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4 things to do in Atlanta today: Snow Mountain, Nutcracker and more

SNOW MOUNTAIN--December 21, 2014 Stone Mountain - Vicki Everage (left) screams as Tamara Mitchell pushes her tube down the hill during Snow Mountain at Stone Mountain Park on Sunday, December 21, 2014. This is the seventh season that the main lawn at the park has been transformed into a winter wonderland. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Credit: Jonathan Phillips

Credit: Jonathan Phillips

SNOW MOUNTAIN--December 21, 2014 Stone Mountain - Vicki Everage (left) screams as Tamara Mitchell pushes her tube down the hill during Snow Mountain at Stone Mountain Park on Sunday, December 21, 2014. This is the seventh season that the main lawn at the park has been transformed into a winter wonderland. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL
By Jen West
Dec 22, 2015

Four things to do around Atlanta on Tuesday, Dec. 22:

1. FEATURED
Catch the Atlanta Ballet's Nutcracker at the Fox Theatre, a celebrated holiday event for 20 years set to live music from the Atlanta Ballet's orchestra. Show beginss at 7:30 p.m. and tickets start at $32. [It's actually a challenge to choose which shows to see before the end of the holiday season. Which ones strike your fancy?]

2. FREE & CHEAP
Starting at 5 p.m. on Tuesdays, guests of Bone Lick BBQ can order sliders, boiled peanuts, Tecate beer and select shots - each for $2. [Kids tagging along? They eat for only $3 at Red Pepper Taqueria on Tuesdays.]

3. FOOD
Throw away the Christmas Eve dinner ingredient list because some of Atlanta's best restaurants want to serve you a magical meal on this special night. [Wash down the holiday goodness with one (or more) of these 10 champagne cocktails.]

4. FAMILY-FRIENDLY
Christmas break is here, so that means it's officially tube time. Snow Mountain has a snow-packed day of family fun in store for you including snowman building, snowball shooting, tubing and more. [The countdown has begun for the holiday fun to end. We hope you've had a blast at some of these Christmas-inspired happenings around Atlanta.]

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