NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - As part of its monthly independent film series, the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art and Friends of the Visual Arts will present a free, one-night screening of "Searching for Sugar Man" at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Stephen F. Austin State University will host a Fall Bulb Tour on Saturday, Sept. 14, featuring the home and gardens of former extension horticulturist turned educator Greg Grant.

The tour will visit Grant's Emanis House dogtrot in Shelby County's rural community of Arcadia near Garrison. Depending on the weather, visitors may see red oxblood lilies (Rhodophiala), several different colors of spider lilies (Lycoris) or assorted rain lilies (Cooperia, Zephyranthes and Habranthus).

The video installation "Echo" by SFA School of Art faculty Linda Post invites viewers into three-dimensional time-based experiences that encourage reflection and provoke thought.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Recently created art in a variety of media will make up the annual "SFA Faculty Exhibition," which the Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts and School of Art will open with a reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Join Stephen F. Austin State University staff members, students, volunteers and partner organizations from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 7, for outdoor adventures at the SFA Pineywoods Native Plant Center, 2900 Raguet St.

A variety of stations providing opportunities for families to learn outdoor skills, increase awareness of forest resources and promote connections with nature will be set up around the center. Activities will include archery, outdoor cooking, garden composting, Backyard Bass, bird watching activities, plant identification hikes and more.

The president of Stephen F. Austin State University has proclaimed Thursday "William E. Arscott Day" on campus in honor of the cinematography program director's 50th year on the faculty. Arscott, left, is pictured with SFA President Baker Pattillo after the special day was announced at a Thursday meeting of the faculty and staff.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The president of Stephen F. Austin State University proclaimed Thursday "William E.

SFA's Alazan Trio will perform "Women of the World," a concert that showcases piano trios written by women composers, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, in Cole Concert Hall on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music and the Cole Performing Arts Series will present The Alazan Trio performing "Women of the World" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Watercolor East Texas and the Nacogdoches Photographic Association exhibitions currently on display in The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House will close Saturday, Aug. 24, according to John Handley, galleries director for the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art.

Photographer Carlos Escolastico's "Presencia-1, 2010" is among the photographs featured in "The Face: The Evolution of Portrait Photography," which opens with a reception at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28, in the Griffith Gallery on the SFA campus.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The International Photography Portrait Exhibition will open with a reception from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28, in Griffith Gallery on the campus of Stephen F.

Dr. John W. Dahmus

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Dr. John W. Dahmus, former professor of history at Stephen F. Austin State University, will offer the commencement address during the university's summer graduation ceremonies Saturday, Aug. 10.