HIGHLIGHTS
Dec. 19
DROP-IN TOUR — Collection Highlights, 11:30 a.m., Architecture, 1 p.m. Main Lobby at Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org. DROP-IN ARTMAKING — 1-4 p.m., Durand/Estes Rooms at Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org. “THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER” — What changes when the worst kids in the world infiltrate the church Christmas pageant, 2 p.m., Arkansas Public Theatre, 116 S. Second St. in Rogers. $15-$35. arkansaspublictheatre.org or 631-8988. “MEAN GIRLS” — 2 p.m., Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $41-$125. 443-5600, waltonartscenter.org; meangirlsonbroadway.com . VINTAGE CHRISTMAS CARD DISPLAY — With collector Bob Underdown, 2-4 p.m., Headquarters House in Fayetteville. Free. Hosted by the Washington County Historical Society. Email [email protected]. “A CHRISTMAS CAROL” — An adaptation by Bob Ford and Amy Herzberg, 2 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, 7 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, through Dec. 26, TheatreSquared at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St., Fayetteville. $10-$54. 777-7477 or theatre2.org. EAGLE WATCH CRUISE — 3 p.m. Dec. 19, 23, 26, 27, 31, Rocky Branch Marina near Rogers. Hosted by Hobbs State Park. $7.50-$15 in advance at 789-5000.
Dec. 20
DROP-IN TOUR — Collection Highlights, 11:30 a.m., Main Lobby at Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org. DROP-IN TOUR — Big Picture: Art, Architecture & Nature, 11:30 a.m., Main Lobby at Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335 or crystal-bridges.org . DROP-IN TOUR — Architecture, 1 p.m., Main Lobby at Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335 or crystal-bridges.org . SPANISH/ENGLISH STORY TIME — 4 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library via Facebook Live. Free. faylib.org. SUNSET TAI CHI — 6:30 p.m., Great Hall at Crystal Bridges Museum. $5. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.
Dec. 21
“CHRISTMAS-Y CRIME SCENE” WINTER CAMPS — 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. Dec. 21-22, United States Marshals Museum, 789 Riverfront Drive in Fort Smith. Camps on Dec. 21 for elementary children and on Dec. 22 for families with elementary children. $25-$30 at stubs.net. usmmuseum.org. DULCIMER MUSIC — With Gary McCarty, 10-11 a.m., Bella Vista Public Library. Free. bvpl.org. FAMILY STORY TIME — Cookies for Santa, 5:30 p.m., Bella Vista Public Library. Free. bvpl.org. WE KNOW WHODUNIT BOOK CLUB — “The Other Black Girl” by Zakiya Dalila Harris, 6 p.m., Springdale Public Library. Free. springdalelibrary.org. “THE HEART OF CHRISTMAS” — Songs and Stories of the Season with Rob Sutton, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 21-23, 6 & 8 p.m. Dec. 26, TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring St. in Fayetteville. $41-$54.777-7477, theatre2.org.
Dec. 22
WAC BLOOD DRIVE — 10 a.m.-4 p.m., with performances by pianist Lisa Auten, 10:30 a.m.-noon; harpist Beth Stockdell, 12:30-2 p.m.; and cellist Christian Serrano-Torres, 2:30-4 p.m., Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. Donation appointments are still available and can be made at redcrossblood.org. MINDFUL MEDITATION — 11:15 a.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org. Drop-In Tour — Sculpture, 1 p.m., Garrison Lobby at Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335 or crystal-bridges.org .
Dec. 23
DROP-IN TOUR — Collection Highlights, 11:30 a.m., Architecture, 1 p.m. Main Lobby at Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org. CHISPAS SPANISH STORY TIME — For families, 4 p.m., Springdale Public Library. Free. springdalelibrary.org. HOT CHOCOLATE DROP-IN — For teens, 6 p.m., Rogers Public Library.Free. rogerspubliclibrary.org.
Dec. 24
DROP-IN TOUR — Big Picture: Art, Architecture & Nature, 11:30 a.m., Main Lobby at Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335 or crystal-bridges.org . DROP-IN TOUR — Sculpture, 1 p.m., Garrison Lobby at Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335 or crystal-bridges.org .
Dec. 25
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Dec. 26
DROP-IN TOUR — Collection Highlights, 11:30 a.m., Main Lobby at Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org. DROP-IN TOUR — Architecture, 1 p.m., Main Lobby at Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335 or crystal-bridges.org . DROP-IN ARTMAKING — 1-4 p.m., Durand/Estes Rooms at Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.
On Show
“A PATRIOTIC CHRISTMAS” — With the Hawkins House decorated for a turn-of-the-20th-century Christmas, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday through Dec. 31, Rogers Historical Museum. Closed Dec. 23-25 & Dec. 31-Jan. 1. Free. 621-1154 or rogershistoricalmuseum.org . NORTH FOREST LIGHTS — Through Jan. 2, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, 600 Museum Way, Bentonville. $7-$22; kids 6 and younger free. 657-2335 or crystal-bridges.org . “SELENA FOREVER/SIEMPRE SELENA” — Through Jan. 10, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, 600 Museum Way, Bentonville. Free. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org. “GEAR UP: THE SCIENCE OF BIKES” — Through Jan. 10, Scott Family Amazeum in Bentonville. “Gear Up” contains display bikes from the 1930s through present day and hands-on experiences that demonstrate the forces at play when riding a bicycle.$10. amazeum.org. “THRIFT STYLE” — A traveling exhibit from Exhibits USA that explores the reuse of feed sacks to make clothing and other household objects, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday through Jan. 19, Rogers Historical Museum. Closed Christmas Day & New Year’s Day. Free. 621-1154 or rogershistoricalmuseum.org. “THE LOST HIGHWAY” — A collection of sculptures of the mom-and-pop businesses the interstate bypassed, by David Malcolm Rose, through Jan. 30, Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. Free. 784-2787 or fsram.org. “SEEN THROUGH HER WARDROBE” — An exhibit on the life and times of Springdale resident Annabel Apple-gate Searcy (1897–1980), 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday through April 26, Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale. Closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.Free. shilohmuseum.org.