THINGS TO DO
Santa makes his rounds in Midway neighborhoods tonight

"Celebration" by Dr. Morris Eaddy was featured on the November cover of American Psychologist.

Santa is coming to neighborhoods in the Midway Fire District. Below are the dates and order of routes. The routes will begin at 5 p.m. each night. Included are locations and approximate times that Santa will meet and greet the public along each route:

Thursday, Dec. 20: South Side of Highway 98.

Starting at Tiger Point East; Champion's Green; Player's Club; Longwood; Tiger Point Village; Victorian Village; Sterling Point (stopping at Wal- Mart at approximately 6:30 p.m.); Willowood; Tiger Point West; Lionsgate; Santa Rosa Shores (stopping at Swenson Park at approximately 7:45 p.m.); Grand Ridge; Oriole Beach; Woodlore Circle; Villa Venyce; Settlers Colony; Villa Woods; Great Oaks; Tiger Trace; Crane Cove; Ramblewood.

Friday, Dec. 21: North Side of Highway 98.

Starting at Abercrombie Road to East Bay Boulevard to Palmetto Ridge; Hidden Shores and Reserve Apartments; Bergren Road and Clay Circle; East Bay Heights; Shadow Lakes (stopping at 2081 Shadow Lakes Drive at approximately 7 p.m.); Barbarosa Territories; De Galves Highlands (Wheeler Road and Kell Road area); Hickory Shores.

Saturday, Dec. 22: South Side of Highway. 98.

Starting at Santa Rosa Shores East; Ocean Breeze to Tradewinds; Kitty Hawk (stopping at 1517 Kitty Hawk Drive at approximately 6 p.m.); New Hope; Mandavilla; Berkeley Forest; Woodlawn Heights; Quayside Village; Summerset Estates; Suncrest; Smugglers' Cove; Lighthouse Pointe; Oak Drive; Soundside; Sound Forest.

For more information call Midway Fire District at 850- 932-4771.

Christmas at the Navy Museum

Take some time to enjoy the season at the National Naval Aviation Museum. Christmas is in full swing this year at the National Naval Aviation Museum. To kick off the festivities, the museum will be hosting a free Christmas concert on Thursday Dec. 20 from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Blue Angel Atrium. The show will feature the renowned Navy Band of New Orleans skillfully playing to infuse the evening with holiday cheer.

In conjunction with the Christmas concert, Santa Claus will stop by on Saturday Dec. 22 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Santa will be waiting in the Blue Angel cockpit in the front of the museum where the children can visit, have their picture taken with him and make known their hopes for Christmas morning.

The museum will also be providing a free kid's IMAX movie, where for each paying adult, a limit of two children will be admitted for free.

Pensacola Children's Chorus to hold auditions

The Pensacola Children's Chorus, under the direction of Susan and Allen Pote, will hold auditions for boys and girls in grade three, and boys in grades four through eight in January.

The Pensacola Children's Chorus has earned a reputation for excellence in vocal instruction and performance opportunities for youth. The audition schedule is as follows:

Wednesday, Jan. 9, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. - new boys only in grades four through eight are invited to audition for membership.

Wednesday, Jan. 16, 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. - boys and girls in grade three are invited to audition for the preparatory choir - Choristers.

All auditions take place at the Margaret Moore Nickelsen Center, located on the campus of First Presbyterian Church at 46 East Chase Street in downtown Pensacola. It is not necessary to make an individual appointment, and auditionees do not need to bring a prepared song.

For more information, call the Pensacola Children's Chorus at 850-434-7760.

Nutcracker 'Sweet' opens this weekend

Ballet Pensacola will present the Nutcracker "Sweet" Dec. 20 through 23 at the Pensacola Cultural Center. Ticket prices range from $10 to $24 and are available by calling 850-432- 2042.

The Nutcracker "Sweet" features the talented Ballet Pensacola performing company along with guest artists Chinatsu Owada and Dana Lanz-Ross from the Alabama Ballet in choreography by Ballet Pensacola Artistic Director, Richard Steinert.

The Nutcracker "Sweet" is an abbreviated version of the full-length ballet. It features a brief story beginning followed by all of the dancing from the fulllength version. Ballet Pensacola is proud to partner with Albertsons on 9th Avenue to provide cookies, candy, punch and coffee to make the theater lobby a virtual land of the sweets. The holiday treats are included in the ticket price.

Local artist makes journal cover

In his former real life, Dr. Morris Eaddy was well known along the Gulf Coast as the president and CEO of the Lakeview Center, a large behavioral healthcare program.

Now retired, he was honored in a very special way. His painting, "Celebration" was selected to be on the November 2007 cover of American Psychologist, a widely read esteemed journal of the American Psychological Association. Now he is a fullfledged artist--teaching, painting and sharing with other artists at Quayside Art Gallery and Blue Morning Gallery.

This special painting is filled with abstract shapes and many colors; but the center of interest has a small grouping of people, some holding hands, and they seem to be having a joyous time.