Tchaikovsky's classic ballet about a young girl, Clara, who is given a Nutcracker for Christmas by her godfather, Herr Drosselmeyer. But this is no ordinary Nutcracker as Clara learns that very night. After a great battle with the Mouse King, the Nutcracker turns into a Prince. He takes Clara on a magic journey through the Land of the Snow to the Kingdom of the Sweets, where the Sugar Plum Fairy honors the couple with entertainment from around the world.

City Ballet's The Nutcracker at Spreckel's Theatre begins this weekend. ARTS TIX has tickets for tonight at 7:30pm and Saturday at 2:00pm on sale now. Tickets for Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 2:00pm go on sale on Saturday. Half-price tickets are $28.50 and $23.50 for each performance and they can only be purchased at the ARTS TIX booth at Horton Plaza. Half-price tickets are not available online.