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'Steel Magnolias'


SFA theatre students rehearse a scene from Robert Harling's classic comedy "Steel Magnolias," which the SFA School of Theatre is presenting in W.M. Turner Auditorium as part of its summer season.

Nacogdoches Naturally to host family fun day at Lake Nacogdoches


NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Nacogdoches Naturally will host a Weekend Family Outdoor Adventure from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 14, at Lake Nacogdoches. The family day is sponsored by the Stephen F. Austin State University Pineywoods Native Plant Center and will offer participants the opportunity to enjoy water activities and share food with family and friends.

SFA Gardens Lecture Series to feature experienced Texas horticulturist


NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The SFA Gardens at Stephen F. Austin State University will host the monthly Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 19, in the Agriculture Building, Room 110, at 1924 Wilson Drive. Longtime Houston area horticulturist Linda Gay will present "The Life and Times of a Happy Horticulturist."

Dukes named SFA student regent


Jourdan Dukes

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Jourdan Dukes of Dallas has been appointed by Gov. Rick Perry to serve as student regent for Stephen F. Austin State University during the 2012-13 academic year.

Nacogdoches Photographic Association show to open


Kay Jeffrey's "Water in the Rocks" won Best in Show in the 2011 Nacogdoches Photographic Association's "19th Annual Juried Gallery Show." The league's 2012 show will open at 5 p.m. Friday, July 6, at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The public is invited to the opening reception of the Nacogdoches Photographic Association's "20th Annual Juried Gallery Show" from 5 to 7 p.m.

SFA to screen origami documentary


NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The art and science of origami are explored in the award-winning documentary "Between the Folds," which the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art and Friends of the Visual Arts will screen at 7 p.m. Friday, July 6, at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches.

The free, one-night screening is part of the School of Art's First Friday Film Series.

Registration open for SFA strings and piano camp


NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Strings and piano students from across the state are invited to register for a one-week camp being presented by the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music Sunday, July 8, through Friday, July 13, on the university campus.

'How I Became a Pirate' part of SFA's summer repertory season


Joseph Pratt (left), son of Mary and Frank Pratt, and Nick Bacarisse (right), son of Angela and Steve Bacarisse, visit with Captain Braid Beard (portrayed by Jersey Village senior Kurt Bilanoski) after a recent performance of "How I Became a Pirate" by the Stephen F.

Wilson Drive closures scheduled


NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Traffic flow along Wilson Drive on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University will be periodically interrupted for repaving beginning Wednesday, June 27.

Work has been planned in phases to minimize disrupted access to parking lots and facilities; however, street parking and through traffic on Wilson Drive will be curtailed during the project. The expected completion date is Aug. 8.

Scheduled closures are as follows:

On Wednesday, June 27, Wilson Drive will be closed from East College Street to Lot 14:

SFA to open comedy, 'Steel Magnolias'


Conroe junior Carolynn Ohlenburger applies the finishing touches to the wedding dress used in the SFA School of Theatre's production of Robert Harling's "Steel Magnolias." The play, which is part of SFA's summer theatre season, will open at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 28, in W.M. Turner Auditorium.

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