Nashville Ballet is cooling things off this summer with the return of the largestNashville’s Nutcracker ticket discount of the year, “Christmas In July.” Starting Tuesday, July 1 and for the month of July only, tickets to Nashville Ballet’s holiday favorite Nashville’s Nutcracker will be discounted by $12. Tickets can be purchased at the Nashville Ballet website, at the TPAC Box Office or by calling (615) 782-4040. Use the discount code XMASJULY when purchasing to receive the discount.

Nashville Ballet’s cutting-edge Emergence series returns May 29-31 with another showcase of innovative, emerging talent, featuring music from Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Paul Moravec. This year’s production includes an original composition by Moravec called Amorisms, made possible by a co-commission between Nashville Ballet and two other local arts organizations – ALIAS Chamber Ensemble and Portara Ensemble. Tickets start at $28 and can be purchased in person at the Nashville Ballet offices, by phone at (615) 297-2966 x10 or at www.NashvilleBallet.com.