NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The Stephen F. Austin State University Percussion Ensemble will present world premieres of two works, including one composed by a freshman SFA percussion student, written specifically for SFA percussionists when the ensemble performs at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 14, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.
 

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The Wind Ensemble at Stephen F. Austin State University will perform its final concert of the 2022-23 school year in presenting the program “Rhapsody in Blue” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.
 

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Seven Stephen F. Austin State University faculty members recently were selected to receive Teaching Excellence Awards.

SFA’s Teaching Excellence program is an opportunity to recognize outstanding faculty members for their contributions to the university through excellence as teachers. Each of the university’s six colleges selects a member of its faculty to receive an award. One SFA Faculty Senate member from among all colleges also is chosen.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The School of Music at Stephen F. Austin State University will present Georges Bizet’s opera “Carmen” nightly through Saturday, April 1, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus. Veronica Stovich, senior voice student from Texas City, performs the role of Micaela. “Carmen” is the story of an entrancing and free-spirited girl and the inexorable impact of fate. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and $8 for students and youth.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Theatre majors from Stephen F. Austin State University made history recently as the first SFA student representatives to be selected to attend and perform at the national level of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. The students took top honors at the Region 6 KCACTF event in Abilene.
 
“I am overjoyed,” said Cleo House Jr., director of the SFA School of Theatre and Dance. “These students are proof that when you put in the work and have commitment to the craft, that the sky is the limit.”
 

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University’s horticulture program and the Horticulture Club will host Plants and Pancakes from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 1, at the Plantery, located at 1924 Wilson Dr.

Plants available for purchase include a variety of edibles, annuals, houseplants and succulents. Pancakes will be free, but a donation is encouraged.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Faculty and staff from several Stephen F. Austin State University programs worked together to create the Nacogdoches Parkinson’s Support Group, which will meet once a month at Christ Episcopal Church, located at 1430 Mound St.
 
The first meeting is from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. April 13, with the group set to meet on the second Thursday of the month moving forward. Those diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease as well as their loved ones are invited to the meetings.