Title: The 9th annual Christmas Tree Gallery of Dreams at Harding place
Location: Harding Place at 801 South Benton in Searcy
Description: The 9th annual Christmas Tree Gallery of Dreams at Harding Place. Visit us and enjoy refreshments while getting a peak at the dozens of beautifully decorated trees on display. Celebrate the spirit of the season by bringing a gift to place under the tree of your choice. Open house is 5-7 pm each evening beginning December 1st and running through December 10th. On December 11th open house will be noon until 2 pm with a live auction of the Christmas trees starting at promptly at 2 pm. For more information call Harding Place at 305-3100.

Gifts will benefit the foster children of White County.
Start Date: 2010-12-01
End Date: 2010-12-11

Title: Tribute Tree Lighting in Conway
Description: This holiday season, honor or remember someone you love through support of The Tribute Tree. The red and white lights, ornaments, angels, and more all pay special tribute to your friends, family, and others who have touched your life. Join us as we light the tree in honor and memory of those we love. The Tribute Tree Lighting will be held at Conway Regional. For more details, call 501-513-5771.
Date: 2010-12-06

Title: A Keyboard Christmas Conway Dec 5
Location: Woodland Heights Baptist Church, 4215 Prince Street, Conway, Arkansas
Description: A Keyboard Christmas featuring 5 Grand Pianos and 12 pianists.

Sunday December 5, 2010 3:00 pm and 6:00 pm Woodland Heights Baptist Church, Rev. Daid Hatfield, Pastor 4215 Prince Street, Conway, Arkansas

Start Time: 150000
Date: 2010-12-5

Title: A Christmas Story in Little Rock
Description: The classic, heart-warming family movie now comes to life as one of America’s most popular holiday shows! Christmas is coming and one mischievous, bespectacled little boy named Ralphie Parker wants an “official Red Ryder carbine action two-hundred shot range model air rifle with a compass in the stock and this thing that tells time,” despite repeated and infamous warnings of “You’ll shoot your eye out!” The event will be held December 1st-26th at The Rep. For ticket information, please call 501-378-0445.
Date: 2010-12-01

Title: 46th Annual Candelight Service
Description: The 46th Annual candlelight Services will begin at 7:30 p.m. December 2-4. Service at 4 p.m on December 5. Call for reservations at 501-450-1495.
Start Date: 2010-12-02
End Date: 2010-12-04

Title: Caroling In The Caverns In Mountain View
Description: Join us for an extordinary underground experience. Traditional Christmas songs sung in the Blanchard Springs Caverns will begin on November 27th. For more information, call 870-269-8068.
Date: 2010-11-27

LITTLE ROCK, AR Secretary of State Charlie Daniels today announced the schedule of holiday performances at the State Capitol this season. More than 130 school choirs and dance troupes will fill the Capitols bedecked marble halls with seasonal sounds for the next two weeks. A traditional part of the Capitols annual holiday festivities, choral and dance performances are taking place in the second floor rotunda December 7 through 18 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on weekdays. The most current schedule of performances, as well as group photos, can be found on Secretary of States website at www.sos.arkansas.gov/holidays2009 ( http://e2ma.net/go/2646653075/2408550/89269915/14850/goto:http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/holidays2009 ). The Capitol building will hold special holiday hours through New Years Day from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on weekdays, and 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on weekends to allow visitors extra time to take in the sights and sounds of the season. Scheduled performances are as follows: Monday, December 7 9:00 AM Episcopal Collegiate School – 4th & 5th Grade Choir 9:20 AM Episcopal Collegiate School – 6th Grade Choir 9:40 AM Fountain Lake High School – Cobra Chorus 10:00 AM Landmark Elementary – Show Choir 10:20 AM Jim Stone Elementary School – 4th Grade Choir 10:40 AM Malvern Elementary School – MES Chorus 11:00 AM J.A. Fair High School – Choral Program 11:00 AM J.A. Fair High School – Choral Program 11:20 AM UA Fort Smith Academy of the Arts – Children’s Choir Grades 3-6 11:40 AM Brookland Jr. High – Brookland Jr. High Female/Male Chorus 12:00 PM Sheridan Freshman Academy – Sheridan 9th Grade Girls Choir 12:20 PM Episcopal Collegiate Middle School – Episcopal Chorus Tuesday, December 8 9:00 AM Little Rock Christian Academy- 7th and 8th Mixed Choir MS 9:20 AM Little Rock Christian Academy – 4th Grade Choir 9:40 AM Bryant Middle School – Advanced Choir 10:00 AM Perritt Primary & Peake/Arkadelphia – Nickelodeon & New Edition 10:20 AM Pine Bluff Community Children’s Choir 10:40 AM Moody Elementary – Moody Singers 11:00 AM Julia Lee Moore Elementary – Mustang Singers 11:20 AM Mineral Springs High School – Mineral Springs Sr. Choir 11:40 AM Cathedral School – Choristers 12:00 PM Woodlawn High School – WHS Chorus 12:20 PM Watson Chapel Senior High – Chamber & Varsity Choirs 12:40 PM Greenbrier Eastside Elementary – Treble Makers Choir 1:00 PM De Queen Elementary – Razzle Dazzle Show Choir 1:20 PM Ms. Karen’s Dance Studio – Dance Groups 2:00 PM Ridgefield Christian – Junior High Ensemble 2:40 PM Little Rock Christian Academy – Warrior Choir HS 3:00 PM Benton Jr. High School – Chamber Choir Wednesday, December 9 9:00 AM Mayflower Middle School – 5th & 6th Grade Select Choir 9:20 AM Sylvan Hills Middle School – 7th & 8th Grade Vocal Ensemble 9:40 AM Pulaski Heights Elementary School – Pulaski Heights Elementary Choir 10:00 AM Russellville Jr. High – 8th Grade Girls Choir 10:20 AM Russellville Jr. High – Boys Choir 10:40 AM Corning High School – Corning High School Choir 11:00 AM Lake Hamilton Elementary – Third Grade Specialty Choir 11:20 AM Perryville High School – Senior High Choir 11:40 AM Arkansas High School; Texarkana – Arkansas High School Choir 12:00 PM Tuckerman High School – Tuckerman High Music Club 12:20 PM Redfield Jr. High – Concert Choir 12:40 PM Hardin Elementary – Hardin Singers 1:00 PM Warren Senior High – Warren Senior High Choir 1:20 PM Sheridan High School – Sheridan High School Choir 1:40 PM Pulaski Academy – PA Sounds 2:00 PM Ridgefield Christian – Senior High Ensemble 2:20 PM Walnut Ridge High School – Swing Ensemble 2:40 PM Episcopal Collegiate School – Concert Choir Thursday, December 10 9:00 AM North Little Rock High School – West – Concert Choir 9:20 AM Arkadelphia High School – Arkadelphia Singers 9:40 AM Ida Burns Elementary – 4th Grade Scat Cats 10:00 AM Sulphur Rock Magnet School – SRMS Select Singers 10:20 AM Ringgold Elementary – Ringgold Choir 10:40 AM Hampton High School – Hampton High School Jr./Sr. Choir 11:00 AM Paragould High School – Paragould High School Encore Choir 11:20 AM Russellville Jr. High – 9th Grade Girls Choir 11:40 AM Central Primary School – Singing Bears 12:00 PM Sylvan Hills High School – Acappella Choir 12:20 PM Harrisburg High School – Sr. High Select Choir 12:40 PM Crossett Middle School – CMS 7th/8th Mixed Ensemble 1:00 PM Lonoke Middle & High School – Lonoke Middle & High School Choirs 1:00 PM Lee High School – LHS Concert Choir 1:20 PM Greater Pleasant Branch Missionary Baptist Church 1:40 PM Arkansas Baptist High School 2:00 PM Nettleton Junior High – Cantori 2:40 PM Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield 2:40 PM Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield Friday, December 11 9:00 AM Beebe Jr. High School – Beebe Freshman Choir 9:20 AM Monticello Junior & Senior High – Junior Madrigals & Senior Madrigals 9:40 AM Gurdon Middle School – Gurdon Choir 10:00 AM Cabe Middle School; Gurdon – Choristers 10:20 AM Benton Middle School – BMS Select Choir 10:40 AM Alma Intermediate School – Alma Intermediate Honor Choir 11:00 AM Holly Harshman Elementary – Sixth Grade Choir 11:20 AM Mena High School – The Spot Light Singers 11:40 AM Dover Middle School – Buccaneer Choir 12:00 PM G.R. Taylor Elementary – Taylor Singers 12:20 PM Mayflower Elementary – Mayflower Elementary Choir 12:40 PM Crossett High School – Kantorei 12:40 PM Lakeside Middle School – Hot Springs – 7th Grade Choirs – The Treble Makers 1:00 PM Bayyari Elementary – Encore Choir 1:20 PM Harmony Grove High School – Sr. High Choir 1:40 PM Pulaski Academy – Bella Voce 2:00 PM Mountain Home High School – Chamber Singers 2:20 PM Mountain Home High School – MHHS Female Chorus 2:40 PM Manila High School – Manila Chamber Choir 3:00 PM Benton Jr. High School – Heartsong Monday, December 14 9:00 AM Harmony Grove Middle School – Harmony Grove Middle School Choir 9:40 AM Clinton Elementary Magnet School – Eagle Show Choir 10:00 AM Lakeside Middle School – Hot Springs – 7th Grade Choirs – The Treble Makers 10:20 AM Little Rock Central High School – Madrigals 10:40 AM Alpena Schools – Jr. / Sr. High Choir 11:00 AM Valley View High School – Valley View Chamber Choir 11:20 AM University of Arkansas – Children’s Choir 11:40 AM Wooster Elementary School – Wooster Elementary Choir 12:00 PM Star City High School – Concert Choir 12:20 PM Bauxite High School – Sr. High Choir 12:40 PM Lake Hamilton Intermediate School – 5th Grade Choir 1:00 PM Goza Middle School – Goza Choir 1:20 PM Cedar Ridge High School Choir Tuesday, December 15 9:40 AM Williams Magnet – Magnetic Musicians Choir 10:00 AM Our Lady of the Holy Souls Catholic School – 6th Grade Choir 10:20 AM Southside Elementary – Southside Elementary Honor Choir 10:40 AM Sequoyah Elementary – 4th Grade Choir 11:00 AM Heber Springs Elementary School – Heber Springs Elementary Honor Choir 11:20 AM Southside Middle School – Southside Middle School Choir 11:40 AM Mineral Springs Elementary – 5th & 6th Grade Choirs 12:00 PM Gurdon Primary School – GPS Select Choir 12:20 PM Cloverdale Magnet Middle School – Cloverdale Choir 12:20 PM Arkadelphia High School – Arkadelphia Singers 12:40 PM Valley View Intermediate – Voices of Valley View 1:00 PM Booker Arts Magnet School – Booker Arts Magnet Choir 1:20 AM Hector High School Wednesday, December 16 9:20 AM Chenal Elementary School – Chenal Showstoppers 9:40 AM Seventh Street Elementary – Singing Stars 10:00 AM Chicot Primary – 2nd Grade Choir A 10:20 AM Chicot Primary – 2nd Grade Choir B 10:40 AM Harrisburg Middle School – Mini Singers 11:00 AM Bryant Elementary School – 5th Grade Chorus 11:20 AM Oaklawn Magnet-Hot Springs – OVPA Show Choir 11:40 AM Riverside High School – Concert Choir 12:00 PM Marmaduke High School – Marmaduke High School Choir 12:20 PM Morrilton Elementary School – Mighty Pup Singers 12:40 PM Lee High School – LHS Concert Choir 2:00 PM Bonnie Grimes Elementary – Treble Makers Thursday, December 17 9:20 AM Horace Mann Arts/Science Magnet Middle School – Horace Mann Choir 9:40 AM Sallie Cone Elementary – Voices of Sallie Cone 10:00 AM Mann Magnet Middle School – Piano Lab 10:20 AM Horace Mann Magnet Middle School – Dance Ensemble 10:40 AM Vilonia Primary – The Vilonia Primary Melodies 11:00 AM Kraus Middle School – 6th Grade Select Choir -Voice oferica 11:20 AM Hall High School – Madrigals and Hallmarks 11:40 AM Pike View Elementary – Singing Panthers 12:00 PM The Anthony School – 4th/5th Grade Choir 12:20 PM Crestwood Elementary School – Crestwood Kindergarten Choir 12:40 PM Langston A.E.S. Magnet Rockets Choir 2:00 PM Jacksonville Middle School – Concert Choir Friday, December 18 10:00 AM Mann Magnet Middle School – Piano Lab 10:00 AM Westside Elementary in Greenbrier – Westside Showstoppers 10:40 AM Victory Baptist School – Victory Baptist Choir 11:00 AM El Dorado High School – The Oratorio Singers 11:40 AM Harrison Jr. High – 8th Grade Girls Choir 12:00 PM Harrison Jr. High – 8th/9th Grade Boys Choir 3:00 PM Siloam Springs Middle School – Heart & Soul

Calico Rock’s Fourth Annual Holiday Home and Lights Tour will be Saturday, December 12, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The tour makes five stops at historic and contemporary homes and churches each decorated for Christmas. Warm busses leave the Calico Rock Chamber Office on Main Street (Highway 5 at the White River) every 30 minutes. Tickets are $5. Buy in advance or that evening from the Calico Rock Chamber Office, Don Quixote’s Restaurant on Main Street or calicorocket.org  For more information, contact Gloria Gushue, 870-291-8899, or mailto:core@calicorocket.org  This event is sponsored by CORE.

Title: Christmas in Heber Springs
Description: Christmas in Heber Springs
Fri., Dec. 4 – 2 PM – 6 PM & Sat., Dec. 5 – 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Enjoy live music on the court square. Bring the kids and enjoy a small town Christmas.
We are adding to the schedule daily, for a complete participant schedule visit heberspringstoday.com
For more information call Yvonne Harvey at 250-5100 or Gina Herget at 206-6383.
Start Date: 2009-12-04
End Date: 2009-12-06

Arkansas Festival Ballet Performs with the Conway Symphony Orchestra

CONWAY, ARK. (Nov. 6, 2009) – The Conway Symphony Orchestra is joined by Arkansas Festival Ballet for selections from “The Nutcracker” along with favorite songs of the season at Conway’s premier holiday event, set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5 at Reynolds Performance Hall in Conway.

Tickets are available at the Reynolds Box Office, by phone at 450-3265 or toll free at 1-866-810-0012, and at www.uca.edu/tickets.  Prices range from $5 to $35, with significant discounts for children, students and the UCA community.  A special rate of $15 per ticket is offered for groups of 10 or more for this concert only.  The concert is underwritten by Fortier, Inc. with guest artist sponsorship by Morgan Keegan.

With a “Tutus and Tinsel” theme, the concert includes Christmas classics from “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring” to “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” ending with the  traditional favorite, “Sleigh Ride.”  Arkansas Festival Ballet, led by Artistic Director Rebecca Stalcup, performs an original dance to “The Skaters Waltz” and selections from “The Nutcracker” in the company’s first collaboration with the Conway Symphony.

Parents are encouraged bring their cameras and dress their children in holiday finery for a photo with Santa in the Reynolds Performance Hall lobby at intermission.  “It’s a great way to start the holiday season with your entire family,” said Music Director and Conductor Israel Getzov.  “From grandparents to grandchildren, everyone can sing their favorite carols, experience the music of the Conway Symphony and enjoy the dance of Arkansas Festival Ballet.”

Before the concert at the Nutcracker Sweets event, children and their families may enjoy hot chocolate, a selection of desserts, special artwork to celebrate “The Nutcracker” and a chance to meet the Maestro and ballet dancers from 6 to 7 p.m. in Brewer-Hegemen Conference Center adjacent to the Reynolds Performance Hall. Tickets are $5 for children and $7 for adults, and those attending Nutcracker Sweets will receive special discount pricing for concert tickets. Call 269-1066 to reserve a ticket, or visit www.conwaysymphony.org. Seating is limited to the first 80 registrations.

Parents can find the perfect gift for their favorite dancer at The Ballet Boutique, open during Nutcracker Sweets and immediately before and after the concert in the lobby of Reynolds Performance Hall.

In its 25th Anniversary season, the CSO exists to create meaningful experiences through performances and education.  The 2009-2010 CSO roster is composed of both professional and pre-professional musicians performing seven concerts, plus classroom educational programs. Through the support of corporate and individual donors, the CSO makes the enjoyment of classical and popular music available to the entire community.