NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Dr. Milton Allen, director of bands at Eastern Illinois University, will guest conduct the Stephen F. Austin State University Wind Ensemble during its concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 26, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

Under Allen's baton, the ensemble will present Kenneth Hesketh's "Masque" and Pavel Tschesnokoff's "Salvation is Created."

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre will present a student-directed production of "A Young Lady of Property" at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 26, and at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 27. All performances will be in the Downstage Theatre on the first floor of the Griffith Fine Arts Building, 2222 Alumni Dr.

The one-act play was written by Horton Foote, best known for his Academy Award-winning screenplay for "To Kill a Mockingbird."

The SFA College of Fine Arts will present "An Evening with Marvin Hamlisch" at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 23, in W.M. Turner Auditorium as part of the 2009-1020 University Series.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - East Texans will have the rare opportunity to be entertained by one of the most highly acclaimed American composers when the Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts presents "An Evening with Marvin Hamlisch" at 7:30 p.m.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Choral Union and Women's Choir of Stephen F.Austin State University will present a joint concert, "Made in the USA: Three Centuries of American Choral Music," at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 25, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

"We are pleased to be sharing with East Texas an entire concert of music by American composers," said David Howard, SFA associate director of choirs and conductor of both ensembles.

Susana Raab's "A Chicken in Love, Athens, Ohio" is one of the photographs included in "Consumed: Fast Food in the US," which the SFA School of Art will open at 6 p.m. Monday, March 22, at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts and School of Art will open a photography exhibition, "Consumed: Fast Food in the US," at 6 p.m.

Photo by Thomas Motyka.

Wes Chapman, artistic director of American Ballet Theatre II, works with SFA ballet students during a recent master class. Chapman's troupe of 12 dancers performed in W.M. Turner Auditorium Tuesday, March 9, as part of the SFA College of Fine Arts' University Series.

Award-winning composer Marvin Hamlisch, known around the world for his film scores, will present "An Evening with Marvin Hamlisch" at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 23, in W.M. Turner Auditorium as part of the SFA College of Fine Arts' University Series.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The winner of every major entertainment award is coming to East Texas as the Stephen F.

Stephen F. Austin State University will host the Preserve America Workshop: Cemetery Preservation-Tourism on Friday, March 12, in the Baker Pattillo Student Center, Room 2.106.

The workshop begins at 11 a.m. with lectures on cemetery preservation, cemetery access and tourism readiness, followed by a field trip to a local monument company. The workshop will conclude with a headstone identification seminar from 3 to 4 p.m.

Students from Stephen F. Austin State University are seeking opportunities to help the community during The BIG Event, an afternoon of service projects in the city of Nacogdoches and the surrounding county, on Friday, April 23.

The BIG Event, coordinated by the Office of Student Affairs and the SFA Volunteer Program, is a way for students to say "thank you" to the surrounding area for its support of the university. Nacogdoches County residents, businesses and non-profit organizations are invited to submit a Job Request Form for The BIG Event by Friday, March 19.

The upcoming Stephen F. Austin State University Regents Lecture will compare SFA's role in educating and nurturing students to the process of horticulture.

Dr. David L. Creech, former Regents Professor and SFA professor emeritus of horticulture, will deliver the address, "Is SFA more than just another pretty face?"