It's Nutcracker Season
It's time for a trip to the Land of Sweets. The dancers of the Hampton Ballet Theatre School, ranging from tiny tots in tights to pre-professional ballerinas on pointe, will take the stage at Southampton High School once again for their annual production of "The Nutcracker."
Now in its 14th year, the show returns with Tchaikovsky's enchanting score, Sara Jo Strickland's classical choreography, and charming costumes by Yuka Silvera and Kate McManus. Advanced students dance the roles of the Snow Queen, Sugar Plum Fairy, Dew Drop, and Arabian Princess, with professional guest artists as partners.
Show times are tomorrow and Saturday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 1, and Sunday at 2. Tickets start at $25 in advance, plus an online ticket fee, with a special $15 ticket rate for students at the door when seats are available. The website for tickets and additional information is hamptonballettheatreschool.com.
More for Kids and Teens
Amagansett Library
Children's card-making workshop for all ages, Sunday, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Lego Club for children in kindergarten through sixth grade, Monday, 3:45-4:45 p.m., 631-267-3810, amagansettlibrary.org.
Children's Museum of the East End, Bridgehampton
Gingerbread house workshops for families, Saturday and Dec. 9, sessions at 10 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. (take-home kits also available), $35 and up, 631-537-8250, cmee.org.
East Hampton High School
Bonac Lights festival to benefit student scholarships, tomorrow, 5:30-8:30 p.m., $5 children, $10 adults, also running Friday and Saturday nights through Dec. 22, $5 per person.
East Hampton Library
Teen community service project: no-sew fleece scarves (reserve kits in advance), materials pickup tomorrow, 3-5 p.m. Llama paper snowflake take-and-make project, materials pickup tomorrow, 3-5 p.m. Teen Advisory Board meeting, Monday, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Page Turners book club for kids 11 to 14 discusses "Cece Rios and the King of Fears" by Kaela Rivera, Monday, 6-7 p.m. Beaded ornaments for kids 11 to 14, Tuesday, 4-5 p.m. Make-a-Maze challenge for children 7 to 10, Tuesday, 4-5 p.m. Holiday decorating for teen community service hours, Wednesday, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Mosaic snowman craft for children 3 to 6, Wednesday, 4-5 p.m., 631-324-0222, easthamptonlibrary.org.
Golden Eagle Art Store, East Hampton
Holiday art camp, Wednesday, Dec. 27, through Friday, Dec. 29, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., $275, 631-324-0603, goldeneagleart.com.
Hampton Library, Bridgehampton
Holiday open house and tree lighting for all ages, Saturday, 2-4:30 p.m. STEAM activities and snacks for kids 8 to 12, Monday, 4-5 p.m. Holiday terra-cotta houses and ornaments for students in sixth grade and up, Tuesday, 4-5 p.m., 631-537-0015, myhamptonlibrary.org.
John Jermain Memorial Library, Sag Harbor
Drop-in bilingual story time, Saturday, 11-11:30 a.m. "Cookie Island" story time with the author Billy Baldwin for children in kindergarten through fifth grade, Sunday, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Story time with crafts for toddlers 18 months to 3 years, Tuesday, 10-10:45 a.m. National Cotton Candy Day treats for all ages, next Thursday, 4-6 p.m., 631-725-0049, johnjermain.org.
Our Fabulous Variety Show at LTV Studios, Wainscott
Winter Varietal Showcase, tomorrow and Saturday, 6:30 p.m., tickets $18-$45. Our Fabulous Christmas Carol, Friday, Dec. 8, 6:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 9, 2:30 and 6:30 p.m., tickets $18-$45, ourfabulousvarietyshow.org.
Project Most at Most Holy Trinity School, East Hampton
The Friday Preteen Project for kids in grades five through eight, tomorrow, 6-8:30 p.m. Block-printed holiday wrapping paper workshop for children 6 and up with Kym Fulmer, Saturday, 1-2 p.m., $25, projectmost.org.
Sag Harbor Cinema
"Little Women" (1949, not rated), Saturday and Sunday matinees, $16.50 for adults, $12.50 for kids under 12, 631-725-0010, sagharborcinema.org.
South Fork Natural History Museum, Bridgehampton
Turkeys in the snow story time and crafts for children 3 to 6 with adult caregiver, Sunday, 11 a.m., $10 for children, $15 adults (free for museum members) plus $5 materials fee, 631-537-9735, sofo.org.