Beach Blast! Christian Music Festival

May 19, 2012
@ Downtown Myrtle Beach, between 8th & 9th Avenues North on Ocean Boulevard

Beach Blast! is back and better than ever! TobyMac returns to the Beach Blast! Christian Music Festival, along with Third Day, RED, Jamie Grace, Royal Tailor, emcee KJ-52, motivational speaker Nick Hall, plus a new and exciting feature – Outcast BMX, a freestyle bicycle stunt team. Join us for lots of fun on the beach, including exciting oceanfront activities by Beach Activities Inc. Tickets now on sale.

51st Annual Canadian-American Days Festival

March 10-18, 2012
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Interested in promoting your business to more than 4,000 locals, snowbirds and Canadian visitors? For a mere $75, Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce members can exhibit at the 51st Annual Canadian-American Days Festival Celebration Expo on Friday, March 16, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Coastal Grand Mall. You’ll receive a 6-foot skirted table and two chairs. A 110(v) electricity outlet will be an additional $50. 

Submit an exhibitor form today. Deadline is 2 p.m. Feb. 24 to submit an application. 

U.S. Chamber Transportation Meeting

Feb. 23 ~ 4:30 p.m.
@ MBACC Boardroom, 1200 N. Oak St., Myrtle Beach
RSVP to (843) 916-7219 or Kathy.Richardson@VisitMyrtleBeach.com by Feb. 21

MBACC Legislative Policy Council will host Alex Herrgott, director of Transportation & Infrastructure with the U.S. Chamber, to discuss the Make Transportation Job #1 campaign. This campaign is dedicated to maintaining the grassroots momentum and work to propel a multiyear surface bill across the finish line before the expiration of the extension on March 31, 2012.
Discussion items will include:
1) Legislative update regarding status of House and Senate Transportation Bills
2) Hear about transportation and infrastructure issues facing your local chamber/community
3) Talk about Make Transportation Job #1 campaign

Make Transportation Job #1 campaign, sponsored by U.S. Chamber-led Americans for Transportation Mobility Coalition, includes a six figure ad campaign in Washington, D.C. and districts around the country which started Feb. 12. You can view the TV ads on the U.S. Chamber’s YouTube Channel:
– New Leadership: Make Transportation Job #1
– Bipartisan: Make Transportation Job #1
– Radio Spot