Pennsylvania Ballet ‘Nutcracker’
The Pennsylvania Ballet of Philadelphia will perform George Balanchine’s version of The Nutcracker in seven shows Wednesday through Dec. 4 at the State Theater, Playhouse Square, 1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Times are 7 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. The complete Tchaikovsky score will be played live by the Cleveland Orchestra and its Children’s Chorus, and about 70 young Northeast Ohio dancers will join the performances. Cost is $15-$97. Call 216-241-6000 or see www.playhousesquare.org.
‘Hidden Hemingway’ talk
The coffee-table book Hidden Hemingway contains items from the Hemingway archives like family photos, teenage diaries, bullfighting tickets, love letters, even a letter he wrote late in life while he was undergoing electroshock therapy treatments. Author Robert K. Elder will talk about the book at 7 p.m. at the Hudson Library & Historical Society, 96 Library St. It’s free. To register, call 330-653-6658, ext. 1010, or go to www.hudsonlibrary.org.
Free show at BLU Jazz+
Pianist and singer Philip Anderson plays a free show at 7 p.m. at BLU Jazz+, 47 E. Market St., Akron. 330-252-1190 or http://blujazzakron.com/shows.
Full Circle Storytelling at Jilly’s
Wandering Aesthetics brings its Full Circle Storytelling to Jilly’s Music Room at 7 p.m. It’s a free open mic for telling and listening to stories on the theme of “Taste of Home.” Registration is encouraged (especially for storytellers), but not required. To register or for more information, please visit www.watheatre.com/fullcircle or email benjamin@akronist.com. Jilly’s is at 111 N. Main St., in the Northside district of downtown Akron.