Axe ’Em, Jacks!
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The PEN Trio with special guest Francesca Arnone will present a program of 20th century music for woodwinds when they perform at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, in Cole Concert Hall on the Stephen F. Austin State University campus.
The PEN Trio includes Dr. Nora Lewis, oboe, Kansas State University; Dr. Phillip O. Paglialonga, clarinet, Virginia Tech University; and Dr. Eric Van der Veer Varner, bassoon, Lynn Conservatory. The name PEN Trio comes from the first letter of each person's name - Phil, Eric and Nora.
'Songs and Life of Poldowski' topic of lecture recital at SFA
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Soprano Dr. Sooah Park will present "Introduction to the Songs and Life of Poldowski" as part of the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music's Cole Performing Arts Series at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.
Interior design majors place fourth in IES lighting competition
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Light bulb! Stephen F. Austin State University junior interior design majors Jessalyn Welch and Hayley Breshears had the right idea when they designed a feminine boutique called "Marguerite" for the Illuminating Engineering Society Lighting Competition in the spring semester. While Welch and Breshears worked on their project from February to May, the two were recently notified that they placed fourth in the competition out of 39 other entries representing four universities.
SFA to host '25 Veinticinco' art exhibition
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - "25 Veinticinco: Mexican-American Prints from UT San Antonio," will open with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, in The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches.
"25 Veinticinco" is a suite of 25 prints by 25 Latino and Latina artists, and each print is signed, numbered and issued in a limited edition of 30, according to John Handley, director of art galleries for Stephen F. Austin State University.
Exhibition explores folk art's relationship to religious, cultural traditions
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - "The Devil You Say! The Saintly, and Not So Saintly, in Folk Art," an exhibition that explores folk art and its relationship to religious and cultural traditions, will open with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, in The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches.
Works by Mexican artist Miranda to show at Cole Art Center
The exhibition "The Tenderness of Egocentrism: Drawings by Manuel Miranda" shows in the Reception Gallery at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House Oct. 24 through Jan. 2.NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The pen and ink drawings of Mexican artist Manuel Miranda will be featured in an exhibition that opens Saturday, Oct. 24, in the Reception Gallery in The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches.
Dalmas, Raychev to perform in Carnegie Hall
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Two faculty members in the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music will perform when the InterHarmony International Music Festival opens the fourth of its New York Concert Series Friday, Oct. 16, in Carnegie Hall.
Dr. Jennifer Dalmas, associate professor of violin and viola, and her husband, Dr. Evgeni Raychev, cello instructor, will perform in the program "Between Worlds" at 8 p.m. Friday in the Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York.
SFA Gardens to host Nacogdoches Naturally Outdoor Adventures Day
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Stephen F. Austin State University's SFA Gardens, in partnership with the SFA student chapter of the National Association for Interpretation, will host Nacogdoches Naturally Outdoor Adventures Day from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center, located at 2900 Raguet St. in Nacogdoches.
SFA student's internship with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention proved successful, beneficial
Stephen F. Austin State University senior Junior Elechi interned with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during the summer alongside students from throughout the nation. Elechi boasted the many network opportunities he received. In fact, he said he is still in contact with many of the students pictured on his phone.Clardy kicks off Walk-Through-Texas walk-a-thon
State Rep. Travis ClardyNACOGDOCHES, Texas - State Rep. Travis Clardy kicked off the opening ceremonies of Stephen F. Austin State University's Charter School and Parent-Teacher Organization's Walk-Through-Texas walk-a-thon Friday morning in William R. Johnson Coliseum on SFA's campus.