NACOGDOCHES, Texas – August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece “The Piano Lesson” will be the inaugural play presented in the new Flex Theatre in Griffith Fine Arts Building on the Stephen F. Austin State University campus.
 
Opening Sept. 28 for a four-day run, “The Piano Lesson” is described as “the play for now.”
“It reaches into the souls of the present, revealing startling truths about how we perceive our past – and who gets to define our legacy,” according to information at pianolessonplay.com.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Focused on fostering a culture of global engagement on campus, Stephen F. Austin State University’s Office of International Programs received a grant to create staff member training programs meant to equip students for global challenges.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– The Stephen F. Austin State University Alumni Association will honor nine alumni during its annual awards banquet beginning at 6 p.m. Sept. 15 at The Fredonia Hotel in Nacogdoches. The event also begins a four-day celebration of the university’s 100th anniversary.

The SFA Alumni Awards honor individuals who have made outstanding contributions to their professions and the community and who advance the goals and values of SFA.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – It’s not unusual for those associated with Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music to unexpectedly find themselves collaborating with each other in professional settings beyond the confines of the university campus.
 
Just recently, Dr. Ben Morris, composition faculty in the School of Music, and Amanda Sheriff, SFA graduate and professional opera singer, worked together on the world premiere of Morris’ youth opera “The Rip Van Winkles” at the Glimmerglass Festival in Cooperstown, New York.
 

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Music by Anže Rozman, Franz Schubert and Amanda Harberg will be among the featured works in a recital showcasing the talents of Dr. Samantha M. Inman, associate professor of music theory at Stephen F. Austin State University, and Tracy Cole, piano accompanist for Lufkin ISD, First Baptist Church in Nacogdoches and the Stone Fort Chorale.
 
The recital is at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 7, in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church at 411 North St.
 

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Stephen F. Austin State University students in the School of Art traveled to Florence, Siena, Arezzo and Rome, Italy, to study art first hand and develop the School of Art’s ongoing exchange program with Libera Accademia di Belle Arti (LABA), an art school in Florence.
 

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The start of a new academic year at Stephen F. Austin State University is only a few short days away. When students arrive on campus to begin classes Aug. 28, they’ll have a year of special memories ahead of them as SFA celebrates its 100th year.
 
Among the many reasons for celebration is the opening of the newly renovated and expanded Griffith Fine Arts Building, which will be open when classes begin.
 

SFA joins partner universities to celebrate with signing day

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — On Aug. 16, Stephen F. Austin State University joined seven local colleges and universities to celebrate The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine’s early assurance program signing day.