{"id":2178079,"date":"2025-11-26T20:12:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T20:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2178079"},"modified":"2025-11-26T20:12:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T20:12:16","slug":"entertainment-mens-chorus-celebrates-season-ozark-folk-center-hosts-craft-show-the-arkansas-democrat-gazette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/entertainment-mens-chorus-celebrates-season-ozark-folk-center-hosts-craft-show-the-arkansas-democrat-gazette\/","title":{"rendered":"ENTERTAINMENT: Men\u2019s Chorus celebrates season; Ozark Folk Center hosts craft show | The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"zephr-arkonline\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>                <!-- Audio Player Container --><\/p>\n<div id=\"audioPlayer\" style=\"display: none;\"><figcaption class=\"player-label\">Let us read it for you. Listen now.<\/figcaption><audio id=\"audio\" controls=\"\" controlslist=\"nodownload\" oncontextmenu=\"return false;\"><br \/>\n                Your browser does not support the audio element.<br \/>\n            <\/audio>\n        <\/div>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><u>MUSIC<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Men\u2019s Chorus Christmas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The River City Men\u2019s Chorus offers its annual holiday concert,\u00a0\u201cHoliday! 2025,\u201d\u00a03 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Monday and Dec. 4 at St. James United Methodist Church, 321 Pleasant Valley Drive, Little Rock. Admission is free. Arrive early, as seating and parking tend to fill up. Call (501) 377-1080.<\/p>\n<p>David Glaze conducts the program: two movements from \u201cBells! A Holiday Choral Suite\u201d \u2014 \u201cWinter Chimes\u201d (words and music by Gustav Holst) and \u201cSilver Bells\u201d (words and music by Jay Livingston &amp; Ray Evans); \u201cA Christmas Carol\u201d by Leslie Bricusse; \u201cMistletoe and Holly\u201d by Frank Sinatra, Dok Stanford &amp; Henry Sanicola; \u201cDeck the Hall,\u201d traditional Welsh carol; \u201cWe Toast the\u00a0Days\u201d by Linda Kachelmeier; \u201cAuld Lang Syne,\u201d words by Robert Burns; \u201cCarols at the Piano,\u201d a Glaze piano solo; \u201cGloria\u201d by John Leavitt; \u201cFor Unto Us a Child is Born\u201d and \u201cHallelujah\u201d from \u201cMessiah\u201d by George Frideric Handel; \u201cThe Ground\u201d by Ola Gjeilo; \u201cIt Came upon the Midnight Clear,\u201d words by Edmund H. Sears, music by Richard S. Willia; \u201cO Holy Night,\u201d words by J. S. Dwight, music by Adolphe Adam; \u201cI Will Light Candles this Christmas,\u201d words by Howard Thurman, music by Kim Andr\u00e9 Arnesen; and the 18th century French carol \u201cAngels We Have Heard on High.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Multinational sopranos<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sopranos from seven different countries join the\u00a0Vienna Light Orchestra\u00a0on its Christmas Tour 2025, 3 and 7 p.m. Tuesday at Little Rock\u2019s Robinson Center Performance Hall, 426 W. Markham St., for a program that includes \u201cWhite Christmas,\u201d \u201cCarol of the Bells,\u201d \u201cGrown-Up Christmas List,\u201d \u201cO Holy Night\u201d and \u201cAve Maria.\u201d Tickets are $43-$145; call (501) 244-8800 or visit Ticketmaster.com.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><u>CRAFTS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Folk Center craft show<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gift-shop for unique, handcrafted items at the Ozark Holidays Craft Show, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at the Ozark Folk Center State Park Craft Village, 1302 Park Ave., Mountain View. Artisans \u2014 more than two dozen resident master craftspeople in a variety of fine and functional crafts \u2014 will set up in their workshops with \u201cguest crafters\u201d distributed throughout the Craft Village. Shops include the Village Apothecary, selling soaps, lotions, salves and more; Widmer\u2019s Jewelry Shop; Leather Works; Turkey Creek Creations\u2019 Stained Glass; Scrap Happy Quilting; Perry\/Munn Pottery; Stonethrower Forge Handmade Knives; Copper Colorists Flame Painted Copper; the Old Time Print Shop; Rock, Paper, Scissors; Ozark Iron Blacksmithing; Woodcarving &amp; Whittling; and Fiber Arts. Admission is free. Visit OzarkFolkCenter.com.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><u>ETC.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Misfit Maker Market<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Misfit Maker Market, a group of local artists, makers and creators, will host its inaugural Black Friday event, described in a news release as \u201can alternative to holiday shopping at big box stores and with online giants,\u201d 1-6 p.m. Friday at Fassler Hall, 311 E. Capitol Ave., Little Rock. The market features original art, vintage finds, handmade jewelry \u201cand other unique offerings from individual Arkansans.\u201d The event will also include a 4-6 p.m. drag show. Admission is free; food and beverages can be purchased from Fassler Hall, which will also be collecting new toys to hand out to local families. (Those in need this Christmas should reach out via email: misfitmakermarketmail@gmail.com.)<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><u>TICKETS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3 comedy shows<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u25fc\ufe0f Satirist, musician and comedian \u201cWeird Al\u201d Yankovic brings his 90-city arena and amphitheater \u201cBigger &amp; Weirder\u201d tour back to Arkansas, with \u201cspecial guest\u201d Puddles Pity Party, 8 p.m. June 20 at North Little Rock\u2019s Simmons Bank Arena. Tickets \u2014 $66.15-$211.05 \u2014 are on sale via Ticketmaster.com. Yankovic drew more than 500,000 fans to 75 shows across 67 cities in 2025, including an Aug. 3 sellout at the Walmart AMP in Rogers. The show will feature Yankovic\u2019s hits and fan favorites, with a giant video wall, multiple costume changes and an eight-piece ensemble that includes his original band. \u201cWe did 75 shows this year, and the fans weren\u2019t sick of us yet,\u201d Yankovic explains, \u201cso we\u2019re just going to keep on touring until they are!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u25fc\ufe0f Writer, comedian and actor John Mulaney, on his \u201cMister Whatever\u201d tour, performs at 7 p.m. Feb. 21 at North Little Rock\u2019s Simmons Bank Arena. Tickets \u2014 $104.50-$364.60 with higher-price VIP packages \u2014 are on sale via Ticketmaster.com. Mulaney is the writer, host and executive producer of a Netflix talk show, \u201cEverybody\u2019s Live With John Mulaney,\u201d which features monologues, guests, pretaped sketches and musical segments and more. It\u2019s the continuation of \u201cEverybody\u2019s in LA,\u201d a six-night live comedy series that explored Los Angeles during the Netflix Is A Joke Festival in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>In December 2024, Mulaney starred on Broadway in the play \u201cAll In: Comedy About Love,\u201d part of a cast that included Fred Armisen, Richard Kind and Renee Elise Goldsberry. And he\u2019s part of the cast \u2014 playing Trip Hawkins \u2014 of the upcoming Amazon MGM Studios film \u201cMadden,\u201d a biopic about legendary pro football coach and TV commentator John Madden, directed by David O. Russell.<\/p>\n<p>\u25fc\ufe0f Comedian and actor Gary Owen is bringing his \u201cNo Hard Feelings\u201d tour to Little Rock\u2019s Robinson Center, 426 W. Markham St. at Broadway, 8 p.m. March 12. Tickets \u2014 $34-$68 plus fees \u2014 are on sale via Ticketmaster.com. In addition to his stand-up appearances, Owen has feature-film credits including \u201cBack on the Strip\u201d with Tiffany Haddish; \u201cMeet the Blacks\u201d and its sequel, \u201cThe House Next Door\u201d; \u201cThink Like a Man\u201d and its sequel, \u201cThink Like a Man Too\u201d; \u201cRide Along\u201d with Ice Cube and Kevin Hart; \u201cLittle Man,\u201d opposite the Wayans Brothers; and \u201cDaddy Day Care\u201d with Eddie Murphy. On TV, he starred in his own BET series \u201cThe Gary Owen Show\u201d and co-hosted TruTV\u2019s sketch series \u201cUpload with Shaquille O\u2019Neal.\u201d And he appeared in the recurring role of Zach the barber on TBS\u2019 \u201cTyler Perry\u2019s House of Payne.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cash couple<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tickets \u2014 $29.50 and $38.50 \u2014 are on sale for a touring company production of \u201cA Man Named Cash,\u201d subtitled \u201cThe Premier Tribute to the Music and Lives of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash,\u201d 7:30 p.m. March 27 at Little Rock\u2019s Robinson Center Performance Hall, 426 W. Markham St. at Broadway. Eric Hofmanis, personally appointed by John Carter Cash and The Cash Estate as lead singer for their 100-plus city \u201cJohnny Cash The Official Concert Experience\u201d tour, plays Johnny Cash, with Megan Houde as June Carter. The band also includes lead guitarist Scotty Mac, an inductee into the Blues Hall of Fame. Call (501) 244-8800 or visit CelebrityAttractions.com or Ticketmaster.com.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.arkansasonline.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. MUSIC Men\u2019s Chorus Christmas The River City Men\u2019s Chorus offers its annual holiday concert,\u00a0\u201cHoliday! 2025,\u201d\u00a03 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Monday and Dec. 4 at St. James United Methodist Church, 321 Pleasant Valley Drive, Little Rock. Admission is free. 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