THE GREAT SANTA RUN
Opportunity Village
10: Years of the Great Santa Run
4,000: Runners in the first year
11,000: Participants last year
15,000: Projected runners this year
99: Percentage of runners likely to wear Santa suit
60: Years Opportunity Village has been around
$136 million: Fundraising goal needed to expand OV facility
$500,000: Amount OV hopes to raise from Santa Run
$6 million: Wages paid by OV to workers previously considered unemployable
6,000: Cookies back each day by OV workers for local businesses
2 million: square feet of government and commercial space cleaned by OV crews each month
Dec. 6, Downtown Las Vegas, opportunityvillage.org
THE NUTCRACKER
Nevada Ballet Theater
33: Years NBT has presented The Nutcracker
3: Years for this version, conceived and choreographed by Artistic Director James Canfield
XX: Years Canfield spent creating it
8: Performances
100 +: Performers
60: Who are students
30: Height, in feet, of the growing Christmas tree onstage
15: Height, in feet, of the overscaled doorways and grandfather clocks that comprise the minimal staging against a black backdrop
600: Jewels in each of the snow maidens’ headpieces
Dec. 13-21, Reynolds Hall at The Smith Center, $29 and up, nevadaballet.org