• There’s still time to head to Seattle for the annual Pacific Northwest Ballet production of “The Nutcracker.” There’s a 2 p.m. performance, a good time for the family, as well as 7:30 p.m. It runs through Dec. 26 at Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer St., Seattle. Tickets are $26-$123; 206-441-2424; www.pnb.org/Season/11-12/Nutcracker.
• Join Cara Francis, accompanied by Kacey Evans on the piano, for an evening of jazz standards with some quirky surprises. She takes the stage at 6 tonight at The Mandolin Café, 3923 S. 12th St., Tacoma; www.themandolincafe.com.
• Holiday music is in the air. See The Christmas Revels in a 7:30 show tonight at the Rialto Theater, 310 S. Ninth St., Tacoma. Tickets are $12-$27; 1-800-291-7593; www.pugetsoundrevels.org.
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