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6/24/2009
Tickets Available for the Fabulous 50s Festival Sock Hop
Tickets are available for the Fabulous 50s Festival sock hop, which will be held 7:30 p.m. July 24 at Studebaker’s in Myrtle Beach. The sock hop will feature 50s dance music, hula hoop and bubble gum blowing contests, heavy hors d’oeuvres, live auction, visit from Elvis, 50s impersonators and cash bar. Advance tickets may be purchased for $25 at Southern Portraits & Accents, Little River Chamber of Commerce and Legends in Concert or online at HorryACC.org. Tickets may also be purchased at the door. A limited number of tickets are available. The price includes a one-year membership to the Horry County Arts and Cultural Council, with proceeds benefiting the council. “Studebaker’s, with its history of shag competitions, is the perfect place for a sock hop,” said Diane DeVaughn Stokes, Fabulous 50s Festival chair. “Wear your 50s attire, dance the night away and be fully entertained for an evening you’ll remember for a long, long time.” The sock hop, a cultural feature of the 50s, was an informal dance at American high schools, typically held in the school gymnasium or cafeteria. The term “sock hop” was coined because dancers were required to remove their shoes to protect the varnished floors. Generally, records were played. For more information about the sock hop, visit MyrtleBeachFabulousFiftiesFestival.com or contact Stokes at (843) 626-7466. The Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce is partnering with the Horry County Arts and Cultural Council to introduce the annual Fabulous 50s Festival to the summer festival lineup. The Fabulous 50s Festival will be held Friday, July 24, and Saturday, July 25, with events throughout the Grand Strand.