NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The popular jazz bands at Stephen F. Austin State University will perform a mixture of classic and contemporary jazz standards when the student ensembles take the stage in Turner Auditorium Friday night, Nov. 10, on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University.
 
“The SFA jazz ensembles are so excited to perform in the newly renovated Turner Auditorium,” said Dr. JD Salas, director of the Swingin’ Axes jazz band.
 

To support ongoing research and teaching in the Department of Earth Sciences and Geologic Resources, Petroleum Experts Limited (Petex) donated the MOVE suite of software valued at $2,764,444.18 to the department.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The Stone Fort Wind Quintet at Stephen F. Austin State University will perform works by Endre Szervánszky, Marc Mellits and Arne Running when the faculty ensemble presents a recital at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.
 
The quintet is comprised of Dr. Christina Guenther, flute; Dr. Christopher Ayer, clarinet; Dr. Cody Hunter, bassoon; Dr. Jenna Sehmann, oboe; and Dr. Andrea Denis, horn.
 

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The Hachidori Duo, featuring the husband-wife team of Dr. Evgeni Raychev, cello, and Dr. Jennifer Dalmas, violin, will present the program “Musical Gems for Violin and Cello Duo” at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5, in Cole Concert Hall on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University.
 
Raychev and Dalmas are faculty members in the SFA School of Music and will perform works by J. J. F. Dotzauer, Erwin Schulhoff and Peteris Vasks, among other composers.
 

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University has named Dr. Forrest Lane, an educator with nearly 20 years in a variety of academic and administrative positions within higher education, dean of the Office of Research and Graduate Studies.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Musical theatre provides a unique and invaluable learning experience for students, allowing them to develop skills in acting, singing and dancing while also fostering teamwork and creativity. Stephen F. Austin State University’s presentation of "Once Upon a Mattress" offers an opportunity for SFA’s aspiring artists to put their classroom knowledge into practice and learn the importance of discipline, dedication and collaboration through a magical musical.
 

*This event has been canceled. A new date and time will be announced soon.*

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — The student-led Economics Reading Group in Stephen F. Austin State University’s Rusche College of Business is hosting a discussion on entrepreneurship with Kevin Carr, a 1992 SFA finance graduate and owner of Community Beer Co. in Dallas, at 6 p.m. Nov. 7 in the McGee Business Building, Room 133, on the SFA campus. The event is free and open to the public.

The Teresa Jill Adams Art Gallery in the Griffith Fine Arts Building, Stephen F. Austin State University campus, currently features a collection of works by ceramicist Piero Fenci. The exhibition features a combination of ceramics and ink drawings on paper. These works will be on view through Nov. 3 with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27.
 

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University’s horticulture program will host its sixth annual Fall Plant Fair from 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 2 at the SFA Plantery, located at 1924 Wilson Drive behind the Agriculture Building. 

Plants available for purchase include a variety of winter annuals, such as pansies, violas, wallflowers, sweet alyssum and snapdragons. All are winter hardy and perform well in East Texas climates. Plants will sell for $2.50 per pot.