’Tis The Season

Holiday events continue around the area

Themed tours of the 1895 Hawkins House, decorated by Terrilyn Wendling, through Dec. 31 at Rogers Historical Museum. Free. 621-1154.
Themed tours of the 1895 Hawkins House, decorated by Terrilyn Wendling, through Dec. 31 at Rogers Historical Museum. Free. 621-1154.

TODAY

TOP Christmas Dance Spectacular - Competition 4-10 p.m. today and 8 a.m.-10 p.m.

Saturday and dance workshop 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. The Aud in Eureka Springs. 316-258-4789 or talentonparade.com.

Santa at Northwest Arkansas Mall - Through Dec. 24 at Northwest Arkansas Mall in Fayetteville. Santa visits are open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Mondays through Saturdays with a break from 3 to 4 p.m.

and Sundays from noon to 6 p.m. with a break from 3 to 3:30 p.m. northwestarkansasmall.com.

Photos with Santa - Through Dec. 24 at the food pavilion at Pinnacle Hills Promenade in Rogers. Visits available 10 a.m.-1 p.m., 2-5 p.m.

and 6-8 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and noon-2:30 p.m.

and 3:30-6 p.m. Sundays.

Christmas Eve hours are 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 1:30-5 p.m.

Dec. 24. pinnaclehillspromenade.com.

Lights of the Ozarks - Lights come on at 5 p.m. on the downtown Fayetteville square through Dec. 31. Activities include camel rides, carriage rides, pony rides and visits with Santa. thelightsofthe ozarks.com.

Harrison City of Lights - Featuring holiday lights at the Boone County Courthouse and downtown Harrison square, through Dec. 31. 870-741-2566.

Annual Trail of Holiday Lights - Today through Jan. 1 in the historic downtown square in Ozark. 667-2949 or ozark chamberofcommerce.com.

Ice Skating at Lawrence Plaza - Through Jan. 20 at Lawrence Plaza in Bentonville.

bentonvillear.com.

Fort Smith Holiday of Lights - Through Dec. 31 in Fort Smith. fortsmith.org.

Holiday Hoopla - Runs throughout December in Rogers. Activities are “OpenLate ’til 8” every Thursday with downtown businesses open until 8 p.m. and Santa on the Caboose 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

on Saturdays at the Frisco caboose. mainstreet rogers.com.

A County Fair Christmas - A drive-though holiday light spectacular, 6-9 p.m.

Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Dec. 22 at the Washington County Fairgrounds in Fayetteville. $5 per car. 521-5776 or thelightsoftheozarks.

com.

SATURDAY

Women’s Holiday Show - Featuring crafts, clothes, cookware, skincare, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday at the Holiday Inn in Rogers.

Holiday Market - Saturday through Dec. 14 at Center for Art and Education in Van Buren. 474-7767.

Living Windows and Lighting of Courthouse - Live window displays on Van Buren’s Historic Main Street depicting Van Buren’s colorful history at 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Lighting of the Courthouse at 6 p.m. and the Festival of Trees will also be Saturday. Call 410-1024 formore information on Living Windows, 474-1511 for more information on the Lighting of the Courthouse, or 474-2761 for more information on the Festival of Trees.

Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in the Christmas Forest - Featuring 30 trees decorated by area nonprofi ts, 6 p.m. Saturday in the Crescent Hotel Garden in Eureka Springs.

877-342-9766 or crescenthotel.

com.

Light Up Siloam Springs and Siloam Springs Christmas Parade - 6 p.m. Saturday in Siloam Springs. 524-4011.

Movie Night at Lawrence Plaza - “Meet Me in St.

Louis” at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Lawrence Plaza in Bentonville.

bentonvillear.com.

Gardenland Express - Featuring garden scale model trains in a winter wonderland setting, visits from Santa Claus, holiday refreshments and outdoor rides for young children on the Rowan Express barrel train. 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 8 and 15, and 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9 and 16. $4 four adults and $2 for chidren.

Dec. 1 activities include the Holiday Farmer’s Market, a 10a.m. wreath making class for adults and a 1:30 p.m. wildlife ornaments class for families.

Botanical Garden of the Ozarks.

750-2620 or bgozarks.org.

Dazzling Village Lights - Featuring lighted trees and outdoor holiday decor Saturday through Jan. 3 at Kingsdale Complex at Riordan Hall.

Opening day festivities 2-6 p.m.

include music, live performances, crafts, photos with Santa, food, a silent auction and toy drive. 855-5019.

SUNDAY

Santa’s Brunch - 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, featuring holiday entertainment and brunch with Santa, at the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs.

Reservations required.

253-9652.

Block Street Bizarre - Noon-4 p.m. Sunday on Block Avenue, featuring outdoor marshmallow toasting, visits from the Grinch, photos with Pierre Noel, holiday open houses at Block Street Businesses, sales, trunk shows and a scavenger hunt. blockstreet [email protected].

Stories for the Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Dinner in the 1886 Steakhouse with entertainment of seasonal stories old and new performed by professional actors, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Monday and Wednesday at the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs. crescenthotel.com.

MONDAY

Noon Holiday Performance - Noon Monday through Wednesday and Dec. 7 in the Crystal Ballroom at the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs during lunch. crescenthotel.

com.

Rogers Christmas Parade - “Winter Wonderland” theme, 7 p.m. Monday at Poplar, First and Walnut streets in downtown Rogers. mainstreetrogers.

com.

TUESDAY

Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” - Featuring a fully costumed Victorian-parlor style dramatic reading of the this Christmas story, 6 p.m.

Tuesday at the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs. Reservations required. 253-5296.

WEDNESDAY

Celebration of Light - Events at First United Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12 and 19. Programs will be Celebration at the Manger on Wednesday, The First Noel on Dec. 12 and Fa-La-La and other Favorite Christmas Songs on Dec. 19. Events are free and include dinner and view of life-size Nativity scene at the church created by Leilani Law.

442-4411 or fupcfay.org.

THURSDAY

Choral Concert - Live performance by the Ozarks Chorale at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Crystal Ballroom at the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs. crescenthotel.com.

DEC. 7

Choirs on the Square - Dec. 7 and Dec. 11 on Fayetteville square. thelightsofthe ozarks.com.

“Victorian Christmas” Open House - 6-8:30 p.m. Dec. 7 at Drennen-Scott Historic Site at 221 N. Third St. in Van Buren.

Event will show house as it was on Christmas Eve 1899 and include eggnog, wassail, food, horse-drawn carriage, a Victorian craft program and Christmas music. 262-2750.

DEC. 8

Bling in the Springs - Christmas decoration event, running through Dec. 8 in downtown Eureka Springs. 253-7333 or eurekasprings.org.

Whats Up, Pages 14 on 11/30/2012

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