NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre and Dance will present the student-directed “30 Neo-Futurist Plays from Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes)" by Greg Allen at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, and at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, in Regents Suite A in the Baker Pattillo Student Center on the SFA campus.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Stephen F. Austin State University’s Campus Recreation and Alumni Association will host the 13th annual Homecoming 5K beginning at 5:45 p.m. Oct. 25 on the SFA campus near the Cole STEM Building located on Clark Boulevard.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — SFA Gardens recently received grant support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service to investigate the potential of pineapple guava as a new, low-input fruit and ornamental crop for production in Texas. 

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band at Stephen F. Austin State University will celebrate the music of Frank Ticheli, Vincent Persichetti and other composers in a concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

Director of the Wind Symphony is Dr. Dan Haddad,  associate director of bands at SFA, and director of the Symphonic Band is Dr. Chris Kaatz, assistant director of bands.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The Singin’ Axes and Kantorei choirs at Stephen F. Austin State University will present the program “A Bit of This, a Bit of That …” at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

The program theme reflects the diversity of styles to be performed for this concert by the ensembles, according to Dr. Tod Fish, associate director of choral activities at SFA and director of the choirs.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Dr. Bob Eason, adjunct instructor of saxophone at Stephen F. Austin State University, will perform with pianist Michael Seregow in a recital at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

The performance will feature works by Edvard Grieg, Tania León, Gabriela Lena Frank, Joel Love and Manuel de Falla, and each of these compositions will be featured on the duo’s upcoming album to be released in late 2023.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — The student-led Economics Reading Group in Stephen F. Austin State University’s Rusche College of Business is hosting a virtual discussion with Dr. John A. List, author of “The Voltage Effect: How to Make Good Ideas Great and Great Ideas Scale,” at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 15 in the McGee Business Building, Room 133, and via Zoom.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Nacogdoches pianist Olivia Ajero, 14, was featured in a “Daily Joy” online video. “Daily Joy’ is an online video project curated by NPR’s “From The Top” radio program. Its aim is to serve as a reminder of music’s power to uplift, inspire and unite. “Daily Joy” began in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic and continues today to offer a much-needed respite from the anxiety and worry that people encounter in the world.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – South American tubist Patricio Consentino will perform a recital at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, in the Music Recital Hall in Wright Music Building on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University.

His performance is part of the 2022 Octubafest Celebrations being held at universities throughout the country. These events are showcasing the tuba and euphonium as solo instruments as opposed to their traditional place as supporting instruments in many ensembles.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Students in Stephen F. Austin State University’s DeWitt School of Nursing are inviting community members to “Say Boo to the Flu” with a free drive-through flu vaccination event Oct. 7-8 at the DeWitt School of Nursing located at 5707 North St.