“To be able to do that as a girl of color is just like, so amazing,” Jenkins said. Jenkins is one of three young girls who will be playing Clara in The Nutcracker this season ...

and on to the deliciously color-saturated Land of the Sweets. To purchase tickets to The Nutcracker, visit balletidaho.org.

In Steubenville, Ohio — home of legendary Christmas crooner Dean Martin — tourists flock to see the Nutcracker Village ... the unique shapes, colors, mustaches and most importantly, the ...