Six Evanston dancers will join members of the Joffrey Ballet company for its22nd annual holiday production of Robert Joffrey’s “The Nutcracker” from Dec.11-27 at the Auditorium Theatre. Abby Seef, Celina Lindland, Sidney Holzhauer-Chuckas and Helen Gratch (left to right in back row), and Maeve Harvey-Camillone and Claire Wootton (center and right, front row) will be among nearly 120 young dancers appearing in the beloved ballet. Kate Jinakunwiphat of Lincolnwood is at left in the front row. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster Ticket Centers, 800-982-2787, or www.ticketmaster.com. Photo by Bob Nick