Schmidbauer Competition

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - East Texas piano enthusiasts can take in a weekend of outstanding piano performances as international pianists compete for almost $13,000 in prize money during the George and Peggy Schmidbauer Young Artist Competition to be held on Saturday, Jan. 23, and Sunday, Jan. 24, in Cole Concert Hall on the Stephen F. Austin State University.

Tickets are still available for the SFA College of Fine Arts' presentation of Liverpool Legends, the "Ultimate Beatles Tribute Show," at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, in W.M. Turner Auditorium.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Beatlemania is coming to Nacogdoches on Friday, Jan. 29, as the Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts presents Liverpool Legends, the "Ultimate Beatles Tribute Show," at 7:30 p.m. in W.M.

Cast members of Theatreworks USA's production of "Nate the Great" rehearse a scene from the children's musical,which the SFA Children's Performing Arts Series will present at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27, in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the SFA campus. Photo by Joan Marcus.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Seats are still available for Theatreworks USA's production of "Nate the Great," which the Stephen F.

Marybeth Hagood checks water quality at the SFA Pineywoods Native Plant Center with local elementary school students.

The Mast Arboretum at Stephen F. Austin State University will host a Garden Guide training class beginning with an orientation session from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Jan. 19 at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center, 2900 Raguet St. The class prepares volunteers to give guided tours of the SFA Mast Arboretum and Pineywoods Native Plant Center.

Families work together to learn about camping cook-stove options.

An event at Stephen F. Austin State University's Pineywoods Native Plant Center on Jan. 9 will offer visitors an opportunity to cook a delicious camp-stove breakfast, learn about fire safety, and contribute to a bottomland hardwood wetlands restoration project by planting trees along the trails near the center.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Registrations are now being accepted for the spring classes offered through the Stephen F. Austin State University Music Preparatory Division.

Students, including adults, may register for weekly private lessons in voice, harp, piano, classical guitar, rock guitar, violin, Suzuki violin, viola, cello, bass, percussion and other requested instruments. The 16-week classes, taught by upper-level music preparatory faculty, begin the week of Jan. 11, and the 12-week classes, taught by SFA student instructors, begin the week of Feb. 8.

NACOGDOCHES - Parents of newborns through 7-year-olds can register their children for Kindermusik classes offered by the Stephen F. Austin State University Music Preparatory Division that will begin the week of Feb. 1.

Karen Greer and Erin Tang, certified and licensed Kindermusik teachers, will offer four different age-appropriate classes in which parents and children will play, learn, sing, dance, create and share in the fun of making music together, said Pat Barnett, director of the Music Preparatory Division.

Sid Walker, former director of Stephen F. Austin State University's first-ever comprehensive fundraising campaign, has been named vice president for development at the university.

Walker worked at SFA from 1997 to 2000 and was successful at securing commitments of more than $40 million for the campaign. He currently serves as associate vice chancellor for the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and will begin his new duties at SFA on Jan. 4.

Visit www.lumberjackexperience.com

Over the holiday season, numerous theaters across the state will showcase the "Lumberjack Experience," a commercial that previews some of the best aspects of Stephen F. Austin State University.

The SFA College of Fine Arts suggests tickets to Liverpool Legends, the "Ultimate Beatles Tribute Show," as a unique holiday gift. The group will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, in W.M. Turner Auditorium as part of the SFA College of Fine Arts' University Series.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Still looking for the perfect holiday gift for someone special? Consider tickets to the Liverpool Legends concert on Friday, Jan.