2-Month Events Calendar
March – April 2024
Events sometimes change. Call or email ahead to be sure.
Mar 4 (1st Monday) – HCDP Faith Caucus. Meets virtually at 630 pm. For info, contact Cedric Blain-Spain at Cblainspain.stateec@gmail.com.
Mar 5 (1st Tuesday) – South Side Democrats Network Club. Meets virtually at 6:30 pm. For info, contact Cedric Blain-Spain at Cblainspain.stateec@gmail.com.
Mar 8 (2nd Friday) – Beach Dems, 12 noon. Friendly’s, 4705 North Kings Hwy, Myrtle Beach. Guest speaker: Michelle Brandt, Low Country Organizer for Planned Parenthood and SCDP 3rd Vice Chair. For information, contact Sally at sallyphoward@aol.com.
Mar 9 (Saturday) – HCDP County Convention, 9:45 – noon. Location: Academy for Technology and Academics, 5639 Hwy 701N, Conway. The Horry County Democratic Party invites all Democrats who are registered voters to the annual county convention. Help us elect county party leaders and organize to elect more Democrats.
Mar 12 (2nd Tuesday) – Carolina Forest Democrats, 5:30 pm at the Carolina Forest Library. Guest speaker: Mal Hyman, Democratic Candidate for US Congress, SC District 7. For more info, contact Cathy at cath26@gmail.com.
Mar 14 (2nd Thursday, alternating months) – Northwest Action Dems, 3:00 pm at the Loris Library. For information, contact Shirley Vaught at 843-283-7851.
Mar 14 (2nd Thursday) – South Enders Democratic Club, 5:30 pm. Location: All Souls Waccamaw Unitarian Universalist Church, 7185 Hwy 707 across from the Socastee PO. For info, contact us at info@southenders.org
Mar 16 (Saturday) – North Strand Democrats and HCDP’s Gun Sense Committee at the St Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival, Main Street, North Myrtle Beach, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. Candidates are invited to share their literature and greet potential voters. We will also register voters, promote the Gun Sense campaign for sensible gun legislation and practices, and promote the Democratic Party. Volunteers needed to staff the booth for 2-hour shifts. Contact Henry Garbelman at hengar45@gmail.com.
Mar 16 (Saturday) – HCDP at Freewood Farms Festival, 11:00 am-5:00 pm.Location: 9989-10091 Freewood Farm Rd, Myrtle Beach (actually Socastee, just off Hwy 707). We will be in the barn, out of any weather. This is a Voter Registration event for us. Volunteers needed. Call Bruce Fischer at 631-946-1249.
Mar 16 (Saturday) @ Noon – 2024 filing opens for candidates for US House of Reps, State Senate, State House of Reps, some County Council and School Boards Districts, and various other local offices. After 2 weeks, filing closes on Monday, April 1 at Noon.
Mar 18 (3rd Monday) Voter Protection Committee, 2:30 pm via Zoom. If not yet a member, please call the office (843-488-4237) and leave your contact information to receive a link.
Mar 21 (3rd Thursday) – Democratic Women’s Council of Horry County, 5 – 7 pm. Location: online Zoom meeting. Women’s History Month Guest speaker: Karen Kedrowski, Director, Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women Politics Professor of Political Science, Iowa State University. For more details check our website at https://www.dwchc.com/ or our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/dwchc/
Mar 25 (4th Monday) – Westside Democrats meets Monday at 5:30 pm in the HCDP Office, 311c Beaty St, Conway. Contact Gerald Michael Jr at gman5372@gmail.com.
March 26 (Tuesday) 5:00 pm– HCDP Fundraising Committee. (Meets virtually each month) Volunteers needed. Email Cblainspain.stateec@gmail.com with Yes in the Subject or call the HCDP Office at 843-488-HCDP (4237) to leave your name, phone number, and email address, only if you’re responding Yes.
Mar 28 (Last Thursday) – North Strand Democrats, 5:30 pm. North Myrtle Beach Library. For info, contact Verlene DeWitt at bigvbd@gmail.com. [Note time change for March and April meetings.]
Note: NO Gun Sense committee meeting until July 10, 2024 – 10 am via Zoom. For more info, contact Henry Garbelman at hengar45@gmail.com.
Apr 1 (Monday) @ Noon – 2024 filing closes for candidates for US House of Reps, State Senate, State House of Reps, some County Council and School Boards Districts, and various other local offices.
Apr 1 (1st Monday) – HCDP Faith Caucus. Meets virtually at 630 pm. For info, contact Cedric Blain-Spain at Cblainspain.stateec@gmail.com.
Apr 2 (1st Tuesday) – South Side Democrats Network Club. Meets virtually at 6:30 pm. For info, contact Cedric Blain-Spain at Cblainspain.stateec@gmail.com.
Apr 8 (2nd Monday quarterly) – HCDP Executive Committee meeting. Govt & Judicial Bldg, 1301 2nd Ave, Conway. For more info, call the HCDP office at 843-488-4237. All Democrats are welcome.
Apr 9 (2nd Tuesday) – Carolina Forest Democrats, 5:30 pm at the Carolina Forest Library. For more info, contact Cathy at cath26@gmail.com.
Apr 11 (2nd Thursday) – South Enders Democratic Club, 5:30 pm. Location: All Souls Waccamaw Unitarian Universalist Church, 7185 Hwy 707 across from the Socastee PO. For info, contact us at info@southenders.org
Apr 12 (2nd Friday) – Beach Dems, 12 noon. Friendly’s, 4705 North Kings Hwy, Myrtle Beach. Guest speaker: Joshua Malkin, Senior Policy Advisor, ACLU. For information, contact Sally at sallyphoward@aol.com.
Apr 15 (3rd Monday) Voter Protection Committee, 2:30 pm via Zoom. If not yet a member, please call the office (843-488-4237) and leave your contact information to receive a link.
Apr 18 (3rd Thursday) – Democratic Women’s Council of Horry County, 5:00–7:00 pm. Location: TBD. For more details check our website at https://www.dwchc.com/ or our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/dwchc/
Apr 22 (4th Monday) – Westside Democrats meets Monday at 5:30 pm in the HCDP Office, 311c Beaty St, Conway. Contact Gerald Michael Jr at gman5372@gmail.com.
Apr 23 (Tuesday) 5:00 pm– HCDP Fundraising Committee. (Meets virtually each month) Volunteers needed. Email Cblainspain.stateec@gmail.com with Yes in the Subject or call the HCDP Office at 843-488-HCDP (4237) to leave your name, phone number, and email address, only if you’re responding Yes.
Apr 25 (Last Thursday) – North Strand Democrats, 5:30 pm. North Myrtle Beach Library. For info, contact Verlene DeWitt at bigvbd@gmail.com. [Note time change for April meeting.]
Coming soon:
May 11 (2nd Thursday, alternating months) – Northwest Action Dems, 3:00 pm at the Loris Library. For information, contact Shirley Vaught at 843-283-7851.
May 28 (Tuesday) – Early Voting for Jun 11 Statewide Primaries, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm through Friday, Jun 7. Closed weekends and holidays. Horry County polling locations TBD.