• Join Horry County Democrats for happy hour from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday Nov. 3 at Handley’s Pub and Grub, 3873 Renee Drive, Carolina Forest. Handley’s is in the Kroger Shopping Center at the intersection of U.S. 501 and Carolina Forest Boulevard.
Happy hour specials are available for food and drink.
For more information, email Ian Guerin at Ian@IanGuerin.com.
• The North Strand Democratic Club meets from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday Nov. 8 at The Hideaway Lounge, 1021 Second Ave. N., North Myrtle Beach.
For more information, call Brian or Roberta at 272-6454.
Nonpartisan
• The League of Women Voters of Horry County meets at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Ryan’s Family Steakhouse on U.S. 501 West near Wal-Mart in Conway.
For more information, call Elizabeth at 742-2261.
Republicans
• The South Strand Republican Club is hosting a state legislative update breakfast with Sen. Ray Cleary and Rep. Nelson Hardwick, at 9 a.m. Saturday at Inlet Affairs Banquet and Catering on U.S. 17 Business, Murrells Inlet.
The group will discuss the results of a community survey, and hear from the legislators about proposals they plan to file in the upcoming legislative session. They will answer questions from the audience, and take suggestions for potential legislation.
Breakfast is free for those joining the group that day; $5 for members; and $10 for non-members.
Call Chuck Ottwell for a survey and breakfast reservations at 851-8030; or Jon Bonsignor at 385-3963.
• The GOP Patriots Club meets at 7 p.m. Nov. 1 at the Georgetown County Library on Cleland Street. State Rep. Thad Viers, a candidate for the new congressional district, will speak.
For more information, call Vikky Ferris, 344-3312.
• Conservatives for Responsible Government meets the third Thursday of each month.
For more information, call Carol Kinsman at 281-4522.
Tea Party
• The Myrtle Beach Tea Party is sponsoring a seminar entitled “Free Market Solutions to Today’s Economic Problems,” from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, at Rotelli’s on U.S. 501 near Coastal Carolina University.
For more information, e-mail Art Chartier at infombtp@gmail.com.
• The Myrtle Beach Tea Party is hosting for Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich at a barbecue at noon Saturday at the Chesterfield Inn, 700 N. Ocean Blvd., Myrtle Beach.
For more information, e-mail Art Chartier at infombtp@gmail.com.