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SFA to present student-directed 'One for the Road'


NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre will present a student-directed production of Harold Pinter's "One for the Road" at 7:30 and 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, and at 2 and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3. All performances are in the Downstage Theatre, located on the first floor of the Griffith Fine Arts Building.

The one-act play explores the effects of torture and human rights violations on a small family, explained Nacogdoches senior Arrie Tucker, the play's director.

"Hooked on Art" scholarship fund-raiser to feature hand-decorated glass ornaments


Pictured above is a sampling of the 2010 ornaments.

Glass ornaments hand decorated by area artists for the SFA Friends of the Visual Arts' annual "Hooked on Art" scholarship fund-raiser will be on display at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches from Thursday, Dec. 1, to Friday, Dec. 9, and available for purchase through a silent auction and raffle.

SFA School of Music to present "Amahl and the Night Visitors"


Wesley Gipson, who plays the title role in the SFA School of Music's upcoming production of "Amahl and the Night Visitors," rehearses a scene with SFA vocal majors who portray the Three Kings in Gian Carlo Menotti's classic Christmas opera.

Local dancers to hold benefit concert for cancer


Pictured are members of Dancers Against Cancer, a newly formed SFA student organization committed to raising cancer awareness through dance.

The Stephen F. Austin State University chapter of Dancers Against Cancer and Phi Psi fraternity, along with the Gobel School of Dance, will hold a benefit concert supporting cancer research at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, and Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Shelton Gym on the SFA campus.

SFA Arboretum to host wreath-making seminar


The Stephen F. Austin State University Mast Arboretum will host a garden seminar titled "Deck the Halls - Using Evergreens to Decorate for the Holidays" from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 3, in Room 118 of the Agriculture Building, 1924 Wilson Drive.

Join SFA research associate Dawn Stover to learn how to create elegant wreaths and garlands using materials from Mother Nature. Evergreen branches and garlands once served as symbols of enduring life and a fruitful year to come.

New SFA license plates hit the road


SFA Assistant Football Coach Todd Schonhar and wife Julia show off their custom SFA license plate.

Lumberjack fans may now ride with pride and contribute to student scholarships at the same time by purchasing a newly designed Stephen F. Austin State University license plate.

SFA art galleries closed during Thanksgiving break


NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Art galleries operated by the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art will close Wednesday, Nov. 23, for the Thanksgiving holidays and reopen Tuesday, Nov. 29.

Currently on display in the on-campus Griffith Gallery is "Art of the Pacific Rim: Artifacts and Art from Northwest America, Oceania, Melanesia, Asia and Central America."

The exhibition, which comprises over 30 masks, weapons, dolls and artifacts from the private collection of Nacogdoches residents Dr. Robert Gruebel and Jo Ellen H. Carlson, will close on Friday, Dec. 16.

SFA director named nursing ambassador


Dr. Glenda Walker, director of the Richard and Lucille DeWitt School of Nursing at SFA, recently named a National League for Nursing ambassador.

SFA children's series to present 'Pinocchio'


American Family Theater, Inc. will bring the classic story of "Pinocchio" to life at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, in W.M. Turner Auditorium as part of the Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts' Children's Performing Arts Series. Seats are still available for both performances.

SFA College of Fine Arts offers holiday entertainment


Celtic fiddler Eileen Ivers and her band, Immigrant Soul, will present "An Nollaig: An Irish Christmas" as part of the SFA College of Fine Arts' University Series at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16, in W.M. Turner Auditorium. Tickets are currently on sale for all of the holiday events offered by the college in December.
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