The Early Childhood Lab at Stephen F. Austin State University and the Greater East Texas Community Action Program's Head Start program will honor young children and all those who make a difference in children's lives during the Week of the Young Child, April 11 through 15.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Stephen F. Austin State University's upcoming production of Johann Strauss II's operetta "Die Fledermaus" March 31 through April 2 provides practical experience for over 70 music students and an opportunity for East Texans to attend a comedic opera that has remained popular since its 1874 premier.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre will present a student-directed production of Ted Shine's "Contribution" at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 1, and at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 2. All performances will be in the Downstage Theatre located on the first floor of the Griffith Fine Arts Building.

Legendary musician Bobby Osborne will be one of featured performers included on the American Bluegrass Masters Tour, which the Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts will present at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 7, in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the SFA campus. Photo by Lance LeRoy.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Top names in the world of bluegrass music will grace the stage of W.M.

Alan Bean kneeling in spacesuit, 1969

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Reserve tickets and general admission passes are now available for the 2011 installment of the Archie McDonald Speaker Series at Stephen F. Austin State University.

Guest musician Tracy Thornton will perform with the SFA Steel Band during the group's annual spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Acclaimed musician Tracy Thornton will join the Stephen F. Austin State University's Steel Band for its annual concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, in Cole Concert Hall.

Sarah Frisof

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts and School of Music will present Sarah Frisof in a guest flute recital at 6 p.m. Friday, April 1, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus. The recital is free and open to the public.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - As part of its monthly independent film series, the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art and SFA Friends of the Visual Arts will present a free screening of "A Man Named Pearl" at 7 p.m. Friday, April 1, at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House, 329 E. Main St. in downtown Nacogdoches.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Stephen F. Austin State University Pineywoods Native Plant Center will host a two-part garden seminar, "How to Identify and Attract Backyard Birds," from 6:30 to 8 p.m. March 25 and from 8 to 11 a.m. March 26.

Participants will enjoy a Friday evening lecture with Cliff Shackelford, ornithologist with Texas Parks and Wildlife, regarding identification of common local birds. On Saturday, Shackelford will lead a birding stroll through the plant center property and to the nearby Shackelford home to visit the family's backyard made "for the birds."

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The SFA Gardens at Stephen F. Austin State University will host its monthly Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 24, in Room 110 of the Agriculture Building located at 1924 Wilson Drive. Dr. Alice Le Duc will present a lecture on pre-Columbian horticulture.