Drop shadow around page and newsbox

Hello!

I am using the Vantage Premium theme, and its great! But I need a little help. I am a newbie so please have patience!

First, I would like to add a drop shadow around the entire page, is there a simple solution for this?

I am also on the hunt for a small “news box” with a scroller in it, to add on the home page for short blog messages, and the visitor can scroll in the box to see older news. Is there a plugin for this somewhere?

Best Regards!