Handel's ''Messiah''

Experience the beauty and majesty of Handel's beloved oratorio "Messiah," as the Choral Society of Pensacola continues its 80th season with a performance in the Saenger Theatre. Soloists Carla Connors, Monika Cosson, Thomas Rowell and Patrick Jacobs join the sixty-voice choir and an orchestra comprising some of the area's finest musicians, all under the direction of Xiaolun Chen. Tickets are $30 and $25 and are available through Ticketmaster or at the Saenger box office. Audience members are invited to enjoy refreshments after the performance, as they mix and mingle with soloists, chorus and orchestra musicians on the mezzanine. After-party tickets are $20 and may be purchased online at www.BrownPaperTickets.com.