nutcracker (mario)The annual “Nutcracker” performance by the South Bay Ballet, hosted by El Camino College in the Marsee Auditorium, will take place Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 19-20, at 2 p.m. Dancers pictured above are Mayu Odaka as Clara and Joseph Hetzer as The Prince from the 2014 production. Tickets: $35 general, $22 for children 12 and under. Go to www.elcamino.edu/centerforthearts.