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Holidays Shows and Old-Fashioned Christmas -12/09 Weekend

Get in the holiday spirit with Travel Writer Kim Williams! Williams has a variety of fun holiday activities for the whole family this weekend, including music (and dancing), parades, and celebrating Christmas the old fashioned way.

For those interested in viewing a holiday classic right here in Arkansas, Williams has information on a performance of the Nutcracker in a Little Rock theatre. Music lovers will also enjoy a show combining caroling and the wonders of nature in Mountain View.

Families can enjoy an old fashioned Christmas, featuring old-timey crafts, food, and fun! Williams has the details of this annual celebration. Plus, another Christmas celebration at a Holiday Open House at an Arkansas State Park.

You won't want to miss all these and more, including over 60 communities participating in a state-wide trail of holiday lights.

Featured stops in this episode include Little Rock, Powhatan, Batesville, and Mountain View.

A graduate of the radio-television program at A-State, Mark Smith earned his degree in broadcasting in 1986 and received a Master of Public Administration in 2015. He actually started in radio in 1982, just out of high school, with a part-time summer job at KBXM, a small AM station in Kennett, Mo. After his freshman year at Arkansas State, he landed another summer job at KBOA/KTMO in Kennett and continued to work weekends there while attending college.