NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University’s SFA Gardens will host its annual Fabulous Fall Festival Plant Sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 12 at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center.

The sale will feature an array of hard-to-find, “Texas-tough” plants, like East Texas native plants and pollinator-friendly selections. Expect to find great trees, including Japanese maples, red buds, bald cypress and more. A list of all available plants will be posted on the SFA Gardens website two weeks before the sale.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Dr. Court Carney, professor in Stephen F. Austin State University’s Department of History, authored and is set to publish the book, “Reckoning with the Devil: Nathan Bedford Forrest in Myth and Memory,” which recounts Forrest’s troubled, complex legacy as a slave trader, Confederate general and prominent leader of the Ku Klux Klan. The book will be published Sept. 17 by LSU Press.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University’s Micky Elliott College of Fine Arts will open the 2024-25 season with an exciting program of Latin American music featuring the husband-wife team Dr. Juan Carlos and Dr. Jeana Paul-Ureña, professor and chair, respectively, in SFA’s Department of Languages, Cultures and Communication, and friends from Brazil and Costa Rica along with School of Music faculty members.

“Shadows at Dawn – An Evening of Latin American Sounds” is at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, in Turner Auditorium in the Griffith Fine Arts Building.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University’s School of Theatre and Dance has announced its highly anticipated 2024-25 MainStage season, featuring a diverse lineup of productions that promise to engage, entertain and inspire audiences.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – If you think the renovated and expanded Griffith Fine Arts Building on the Stephen F. Austin State University campus is fantastic, just wait … it keeps getting better.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Faculty members of Stephen F. Austin State University’s School of Music will present the recital “Laurence Sherr: Chamber Music for Flute” at 6 p.m. Sept. 5 in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

The performance will feature Dr. Christina Guenther, flute: Debbie Berry, soprano; Dr. James Vilseck, percussion; Dr. Brad Meyer, percussion; Carlos Gaviria, bass; and Dr. Thomas Nixon, piano; with Dr. Tamey Anglley conducting. The composer will also be in attendance.