2 WHAT'S UP!
DECEMBER 11-17, 2022
An Entertainment Calendar
FYI
Dec. 11
HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE — 1-5 p.m.,
Fort Smith Main Library. Free.
fortsmithlibrary.org.
RARE & VINTAGE BOOK SALE —
1-5 p.m., Fort Smith Main Library.
fortsmithlibrary.org.
ARKANSAS' GREATEST HITS — With
photographer Tim Ernst, 2 p.m.,
Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.
org.
"IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, RIGHT?" —
2 p.m., Arts Live Theatre, 818 N. Sang
Ave. in Fayetteville. $10 & up. artslive-
theatre.com.
"A TUNA CHRISTMAS" — 2 p.m. Dec.
11; 8 p.m. Dec. 15-17; 2 p.m. Dec. 18,
Arkansas Public Theatre at the Victory
in Rogers. $25-$50. arkansaspublic-
theatre.org/tickets or 631-8988. The
Zephyr Blevins Gallery at the Victory
is showing "Fish in Any Medium"
during "A Tuna Christmas."
"THE ADDAMS FAMILY: THE MUSI-
CAL" — 3 p.m., Siloam Springs High
School Theatre. $10. osp.osmsinc.
com/SiloamSchools.
Dec. 12
DROP-IN TOUR: COLLECTION
HIGHLIGHTS — 11:30 a.m. Monday,
Thursday & Sunday, 2 p.m. Saturday,
Garrison Lobby at Crystal Bridges
Museum. Free. 657-2335 or crystal-
bridges.org.
DROP-IN TOUR: ARCHITECTURE — 1
p.m. Monday, Thursday, Sunday, Garri-
son Lobby at Crystal Bridges Museum.
Free. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.
NOT YOUR MAMA'S ROMANCE BOOK
CLUB — Book swap, 5 p.m., Bella Vista
Public Library. Free; bring a book.
bvpl.org.
YOGA AT FPL — 6 p.m., Fayetteville
Public Library. Free. faylib.org.
AUDITIONS — For "Little Shop of
Horrors," 7 p.m., Arkansas Public
Theatre at the Victory in Rogers. Show
dates are Feb. 10-26. arkansaspublic-
theatre.org/castingandvolunteering.
Dec. 13
MUSEUM AND ME — An hourlong
program for ages 3-5, the second
Tuesday of every month at the Rogers
Historical Museum. Sign up at roger-
shistoricalmuseum.org.
SECOND TUESDAY LUNCH & LEARN
— Noon, Rogers Public Library. Free.
rogerspubliclibrary.org.
NWA LETTER WRITERS — 4 p.m., Bella
Vista Public Library. Free. bvpl.org.
MINDFULNESS MEDITATION — 5:30
p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free.
faylib.org.
FIRST EDITION BOOK CLUB — "Every-
thing You Want Me to Be" by Mindy
Mejia, 6 p.m., Bentonville Public
Library. Free. bentonvillelibrary.org.
BOOKS & BREWS — "Sea of Tranquil-
ity" by Emily St. John Mandel, 6 p.m.,
El Sol Mexican Restaurant in Fayette-
ville. Hosted by Fayetteville Public
Library. Free. Register at faylib.org.
"EMERGE AT BREWS" — Part of a new
series created by the Writers' Colony
at Dairy Hollow, with host Michelle
Hannon and authors Zeek Taylor, Bill
McCloud, Samantha Jones, Darlene
Graf, Ruth Mitchell, Ruth Weinstein, and
Dan Morris as well as Writers-in-Res-
idence Justin Noga and Brendan
Bourque-Sheil, 7 p.m., Brews in Eureka
Springs. Free. writerscolony.org.
Dec. 14
DROP-IN TOUR: BIG PICTURE — Art,
architecture and nature, 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday, Friday & Saturday, Garri-
son Lobby at Crystal Bridges Museum.
Free. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.
GIFT WRAPPING FOR SENIORS —
Noon-4 p.m., Bentonville Public
Library. Free. bentonvillelibrary.org.
3 IN 30 — Three artworks in 30 minutes,
12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Friday & Satur-
day, Garrison Lobby at Crystal Bridges
Museum. Free. 657-2335 or crystal-
bridges.org.
DULCIMER MUSIC — With Gary McCa-
rty, 1-2 p.m., Bella Vista Public Library.
Free. bvpl.org.
Dec. 15
BOOK LOVERS CLUB — 10 a.m.-
noon, Fort Smith Main Library. Free.
fortsmithlibrary.org.
ANYONE CAN LEARN TO LETTER —
10:30 a.m.-noon, Fort Smith Windsor
Library. Free. fortsmithlibrary.org.
WE'RE HOOKED CRAFTING CLUB — 1
p.m., Bella Vista Public Library. Free.
bvpl.org.
CITIZENSHIP CLASSES — 3:30-5 p.m.,
Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.
org.
TRUE CRIME CLUB — 5:30 p.m., Bella
Vista Public Library. Free. bvpl.org.
COCKTAIL TOUR — Usonian Homes and
the Bachman-Wilson House, 6-7:30
p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. $20.
657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.
HUMANS OR AI: WHO'S IN CHARGE?
— With author Karen Kilroy, 6 p.m.,
Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.
org.
EVENING TALK — Gerald Torres and
Nico Albert, 6 p.m., Great Hall at Crys-
tal Bridges Museum. $15. 657-2335 or
crystalbridges.org.
Dec. 16
WINTER YOGA SERIES — Noon,
Bentonville Public Library. Free. Regis-
ter at bentonvillelibrary.org.
EVENINGS IN ELEVEN — 5 & 6 p.m.,
Eleven Restaurant at Crystal Bridges
Museum. $89. 657-2335 or crystal-
bridges.org.
ART BY THE GLASS — With Roxy Erick-
son, 6-8 p.m., Durand/Estes Rooms
at Crystal Bridges Museum. $30.
657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.
"THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
EVER" — 7 p.m. Dec. 16; and 3 & 7
p.m. Dec. 17, Trike Theatre, 902 S.W.
Second St. in Bentonville. $15. triket-
heatre.org/childrens-theatre-plays/
best-christmas-pageant-ever/.
Dec. 17
SUPER SATURDAY — The Kinders, 10
a.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free.
faylib.org.
MEDITATION AND ART — 10:30 a.m.,
Contemporary Art Gallery at Crystal
Bridges Museum. $5. 657-2335 or crys-
talbridges.org.
INTERACTIVE MOVIE — "The Polar
Express," 10:30 a.m., Fort Smith Miller
Library. Free. fortsmithlibrary.org.
Dec. 18
LET THERE BE LIGHT — Nature photog-
raphy by Steven Hunter, all day, Fort
Smith Main Library. Free. fortsmithli-
brary.org.
On Show
"MATH MOVES! EXPERIENCING
RATIO AND PROPORTION" — Allows
kids and families to "playfully investi-
gate ratios and proportions by using
their bodies and gestures," through
December, Scott Family Amazeum in
Bentonville. $10. amazeum.org.
"A DASH OF APPLE VINEGAR" — A
celebration of the apple industry
in Rogers, through Dec. 31, Rogers
Historical Museum. Free. 621-1154 or
rogershistoricalmuseum.org.
"LISTENING FOREST" — Through Jan.
1, Crystal Bridges Museum. $15-$27
for adults, $7-$15 for children. crystal-
bridges.org.
"WE THE PEOPLE: THE RADICAL
NOTION OF DEMOCRACY" —
Through Jan. 2, Crystal Bridges
Museum. Free. 657-2335 or crystal-
bridges.org.
"THE WORST-CASE SCENARIO
SURVIVAL EXPERIENCE" — Tuesday
and Wednesday from noon to 6 p.m.;
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from
noon to 8 p.m.; and Sunday from noon
to 6 p.m. extended through Jan. 12, The
JTL Shop on Emma Avenue in downtown
Springdale. $6-$12. thejonescenter.net.
— BECCA MARTIN-BROWN
BMARTIN@NWAONLINE.COM
"KEN SMITH'S BUFFALO RIVER COUN-
TRY" — Remembering the creation of
the national river, extended through Feb.
28, Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in
Springdale. Free. 750-8165 or shilohmu-
seum.org.
