Forest Moon Theater will present “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” Dec. 11-13 at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre for the Arts, 405 Brooks Street. Show times are Friday, Dec. 11, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec. 13; 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. It’s time for the annual church Christmas pageant, but this year the couple in charge must cast the horrible Herdman kids – some of the most awful children in town. The results provide plenty of Pepto-Bismol moments – and fun – when the Herdman herd brings new meaning to the Christmas spirit. This family comedy is based on the only story to ever run twice in McCall’s Magazine. Advance tickets are $15 plus tax for adults and $13 plus tax for students and seniors. These prices reflect a savings of $3 per adult and student/senior “day of” admission tickets. For more information, visit www.wakeforestnc.gov/renaissance-centre.aspx

Christmas is coming fast and members of the police department want to make sure it is a happy one for about 30 local children. For the seventeenth year, since 1999, Officer K.C. Warren has been organizing Shop with a Cop every Christmas season, and this year’s shopping spree will take place Wednesday, Dec. 16. The children will go to the department and be paired with their police officer “partners” and then driven to the Wake Forest Wal-Mart. Each child will be given $175 to spend on a winter coat and other items they choose. Afterward, everyone will enjoy a pizza party. Shop with a Cop was created to help less fortunate boys and girls in the Wake Forest area experience a joyous Christmas. Since1999, the program has helped well over 400 local children. The Wake Forest Police Department raises money for Shop with a Cop by sponsoring several fundraisers each

*The Wake Forest Farmers Market will not be open from Saturday, Nov. 28, in the Renaissance Plaza in front of the Renaissance Centre because the vendors will be enjoying the holiday with their families. It will return Saturday, Dec. 5, with a very special Craft Fair plus the usual vendors and extended hours, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. *The Youngsville Kiwanis Turkey Shoot is held every Saturday night from 6 to 10 p.m. at 2808 Cedar Creek Road. It will be held through Dec. 12 and the proceeds benefit the Kiwanis projects in the Youngsville area. *The tenth annual Gobbler’s Run benefitting the Wake Forest Boys & Girls Club will be held the morning of Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26. See article in this week’s Gazette for details. *The Wake Forest Children’s Choir Holiday Concert will present an evening of holiday songs and carols at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre on