SFA theatre students rehearse a scene from the upcoming production of "Side by Side by Sondheim," which will open the School of Theatre's summer season on Friday, June 24. Pictured, from left, are Nacogdoches senior Kathryn Knight, Houston junior Justin Hughes and League City senior Rebecca Mersinger.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The music of Broadway composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim is the center of "Side by Side by Sondheim," which the Stephen F.

Dr. Bobby Johnson

Stephen F. Austin State University and the City of Nacogdoches will host the Preserve America Workshop on oral history from 10 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Friday, June 25, on the SFA campus.

Counseling graduate students from the Stephen F. Austin State University School Counseling Program will hold free counseling clinics in the greater Palestine area through Aug. 12.

The clinics will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays at the Magnolia Medical Center on South Loop 256 in Palestine. The first off-campus counseling clinic has been established with the assistance of the East Texas Physician's Alliance and Dr. Mike Smith.

The SFA Gardens will host horticulturist and author Paul Cox at the Les Reeves Garden Lecture 7 p.m. Thursday, June 17, in Room 110 of the Agriculture Building on Wilson Drive on the Stephen F. Austin State University campus.

Cox is the former assistant director of the San Antonio Botanic Garden and co-author of Texas Trees a Friendly Guide. He will present an entertaining and thought-provoking program titled "Sure Experience is the Best Teacher, but Why Can't it happen to Someone Else?"

Cox is a graduate of SFA and currently resides with his family in Helotes, Texas.

Stephen F. Austin State University will host the ninth annual Pineywoods Camp in June.

Children ages 4 to 10 are invited to discover the natural world among the tall pines and streams of East Texas. The campers will learn through hands-on investigations, games, crafts and exploration of forest environments.

Openings are available for two camp sessions. Wonder Woods, June 7 to 11, is open to children ages 4 to 6 at a cost of $75. Mill Creek Camp 2, June 21 to 25, is open to children ages 7 to 10. The cost for Mill Creek Camp 2 is $100.

Dr. Danny R. Arnold

Dr. Danny R. Arnold has been named dean of the Nelson Rusche College of Business at Stephen F. Austin State University and will join the faculty Aug. 1, pending approval by the Board of Regents.

Stephen F. Austin State University will host a free Preserve America Workshop on gravestone identification Friday, June 18, at several cemeteries in Houston and Cherokee counties.

Participants will learn to identify and distinguish between the most commonly used stones for cemetery markers in East Texas, including marble, granite and ironstone, as well as other materials that are often mistaken for stone such as zinc and concrete, said Dr. Perky Beisel, assistant professor of history at SFA.

Mata Ortiz pottery such as this example will be exhibited in the upstairs hallway of SFA's Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House, beginning with an opening reception at 5:30 p.m. Monday, June 14.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art and Friends of the Visual Arts will open an exhibition of Mata Ortiz pottery at 5:30 p.m.