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