NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts and School of Music will present the Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band in a joint concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the SFA campus.

Titled "The Legacy of Howard Hanson," the concert celebrates one of the most important figures in American music, said Brett A. Richardson, SFA assistant director of bands. The program will include compositions by Hanson as well as by his pupils Clifton Williams and Francis McBeth.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Businesses package their products in pink, communities hold Race for the Cure events and people from all walks of life don pink ribbons during October. But playwright Jackie Rosenfeld, SFA visiting lecturer of theatre, offers her support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month by encouraging theatre companies who produce her play "keepingabreast" to donate part of the proceeds to breast cancer research.

The Spring Ensemble Theatre in Colorado Springs, Col., is doing just that during their run of the play from Sept. 30 through Oct. 16.

World-renowned composer Michael Daugherty will be present for the SFA Wind Ensemble's concert, "The Music of Michael Daugherty," at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19, in W.M. Turner Auditorium as part of the SFA College of Fine Arts' University Series.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The music of one of America's most frequently heard living composers will fill W.M. Turner Auditorium as the SFA Wind Ensemble performs "The Music of Michael Daugherty" at 7:30 p.m.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - New York guitarist David Burgess will present "Guitar Music of Brazil" at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 11, as part of the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music's Cole Performing Arts Series.

Praised by critics for his polished technique and flamboyant style, Burgess has performed throughout North and South America, Europe and the Far East and recorded for CBS Masterworks, Musical Heritage Society, Tritone and Athena Records. He has won prizes in international guitar competitions in New York, Mexico City, Toronto and Munich, Germany.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Dr. Andrew Parr, Stephen F. Austin State University professor of piano, will present "Miniature Masterpieces: Bela Bartok's Out of Doors Suite and the 24 Preludes of Frederic Chopin" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14, in Cole Concert Hall as part of the SFA School of Music's Cole Performing Arts Series.

The Stone Fort Museum at Stephen F. Austin State University has received funding for two upcoming projects: the Camino Real de los Tejas Demonstration Garden and Wayside Exhibit, and the Camino Real Education Workshop Series.

The projects will support education and interpretation of the National Historic Trail and are funded by the National Trails Intermountain Region of the National Park Service. These grants are funded through the Challenge Cost Share Program.

The Caddo Culture Club, a non-profit group organized under the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma, will perform traditional Caddo songs and dances at 6 p.m. Oct. 2 at the Stone Fort Museum on the Stephen F. Austin State University campus. An informal dinner and the dance performance are free of charge.

A video documentary, "The Removal of Caddo Indians from their Ancient Homelands," will be screened in the museum throughout the evening.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Works on paper by four internationally known Siberian artists are included in "Message from Siberia," which will open at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8, in The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House, 329 E. Main St. in downtown Nacogdoches.

The exhibition is the second half of an exchange developed by Charles Jones, retired SFA professor of art, and Andrey Martynov, a previous curator for the Novosibirsk State Art Museum, and current director of the Moscow Bienale. Both men will speak during the opening reception.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Tickets are still available for "A Piney Woods Home Companion: The Sequel," a scholarship fund-raiser being held by the Stephen F. Austin State University Music Preparatory Division on Saturday, Oct. 9.

Headliners for the event that is patterned after Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion" are pianist John Dickson, SFA alumnus and music composer of the TV series "Burn Notice," and emcee Brad Maule, SFA faculty member who is best known for his role as Dr. Tony Jones of "General Hospital."