This year's "The Chocolate Nutcracker," a ballet performance hosted by It Takes a Village Inc., will take on a different theme. The ballet typically takes place during the holidays and was scheduled for November 2020, but organizers postponed the performance because of the coronavirus pandemic. Because the performance won't be occurring during its normal time frame, Steven Massey, founder of It Takes a Village, has changed this year's ballet to a Black History Month theme while still creating a show that encompasses the Chocolate Nutcracker. This year's show will take place at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Feb. 27 at the Topeka Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $10-$25 and can be purchased by visiting the box office or topekaperformingarts.org.