Axe ’Em, Jacks!
The Stephen F. Austin State University Mast Arboretum will host a garden seminar titled "Deck the Halls - Using Evergreens to Decorate for the Holidays" from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 3, in Room 118 of the Agriculture Building, 1924 Wilson Drive.
Join SFA research associate Dawn Stover to learn how to create elegant wreaths and garlands using materials from Mother Nature. Evergreen branches and garlands once served as symbols of enduring life and a fruitful year to come.
New SFA license plates hit the road
SFA Assistant Football Coach Todd Schonhar and wife Julia show off their custom SFA license plate.Lumberjack fans may now ride with pride and contribute to student scholarships at the same time by purchasing a newly designed Stephen F. Austin State University license plate.
SFA art galleries closed during Thanksgiving break
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Art galleries operated by the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art will close Wednesday, Nov. 23, for the Thanksgiving holidays and reopen Tuesday, Nov. 29.
Currently on display in the on-campus Griffith Gallery is "Art of the Pacific Rim: Artifacts and Art from Northwest America, Oceania, Melanesia, Asia and Central America."
The exhibition, which comprises over 30 masks, weapons, dolls and artifacts from the private collection of Nacogdoches residents Dr. Robert Gruebel and Jo Ellen H. Carlson, will close on Friday, Dec. 16.
SFA director named nursing ambassador
Dr. Glenda Walker, director of the Richard and Lucille DeWitt School of Nursing at SFA, recently named a National League for Nursing ambassador.SFA children's series to present 'Pinocchio'
American Family Theater, Inc. will bring the classic story of "Pinocchio" to life at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, in W.M. Turner Auditorium as part of the Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts' Children's Performing Arts Series. Seats are still available for both performances.SFA College of Fine Arts offers holiday entertainment
Celtic fiddler Eileen Ivers and her band, Immigrant Soul, will present "An Nollaig: An Irish Christmas" as part of the SFA College of Fine Arts' University Series at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16, in W.M. Turner Auditorium. Tickets are currently on sale for all of the holiday events offered by the college in December.Alumna to perform with SFA Wind Ensemble
Gunnery Sgt. Vicki Gotcher, a native of Jacksonville and an SFA alumna, will be the clarinet soloist during the SFA Wind Ensemble's concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21, in W.M. Turner Auditorium.NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Gunnery Sgt. Vicki Gotcher, an alumna of Stephen F. Austin State University, will be the guest clarinet soloist during the SFA Wind Ensemble's concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21, in W.M. Turner Auditorium.
SFA Repertory Dance Company to perform in concert
The Stephen F. Austin State University Repertory Dance Company will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 17 and 18, and again at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, in the Lucille Norton HPE Complex, Room 201. The concert will feature works by dance program faculty, guest artists and senior choreographers.
Professor Stan Bobo contributes "After Midnight Before Dawn," a tap piece about zombies. Adjunct faculty member Heather Samuelson is premiering No Strings Attached and has restaged "Broken Darkness," a piece she created last spring for the SFA dance program.
SFA to hold International Education Week
The Office of International Programs at Stephen F. Austin State University will celebrate International Education Week Monday, Nov. 14, through Friday, Nov. 18. The event is an opportunity to explore the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide.
The kick-off reception will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14, in the Baker Pattillo Student Center Regents Suite B.
Panel discussion expands on Heliker exhibition
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - As an expansion of the exhibition "John Heliker: Drawing on the New Deal 1932-1948," the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art will host a panel discussion on the famed American artist and his work at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches.