NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre will present a student-directed production of Eric Coble's "Bright Ideas" at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, and at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18. All performances will be in the Downstage Theatre located on the first floor of the Griffith Fine Arts Building.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Mark E. Turner, associate professor of elementary music education for Stephen F. Austin State University, will deliver a lecture, "Spoken Language and Its Influence on Musical Compositions: A Review of Research," from 2 to 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, in the Music Recital Hall (Room 160) of the Wright Music Building.

The lecture, which is the fourth of the monthly Robert G. Sidnell Lecture Series in Music Education, will feature research about the connection between language and music, explained Turner.

Pianists Dr. Andrew, SFA professor of music, and Linda Parr, member of the Music Preparatory faculty, will present a duo piano recital at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

NACOGODOCHES, TEXAS - Dr. Andrew and Linda Parr will present a duo piano recital at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, in Cole Concert Hall as part of the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music's Cole Performing Arts Series.

Nacogdoches Naturally will host a day of outdoor exploration at Mission Tejas State Park on Saturday, Feb. 11, where participants can spend the day hiking part of the original El Camino Real trail and touring the replica of a Spanish mission and a restored log home.

The event will begin at 8 a.m. at Stephen F. Austin State University's Pineywoods Native Plant Center, 2900 Raguet St. The group will return to Nacogdoches at approximately 4 p.m.

SFA advanced photography students produced panoramic photos of the "Cornerstones of the Community: African American History in Eastern Texas," exhibit at the Stone Fort Museum. The images will allow visitors with disabilities to view photos of the second-floor exhibits downstairs.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - A class of advanced photography students at Stephen F.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - A book signing with Rolonda D. Teal, author of "Natchitoches Parish," will take place at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at the Stone Fort Museum on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University.

"Natchitoches Parish" honors African Americans and shares previously untold stories of the lives and memories of many in that part of Louisiana, said Carolyn Spears, museum director. Guests are invited to attend and hear Teal describe the development of her book and the process of collecting community history.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - As predicted by the Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts, tonight's concert of the Vienna Boys Choir has sold out. Over 1,000 area residents will be coming to W.M. Turner Auditorium to hear the internationally acclaimed choir perform as part of the 2011-2012 University Series.

The Honorable James A. Baker, III, America's 61st secretary of state, will be the featured guest speaker at the 2012 Archie McDonald Speaker Series at Stephen F. Austin State University scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 12, in the Grand Ballroom of the Baker Pattillo Student Center.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Honorable James A.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - As part of its monthly film series, the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art and Friends of the Visual Arts will present "Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens" at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at The Cole Art Center, in downtown Nacogdoches.

Originally broadcast in 2008 as part of PBS's award-winning series "American Masters," the documentary takes an in-depth look at the influential career of iconic photographer Annie Leibovitz, from her earliest artistic efforts to her storied tenure at Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair magazines and beyond.

Andreas Ioannides (seated) received first prize in the 2012 Schmidbauer International Young Artist Piano Competition hosted by the SFA School of Music in January. Mauricio Aria (far left) received second prize, and Jiri Levicek (far right) received third prize. Pictured with the winners, from left, are the Senior Division jurors, Barry Snyder, Elisabeth Pridonoff and Nelita True.

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