Christmas and Candlelight schedule set

WASHINGTON – Historic Washington State Park will host its 36th Annual Christmas and Candlelight event on Friday, Dec. 9, and Saturday, Dec. 10. Tour venues will open at 1 p.m. Luminary lighting and music programs will begin at 5 p.m. See music schedule below.

Homes and buildings within the historic town will be decorated with period decorations and thousands of luminaries will light the streets. A horse-drawn surrey will be available for rides. Williams’ Tavern Restaurant will be open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Admission is $10 per adult and $6 per child (up to age 12).

For more information about the event, contact the park at 870-983-2684.

Friday, December 9, 2022 Music Schedule

WPA Gym

5:00 – 5:30        Beryl Henry Elementary Choir – Hope, Ark.

5:45 – 6:15        Nashville Primary Choir – Nashville, Ark.

6:30 – 7:00        Roy Hale, guitarist – Malvern, Ark.

7:15 – 8:00        Dancetastics – Hope, Ark.

RoystonTown House

5:00—8:00        Brenda Westerbuhr, violinist – Washington, Ark.

Washington Methodist Church

5:00 – 8:00        Live Nativity Scene (Front Yard)

5:00 – 5:30        TBA

5:45 – 6:15        Rachel Parson, guitarist – Hope, Ark.

6:30 – 7:00        Shelly Keith, vocalist – Hope, Ark.

7:15 – 8:00        Hempstead County Melody Boys – Hope, Ark.

Washington Presbyterian Church

5:00 – 5:30        Liberty Eylau High School Choir – Liberty Eylau, Tex.

5:45 – 6:15        Cornerstone First Baptist Church Choir – Hope, Ark.

6:30 – 7:00        Faith Chorus – Texarkana, Tex.

7:15 – 8:00        Ouachita Baptist University Flute Quintet – Arkadelphia, Ark.

Williams Tavern Restaurant

5:00—6:15        Jerome Underwood and Friends – Hope, Ark.

1874 Courthouse

5:00 – 5:30        Tishara Arnett, vocalist – Mineral Springs, Ark.

5:45 – 6:15        Mary May, vocalist  – Ashdown, Ark.

6:30 – 7:00        Grace Point Mennonite Choir – Nashville, Ark.

7:15 – 8:00        “Twas the Night Before Christmas” reading & Father Christmas

Saturday, December 10, 2022 Music Schedule

WPA Gym

5:00 – 8:00        Nighthawk Band – Hope, Ark.

Royston Town House

5:00—8:00        Brenda Westerbuhr, violinist – Washington, Ark.

Washington Methodist Church

5:00 – 8:00        Live Nativity Scene (Front Yard)

5:00 – 5:30        Nashville First United Methodist Church Choir – Nashville, Ark.

5:45 – 6:15        Hope First United Methodist Church Choir – Hope, Ark.

6:30 – 7:00        Shelly Keith, vocalist – Hope, Ark.

7:15 – 8:00        Hempstead County Melody Boys – Hope, Ark.

Washington Presbyterian Church

5:00 – 5:30        Mark Hall, vocalist – Oakhaven, Ark.

5:45 – 6:15        Roz Thompson, pianist – Washington, Ark.

6:30 – 7:00        Jimmy Ivers, vocalist & Jonathan Bradford, pianist – Hope, Ark.

7:15 – 8:00        Brady Rhodes, vocalist – Rosston, Ark.

Williams Tavern Restaurant

5:00—6:15        Jerome Underwood and Friends – Hope, Ark.

1874 Courthouse

5:00 – 5:30        Autumn Newsom, guitarist – Hope, Ark.

5:45 – 6:15        Four States Fusion — Texarkana, Tex.

6:30 – 7:00        Jeff Smith, guitarist – Hope, Ark.

7:15 – 8:00        “Twas the Night Before Christmas” reading & Father Christmas