Article updated: 12/22/2012 9:09 AM

Weekend picks: Splurge on Joffrey Ballet's 'Nutcracker'

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Rory Hohenstein and Christine Rocas dance as the Snow King and Queen in the Joffrey Ballet?s ?The Nutcracker? at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University in Chicago.

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The Polar Express stopped at the Artisan Table — in pastry form.

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Country music superstar Martina McBride celebrates the holidays with "The Joy of Christmas" concert at The Chicago Theatre.

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Holiday lights twinkle in front of the Cuneo Mansion in Vernon Hills during the annual Cuneo Museum and Garden's "Winter Wonderland" holiday light show.

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Members of Tsukas Taiko perform "Taiko Legacy 9" at the MCA Stage in Chicago.

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The Kirk Players present a staged adaptation of "The Velveteen Rabbit" in the Great Hall of the Cuneo Mansion and Gardens in Vernon Hills.

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Santa Claus will be in the pool and on the pool's deck to meet with youngsters at the "Swim With Santa" event at the Elk Grove Pavilion Aquatic Center in Elk Grove Village.

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Light Opera Works presents Lionel Bart's beloved "Oliver!" at Northwestern University's Cahn Auditorium in Evanston.

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Catch the last few performances of the Joffrey Ballet's “The Nutcracker” today and Saturday at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Celebrate Christmas with country music: The Oak Ridge Boys perform “Christmas Time's a Comin'” tonight in Naperville and Martina McBride performs "The Joy of Christmas" in Chicago. Or mark the shortest day of the year today with a Winter Solstice Walk at the Morton Arboretum.