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There’s a lot to celebrate in Arkansas and this is the perfect weekend to share some of our Southern hospitality and events with your out of town holiday guests. Here are seven events happening around the state this weekend.
Viewing of the Trumpeter Swans ~ Heber Springs
A wintering population of trumpeter swans descends on Magness Lake, located east of Heber Springs, each year. It’s a scientific mystery why more than 100 of these birds flock to Heber Springs from their Midwestern homes, but their arrival makes for an exciting birding experience. Their stay extends from late November through February. Read more about the swans here.
A play by Rick Elise based on the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, music by Wayne Barker. A wildly innovative, Tony Award-winning retelling of how an angst-ridden orphan became the immortal Peter Pan. Critically acclaimed for its mix of “lighthearted brilliance and existential shadow” (The New Yorker)—with a dozen actors juggling stagecraft, music and 100 characters. TheatreSquared’s epic-scale co-production with the Arkansas Repertory Theater will delight audiences of every age.
Thursday, Dec. 03, 2015 – Sunday, Jan. 03, 2016
Walton Arts Center’s Nadine Baum Studios
Fayetteville, AR http://theatre2.org/
A Christmas Story ~ Searcy
Humorist Jean Shepherd’s memoir of growing up in the Midwest in the 1940s follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker in his quest to get a genuine Red Ryder BB gun under the tree for Christmas.
Friday, Dec. 18, 2015 – Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015
Center on the Square
Searcy, AR
Admission: $29 adults, $24 seniors/students (plus tax) www.centeronthesquare.org
Photo courtesy of Arkansas Symphony Orchestra
Arkansas Symphony Pops Live! Holiday Pops With the ASO ~ Little Rock
The ASO’s most popular and longest running tradition brings holiday cheer to music lovers of all ages. Featuring holiday music you know and the best artists from around the state – and beyond – this concert is an ASO favorite and the best way to settle in to the most wonderful time of the year with the whole family! Friday Evening – 7:30 p.m. Saturday Evening – 7:30 p.m. Sunday Matinee – 3 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 18, 2015 – Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015
Connor Performing Arts Center
Little Rock, AR
Admission: $19-58 adults; $10 student/active military; kids free on Sundays www.arkansassymphony.org
White Christmas ~ Jonesboro
Two World War II Vets become partners in a song-and-dance comedy with two singing and dancing sisters – combined with Irving Berlin’s music – and you have classic Christmas movie on the forum stage.
Friday, Dec. 18, 2015 – Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015
7:30 p.m.
The Forum Theatre
Jonesboro, AR
Admission: $15 adults $8 kids www.foajonesboro.org/home/tickets
Christmas with the Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra ~ Bentonville
One of the region’s finest Christmas programs featuring the Arkansas Philharmonic Youth Orchestras and choruses of Bentonville Junior High Schools, including a great variety of your holiday favorites.
Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Faulkner Performing Arts Center
Bentonville, AR
Admission: $25 for adults, $10 for college, $5 for students, $30 at the door www.arphil.org
Christmastime in Arkansas ~ Hot Springs
Holiday concert featuring country superstar Justin Moore, Ned Perme and the Ned Perme Band, and other great Arkansas artists celebrating the Christmas season.
Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015
7 p.m.
Hot Springs Convention Center
Hot Springs, AR http://www.hotsprings.org/events/event/1723/
Cover photo courtesy of Arkansas Parks and Tourism
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