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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?"

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts and School of Music will present two guest artist recitals on Tuesday, March 9, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS-The A Cappella Choir, the premier vocal ensemble at Stephen F. Austin State University, will present its spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 8, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

Under the baton of Tim King, director of choral activities at SFA, the choir will perform the program it presented while on tour to high schools primarily in the northwest Houston area. Between Sunday, Feb. 21, and Wednesday, Feb 24, the ensemble performed 12 concerts, including evening programs at Blinn College in Brenham and St. Martin's Episcopal Church in Houston.

As part of its 2009-2010 University Series, the Stephen F. Austin State University will present American Ballet Theatre II at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 9, in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the SFA campus.

As part of its 2009-2010 University Series, the Stephen F. Austin State University will present American Ballet Theatre II at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 9, in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the SFA campus.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Four students from the Stephen F. Austin State University will be the featured soloists during the Orchestra of the Pines' "Taking Center Stage" concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 11, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

Each fall, SFA music students enter the School of Music's annual Concerto/Aria Competition, and the winners have the unique opportunity of performing with a full orchestra, explained Gene H. Moon, director of orchestral activities at SFA and the Orchestra of the Pines' music director.

Red Oak sophomore Sharayah Reed and Nacogdoches High School freshman Devin Bruton rehearse a scene from the SFA School of Theatre's production of "A Raisin in the Sun."

Red Oak sophomore Sharayah Reed and Nacogdoches High School freshman Devin Bruton rehearse a scene from the SFA School of Theatre's production of "A Raisin in the Sun." In this pivotal scene, Reed's character, Lena Younger, tells her grandson, Travis, that she is buying the family a new h