THE SHOWDOWN: Spend your Christmas Eve with ballerinas and mice

POSTED: Tuesday, December 23, 2008, 1:00 AM

The Nutcracker

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Every Monday, The Showdown tells you who to see and where to see 'em.

Monday: VH1 regular Rob Tannenbaum teams up with Rosenbergs frontman David Fagin for some Jewtastic rock comedy just in time for Hanukkah. Upstairs at World Café Live. Doors at 7:30 p.m., tickets are $19.

Tuesday: Indie duo Western Dresses play the M Room. With Orp, the Lemon Treasures & Red and Orange. Doors at 8 p.m., tickets are $8.

Wednesday: Spend your Christmas Eve with ballerinas and mice. Catch George Balanchine's The Nutcracker with the Pennsylvania Ballet Company, Pennsylvania Ballet Orchestra and the Philadelphia Boys' Choir. At the Academy of Music. Doors at noon, tickets are $24-$129.

Thursday: Give, get and be merry. Have a happy holiday with family and friends!

Friday: Post-Christmas Jazz with Jeff Bradshaw's tribute to James Brown. With Brass Heaven. At Warmdaddy's. Doors at 8 p.m., tickets are $15.

Saturday: Pop punk quartet All Time Low play a tweenworthy show at the TLA. With Sing It Loud, the Friday Night Boys & Runner Runner. Doors at 6 p.m., tickets are $20.

Sunday: Get crazy with Weezy F. Baby and reality TV star/ R&B starlet Keyshia Cole. With Gym Class Heroes and Keri Hilson. At the Susquehanna Bank Center. Doors at 8 p.m., tickets are $45.99-$85.99.

Brooke Honeyford

Posted 2008-12-22 23:13:33

Thanks for the listing Dianca.

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