NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Area 6- to 12-year-olds may register for a perspective drawing class offered by the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House as part of the Creative Art Saturday program.

Under the guidance of SFA Assistant Professor Marsha Blount and art education majors, participants will view thought-provoking artwork by the surrealist artist René Magritte and then create a surreal perspective drawing by juxtaposing ordinary objects in unusual contexts to create a landscape.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Stephen F. Austin State University music faculty members Christina Guenther, flute, and James Pitts, piano, will present a recital of flute concertos at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

The duo will perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Concerto in D Major" and Carl Nielsen's "Concerto for Flute."

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - As a kick off to the Halloween weekend, the Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts and School of Art will present a free one-night film screening of the 1961 Canadian horror film "The Mask" at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, in The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House, 329 E. Main St. in downtown Nacogdoches.

The SFA A Cappella Choir will present its fall concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, in Cole Concert Hall, located in the Wright Music Building, 2210 Alumni Dr. on the SFA campus.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The A Cappella Choir of Stephen F. Austin State University will perform the world premiere of SFA alumnus John Dickson's "The Lord's Prayer" during its fall concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Reservations are now being accepted for the Fall Gala sponsored by Amore! Opera Lovers of East Texas from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, at the home of Deborah and William Fajardo. Musical entertainment for the gala will be provided by SFA vocal students.

The first president of Stephen F. Austin State University will be honored at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, with the dedication of Birdwell Plaza. The plaza is located at the corner of North and East College streets, the former location of the building named for Dr. Alton W. Birdwell.

Families who want to spend a day having fun outdoors will have the perfect opportunity on Saturday, Oct. 24. Nacogdoches Naturally will lead a caravan from Stephen F. Austin State University's Pineywoods Native Plant Center to the Caney Creek Recreation Area at Lake Sam Rayburn for a day of fishing, bird watching and picnicking.

Outdoor activities at the recreation area will be provided by Rachel Collins, executive director of the Lake Sam Rayburn Nature Center.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts and School of Music will present the Piney Woods Camerata at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus. This will be the fifth concert presented by the conductor-less ensemble created in 2007. Performers for this concert include SFA string students and faculty members Jennifer Dalmas, violin; Gene H. Moon, viola; and Evgeni Raychev, cello. The concert will feature Arcangelo Corelli's Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No.

Pictured clockwise from bottom left, are Caitlin Williams, Caroline Preston, Allison Jeffrey, Kwaku Hemeng (standing), Hayden Himes, David Stephens, Sylvia Salas, Eddie Mendez, Maria Alvarado and Annie McCabe.

SFA art education students and participants in the October Creative Arts Saturday ceramics class show off the bowls they made for the Bowls of Hope Charity Dinner to be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct.