To help accommodate the increased interest in volunteering with the American Red Cross, the local chapter is hosting three free orientations for prospective volunteers.

The class gives an overview of the American Red Cross and explains the process to volunteer as well as allows time to complete the application to volunteer.  Nanci Conley, director of public support, and Judy DelSignore, a Red Cross volunteer instructor, will lead the orientations from 6-8 p.m. at three locations as follows:

Thursday, March 4, at the Myrtle Beach Mall (across from Bath & Body)

Wednesday, March 10, at the Georgetown Service Center, 537 Lafayette Circle in Georgetown

Thursday, March 18, at the Red Cross Chapter, 2795 Pampas Dr., Myrtle Beach

Pre-registration is required for this free orientation and interested volunteers need only attend one of the sessions. Anyone interested in learning more about volunteering with the Red Cross can call 477-0020 in Horry County or 546-5422 in Georgetown County and add their name and phone number to the list to attend.

The Horry County Museum Quilt Gala has become a fixture on the Grand
Strand. Started in 1994, the first Gala was held on the lawn of the
Horry County Courthouse. The idea quickly caught on. Over the years
the Gala has continued to grow. The Gala is held at the Ocean Lakes
Family Campground Recreation Center, Hwy. 17 South, in Myrtle Beach, SC.
A beautiful assortment of quilts will be displayed at the gala. They
represent a variety of techniques and skill levels. The categories at
this year’s Gala are large quilt, medium quilt, small quilt, wearables,
and a challenge. The large, medium, and small are divided by size. The
wearables are hand made garments sewn using a variety of quilting
techniques. The challenge category is based on preset restrictions. A
challenge always limits the quilter to certain size limitations and can
place other restrictions on the quilter such as; colors, fabrics, or
themes. The 2010 Challenge theme is “Initial This”. Each challenge
quilt should interpret initials with quilting personality and
imagination. Winners of each category will receive a ribbon. The blue
ribbon winners from each category are displayed in the Museum during the
month of March.
In addition to displaying quilts the Gala also hosts demonstrators,
speakers, and a featured quilter. This year there will be a
presentation by the Horry County Museum director about the care and
preservation of Grandma’s Quilt. This presentation will give
participants an in-depth look at how to properly take care of heirloom
quilts and other textiles important to the family. Participants will
also get the opportunity to hear, Maxi Lardiere, this years featured
quilter tell how she got started in the quilting hobby and show some of
her work. Again this year we will have a bed turning with a narrated
explanation of the history behind some antique quilts. Several
demonstrators will be present giving scheduled talks of the art and
style of quilting. Michelle Robinett will be discussing “Tiny
Treasures”, a tribute to small and miniature quilts. Sharon Gause will
acquaint folks with quilting knowledge “Redwork Revisited”, a pattern
and style of quilting with red thread. Along with the beautiful quilts,
local and regional vendors will be on hand to support, consult, and aid
the quilter with various quilting merchandise.
            The Museum is grateful to have the support of local quilt
guilds for many years to aid in the management, set-up, and break down
of the Gala. There is a tremendous amount of work that goes into
setting up, cataloging quilts, manning the raffles and door prizes, and
breaking down the Gala. The Museum is fortunate to have the continued
support of local quilting groups and individuals that allow us to
maintain growth.
The 16th annual Quilt Gala will be held Saturday February 27th from 10 -
4 and Sunday February 28th from 1-4pm. The admission is $5.00 per
person; students with ID and children under 12 are free.
            For more information about the 16th Annual Quilt Gala or a
schedule of events please contact the Horry County Museum at
843-915-5320 or e-mail at
hcgmuseum@horrycounty.org<mailto:hcmuseum@horrycounty.org> or check our website www.horrycountymuseum.org<http://www.horrycountymuseum.org/>

Museum to Host Topiary Artist

The Friends of the Horry County Museum will sponsor Topiary Artist, Pearl
Fryar, Friday, March 5th from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the Academy for
Technology and Academics (5630 Hwy 701 North, Conway).
Mr. Fryar is a renowned topiary artist and will demonstrate his unique
talent as he talks about his work and the recent documentary of his
life, A Man Called Pearl.
Tickets are just $10 and include refreshments prepared by students of the
Academy for Technology and Academics. To purchase tickets, call Clemson
Extension at 365-6715 or they may be purchased at the door (cash & check
only).

Check out the website at:
www.fryarstopiaries.com<http://www.fryarstopiaries.com/>

Conway Professional Lunch
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When

Wednesday, March 3, 2010 11:45 PM 20100304T044500Z

Details

Come and join us for a great networking opportunity. We meet twice each
month and the first meeting is always a member spotlight. This month will be Dennis Wolterding from Mercy Care. Dennis has been with the group from it’s inception and we look forward to learning more about Dennis and his newposition with Mercy.

Bring your business cards and join us for a great time and good food.

Contact Sue White at 843-246-0136 with your questions.

Where

El Cerro Grande
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Highway 501
Conway, SC
(843) 365-4001

Subject: What is Social Bookmarking and Can It Benefit My Business?

Have you ever heard the team Social Bookmarking? Have you ever wondered if
this is something that could help you increase your business?

Social bookmarking is a method for Internet users to share, organize,
search, and manage bookmarks of web resources. Unlike file sharing, the
resources themselves aren’t shared, merely bookmarks that reference them.

In this webinar, we will discuss:

* The concept of social bookmarking and how it can be used to drive
traffic to your blogs and/or articles.

* Is bookmarking right for you and your Business.

* What are the best bookmarking sites and shortcuts that will help
you post quickly and easily to these sites.

Where: Webinar – your office

Title: Social Bookmarking – Is it right for you?

Date: Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Time: 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm EST

Cost: $0.00

Registration Link:

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/690915011

First United Methodist Church

1001 Fifth Avenue Conway

fumcconway.org

presents

THE GREENVILLE BRASS QUINTET 

 A free concert of music for brass and organ with members of the Greenville, South Carolina Symphony and Billy Fallaw, organist featuring Grand Choeur Dialogue by Eugene Gigout and Toccata from Symphony V by Charles Marie Widor.

Sunday, April 11 at 5:00 P.M.

Come and see whay Agape Senior is one of South Carolina’s most preferred assisted living providers.

Open House

Sunday, February 28th from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Agape Senior – Conway Assisted Living is located at 2320 Highway 378 in Conway, SC

For more information, call 843.397.2273 or log on to www.agapesenior.com

ECO-Art Walk March 6th! 10 am to 5 pm

The focus of CREATE! Conway’s ECO-Art Walk is the environment and how we can use our artistic expression to raise the awareness for the need to “reduce and reuse” and “create” a better life for future generations. Come downtown and enjoy a very special art and music event featuring local artists and musicians presenting and performing in venues throughout downtown Conway, SC.

• Watch artists create landscape paintings.
• See wheel thrown pottery made right before your eyes.

• Learn about the Waccamaw River and experience an eco friendly boat tour.
• Relax at a wine tasting while enjoying Conway’s local flavor.
• Listen to local musicians performing in downtown venues.
• Watch as local glass blowers create colorful vases from recycled glass.
• Explore our boutiques, antique and specialty stores.
• Savor one of our award winning restaurants.
• Meet artists that create works of art from recycled bottles and other cast off materials.
• See the “Blue Ribbon” award winning quilts from the Quilt Gala on exhibit at the Horry County Museum.
• Dine downtown after the Art Walk then take in a play at the Theatre of the Republic.

Maps will be available for download at http://conwayartdistrict.blogspot.com  or copies will be at all participating retailers.

Call Barbara Streeter at 843.248.4527 for more information or email popsglass@aol.com.

Grey Gardens, The Musical

Carolina Forest HS Fine Arts Department

February 20th, 2010

www.greygardensinfo.com

94.9 The Surf will be at Thee Furniture Warehouse in Shallotte on Saturday morning at 9 as Ray counts down the Top 40 (cancelled last week due to snow). Keep it tuned to 94.9 as we’ll broadcast the Clemson v Virginia basketball game Saturday afternoon at 4 (pre-game show at 3:30). Wednesday we’ll air the Clemson v Maryland game at 9 PM (Pre-game show at 8:30). Our guest Sunday morning will be the Autism Advocate Foundation.