Usher in the holiday season with Grand Rapid Ballet's enthralling Nutcracker. Toy soldiers, sugar plum fairies, the handsome prince, and all the rest (including 70 young local dancers) will be accompanied live by the Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra.

Special family matinee activities will including box lunches, face painting, and photos with Santa and The Nutcracker. And the Sugar Plum Parade is a special opportunity to meet Nutcracker dancers on the stage of the Detroit Opera House.