NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Heterodyne Duo will present a program of selected pieces that are highly varied in their compositional styles when the duo performs at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, in Cole Concert Hall on the Stephen F. Austin State University campus.

The duo features Dr. Nathan Nabb, SFA professor of saxophone, and Dr. Brad Meyer, director of percussion studies at SFA. They will perform "West, or Evening Song in Autumn" by Masakazu Natsuda, "The Metaphysics of Notation" by Mark Applebaum and "Walk the Walk" by Michael Daugherty.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The work of artist Kent Rush will be showcased in an exhibition that displays Jan. 20 through March 10 in Griffith Gallery on the Stephen F. Austin State University campus.

Black and white photographs, drawings and prints are featured in "Kent Rush: Photo-Syntax," curated by Neal Cox, faculty member in the SFA School of Art, who describes Rush as his mentor.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - SFA Gardens at Stephen F. Austin State University will host the monthly Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14 in the Ina Brundrett Conservation Education Building at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center, 2900 Raguet St. in Nacogdoches. Adam Black will present a lecture titled "Collecting Amazing New Plants for Gulf Coast Landscapes."

Holding the vintage whistle to her lips, she blows it with gusto as if revisiting the days when she dressed in her drum major uniform and directed the 1939-40 Lumberjack Band on SFA's Birdwell Field.

A born leader and performer, Arnodean "Deana" Bolton Covin's '72 drive for perfection pushed her to excel in everything she attempted.

"As a child, she entered a singing contest and won second place. That wasn't good enough," Covin's daughter, Jadean Roberts, said. "She wanted to do something she could be the best at, so she taught herself to twirl a baton."

Grant Girouard '91 learned a valuable lesson about baking from his mother, Rose, who founded The Cake Lady Bakery in Friendswood in 1981. Every confection the bakery produces must contain the precise measurements of flour, sugar, eggs, milk and butter. In addition, there is a special ingredient that his mother blended in to each item that made it stand out from other bakeries-love.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art and the Friends of the Visual Arts will present a free, one-night screening of "The Fog of War" at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, in The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The work of Charles D. Jones will be showcased in an exhibition that opens with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, in The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches.

"East Texas Impressions: The Art of Charles D. Jones" will feature drawings, prints and paintings of the professor emeritus in the School of Art at Stephen F. Austin State University who now serves as director and master printer for the LaNana Creek Press in SFA's College of Fine Arts.

LIKE SO MUCH in history, Jerome Davis' career as a broadcast journalist can be traced to one incident.

The T.L.L. Temple Foundation has awarded a grant to Stephen F. Austin State University that will support a proposed Master of Science in nursing degree and allow healthcare professionals to pursue careers as family nurse practitioners.