NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Choral Union and Women's Choir at Stephen F. Austin State University will present a joint concert, "Expressions: An Eclectic Program of Choral Songs from the Heart," at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 6, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

David Howard, SFA associate director of choral activities, directs both ensembles.

The Choral Union, an auditioned 70-voice mixed choir, will open the concert with three works that serve as a "sampling for the energetic musical expressions, both sacred and secular, of 20th-century Argentina," said Howard.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Jazz music will fill W.M. Turner Auditorium as the Swingin' Axes and Swingin' Aces of Stephen F. Austin State University present a joint concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 8.

Under the direction of SFA Associate Professor Deb Scott, the Aces will begin the concert with a program that includes Gordon Goodwin's arrangement of Cole Porter's "It's All Right with Me" and Oliver Nelson's "Black, Brown, and Beautiful," featuring Nacogdoches sophomore Jacob Barnhill on alto saxophone.

Collaboration between the DeWitt School of Nursing and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics has led to pioneering research, prompting a statewide initiative to address the nursing shortage in Texas.

Collaboration between two SFA academic areas has led to pioneering research, prompting a statewide initiative to address the nursing shortage in Texas.

Texas Parks & Wildlife Department representatives remove giant salvinia from B.A. Steinhagen Lake near Jasper. The samples are being used by researchers at SFA's National Center for Pharmaceutical crops to search for possible cancer treatments.

A thorn in the side of area boating enthusiasts may provide a ray of hope for some cancer patients, according to recent research findings at SFA's National Center for Pharmaceutical Crops.

Area residents are invited to join Nacogdoches Naturally Saturday, March 3, for a day trip to Ragtown Recreation Area in the Sabine National Forest.

Participants will meet at the SFA Pineywoods Native Plant Center, 2900 Raguet St., at 9 a.m. and ride in SFA vans or caravan in their own vehicles to the Recreation Area located in Shelby County. Travel time is approximately one hour. The group will return to Nacogdoches at approximately 4 p.m.

SFA A Capella Choir

The SFA A Cappella Choir will be performing at the spring convention for the Southwestern Division of the American Choral Directors Association in Dallas on Thursday, March 1. The 52-member ensemble is one of only seven university choirs invited to perform for the choral directors representing public and private schools in Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.

The SFA Children's Performing Arts Series will present ArtsPower's production of "Are You My Mother?" at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 7, in W.M. Turner Auditorium.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Parents and teachers of children in kindergarten through second grade can still make reservations for the children to see "Are You My Mother?" at 9:30 a.m. or 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 7, in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the campus of Stephen F.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - As a preview to the screening of "Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey" on Friday, March 2, at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House, the Stephen F. Austin State University Steel Band will perform for about 30 minutes, beginning at 7 p.m.

The performance will be followed by the screening of "Pulse" as a presentation of the SFA School of Art's monthly independent film series.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Dr. J.D. Salas, assistant professor of tuba and euphonium at Stephen F. Austin State University, will present a lecture recital on Banda Sinaloense at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 29, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.