North Pointe Ballet Announces Inaugural Season Featuring The Nutcracker (December 9-11, 2016) and Cinderella (May 5-7, 2017) North Pointe Ballet (NPB) announces its 2016-2017 season with two feature shows, The Nutcracker, December 8 -11, 2016 and Cinderella, May 5 - 7, 2017. In addition to the two feature performances, NPB will host several community outreach events and offer educational opportunities, including a special student matinee on December 9th at 10:30am for school field trips, day care and home-school groups. This performance features shortened show length and special Q&A with the dancers. Tickets for Student matinee are on sale now. The Season will kick off with The Nutcracker, December 9 - 11, 2016. The Saturday, December 10th matinee will feature radio personality "Java Joel" as "Mother Ginger." The entire running of the show will feature professional dancers from North Pointe Ballet and several students from the area, including Louisa Szczepaniak an exchange student dancer from Germany, who danced at Art & Dance in Loerrach, under the direction of Sylvia Künnecke. Ninety minutes before performances of NPB's 'The Nutcracker" on Dec. 9 & 10, NPB will host the Sugar Plum Fair, a market event featuring local vendors and merchandise to browse and purchase for unique holiday shopping. Vendors interested in booked space should contact celeste@mashmade.com. In the spring of 2017, NPB will perform Cinderella, May 5-7. Auditions for student roles will be held Saturday, January 21 in North Ridgeville. For more information visit NPB's website<http://www.northpointeballet.org/> or check them out on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/northpointeballet/>. All of NPB's performances are held at the beautiful Hope Community Church Auditorium, 6941 Columbia Road, Olmsted Falls, Ohio 44138. TICKETS: Purchase show tickets on the NPB website (http://www.northpointeballet.org/tickets.html). Group tickets can be purchased by contacting the box office at npbboxoffice@gmail.com. Organized groups of 10 or more will receive a $3 discount per ticket. A 50% non-refundable deposit is required at time of reservation. Military and Senior discounts will be required to present ID at will call when picking up tickets. Seniors and military with proper ID will receive $2 off per ticket. For questions about tickets email: npbboxoffice@gmail.com<mailto:npbboxoffice@gmail.com>. About NPB - North Pointe Ballet (NPB) is a professional dance company whose mission is making professional, classical ballet accessible to all families in the western suburbs of Cleveland. NPB offers education outreach programs to help integrate arts into all curriculums and enforce academic content standards. Dynamic instructors lead children through hands-on workshops and professional, costumed dancers perform excerpts from full-length productions. Email janet@northpointeballet.org<mailto:janet@northpointeballet.org> to schedule a program customized to your school's needs. NPB is committed to bringing classical ballet to ALL types of families in North East Ohio. Giving opportunities to experience ballet to those who might not otherwise get the chance is an important part of our mission. A special sensory-friendly performance of "The Nutcracker" will be performed Thursday, Dec. 8 at 6:30pm at Hope Community Church Auditorium, as well as other opportunities for children of different abilities to experience ballet. Contact janet@northpointeballet.org<mailto:janet@northpointeballet.org> for more information. Janet Dziak Director, North Pointe Ballet 440.225.5458 For tickets to NPB's "The Nutcracker" Dec 9-11, click here!<http://www.northpointeballet.org/tickets.html> For more information on the company, visit our website, northpointeballet.org<http://www.northpointeballet.org/home.html>