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We have a pretty sweet deal for holiday music lovers: NorthPark Center has offered us four sets of tickets (four tickets per set) to tonight's Dallas Symphony Orchestra Christmas Celebration, featuring the recent Grammy-nominated soprano and soloist, Ava Pine. This how we are going to do this one: four sets, four questions. One set will go for the first person who answers one of the follow questions correctly. Pick a question and be fast. I'll update this post as the tickets disappear. Make sense? Enter your answers in the form after the jump to be eligible. Set 1: In what production did Ava Pine take her first Dallas Opera bow? Gone. Answer: Anna in Nabucco Set 2: Name one of the Booker T. Washington musicians who performed with the DSO at this year's Pops Christmas Concert (not the dancers; hint, there was a vibraphonist and a violinist). Gone. Answers: Austin Allen and violinist Julian Nguyen Set 3: Name three artists who have work at NorthPark Center. Gone. Answer given: Warhol, Rosenquist, Frank Stella Set 4: Who was the initial designer of NorthPark Center and what iconic airport hanger did his firm also design? Gone. The answer: Eero Saarinen & TWA terminal at JFK in New York

The Canadian aesthetic acrobats who make up the ever-popular Cirque Du Soleil are coming back to the Dallas metro area in early 2011. If you’ve always wanted to see the troupe, here’s your chance. We have a pair of tickets to the February 19 performance of the new “Ovo” program. All you need to do is tells us the occupations of the two Cirque founders before they launched the world famous traveling show. First person to enter the answer in the form after the jump wins. Update: They're gone. Congrats to our winner.

Thanksgiving is this week, which means one thing to ballet dancers across the nation: it’s Nutcracker time. If you are looking for a performance to attend, Danna Reubin has you covered with this preview. We have a pair of tickets to giveaway to Texas Ballet Theater’s performance on Dec 3 at the Winspear Opera House. To get your hands on them, you’ll have to be the first person answer this question in the form after the jump: Who were the originally choreographers of the Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker. And . . . go!

Below you’ll find a video of a performance by Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. After the jump, you will find a little form. Be the first person to fill that out, and you will get a pair of tickets to Hubbard Street’s performance on November 19 at the Winspear Opera House, as part of TITAS’ ongoing programming at the Performing Arts Center.

On November 16, the great Al Pacino, star of Gigli, S1m0ne, and The Recruit, will touch down at the Winspear Opera House for the next installment of the Brinker International Forum, where you can listen to the actor speak about his technique and process, and then fire questions his way in an audience Q&A. We have a pair of tickets to giveaway. To get your hands on them, be the fifth person to submit the form after the jump with your list of your three favorite Pacino performances. Look for the tally of favorite roles later in the day. And . . . go! Update: Those went fast. Congrats to the winner. Update 2: The verifiably objective and correct answer to the question, 'what are Pacino's best three movies,' is 1) The Godfather (considering parts one and two as a single movie, which, when talking about the dramatic arc of an epic story, they are), 2) Dog Day Afternoon, and 3) Scent of a Woman, with an honorable mention for Scarface because it has become so iconic. But our readers disagree. In our giveaway poll, the top Pacino films were: 1) Scarface 2) The Godfather Part 1 3) Carlito's Way Tied for fourth: Scent of a Woman and The Devil's Advocate. I was suprised there wasn't more support for Glengarry Glen Ross, which got one nod, and Dog Day, which didn't even make the list. Other mentions: Justice For All, The Insider, Donnie Brasco, Heat, Serpico, Frankie and Johnny, and Godfather Part 2, which did so poorly I will assume that everyone who voted for The Godfather meant both movies. Thanks all for participating. If you still want to chime in, let's turn to the comments.