Axe ’Em, Jacks!
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The SFA Wind Ensemble will present a concert titled "Bits and Pieces" at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 21, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.
"This concert features the 55-member Wind Ensemble performing in groups of differing sizes," said Fred J. Allen, SFA director of bands and the ensemble's conductor. "Various combinations will be presented, from a piece written for nine instruments to one for the full band."
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts and School of Music will present sound recording expert Mark Hornsby in a guest lecture, "Current Trend in Audio" from 2 to 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19, in the Music Recital Hall, on the SFA campus. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Gov. Rick Perry
Newly reelected Texas Gov. Rick Perry will visit the Stephen F. Austin State University campus at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12, at the Spirit Lounge in the Baker Pattillo Student Center.
Perry will speak, followed by a meet-and-greet session and a signing of his new book "Fed Up!"
The event is sponsored by the SFA chapter of the Young Conservatives of Texas. The event is free and open to the public
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art has announced changes to its exhibition schedule for the next few months.
"A Forest Insect Alphabet" will open in Griffith Gallery at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17, and run through Friday, Feb. 4. The exhibition of woodcuts and text included in a book recently printed and bound at SFA's LaNana Creek Press replaces "John Heliker: Drawings and Sketchbooks" that was originally scheduled to open in the gallery on Friday, Nov. 19. The Heliker show has been postponed until next year.
Lead characters from SFA's upcoming production of "How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" rehearse a scene from the musical comedy. In this scene, Rosemary and J.German poet Uwe Kolbe will present the final lecture in the Stephen F. Austin State University German Club speaker series, "Reflections on (Re)Unification, " commemorating 20 years of German political unity, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16, in the Vera Dugas Liberal Arts North building, Room 142.
Kolbe will present "The Insight of Dissenters: Remarks on Freedom and Real Socialism in Germany." He will discuss his first-hand experience as a dissident artist living in East Berlin, the capitol city of the former German Democratic Republic.
Dr. Marsha L. Bayless, a Stephen F. Austin State professor in the Nelson Rusche College of Business, was awarded the Francis W. Weeks Award of Merit at the international meeting of the Association for Business Communication held recently in Chicago.
Ken Morton, director of campus recreation at Stephen F. Austin State University, recently was appointed to serve on the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association Assembly.
NIRSA is the leading resource for professional and student development, education and research in collegiate recreational sports. As a member of the inaugural assembly, Morton will join 18 other professionals in sharing knowledge and ideas on issues within collegiate recreation.
Cast members from SFA's upcoming production of "How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" rehearse one of the songs included in the musical comedy. Pictured, center, is Emory junior Jt Hearn, who plays the lead character and is flanked by Weslaco junior Jon Garcia (left) and British exchange student George Boullin. The show, which will run Nov. 16 through 20 in W.M.
Members of the SFA Madrigal Singers perform a selection from the group's wide-ranging repertoire. The ensemble will present its fall concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9, in Cole Concert Hall.NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The SFA Madrigal Singers, a select 16-voice ensemble, will present its annual fall concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9, in Cole Concert Hall, on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University.