In Pensacola Little Theatre's November production, Alexander is having the worst day of his young life. Children's author Judith Viorst adapted her beloved book "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" for the stage, with music composed by Shelly Markham. It is an entertaining musical that encourages children to share their own feelings and helps them realize that everyone has bad days.

Not only does Alexander wake up with gum in his hair, but his mother forgets to pack dessert in his lunch, and his best friend decides he's not his best friend anymore. And if that's not bad enough, Alexander's brothers don't have any cavities but he does. And just when it can't get any worse, there are lima beans for supper and "yuck!" kissing on TV. Its enough to make anyone want to go to Australia.

Pensacola Little Theatre's Treehouse Theatre will present the play November 13-15 and 20-22, 2009, in the Valerie J. Russenberger Theatre at the Pensacola Cultural Center. Friday and Saturday performances begin at 7:30pm. Sunday matinees begin at 2:30. Prices are $20-$18-$16-$14 for adults, and half price for children 12 and younger. A $1 handling fee is charged for each ticket printed. For tickets, call (850) 432-2042 or visit the Box Office at 400 S. Jefferson Street in downtown Pensacola.

Pensacola Symphony Orchestra will once again join with the Pensacola Choral Society and The University of West Florida Singers to perform the holiday classic George Frideric Handel's Messiah on December 5, at 7:30 pm at St. Paul Catholic Church.

This season's presentation of Messiah is especially exciting with two of Pensacola's most celebrated vocal talents in the soloist line up. Jane Redding, soprano, has performed with operas and orchestras across the United States and Asia. Redding's resume includes guest performances with the National Symphony Orchestra, the International Opera Alliance and the Opera Orchestra of Shanghai.

Tenor soloist, Leo Day, is Minister of Music at Olive Baptist Church and an adjunct voice faculty member at the University of West Florida. In addition to teaching, Day travels to perform professionally with operas and orchestras around the globe.

Two more Floridians, Wanda Brister, mezzo-soprano, and Andrew Elliott, baritone, round out the soloist ensemble. Brister is Associate Professor of Voice at Florida State University (FSU) where Elliott was her student. Brister is a highly sought after vocalist who has performed over forty operatic roles and with hundreds of orchestras. Elliott, currently in his final year of study toward a masters degree from FSU, is making a name for himself as well. He recently performed key roles in productions of The Mikado and A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Tickets are on sale now through December 4, 2009. Reserved tickets are $25 and general admission tickets are $20. Call the PSO office at (850) 435-2533 or order online at www.pensacolasymphony.com.

The tree-lined park comes alive with the sights and sounds of the holidays as family and friends gather for A Holiday Evening in Olde Seville Square from 6:30 - 9 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 3 on Seville Square in Historic Downtown Pensacola. This free, traditional holiday concert is brought to you by The Pensacola Heritage Foundation, Baptist Health Care and WEAR ABC 3.

The McGuire's Bagpipe Band will kick off the evening with several all-holiday tunes, followed by a reading of "T'was the Night Before Christmas" by WEAR anchor Jared Willets. Clark & Company will then take the stage to play your favorite Christmas songs including the very popular, "Twelve Days of Christmas". The Pensacola Civic Band, under the direction of Don Snowden, will entertain the audience with a Christmas Jazz Suite, "Silent Night", "Winter Wonderland", "T'was in the Moon of Wintertime" and many others. The audience is invited to join in singing along to holiday carols during a candle lighting ceremony accompanied by the Civic Band. Song sheets will be available.

In the true spirit of Christmas, this Holiday Evening benefits Communities Caring at Christmas. Concertgoers are encouraged to donate to this organization during the Holiday Evening to help families in Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties with new clothes, toys and household essentials for children and adults with developmental disabilities. Since 1979, WEAR ABC 3's Communities Caring at Christmas program has served many children who are victims of abuse, neglect and abandonment who are in the custody of the state.

This event is organized by the Pensacola Heritage Foundation, which also provides the popular summer concert series Evenings In Olde Seville Square every Thursday evening during the summer season. The organization has worked for more than 40 years to preserve the architecture and heritage of the Seville Square district and other historically significant Pensacola neighborhoods and traditions. For more information, call the Pensacola Heritage Foundation at (850) 438-6505.

The Pensacola Children's Chorus, under the direction of Allen and Susan Pote, will present its annual production of "Christmas on the Coast" on Friday and Saturday, December 11 and 12, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, December 13, at 2:30 p.m. at the Saenger Theatre. In what will be an amazing spectacular, over 300 young performers, ages 9-18, will dazzle audiences with their singing, choreography and breathtaking costumes. This Broadway style production will feature medleys of favorite songs and carols of the season, a nativity scene. songs of the Jewish tradition, novelty numbers, including the "The Twelve Days of Christmas", "Twas the Night Before Christmas" and, of course, plenty of Santa Claus. Completing the creative team for this always-popular holiday event will be choreographers Michael Dennis, Karen Hebert, Donna Mixon and Emily Mixon,  costumer LaRaye Ryan, production coordinator Donna Mixon, and Lance Brannon providing lighting and sound.

"Christmas on the Coast" tickets make great gifts AND they're are on sale NOW at the Saenger Theatre Box Office (850-595-3880, open weekdays, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.), at all TicketMaster outlets, and at www.ticketmaster.com or charge by phone by calling 850-595-3880.  Ticket prices are $17.00, $27.00 and $29.00.  Prices are subject to additional Saenger Theatre facility and processing fees at the time of purchase. For more information, please call the Children's Chorus at 850-434-7760 or visit their website at www.pensacolachildrenschorus.com.