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Elsewhere in entertainment, events and the arts this weekend:
music: The 90th “Hallelujah”
Arkansas Choral Society 90th Performance Section “Messiah” by Georg Friedrich Handel Shelter at Calvary Baptist Church, 5700 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, 7:30 p.m. Friday. Music Director Kent Skinner will conduct the 60-plus-member choir, musicians from the Arkansas Symphony and soloist Suzanne Banister, soprano; Diana Skinner Diana Skinner Salesky, alto; and Scott Bearden, bass. The performance will include recitatives, arias and choruses from all three parts of Handel’s oratorio, ending with the “Hallelujah” chorus. Tickets are $20 and student tickets are $15.access lovetosing.org.
‘Holiday! 2022’
The River City Boys Choir” https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/ “is on vacation! 2022” concert, Sunday at 2 pm, Monday at 7 pm and December 8 in the sanctuary of Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church, 4823 Woodlawn Ave., Little Rock, traditional Christmas carols, hymns and modern Holiday tunes. The Episcopal Collegiate School Wildcat Chorale will perform two tracks and join another choir. David A. Glaze is conducting. The opening time is one hour earlier than the “curtain call time”. Free admission. There will be no intermission in the concert.Call (501) 377-1080 or visit rivercitymenschorus.com.
Conway “Spectacular!”
Joined by the Conway Boys’ Choir, Arkansas Holiday Ballet dancers (performing highlights from Peter Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker) and Santa Claus Conway Symphony Orchestra Conductor Israel Getzov will present “Fantastic Holiday!” Saturday night at 7:30 pm at the Reynolds Performance Hall at the University of Central Arkansas, 201 Donaghey Ave., Conway. Tickets are $25-45, $10 for children (with paying adult) and UCA students (with ID).Call (501) 450-3265 or visit conwaysymphony.org.
traveling singer
Arkansas Chamber Singers and guest conductor Gabriel Staton for their Christmas Concert Sunday in Eastern and Southeast Arkansas: 3 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 717 W. 32nd Ave., Pine Bluff, 7 p.m. at University Fine Arts Center Arkansas Phillips Community College, 1000 Campus Road, Helena. Admission to both concerts is free; underwriting is from the Warfield Concert Series.Call (501) 377-1121 or visit Ar-ChamberSingers.org.
Arkansas Circus Arts performed an aerial and acrobatic re-enactment of Peter Tchaikovsky’s ballet “The Nutcracker” Saturday at the Maumelle Performing Arts Center’s “The Nutcracker Circus.” (Democrat Gazette special issue)
pleasure: “Nutcracker Circus”
Arkansas Circus Performing Arts “Nutcracker Circus” At 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Maumelle Performing Arts Center at Maumelle High School, 100 Victory Lane, a group of professional performers, as well as children and adult students (according to a press release), will reimagine Peter Tchaikovsky’s ballet through aerial and acrobatic performances , North Little Rock. Doors open at 5:30.Tickets $25 in advance – visit Nutcracker Circus.bpt.me; $35 Onsite; $60 VIP (includes front desk seating, free snacks and gift bag, and non-alcoholic beverages).Call (501) 725-4975 or visit arccircus.com.
Christmas: OBU section
Christmas Movers and Shakers festival, dancers, festive choir, student-led vocal ensemble, hand bells and live band performing for Ouachita Baptist University College of Fine Arts “A Christmas Holiday,” Friday 7:30pm and Saturday 2:30pm at the University’s Jones Center for the Performing Arts, 409 Ouachita St., Arkadelphia. The show features 17 traditional Christmas songs and modern hits, including “Silver Bells,” https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/ “Winter Wonderland,” https://news.google .com/ __i/rss/rd/articles/ “Run, Run Rudolph,” https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/ “Once Upon a Time at Royal David,” https:// news.google.com /__i/rss/rd/articles/ “Breath of Heaven,” https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/ “Did You Know, Mary?” and “Holy Night what”. Joshua Brown conducts. Tickets are $12 and one is free for each student with an OBU ID.Call (870) 245-5555 or visit obu.edu/boxoffice.
The Ouachita Baptist University College of Fine Arts hosts “Christmas” on Fridays and Saturdays. (Democrat Gazette/Sarah Dean Special Reporting)
sherwood parade
The City of Sherwood hosts an annual christmas parade Beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday at Kiehl Avenue and Lantrip Road, continue west on Kiehl Avenue and end at Oakbrooke Drive. This year’s theme is “Christmas in Toyland”. Parade judges will award first and second prizes in the Church, Business, Nonprofit, Band, Dance/Spiritual/Cheering, and School/Citizenship categories, and the Mayor’s Award will go to Best Overall. The rainy day is Sunday. Sponsors are the Sherwood Advertising and Promotions Commission and the city’s Parks and Recreation Department.Register at bit.ly/3NkHTSJ; for more information call (501) 413-8030 or email [email protected]
ASU-Beebe tree
Arkansas State University-Beebe, 1000 W. Iowa St., Beebe Held annually lighting ceremony “The Grove” behind State Hall today. Celebrations will begin at 3 p.m. with a pottery auction to fund the ASU-Beebe Student Emergency Hope Fund and will feature the ASU-Beebe Symphony Orchestra, Arkansas National Guard Five-Star Brass Band, 106th Army Band, Studio 360 dancers and ASU perform – Beebe Chamber Singers. There will also be crafts, refreshments, a hay cart (courtesy of the John Deere Agricultural Technology Program) and a visit from Santa Claus.Call (501) 882-3600 or visit asub.edu.
Camden Court House
Lights at the Ouachita County Courthouse, 145 Jefferson St. SW, Camden, on Fridays at 5:30 pm with live music and a visit from Santa. At 7 p.m., a flashlight candy cane hunt for kids 10 and under will be held in the nearby Farmer’s Bank parking lot, with more than 700 candy canes hidden throughout downtown Camden, with special colored canes as prizes. Sponsor is Camden Police Service. The Christmas Train offers free rides through the city center at night.access ExploreCamden.com.
“Run Rudolph”
Benton Parks and Recreation hosts fourth annual “Run, Run Rudolph 5K and Fun Run,” In partnership with the Saline County Striders, Saturdays at River Center, 1800 Citizens Drive, Benton. Check-in is 6:30am; registration fee is $30 (free with toy donation to the Saline County Boys & Girls Club), includes a t-shirt; wear Christmas attire – there is a Best Dressed award. 5K starts at 7:30; Fun Run, open to kids 12 and under, starts at 8:30, registration is free.e-mail [email protected] Next is 10am-3pm (“Low Sensory Time” from 10am-11am): “Santa in the Park” featuring arts and crafts, cookie decorating station, horse-drawn carriage, bounce house and area supplies Merchant is featured. Free admission. Sponsor is State Farm agency DJ Motley.e-mail [email protected]
theater: ‘A Christmas Carol’ i
royal players arena “A Christmas Carol – The Musical” (Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, Book by Mike Ockrent and Lynn Ahrens), Thurs-Saturday & Dec 8-10 at 7pm & Dec 4 & Sun Dec 11 at 2pm Point at the Theater Royal, 111 S. Market Street, Benton. Sponsor is Everett GMC. Tickets $18; $15 for seniors, college students and military 60 and older; $8 for teens in grades 12 and under.access theroyalplayers.ticketleap.com. For more information, please call (501) 315-5483 or email [email protected]
‘A Christmas Carol’ II
TheaterSquared Stage in Fayetteville “A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens,” Amy Herzberg and Robert Ford adapted Dickens’ seasonal tale in which four spirits (and don’t forget Jacob Marley) try to reform the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge and send He demonstrates the meaning of Christmas. Shows open tonight; showings Tuesday through Friday at 7pm, Saturday at 2pm and 7pm, and Sunday at 2pm through December 24 at TheaterSquared West, 477 W. Spring St. Fayetteville . There will also be special matinees on December 23rd at 2pm and December 24th at 10am and 3pm. Tickets are $20-54.Call (479) 777-7477 or visit www.theatre2.org.
“Roar for Art”
“Potflowers: Roaring for Art,” The Southeast Arkansas Arts & Science Center’s biennial fundraiser will be held Saturday night at The ARTSpace, 623 S. Main St., Pine Bluff, from 6-11 pm. The dinner will include a dinner prepared by Chef Jamie McAfee of Pine Bluff Country Club; drinks sponsored by MK Distributors; a silent art and spirits auction; live music by Dave Sadler; and a live auction. Tickets are $250, and center members are $200. Proceeds support free gallery admission and “high-quality programming.”Call (870) 536-3375 or visit asc701.org.
comedy: Bagatse tour
Comedian Nate Bargatze, on his “Raincheck Tour,” performing Saturday night at Simonsbank Arena in North Little Rock at 7 p.m. Tickets are $39.75 to $79.75. On Jan. 13 at 7 p.m., Bargatze’s walking tour, dubbed “The Funny Tour,” makes another stop in Arkansas at First National Bank Arena, 217 Olympic Blvd., Jonesboro. Tickets are $35.75 to $65.75.access ticketmaster.com.
Art: Hot Springs Gallery
Paintings by Sammy Peters and Steven Wise Headline December Exhibition Justus Art Gallery, 827A Central Ave., Hot Springs, opens with a monthly Gallery Walk reception on Fridays from 5-9 pm. The exhibition will be on view until December 31st. The gallery is open Wed-Sat 10am-5pm by appointment.Call (501) 321-2335 or visit justusfineart.com.
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