NACOGDOCHES - The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre will present the student-directed production of "WASP" by comedian Steve Martin at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, and at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, in the Downstage Theatre in the Griffith Fine Arts Building on the SFA campus.

The one-act play will be directed by Mesquite senior John Lisi.

"'WASP' is an absurd comedy that presents Steve Martin's view of the traditional culture of White Anglo-Saxon Protestants," Lisi said.

Acclaimed percussionist Christopher Deane will perform with SFA students in a recital at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

NACOGDOCHES - Christopher Deane, associate professor of percussion at the University of North Texas, will perform with the SFA Percussion Ensemble in a recital at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25, in Cole Concert Hall on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University.

Volunteers with Generation TX are preparing to assist high school seniors and their families with filling out financial aid applications at the Judy B. McDonald Public Library. Pictured, from left, are Dewilyn Lowe, Lauren McDaniel, Colleen Weber and Shelby Smith.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Information about attending college, the financial aid process and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid will be available during Financial Aid Saturday from 10 a.m.

SFA students work to beautify Pecan Park as part of last year's The BIG Event. Job request forms are still being accepted for this year's day of service on Saturday, March 23.

Job requests are still being accepted for The BIG Event, Stephen F. Austin State University's largest one-day service project, on Saturday, March 23.

The student cast of "Stage Door" surround their director, Jack Heifner, the SFA School of Theatre's playwright in residence, during a recent rehearsal for the production set to open at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the SFA campus. The play, by Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman, runs nightly through Saturday, March 2.

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Ksenia Nosikova

NACOGDOCHES - Russian pianist Ksenia Nosikova will present a recital at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, in Cole Concert Hall in the Wright Music Building on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University.

Praised by the Boston Globe, New York Concert Reviews and other media for her "impressive musicianship" and "exquisite pianism," Nosikova has performed extensively in Europe, Asia, Russia, South America and the United States.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - SFA Gardens will host a rainwater harvesting workshop from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Feb. 16, in the Agriculture Building Room 118, 1924 Wilson Drive, on the Stephen F. Austin State University campus.

Join David Parish, technical assistant from Texas Agrilife Extension, to learn the benefits of collecting rainwater, potential yields and different collection systems. Each participant will construct and take home a completed rain barrel for home use.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas -The Stephen F. Austin State University Counselor Education Programs will host the first 2013 meeting of the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors Feb. 11-12 in the Baker Pattillo Student Center Theater.

Stephen F. Austin State University will host Showcase Saturday, an open-house event for prospective students, on Feb. 23 and April 6.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Future college students will have the opportunity to experience a taste of campus life during two free, action-packed open-house Saturdays at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches on Feb. 23 and April 6.

NACOGDOCHES - Stephen F. Austin State University music faculty members Jeremy Fain, Geneva Fung and J.D. Salas will present recitals in February as part of the SFA School of Music's Cole Performing Arts Series.

Bassoonist Fain will present an evening of music by his favorite composers at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, in Cole Concert Hall. Among the pieces he will perform are "Recit, Sicilienne, et Rondo" by Eugene Bozza, "Five Pieces in Folk Style" by Robert Schumann, "Rhapsody for Bassoon" by Wilson Osborne and "Trio for Oboe, Piano and Bassoon" by Michael Head.