebook. Good job, guys. Your willingness to jump into action to help someone in our community is heartwarming! <3

Please be sure to share this post to get the word out to as many people as possible. Seriously, who hasn’t dreamed about what it would be like to hang ten…or maybe more like five in our calm neck of the Atlantic, but still!

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2013 Summer Deals: Free Family Summer Camp at Bass Pro Shop (final week!)

By Melissa Byers

basspro It’s the last week of Bass Pro Shop’s Family Summer Camp, which is filled with free and fun activities for the whole family. Summer camp will be on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday from noon until 5 p.m.

On Tuesday and Thursday kids can make a cool popsicle stick fish. On Saturday and Sunday they can paint a deer track. Craft time is from noon until 2 p.m. They also have a workshop after workshop teaching families about topics from archery to water safety. You can see the full schedule here.

Bass Pro Shop is located in the Myrtle Beach Mall in Myrtle Beach at 10177 North Kings Hwy. They can be reached at 843-361-4800.

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