Weekend List: 13 fun things to do in the Grand Strand, including the Beach Chicken Brawl, Surfside BBQ Festival, and Broadway KidzTime Festival
3.8.24 Grand Strand List
Happy weekend, y’all!
📆 Weekend Events
Friday, March 8
National Shag Dance Championships at the Spanish Galleon
Saturday, March 9
KidzTime Festival at Broadway at the Beach
National Shag Dance Championships at the Spanish Galleon
Yoga at the Hangout
Out of the Ark Educational Animal Experience at the Hangout
Guns & Hoses Charity Event at the Pelicans
Hotel California: A Salute to the Eagles at Alabama Theatre
Softball Beach Chicken Brawl Day 2 at CCU
Sunday, March 10
Italian pianist Alvise Pascucci at CCU
Softball Beach Chicken Brawl Day 3 at CCU
Save the Date
11th Annual Helicopter Easter Egg Drop and Egg Hunt at Thompson Farm on March 16
9th Annual Luck of the MarshWalk on March 17
Waccamaw Sportsman’s Expo in Conway on March 22 - 23 (this event was so cool last year!)
Seafood Risotto Cooking Workshop on March 22 at Butter + Whisk (this one is not yet sold out!)
Don’t Sleep on Merlot
Back in the early part of the third millennium, before we were inundated with the daily onslaught of personalized recommendations based on an algorithm, a movie called Sideways rocked modern culture with the assertion that Merlot was awful and Pinot Noir was the red wine you needed to profess your love to.
This went viral … and people stopped drinking Merlot.
The Sideways Effect is a real thing that influenced demand on Merlot - and wine companies stopped producing Merlot because people didn’t drink it.
Decades later, Merlot is recovering from the Sideways assault on this noble grape.
But here is the good news for you: Merlot is cheaper as a result. So you can find really fine Merlots on a wine list for incredibly affordable prices for the quality.
Merlot is a smooth, easy-drinking red wine that pairs well with food. Wine Folly notes, “Merlot wine matches with a wide variety of foods because of its position in the middle of the red wine spectrum.”
Emmolo Merlot + Joe’s Bar & Grille Steak Au Poivre or the Angus Beef Short Rib is a match even Miles would love.
Here are a few excellent bottles of Merlot you can pick at Total Wine:
Shopping Links
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