Plan Ahead: Next Weekend

* Dance. The David Taylor Dance Company of Denver presents its unusual staging of “The Nutcracker” on Dec. 11 at 8 p.m., Dec. 12 at 2 and 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 13 at 2 p.m. in the Long Beach Terrace Theater, Convention and Entertainment Center, 300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach. $15 to $25. (562) 436-3661.

* Jazz/Pop. Crossover guitarist and vocalist George Benson (“On Broadway,” “This Masquerade”) appears Dec. 11 and 12, 8 p.m. at the Cerritos Center, 12700 Center Court Drive, Cerritos. $37 to $52. (562) 916-8500.

* Theater. Dante’s “Inferno,” adapted for stage by U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky from his own translation, winds up its national tour at the Getty Center, Harold M. Williams Auditorium, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Dec. 11 and 12 at 8 p.m. and Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. $25. (213) 365-3500.

* Festival. Hanukkah family festival will be celebrated with live music, family sing-alongs, children’s theater, foods and more Dec. 13 from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles. $8 (includes festival, museum admission); $6 (students and seniors); children under 12 and Skirball members, free. (323) 660-8587.