THURSDAY DEC. 28

Nutcracker! Magical Christmas with Ukrainian Ballet Dancers

3 and 7 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Center Tickets $40 to $185 Visit VanWezel.org

FRIDAY DEC. 29 Jazz at Two JC Scholarship Winners

Jazz Club of Sarasota

2 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist TRY TODAY Church of Sarasota

Tickets $15-$20

Visit JazzClubSarasota.org.

Perlman Music Program Winter Residency

Perlman Music Program 6 p.m. at USF SarasotaManatee

Runs through Jan. 5

Free

Visit PerlmanMusicProgram Suncoast.org.