This season ESO is offering more events, more classes and more opportunities! With 6 ESO Live Concerts, 2 full length ballets, including the regions only production of The Nutcracker, plus 4 new seasonal events, we look forward to engaging with the community in more ways than ever before. Starting in September, monthly ESO Live! music concerts showcase local and regional talent in our intimate black box Studio Theater. On October 12, ESO’s Nightmare Soiree, a ticketed adult only event, will host Chris English Blues, Immersive theater and alluring installations. Tickets run $75/couple and $45/person, and include snacks, 2 drinks and your performance tickets. The ESO School of Dance presents 2 ballets each year in the Nandua High School Auditorium. In December, ESO’s The Nutcracker is the only production of the holiday classic on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, welcoming more than 800 spectators. Tickets are available online through Onthestage.com