CONTEST BASED ON HIDDEN NUTS AND ART CARDS >>>

Tacoma City Ballet is in the midst of a yearlong scavenger hunt for Golden Krakatuk Nuts. You heard right. Nuts. The nuts tie into the company's highly anticipated Dec. 7, 2013 performance, Prequel to The Nutcracker.

The contest in a nutshell: TCB hides hand-painted Golden Krakatuk Nuts inside jewel boxes around Tacoma; inside the boxes is a scroll with prize details, such as gift certificates, merchandise or tickets to Tacoma City Ballet's World Premier of said Nutcracker in December. Each month through the year, Golden Krakatuk Nuts will be hidden at businesses throughout Tacoma. To find the nuts, decipher the poetic clues, which will be posted at Tacoma City Ballet's website, Facebook page, as well as this blog. You find the Golden Krakatuk Nuts and great riches will be heaped upon you! For complete on the contest and Nutcracker performance, click here.

All the Golden Krakatuk Nuts hidden this month were claimed at the secret location, which was The Hub.

But, all is not lost. Fifty art postcards featuring Mouse Prince I from Tacoma City Ballet's world premiere The Nutcracker can be found at local businesses throughout Tacoma beginning today.  The first person to find the Mouse of the Month and bring him to the TCB Office will be rewarded with tickets to the production in December. In addition, a grand prize package will be awarded in late November to a lucky contestant who collects all nine mice - one hidden per month. For more details, go to the Mouse of the Month Facebook Event.

Tacoma City Ballet is encouraging mouse hunters to spread the word about where they find their mice using #MouseoftheMonth on twitter.