Win tickets to Lively Arts’ ‘Nutcracker’

You can win four tickets to “The Nutcracker.” The Lively Arts Foundation production at the Saroyan Theatre plays 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 23. It features professional guest dancers in leading roles plus members of the Central California Ballet.

The contest is open only to members, donors and individual sponsors of The Munro Review. Tax-deductible memberships start at $5 a month, and you can make a one-time donation of as little as $3. (Paid memberships help keep the site running, and paid members get special members-only benefits. Please consider a paid membership in support of independent, local arts journalism.) A free membership option is available. For details on how to join, go to the Membership and Sponsorship page. No purchase, donation or membership is necessary to enter the ticket giveaway.

One reader will win a four-pack of tickets to the Saturday matinee, and another reader will win a four-pack of tickets to the Saturday evening performance.

To enter this giveaway, leave a reply on this post below answering this question: What’s your first memory of attending “The Nutcracker”? (Or you can just tell us why you want to go to the concert.) Also: Please indicate the performance you’d like to attend (or you can pick both.)  Deadline to enter is noon Tuesday, Dec. 18. Winners will be picked at random and notified by email.