Alabama NewsCenter — Can’t Miss Alabama: Share the joy of the season with holiday entertainment, musicals

| December 15, 2022 @ 4:00 pm

By Shirley Jackson

George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker
The Alabama Ballet is celebrating its 20th anniversary of performing “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker” Dec. 16-23 at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex. The Alabama Ballet remains one of only eight companies in the world granted the rights by the Balanchine Trust to perform “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker.” Tchaikovsky’s beloved melodies transport the young and young at heart to a magical world where mischievous mice besiege a battalion of toy soldiers and an onstage blizzard leads to an enchanted Land of Sweets. Tickets can be purchased online at alabamaballet.org through Ticketmaster or by calling the Alabama Ballet office at 205-322-4300.

Wonderland Under Warrior
Rickwood Caverns is transformed into a winter wonderland through Sunday, Jan. 8. Wonderland Under Warrior, in the park’s centerpiece cave system, offers an experience featuring festive light displays, decorations and a number of characters available for photos. The cave temperature remains at 62 degrees year-round. Reservations are highly recommended. The entire walk is about 1 mile inside the cave. Rickwood Caverns State Park is off Interstate 65 in Warrior, about 30 miles north of downtown Birmingham and about 75 miles south of Huntsville.

The Ghosts of Christmas Eve
The Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) will perform at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex during its winter tour Thursday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. The show will feature “The Ghosts of Christmas Eve” and the best of TSO. The orchestra was formed in 1996 by Paul O’Neill and has sold more than 10 million albums. Purchase tickets at Ticketmaster.com.

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Scott Martin is an operational meteorologist, professional graphic artist, musician, husband, and father. Not only is Scott a member of the National Weather Association, but he is also the Central Alabama Chapter of the NWA president. Scott is also the co-founder of Racecast Weather, which provides forecasts for many racing series across the USA. He also supplies forecasts for the BassMaster Elite Series events including the BassMaster Classic.

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