NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre will present a student-directed production of Christopher Durang's one-act play "For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls" at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 13, and at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 14. All performances will be in the Downstage Theatre located on the first floor of the Griffith Fine Arts Building.

She-e Wu, internationally acclaimed marimba artist will perform as soloist and with the SFA Percussion Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 12, in Cole Concert Hall.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Internationally acclaimed marimba artist She-e Wu will be the featured soloist during the SFA Percussion Ensemble concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 12, in Cole Concert Hall on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University.

The Stone Fort Wind Quintet, an SFA faculty ensemble, will present its spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, in Cole Concert Hall. Pictured, from left, are Christina Guenther, John W. Goodall, Christopher Ayer, Charles Gavin and Susan Nelson.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stone Fort Wind Quintet, a faculty ensemble at Stephen F. Austin State University, will present its spring concert, "Classics for Wind Quintet," at 7:30 p.m.

Mesquite freshman Tony Dibernardo, assistant scenic designer for SFA's production of Giuseppe Verdi's "La Traviata," applies Art Nouveau elements to the scenic drops. The Schools of Music and Theatre will present the opera at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 19, through Saturday, April 21, in W.M. Turner Auditorium.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F.

Pictured from left to right (top row): "Untitled," an acrylic painting by Hannah Zuniga-Murasko; "Through a glass darkly, the wonderful world of color: #86," a digital photo by SFA librarian Wade Carter; (2nd row): two ceramics pieces by graduate student Kira Kalondy, "Nautilus" and "Impulso;" (bottom): "Pearls Before the Hind," an oil painting by Heather Wobbe.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The School of Art at Stephen F.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The 2012 Bright Ideas Conference highlighting faculty research, scholarship and artistry at Stephen F. Austin State University will be held Wednesday, April 11, in the Baker Pattillo Student Center.

More than 80 research posters and scholarly exhibits will be on display from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom. Spotlight exhibits will be featured in the Twilight Ballroom. A reception honoring the spotlight exhibitors will begin at 4 p.m. in the Twilight Ballroom, followed by the awards ceremony.

The Honorable James A. Baker, III

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Honorable James A. Baker, III, America's 61st secretary of state, will be the featured guest at the 2012 installment of the Archie McDonald Speaker Series at Stephen F. Austin State University.

Jamie Haskins, a senior interior design student from Deer Park, is pictured with her display in the "Essence of Design" exhibit at the Ralph W. Steen Library.

Senior interior design students at Stephen F. Austin State University will be showcasing their work during in the "Essence of Design" exhibit on display through the month of April on the second floor of the Ralph W. Steen Library.

Ying Fu, winner of the 2011 Schmidbauer International Young Artist Competition, will perform Jean Sibelius' Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 with the Orchestra of the Pines at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, in Cole Concert Hall.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Ying Fu, winner of the 2011 Schmidbauer International Young Artist Competition at Stephen F.