What's Up - Your guide to what's happening in Fayetteville, AR this week!
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Lights of the Ozarks Downtown Fayetteville's iconic holi- day display — which comprises some 400,000 lights and takes more than 3,300 hours to assemble — is now in its 27th year. WHEN — Nightly 5 p.m.-1 a.m. through Jan. 1 WHERE — Downtown Fayetteville square COST — Free INFO — experiencefayetteville.com 'A Christmas Carol' The TheatreSquared original by Amy Herzberg and Bob Ford returns with in-person shows and will be available to stream at home Dec. 2-27. WHEN — Dec. 2-27, times vary WHERE — TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring St. COST — $20-$50 INFO — 777-7477, theatre2.org A Historical Holiday The Washington County Historical Society will hold its annual holiday event Dec. 6, outdoors at the west parking lot of Headquarters House, the Civil War-era museum in Fayetteville. The annual event is usually an open house inside the museum but plans have been altered this year because of the pandemic. This year's event will enable visitors to view the activity from inside their cars as a choir of living historians and Heritage School students in mid-19th century attire sing Christmas carols. Performances will begin on the quarter hour and will last for about 10 minutes. Father Christmas will also be present to pass out covid-safe goodies to visitors. WHEN — 2-4 p.m. Dec. 6 WHERE — Headquarters House, 118 E. Dickson St. COST — Free INFO — 521-2970 or email info@washco historicalsociety.org, washcohistorical society.org FORT SMITH Fort Smith Symphony: 'Tis The Season Holiday favorites including "A Christ- mas Festival," "Nutcracker," "Sleigh Ride," "Greensleeves," "Sheep May Safely Graze" and more. WHEN — 5 & 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 WHERE — ArcBest Performing Arts Center at 55 S. 7th St. COST — $20-$50 INFO — fortsmith.org/fort-smith- symphony-tis-the-season 'The Nutcracker' Western Arkansas Ballet's 35th annual production of the holiday classic. WHEN — 7 p.m. Dec. 11, 2 & 7 p.m. Dec. 13 WHERE — ArcBest Performing Arts Center at 55 S. 7th St. COST — $15-$25 INFO — 785-0152, waballet.org ROGERS Virtual Art on the Bricks "The Art of Giving" is the theme for the Downtown Rogers holiday Art on the Bricks virtual art walk. The public is invited to show their support for the local creative economy by viewing, liking, sharing and purchasing original art from talented artists and craftsmen from across Northwest Arkansas and adjacent areas. WHEN — Through Dec. 24 WHERE — facebook.com/ArtOnThe Bricks COST — Free; art for sale INFO — facebook.com/ArtOnTheBricks DTR Holiday Market The Farmers Market in Downtown Rogers will transition to a holiday market featuring vendors selling their winter crops, holiday treats, handmade crafts and gifts on select Saturdays in November and December. WHEN — 12-5 p.m. Nov. 28 and Dec. 5, 12 WHERE — 120 W. Poplar St. COST — Free INFO — downtownrogersinc.org/market Virtual Visit With Santa WHEN — Through Jan 7 WHERE — Pinnacle Hills Promenade via jinglering.com COST — $24.95 and up, depending on package INFO — pinnaclehillspromenade.com Victory Film Series With live programming on hold for the rest of the year, Arkansas Public Theatre continues its film series with a little something for everyone. Each film chosen is tied to a significant date or reason for the showing and will feature a specialty cocktail available for purchase at the concession stand. "FROZEN" — 3 p.m. Nov. 27 "TROLLS: WORLD TOUR" — 3 p.m. Nov. 28 "SAVING MR. BANKS" — 7 p.m. Dec. 5 "NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION" — 7 p.m. Dec. 11 "WHITE CHRISTMAS" — 3 p.m. Dec. 12 "KRAMPUS" — 7 p.m. Dec. 18 "SCROOGED" — 7 p.m. Dec. 19 WHERE — 116 S. Second St. COST — $10 INFO — 631-8988, arkansaspublictheatre. org 'A Victorian Culinary Christmas' Slip away into the past and experience a re-creation of some of the Christmas culinary traditions of yesterday in the Rogers Historical Museum's new exhibit, "A Victorian Culinary Christmas," on display at the historic Hawkins House. Guided tours of limited group size offered through Jan. 2. WHEN — Dec. 5-Jan. 2; Hawkins House hours 10 a.m.-4p.m. Tuesday through Saturday WHERE — 322 S. Second St. COST — Free INFO — rogershistoricalmuseum.org SPRINGDALE Holiday Express The Arkansas & Missouri Railroad welcomes guests aboard for the Holiday Express and Pajama Train. One-hour round trips from Van Buren to Rudy, and from Springdale to Johnson feature holiday-themed train cars with on-board caroling and letters to Santa. The big man himself will be at the depot for socially distanced visits. Hot chocolate and cookies are served after each train ride. Times vary; multiple trips per day. WHEN — Nov. 27-29, Dec. 5-6, 12, 19 WHERE — Springdale depot, 305 E. Emma Ave.; Van Buren depot, 813 Main St. COST — $5-$40 INFO — amtrainrides.com Christmas on the Creek With live music and entertainment, letters to Santa, a holiday market, tree lighting and more. WHEN — Noon-6:30 p.m. Nov. 28 WHERE — Downtown Springdale COST — Free INFO — downtownspringdale.org/events Cycling Santas Family-friendly bike ride through Downtown Springdale, open to all ages who can complete a 5-mile bike ride at a steady pace. Led by guides from 37 North Expeditions, groups will make surprise and festive stops along the way for holiday treats. Groups limited to 15 riders each, 90 riders total for the event. Costumes and bike decor highly encouraged! Fundraiser for Downtown Springdale Alliance. WHEN — 1-4:30 p.m. Nov. 28 WHERE — Depart from Shiloh Square, 106 W. Emma Ave. COST — $20-$50 INFO — downtownspringdale.org/ events, 37northexpeditions.com/ all-trips Parade of the Ozarks The annual Parade of the Ozarks departs from the Rodeo of the Ozarks grounds in Springdale at 6 p.m. sharp Nov. 28 to make its way down Emma Avenue, just as it has done for the last 23 years. The deadline to submit an entry for the parade is Nov. 25. WHEN — 6 p.m. Nov. 28 WHERE — Emma Avenue in downtown Springdale COST — Free INFO — rodeooftheozarks.org/christmas- parade Parade of Trees With a little ingenuity, a bunch of community spirit and a truckload of trees from Wisconsin, Springdale hosts this inaugural tree-decorating event. Trees are installed Nov. 23-24 and can be decorated Nov. 27-29. WHEN — Nov. 29-Dec. 28 WHERE — Downtown Springdale COST — $75-$500 to sponsor and deco- rate a tree; free to view INFO — downtownspringdale.org/events Please send holiday events to Jocelyn Murphy, What's Up! associate editor, at jmurphy@ nwadg.com. 38 WHAT'S UP! NOVEMBER 22-28, 2020 Christmas Continued From Page 12 'TIS THE SEASON For some, the end of 2020 can't come soon enough. But if you're looking to fill the last of this year's days with some holiday cheer, we've got you covered. (Courtesy Photo)