MUSIC
Singers Bijoux and Stephanie Smittle, the Episcopal Collegiate School Steelpan Ensemble and a 130-voice choir made up of students from Little Rock Central High, Little Rock Parkview High and Bryant High join the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra and conductor Geoffrey Robson for three “Home for the Holidays” concerts, 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday at Little Rock’s Robinson Center Performance Hall, 426 W. Markham St. at Broadway. It’s also the first set of concerts in the orchestra’s 2025-26 First Orion Pops season. The orchestra is encouraging guests to come in their favorite festive attire and to arrive early, perhaps to better take in the musical acts performing in the top-floor historic Robinson Center lobby one hour before each concert: Friday, the newly formed ASO Children’s Choir; Saturday, Hornaments, a French horn caroling ensemble; and Sunday, the ASO Children’s Choir and the ASO Academy Orchestra. arkansassymphony.org
The Listeso String Quartet drives a sleigh-ful of Christmas music, illuminated by thousands of candles, for a Candlelight Concert, 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Albert Pike Memorial Center, 712 Scott St., Little Rock. You must be at least 8 years old to attend; anyone under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. The same group pays tribute to Adele by candlelight at 8:45 p.m., same venue. feverup.com.
THEATER
Little Rock’s Arkansas Repertory Theatre, 601 Main St., Little Rock, celebrates the Christmas season with “Holiday Radio, Live at The Rep,” subtitled “A Sleighride Through the Season’s Airwaves,” 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. The show will feature “a glittering lineup of timeless tunes, playful stories, local legends (and the Solid Gold Dancers).” (501) 378-0405; TheRep.org.
Stage 13 Foundation for Performing Arts wraps up its inaugural production, “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” 7:30 p.m. Dec. 18, 5 and 7:30 p.m. Friday Dec. 19 and 2 and 5 p.m. Dec. 20-21 at Wildwood Park for the Arts, 20919 Denny Road, Little Rock. A holiday sing-along that includes students from Stage 13’s education program will follow each 45-minute performance. stage13.org.
The Argenta Contemporary Theatre, 405 Main St., North Little Rock, is closing out its production of “A Christmas Story: The Musical” 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. argentacontemporarytheatre.org.
The Children’s Theatre at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts wraps up its run of “Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells!” by Allison Gregory, based on Barbara Park’s bestselling book series, 10:30 and 2 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday at the museum, 501 E. Ninth St., Little Rock. events.arkmfa.org.
And “Frozen: The Musical” is onstage Wednesday-Sunday through Dec. 31 at Murry’s Dinner Playhouse, 6323 Colonel Glenn Road, Little Rock. Buffet opens 90 minutes before curtain time. (501) 562-3131; murrysdp.com.
ART AND EXHIBITS
“Thomas Hart Benton,” a traveling exhibition of original artwork created by the artist during World War II, is up through July 31 at the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History, 503 E. Ninth St., Little Rock. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. (501) 376-4602; littlerock.gov/macarthur.
“Our Pale Blue Dot,” recent paintings by Benton artist Kae Barron inspired by “the famous ‘Pale Blue Dot’ photo of Earth from space (taken by Voyager spacecraft, as it exited the solar system in 1990),” up through Jan. 17 at Cantrell Gallery, 8202 Cantrell Road, Little Rock. It’s remains, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday or by appointment. (501) 224-1335; cantrellgallery.com.
At the ESSE Purse Museum & Store, 1510 Main St., Little Rock, “Henry and Nolan,” photographs by Rita Henry and Nancy Nolan along with their collections of cameras, photography tools and materials, as well as a special art installation, on display through Feb. 1. (501) 916-9022.
“Under A Restless Sky,” a new site-specific installation by Boston-based artist Nathalie Miebach, on display through April 4 in the Jackson T. Stephens Gallery of the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, 501 E. Ninth St., Little Rock. The three-dimensional art installation, created with paint, paper, wood, ropes and other materials that explores how various species — birds and humans — move and adapt due to environmental and climate changes, (501) 372-4000; arkmfa.org.
And “Kuimeaux’s World,” drawings and paintings by late Little Rock native Dwight “Kuimeaux” Drennan, is on display through spring 2027 at Little Rock’s Historic Arkansas Museum, 200 E. Third St. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. (501) 324-9351.