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NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Registrations are still open for three different theatre camps being offered through the Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts during the first two weeks of August.
The Music Preparatory Division of the SFA School of Music will be offering "Bach to the Future" for second through sixth graders Monday, Aug. 1, through Friday, Aug. 5, and "Glee Camp" Monday, Aug. 8, through Friday, Aug. 12, for students who have completed sixth through 12th grades.
Both camps will be led by Nicole Stewart, director of the SFA Children's Chorus.
SFA's '12 x 12' offers original art at bargain prices
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Community members attending the SFA Friends of the Visual Arts' "12 x 12" fund-raiser from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, July 16, at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House will have the opportunity to purchase some great art at a bargain price, according to Kerry Whitsett, member of the Friends organization and chair of the fund-raiser.
The original pieces created from 12-inch wooden squares by over 50 SFA-related and area artists are currently on display at The Cole Art Center as a part of a silent auction with a minimum bid of $250.
SFA's summer theatre season to close this week
SFA theatre students rehearse the séance scene from Tim Kelly's "The Uninvited," which will be presented for the final time at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 12, in W.M. Turner Auditorium. Pictured, from left, are Commerce junior Benn May, Houston senior Samantha Walker, Mesquite senior Mai Lê, Sugar Land senior Blake Weir and La Porte senior Eddie Edge.SFA researchers discover cancer-treating potential of invasive plant
Texas Parks & Wildlife representatives remove giant salvinia from B.A. Steinhagen Lake near Jasper. The samples are being used by researchers at Stephen F.Registration open for Kindermusik Adventure Camps at SFA
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Parents of newborns through 7-year-olds can register their children for the Kindermusik Adventure Camps to be offered through the Music Preparatory Division of the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music Monday, July 25, through Friday, July 29. Registration deadline for the four age-appropriate sessions is Friday, July 15.
Registration open for SFA strings and piano camp
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - String 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 10, through Friday, July 15, on the university campus.
SFA summer theatre offers variety
Lancaster senior Lamar Jefferson, left, and Commerce junior Benn May rehearse "Just a Bill," one of the 21 songs included in "Schoolhouse Rock Live!" which the Stephen F.Photography-related reception, film at The Cole Art Center
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Photography will be the focus of two events occurring on Friday, July 8, at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches.
Local artists' work available through SFA fund-raiser
Kerry Whitsett, member of the SFA Friends of the Visual Arts and chair of the annual "12 x 12" scholarship fund-raiser, shows off a sample of the approximately 50 12-inch-square artworks to be sold through the event Friday, July 8, through Saturday, July 16.NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Beginning Friday, July 8, East Texans can place their silent auction bids on any of the over 50 12-inch-square pieces of art included in the Stephen F.
SFA students to study nursing in East Texas
Two academic areas at Stephen F. Austin State University are joining forces to offer a unique learning opportunity to nursing students this fall, and they are seeking assistance from area nurses to help bring the history of nursing in East Texas to life.
The DeWitt School of Nursing and the English department have created a program for incoming nursing majors that will draw upon the rich history of nursing as it has been practiced in East Texas over the generations.