Dec. 14 (Friday)
Ron Campbell Art Exhibit & Sale — With original paintings based on his 50-year career in cartoons, including The Beatles’ “Yellow Submarine,” 4-8 p.m. Dec. 14; noon-6 p.m. Dec. 15; noon-4 p.m. Dec. 16, Fellow Human Gallery, 114 W. Central Ave. in Bentonville. Free to attend; all art is available for sale. 717-7714, fellowhumangallery.com, beatlescartoonartshow.com.
Art by the Glass — Hand Lettering Card Workshop, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. $55. 657-2335.
Spotlight Talk — Muriel Miguel: A Retrospective, 7 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335.
“It’s a Wonderful Life” — An NWA Audio Theater adaptation of the Frank Capra classic, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14-15, Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale. $5-$10. 751-5441.
“The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” — The story of the Herdman children finding the meaning of Christmas, 8 p.m. Dec. 14-15; 2 p.m. Dec. 16; again Dec. 20-23, Arkansas Public Theatre in Rogers. $22-$29. 631-8988.
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“Art For a New Understanding” — “Native Voices: 1950s to Now,” with some 80 artworks from the 1950s to today, including paintings, photography, video, textiles, sculptures, performance art & more, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday-Friday through Jan. 7, Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. Closing at 2 p.m. Dec. 24; closed Dec. 25. Free. 657-2335.
Dec. 15 (Saturday)
Holiday Book Sale — 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 15 & 1-5 p.m. Dec. 16, lobby at the Fayetteville Public Library. 856-7104.
Sweets With Santa — Sweets, crafts, photo booth & Santa, 10 a.m.-noon, Fayetteville Public Library. Free for ages 4-8. Register at faylib.org.
CB Babies — For infants ages 3 months to 24 months, 10-11:30 a.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. $10. 657-2335.
Winter Wonderland — A fun shopping experience just in time for Christmas, 10 a.m. Dec. 15-16, Benton County Fairgrounds in Bentonville. Free. 616-2997.
Mini Masters — For ages 4-5, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. $10. 657-2335.
Mountain Street Stage — With Melody Pond, 2 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org.
Adult Anime Club — 2 p.m., Rogers Public Library. Free. 621-1152.
Saturday Family Story Time — 2 p.m., Bentonville Public Library. Free. 271-3192.
Holiday Open House — 2-5 p.m., Fort Smith Museum of History. Free. 783-7841.
A Very SoNA Christmas — A collection of favorite sacred and secular music celebrating the magic and beauty of Christmas, featuring the SoNA Singers, regional high school choirs & special guest soloists., 2 & 7:30 p.m., Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. $32-$55. 443-5600.
Christmas With the Arkansas Philharmonic — Including a collaboration with the Arkansas Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, 7 p.m. Dec. 15 & 3 p.m. Dec. 16, Arend Arts Center in Bentonville. $5-$35. arphil.org or 841-4644.
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Dec. 16 (Sunday)
Drop-In Artmaking — 1-4 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335.
“The Snowman” — A Family Concert with SoNA, 2 p.m., Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. $10. 443-5600.
Mountain Street Stage — The Hospitones, 2 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org.
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Dec. 17 (Monday)
Auditions — For “Jesus Christ Superstar,” 7 p.m., Arkansas Public Theatre in Rogers. Performances will be Feb. 8-24. 631-8988.
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“Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley” — 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; 7 p.m. Sunday, through Dec. 30, TheatreSquared in Fayetteville. $17-$49. theatre2.org or 443-5600.
Dec. 18 (Tuesday)
“Stand Up, Speak Out” — A photo exhibit exploring local protest movements, including historic photos of public demonstrations over such issues as labor, education, war, civil rights, government, and the environment, opens at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale. Free. Through May 18. 750-8165 or shilohmuseum.org.
“Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley” — 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; 7 p.m. Sunday, through Dec. 30, TheatreSquared in Fayetteville. $17-$49. theatre2.org or 443-5600.
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Dec. 19 (Wednesday)
“Outside the Pale” — The architecture of Fay Jones, 1-5 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday through December, Bella Vista Historical Museum. Free. 855-5816.
Wednesday Over Water — High South Greatest Hits with Case Dighero and Executive Director Rod Bigelow, 6-7:30 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. $50. 657-2335.
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Dec. 20 (Thursday)
Veterans Day Exhibit — With an oil painting of General William O. Darby by Judy Ware; the suitcase used by Nic Wintory to flee Nazi Germany in 1939; artifacts of Larry Reed, Fort Smith High graduate, Vietnam veteran, Green Beret and Purple Heart recipient; a painting and journal by Emery “Swede” Lundquist, Pearl Harbor survivor; a uniform of Admiral Edward Walter Eberle, one of Fort Smith’s famed admirals; and military commissions of General Benjamin Bonneville, early soldier at Fort Smith and a famous resident, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday through December, Fort Smith Museum of History. $2-$7. 783-7841.
Gallery Conversation — Winter Solstice Moment with Robert Irwin’s Invisible Art, 1 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335.
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Dec. 21 (Friday)
“The Polar Express” — Put on your PJs and join the WAC for a special screening of the family-favorite Christmas story, 7 p.m. Dec. 21, Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. $10. 443-5600.
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Dec. 22 (Saturday)
“First Person Plural” — An exhibit exploring life stories of 30 Arkansas women who came of age in the 20th century, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday through Jan. 5, Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in downtown Springdale. Free. 750-8165 or shilohmuseum.org.
Winter Break Wonders — Artmaking, creative play, puppets, dance, and more, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335.
Home for the Holidays Concert — With Don Matt and Scott Thompson, the Harris family, Morty and Melody, Melonlight Dance, Delvis, Catherine Reed, DJ Rassinier, Pearl Brick, Cyndi Corkran, Becky Jean and the Candyman, and Nick Rorick, 7 p.m., Eureka Springs City Auditorium. Donations to the Flint Street Food Bank are accepted at the door. 253-7333.
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Dec. 23 (Sunday)
“Art For a New Understanding” — “Native Voices: 1950s to Now,” with some 80 artworks from the 1950s to today, including paintings, photography, video, textiles, sculptures, performance art & more, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday-Friday through Jan. 7, Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. Closing at 2 p.m. Dec. 24; closed Dec. 25. Free. 657-2335.
Winter Break Wonders — Artmaking, creative play, puppets, dance, and more, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335.
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Dec. 28 (Friday)
“Frida Kahlo’s Garden” — Noon-5 p.m. Dec. 28-29 & Jan. 2-5, Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale. Free. Exhibit closes after the Jan. 5 viewing hours. Email eve@acozarks.org.
— Becca Martin-Brown
bmartin@nwadg.com
