Color your way to the Minnesota Ballet

Inter City Oil is giving away a pair of tickets to winners in each age division — younger than 3, 3-5, 6-8, 9-11, and 12-15, as well as an open category for any age.

Locally-owned ico, a longtime sponsor of the Minnesota Ballet and underwriter for the new, colorful Manhattan Nutcracker scenes, is sponsoring its annual coloring contest for tickets to the 3 p.m. December 11 holiday matinee performance at the DECC.

According to Judy Weber, chief executive officer of ico, the Color Your Way into the Nutcracker Ballet highlights the show that features several children from the region in the cast. The contest draws hundreds of creative entrants annually in every age group.

Coloring forms are available at any participating ico with entries due back for judging by Thursday.

Two coloring pages selected as the overall grand champions. The grand champions will receive four select tickets to the matinee performance at 3 p.m. and an ico gift card.

All winners will be on display in the lobby during ballet performances.

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