"Bank Companies," 2009 ceramic 9 inches by 10 inches by 10 inches David Fortner

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Works by two Stephen F. Austin State University graduate students and artists from Center and Lufkin will be included in "TEXAS NATIONAL 2009," an annual juried show created by the SFA School of Art that will open at 5 p.m. Saturday, April 4, at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House, located at 329 E. Main St.

Bruce Henniss, associate professor of horn at The Ohio State University, will present a guest horn recital at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 29, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts and School of Music will present Bruce Henniss in a guest horn recital at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 29, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre will present a student-directed production of Murrah Schisgal's "The Typists" at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 3, and at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 4, in the Downstage Theatre of the Griffith Fine Arts Building on the SFA campus.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Traditional pop, Caribbean and Latin tunes will be presented by the SFA Steel Band in its annual spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 30, in Cole Concert Hall on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University.

The nine members of the ensemble perform on a full set of steel pans (made from 55-gallon oil drums), an electric bass guitar, drumset and a large array of Latin percussion--or as they say in Trinidad, the "Engine Room," explained Scott Harris, SFA assistant professor of percussion and the band's director.

Mel Chin, the juror for "TEXAS NATIONAL 2009," will be present for a special screening of his animated film, "9-11/9-11" on Sunday, April 5, and will deliver a public lecture on Monday, April 6.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - East Texans can learn more about "TEXAS NATIONAL 2009" juror Mel Chin and his work by attending a special screening of Chin's animated film, "9-11/9-11: A Tale of Two Cities. A Tragedy of Two Times" at 4 p.m.

Dr. Andrew and Linda Parr, members of the SFA music faculty, will present a duo piano recital at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

NACOGDCOCHES, TEXAS - Stephen F. Austin State University faculty members Dr. Andrew and Linda Parr will present a duo piano recital at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

NACOGDOCHES, TX - The Stephen F. Austin State University Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Teaching Excellence Center will host a lecture and stargazing reception at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, in the Nursing and Math Building, Room 101.

Dr. Robert Gruebel, professor of physics at SFA, will speak on his experiences at the Galileo symposium in Florence, Italy. Following the lecture, a replica of Galileo's original telescope will be available for guests to view the night sky.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts, School of Art and School of Music will premiere a new feature-length film, "All Good Years," at 7 and 9 p.m. Friday, March 27, in the Ledbetter Gallery of The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches. Admission is free and open to the public.

Shot entirely in Nacogdoches and the surrounding area by SFA film students, "All Good Years" focuses on a family grieving the death of a child and learning how to rebuild their love.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas-The Stephen F. Austin State University Mast Arboretum will host the Les Reeves Garden Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 15, in Room 110 of the SFA Agriculture Building on Wilson Drive.

Dr. Todd Lasseigne, director of the Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden, will be the featured speaker. Lasseigne has been instrumental in developing a water-wise and eco-friendly botanical garden in Kennerville, NC. He will discuss the development of the garden, as well as new plants in the gardening world.