Nacogdoches artist Wally Knight works on his Day of the Dead altar that will be among other altars on display as part of the "Día de los Muertos: Art of the Living and the Dead" exhibition showing from Nov. 1 through Jan. 4 at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches.

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Dr. Matthew Kwiatkowski, SFA professor of biology

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - SFA Gardens will host the monthly Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, in Room 110 of the Agriculture Building on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University.

Dr. Matthew Kwiatkowski, SFA professor of biology, will present "Critters that Slither and Hop in Your Garden: The Reptiles and Amphibians of East Texas."

Olivier Medus, Edward Spots and Gentry George are among the dancers that make up Ailey II, which will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the SFA campus.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts will present Ailey II at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the SFA campus as part of its 2013-2014 University Series, "Live Out Loud."

Debbie Berry and Gary Wurtz

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Fred J. Allen, will present "Faculty Showcase" at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the SFA campus.

Featured performers will be Debbie Berry and Gary Wurtz, both members of the faculty in the SFA School of Music.

Angela McCuiston

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music and the Cole Performing Arts Series will present Angela McCuiston performing a guest flute recital at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

McCuiston will perform works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Astor Piazzolla and Ian Clarke, among others.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The SFA Music Preparatory Division, a divisional school of the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music, recently sponsored a Region 21 Middle School All-Region Choir Camp in the Tom and Peggy Wright Music Building on the SFA campus.

Nearly 90 middle school students from across East Texas attended the event to receive assistance in learning their music in preparation for All-Region competition.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Student and faculty voices will be featured when the A Cappella Choir at Stephen F. Austin State University presents a full performance of G.F. Handel's great oratorio, "Messiah," at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 8, in Cole Concert Hall in the Wright Music Building on the SFA campus.

Dr. Tim King, director of choral activities in the SFA School of Music, will conduct Handel's best-known work. The performance will showcase many of King's colleagues as soloists.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Whispers of "This is the coolest place ever" and "This is the best day" drift through the 1837 Millard-Lee House at Millard's Crossing Historic Village in Nacogdoches as dozens of third-grade students approach a frozen figure in the living wax museum. As a student rings the bell, Stephen F. Austin State University elementary education major Ciara Johnson of Houston springs to life as Bessie Coleman, the first African-American female aviator.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Stephen F. Austin State University's dance program and Repertory Dance Company will showcase senior choreographic works and company pieces during its production of Danceworks: Deviation, which premieres at 7 p.m. April 20 in the Norton H.P.E. Complex, Room 201, on the university's campus.

A second showing is scheduled for 7 p.m. April 21 with a final performance set for 3 p.m. April 22.

Brian Zator

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Internationally renowned percussionist Brian Zator will perform a guest recital at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, in Cole Concert Hall as part of the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music's Cole Performing Arts Series.