2-Month Events Calendar
September – October 2022
Events sometimes change. Call or email ahead to be sure.
Sep 1 (1st Thursday) – First Thursday Happy Hour, 5:00 pm. Location: 1229Shine, 1229 Shine Ave, Myrtle Beach (Market Common). For more information, contact Chris Carr at christine.k.carr@gmail.com or Dr Saxena at scsaxen@gmail.com.
Sep 5 – Labor Day holiday
Sep 5 (1st Monday) – HCDP Faith Caucus, 7:00 pm virtually. For info, contact Cedric Blain-Spain at Cblainspain.stateec@gmail.com.
Sep 6 (1st Tuesday) – South Side Democrats Network Club. Meets virtually at 7:00 pm. For info, contact Cedric Blain-Spain at Cblainspain.stateec@gmail.com.
Sep 8 (2nd Thursday) – South Enders Democratic Club, 5:00pm. Location All Souls Waccamaw Unitarian Universalist Church, 7185 Hwy 707 (across from the Socastee Post Office. Guest speakers: TBA. For more info, contact Rick at info@southenders.org.
Sep 9 (2nd Friday) – Beach Dems Breakfast RETURNS, 8:30 am at Friendly’s Restaurant, 4705 N Kings Hwy, Myrtle Beach. Featuring our 3 candidates for the SC House: Ashlyn Preaux, #61, Ernest Carson, #68 and Ryan Thompson, #106! For information, contact Sally at sallyphoward@aol.com.
Sep 9 (2nd Friday, alternating months) – Northwest Action Dems, 3:00 pm at the Loris Library. For information, contact Shirley Vaught at 843-283-7851.
Sep 14 (2nd Wednesday) – Gun Sense Committee, NO MEETING THIS MONTH. Please attend the Shore dinner and volunteer to help at the North Myrtle Beach Italian/Irish festival booth on Sep 24 (North Strand Dems) For more info, contact Henry Garbelman at hengar45@gmail.com.
Sep 14 (Wednesday this month) – Carolina Forest Democratic Club, 5:30 pm (Normally 2nd Tuesday). Location: Carolina Forest Library. For info, contact Cathy T at cath26@gmail.com.
Sep 15 (3rd Thursdays) – DWCHC – Democratic Women’s Council of Horry County. Environmental speaker to be announced. Present changes in bylaws and DWC Scholarship Project. For details and to learn more about us visit www.dwchc.com.
Sep 17 (Saturday) – Constitution Day and Citizenship Day observed.
Sep 17 (Saturday) – Aynor Harvest Hoe-Down Festival, 11am – 5pm.
Sep 23 (Friday) – 10th Annual SHORE Dinner – Let’s Make “Good Trouble”. 6:00 pm Reception; 7:00 pm Dinner. Dunes golf & Beach Club, 9000 N. Ocean Blvd, Myrtle Beach SC. To place Program Ads or purchase Dinner Tickets ($99), visit https://horrydemocrats.org/shore-dinner-reservation-2022/. Questions? Contact Nancy Anderson at 843-340-1595 or votedems@sccoast.net.
Sep 24 (Saturday) – Join the North Strand Democrats in their tent at the Irish Italian Festival on Main Street in North Myrtle Beach, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. Candidates are encouraged to come and campaign under our tent. We will promote the Democratic platform and register voters. For info, contact Verlene DeWitt at bigvbd@gmail.com.
Sep 26 (4th Monday) – Westside Democrats meets 4th Monday at 5:30 pm in the HCDP Office, 311c Beaty St, Conway. Contact Scott Pleasant at scottplez@yahoo.com.
Sep 26 (Last Monday) – Grand Strand Young Democrats, 6:30 pm. Virtual event – Join the Grand Strand Young Democrats (covering Horry and Georgetown counties) every last Monday of the month! Sign up for SCDP-wide events at www.mobilize.us. For information, contact DaVita Foushee at 3rdvicechairhcdp@gmail.com.
Sep 27 (Tuesday) – HCDP Poll Watcher Training (In-person) at 10:00 am. Limited reserved seating — Leave your contact info on the office phone 843 488-4237 to save a seat.
Sep 29 (Thursday) – North Strand Democrats, 5pm. Meets the last Thursday monthly at the North Myrtle Beach Library. Guest Speaker: TBA. For info, contact Verlene DeWitt at bigvbd@gmail.com.
Oct 1 (Saturday) – Surfside Beach Family Festival, 10am – 4pm.
Oct 3 (1st Monday) – HCDP Faith Caucus, 7:00 pm virtually. For info, contact Cedric Blain-Spain at Cblainspain.stateec@gmail.com.
Oct 4 (1st Tuesday) – South Side Democrats Network Club. Meets virtually at 7:00 pm. For info, contact Cedric Blain-Spain at Cblainspain.stateec@gmail.com.
Oct 6 (Thursday) – HCDP Poll Watcher Training (In-person) at 2:00 pm. Limited reserved seating — Leave your contact info on the office phone 843 488-4237 to save a seat.
Oct 6 (1st Thursday) – First Thursday Happy Hour, 5:00 pm. Location: Walk-Ons (501) 61 Rodeo Dr, Myrtle Beach. For more information, contact Chris Carr at christine.k.carr@gmail.com or Dr Saxena at scsaxen@gmail.com.
Oct 7 (Friday) – Last day for new SC voters to register in person to vote in the Nov 8 general election.
Oct 8 (Saturday) – HCDP Poll Watcher Training (In-person) at 4:00 pm. Limited reserved seating — Leave your contact info on the office phone 843 488-4237 to save a seat.
Oct 8-9 (Saturday-Sunday) – Little River ShrimpFest, 9am – 5pm.
Oct 10 – Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples’ holiday
Oct 10 (Monday) – HCDP Executive Committee (EC), 6:00 pm. Govt & Judicial Bldg, 1301 2nd Ave, Conway.
Oct 10 (Monday) – Mail-In Absentee Voting begins
Oct 11 (2nd Tuesday) – Carolina Forest Democratic Club, 5:30 pm. Carolina Forest Library. For info, contact Cathy T at cath26@gmail.com..
Oct 12 (2nd Wednesday) – Gun Sense Committee, 10 am via Zoom, For more info, contact Henry Garbelman at hengar45@gmail.com.
Oct 13 (2nd Thursday) – South Enders Democratic Club, 5:00 pm. Location: TBD. For info, contact Rick at info@southenders.org
Oct 14 (2nd Friday) – Beach Dems Breakfast, 8:30 am at Friendly’s Restaurant, 4705 N Kings Hwy, Myrtle Beach. For information, contact Sally at sallyphoward@aol.com.
Oct 15 (Saturday) – ENGAGE HORRY – 9:00 am – 2:00 pm at the James R Frazier Community Center, 1370 Bucksport Road, Bucksport SC. More details soon.
Oct 15 (Saturday) – Loris Bog-Off Festival, 9am – 9pm.
Oct 20 (3rd Thursdays) – DWCHC- Democratic Women’s Council of Horry County, 5:30pm. For details and to learn more about us visit www.dwchc.com.
Oct 24 (Monday) – Early Voting period begins (2 weeks) – 7 locations in Horry.
Monday thru Saturday, 8:30 am – 6:00 pm.
Oct 24 (4th Monday) – Westside Democrats meets 4th Monday at 5:30 pm in the HCDP Office, 311c Beaty St, Conway. Contact Scott Pleasant at scottplez@yahoo.com.
Oct 27 (4thThursday) – North Strand Democrats, 5pm. Meets the last Thursday monthly at the North Myrtle Beach Library. Guest Speaker: TBA. For info, contact Verlene DeWitt at bigvbd@gmail.com.
Oct 29 (Saturday) – Freewoods Farm Fall Festival (Burgess Community), 10am-4pm.
Oct 31 (Last Monday) – Grand Strand Young Democrats, 6:30 pm. Virtual event – Join the Grand Strand Young Democrats (covering Horry and Georgetown counties) every last Monday of the month! Sign up for SCDP-wide events at www.mobilize.us. For information, contact DaVita Foushee at 3rdvicechairhcdp@gmail.com.
LOOKING AHEAD
Nov 8 (Tuesday) – 2022 General Election. Precinct polls open 7am – 7pm
