NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre and Dance will present the student-directed one-act play “Eurydice” by Sarah Ruhl at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, and at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, in Regents Suite A in the Baker Pattillo Student Center on the SFA campus.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Beyond delivering lines in a play that are confident and convincing, an actor has to understand the intentions of their character and behave persuasively on stage, and costume and scenic designs have to be authentic to lend true credibility to a performance.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The Chamber Singers at Stephen F. Austin State University will perform choral music with themes of light, darkness and hope. The “Lighten My Darkness” concert will feature works by Jeffrey Van, Alice Parker, Tomas de Victoria, Josu Elberdin, Moses Hogan, Troy Robertson, Reginald Unterseher and Zachary Moore.

The students perform at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus. Dr. Michael Murphy, director of choral activities at SFA, conducts the Chamber Singers.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Planning is underway for the 12 X 12 Scholarship Fundraiser hosted by the Friends of the Visual Arts at Stephen F. Austin State University and benefiting students in the SFA School of Art, and event sponsorship opportunities are still available.

Mark your calendars now for Oct. 8 through 22 to make sure you have time to participate in silent bidding, and plan now to attend the art party and art auction on Saturday, Oct. 22, at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Dr. Marcus Cox, associate professor of management in Stephen F. Austin State University’s Rusche College of Business, has been named coordinator for Business and Community Services, a new entity launched by the college to assist local and regional businesses, nonprofits and government entities with business-related activities.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — More students are graduating sooner, and more first-year students are persisting in their studies, according to Stephen F. Austin State University’s fall 2022 enrollment numbers and success reports.

Even with a decrease in overall enrollment, the university saw growth among several populations and achieved its highest six-year graduation rate in the university’s history.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The School of Music at Stephen F. Austin State University will present guest pianist Sung-Soo Cho in a recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

Cho will present “Alexander Scriabin's 150th: The Complete Études for Piano.”

“I first learned about the half (Op. 8) several years ago, and learned the rest of them in the following years,” Cho said. “I first presented them in their entirety at the beginning of the pandemic, and when I could first bring them back, it is the composer’s 150th year!”

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Works for trombone and marimba will be featured in a guest recital performed by two members of the 77th U.S. Army Band at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5, in Cole Concert Hall on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University.

Staff Sgt. Adam Walton, marimba, and Sgt. Jonathan Stoby, trombone, will perform works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Andrew Beall, Johannes Brahms, Alexandre Guilmant, Franz Schubert and Georg Philipp Telemann in the concert presented by the SFA School of Music.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The Children’s Performing Arts Series at Stephen F. Austin State University will open its 2022-23 season on Thursday, Oct. 6, with three performances of Alley Theatre’s “Oskar’s Not So Simple Comeback.”

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The Swingin’ Axes and Swingin’ Aces jazz bands at Stephen F. Austin State University will present their fall “Swingin’ At The Brewery” fundraiser from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, at Fredonia Brewery in downtown Nacogdoches.

Admission to the outdoor concert is free, but donations will be accepted to benefit the SFA School of Music’s jazz program, according to Dr. J.D. Salas, professor of tuba and euphonium studies and director of the Swingin’ Axes.