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SFA marching band to perform in 2013 London New Year's Day Parade


Deputy Lord Lieutenant Roger Bramble, left, principal patron of the London New Year's Day Parade & Festival and representative of Queen Elizabeth II, greets Bryce Biffle of Garland, a junior in the Lumberjack Marching Band, following Wednesday's official reading of an invitation for the band to perform at the event in 2013.

SFA to screen 'Beautiful Losers'


NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - As part of its monthly independent film series, the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art will present a free, one-night screening of "Beautiful Losers" at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches.

In this 90-minute documentary, directors Aaron Rose and Joshua Leonard follow the lives of 10 artists and designers, many of whom got their start in the early 1990s with little or no formal training.

SFA interior design students study in Chicago


A group of SFA students recently ventured to Chicago, Ill., as part of an interior design class focusing on commercial furniture and architecture.

Faculty tuba and guest euphonium recitals scheduled at SFA


J.D. Salas, SFA assistant professor of tuba, will present a faculty recital at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, in Cole Concert Hall.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - A faculty tuba recital on Tuesday, Oct. 4, and a guest euphonium recital on Thursday, Oct. 6, mark the beginning of the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music's month-long Octubafest.

SFA School of Theatre offers grief symposium with 'Rabbit Hole' performances


The Rev. Dr. Brent Peery, director of chaplaincy services at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, will be the keynote speaker during a five-day "Survived By . . ." symposium offered in conjunction with the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre's performances of David Lindsay-Abaire's "Rabbit Hole" on Tuesday, Oct. 4, through Saturday, Oct. 8, in W.M.

Poetry reading, art combine at Art Center


NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Dr. Ann Filemyr, creator of the poems included in the fine arts press book "Growing Paradise," will read from the collection at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches.

The poetry reading is being held in conjunction with Stephen F. Austin State University's exhibition of the book's 18 silkscreen and letterpress prints co-created by local artist Liz Akamatsu and SFA Professor of Art Piero Fenci in response to Filemyr's poems. The exhibition is hung in the upstairs Hallway Gallery.

SFA, Healthy Nacogdoches Coalition announce Walk/Bike to School Day


Project "ALL Jacks Walk/Bike to School Day," designed to encourage SFA students, faculty and staff to walk or ride their bicyces to school will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 5, to promote physical activity in the community.

The Stephen F. Austin State University health science program is partnering with the Healthy Nacogdoches Coalition for a service-learning project called "ALL Jacks Walk/Bike to School Day."

SFA Theatre opens season with Pulitzer Prize-winner, 'Rabbit Hole'


Lancaster senior Lamar Jefferson and Wink senior Erin Whitmire, portraying a young couple adjusting to the recent death of their young son, rehearse a scene from David Lindsay-Abaire's "Rabbit Hole." The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre will present the drama at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, through Saturday, Oct. 8, in W.M. Turner Auditorium.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F.

Transatlantic conference to highlight global relationships


Global leadership changes and their potential impacts on the Texas economy will be discussed during a conference titled "Which Transatlantic Relationship After the Global Crisis?" on Oct. 3 and 4 at the University of St. Thomas in Houston.

UNT trumpeter to present guest recital at SFA


John Holt, associate professor of trumpet at the University of North Texas, will perform a guest artist recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, in Cole Concert Hall on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - John Holt, associate professor of trumpet at the University of North Texas, will perform a guest artist recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, in Cole Concert Hall on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University.

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