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SUMMARY:The Nutcracker Kalamazoo
LOCATION:Comstock Community Auditorium\, 2107 N 26th St\, Kalamazoo Kalama
 zoo\, MI 49048
DESCRIPTION:Make your holidays magical by strolling through Kalamazoo’s re
 nowned Candy Cane Lane\, circa 1865!\n\nPresented by Ballet Kalamazoo with
  Special Guest Artists\nJames C Felton II and Luke J Cloherty.\n\nPresale 
 tickets go on sale for Ballet Kalamazoo families on\nNovember 12th at 1:00
 pm\n\nTickets go on sale on November 18th at 1:00pm\nTickets are $10-$20\n
 \nChildren 1 and under are lap child seating and are free\n\nRead about th
 e Nutcracker Kalamazoo Story:\n\nCome with Hattie and her family to share 
 in their excitement as they host their first holiday party at their new ho
 me\, The Kalamazoo House.\n\nBut wait! Who is this surprise guest with an 
 enchanted gift for Hattie? And what a gift! A Nutcracker.\n\nThe party end
 s\, and a magical night begins! Hattie sneaks down to get one more glimpse
  of her Nutcracker and falls asleep. When Hattie awakes\, her Nutcracker i
 s doing battle against an army of life-size mice led by their terrible 3-h
 eaded Mouse Queen. Just as the Mouse Queen is about to kill the Nutcracker
 \, Hattie distracts her\, empowering the Nutcracker to break the spell.\n\
 nThe spell is broken\, and the Nutcracker unexpectedly transforms into a p
 rince!\n\nThe Prince takes Hattie on a wondrous journey through the Magnif
 icent Pines\, full of Whitetail Deer. There\, the Prince and Hattie encoun
 ter Michigan Snowflakes who carry them away to the Land of the Sweets.\n\n
 As Hattie’s incredible night continues in the Land of the Sweets\, they ar
 e greeted by extraordinary beings: Dew Drop Fairies\, Monarch Butterflies\
 , Dragonflies\, Lady Bugs\, Honeybees\, and the beautiful Sugar Plum Fairy
 .\n\nWhen the pair tell the Sugar Plum Fairy of their adventure\, the Suga
 r Plum Fairy is struck by Hattie’s bravery and bestows gifts of Kalamazoo’
 s favorite sweets - donuts\, Blue Moon ice cream\, chocolate truffles\, ca
 ndy canes and lollipops.\n\nThe enchanted evening begins to wane as Apple 
 Blossom flowers dance around Hattie and her prince. As dawn approaches\, t
 he Sugar Plum Fairy tells Hattie she must return home. Hattie does not wan
 t to go until she and the Prince dance one final dance together.\n\nThe Su
 gar Plum’s final gift to Hattie is the story of what will come - the vibra
 nt future of Kalamazoo\, along with the key to The Land of the Sweets.\n\n
 Hattie wakes up next to her Nutcracker. Was her magical night of adventure
  and friendship only a dream?\nBut then\, under her pillow\, Hattie finds 
 the key to The Land of Sweets! Hattie falls into a contented slumber again
  knowing she can return to The Land of the Sweets anytime she wishes!
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