Manuel Saldaña and Sergio Castro pot plants at a family event at the SFA Pineywoods Native Plant Center.

Nacogdoches Naturally will host a kick-off celebration featuring family-friendly activities for its new Family Outdoor Adventures program from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Aug. 29, at the SFA Pineywoods Native Plant Center, 2900 Raguet St.

SFA music faculty members Evgeni Raychev and Jennifer Dalmas are among the musicians who will be presenting music by Czechoslovakian composers during the "Nationalism Concert" at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Music by three Czechoslovakian composers will be featured in the "Nationalism Concert," the third of four concerts included in Stephen F.

Dr. Craig Wood

Professor Emeritus Craig Wood will serve as commencement speaker for the Stephen F. Austin State University summer graduation ceremony at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15 in William R. Johnson Coliseum.

Wood was named professor emeritus this spring after devoting 30 years of service to the SFA computer science department, where he has served as professor and department chair.

Cornelia Demian

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Music from the Impressionist era will be featured in the second concert of the Stephen F. Austin State University Chamber Music in the Pines Festival at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

Kyle Kennedy, SFA assistant professor of theatre, will appear in Moisés Kaufmann's "Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde" in Cortland, N.Y. Wednesday, Aug. 5, through Saturday, Aug. 15.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Kyle Kennedy, Stephen F. Austin State University assistant professor of theatre, is once again appearing in a production of the Cortland Repertory Theatre in Cortland, N.Y.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Messages about healthy eating habits bombard Americans each and every day, but actually making healthy choices-especially when dining at a restaurant-is difficult for many, according to Kathie Robinson, registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator.

To assist East Texans in putting those messages into practice, Robinson will present a free seminar, "Eating Out: You Are What You Eat," at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11, in the Ledbetter Gallery of The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House, 329 E. Main St. in downtown Nacogdoches.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Music Preparatory Division of the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music will register students for private lessons, classes and ensembles from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, in the Tom and Peggy Wright Music Building on the SFA campus.

The Stephen F. Austin State University Mast Arboretum will host its monthly Les Reeves Garden Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, in the Agriculture Building Room 110 on Wilson Drive. Dr. Jason Griffin from Kansas State University will present "Growing Trees on the Treeless Plains of Kansas." Griffin is an ornamentals and woody plants research scientist and serves as the director of the John C. Pair Horticulture Center in Haysville, Kan.

A free plant raffle will be held following the lecture. There is no charge for the lecture, and no reservations are required.

Two new accounting scholarships have been established at Stephen F. Austin State University. Pictured are, from left, Dr. John Lewis, interim vice president for development; SFA faculty members Sharron Graves and Dr. Treba Marsh; and Jill Still, director of development.

Two Stephen F.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - As part of its monthly film series, the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art will present a free one-night film screening of "King Corn: You Are What You Eat" at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, in the Ledbetter Gallery of The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House, 329 E. Main St. in downtown Nacogdoches.