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Stephen F. Austin State University student Sonya Baker of Jacksonville is one of 10 students at Texas graduate social work programs to receive $50,000 in special scholarship awards honoring the 70th anniversary of the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health.
Baker has 20 years of experience as a social worker at Rusk State Hospital and in nursing homes in Chandler and Jacksonville. She has a bachelor's degree in social work and wants to earn a master's degree so she can provide more advanced mental health services in a rural setting.
SFA's '12 x 12' offers original art at bargain prices
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Community members attending the "12 x 12" fund-raiser from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, July 10, at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House will have the opportunity to purchase some great art at a bargain price, according to Christian Cutler, director of galleries at Stephen F. Austin State University.
SFA to screen 'Desdémona: A Love Story'
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art and Friends of the Visual Arts will present a one-night screening of "Desdémona: A Love Story" at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 9, at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House, 329 E. Main St. in downtown Nacogdoches as part of its monthly film series. Admission is free.
SFA Trombone Choir offers preview concert
The SFA Trombone Choir will present a free preview concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 5, in Cole Concert Hall in preparation for its performance at the International Trombone Festival in Austin July 7. Pictured, from left, are Deb Scott, Webb Gardner, Thomas Mensch III, David Carlsen, Ashley Scambray, Cory Barnes, Kelly Barker, Seth Adams and Heather Mensch.NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Trombone Choir of Stephen F.
SFA exhibition benefits Gulf Disaster relief
Illustrations such as this by 11-year-old Olivia Bouler are included in "Save the Gulf: Olivia Bouler's Bird Illustrations," a fund-raiser/exhibition for the Gulf Disaster wildlife rehabilitation which the SFA School of Art will open at 6 p.m.SFA to open 'Beauty and the Beast' during holiday weekend
SFA Associate Professor Angela Bacarisse, right, discusses with Galveston junior Molly Brown the alterations that need to be made to the servant costume for the upcoming production of "Beauty and the Beast." The SFA School of Theatre will open the family-friendly show at 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 2, in W.M.Local artists' work available through SFA fund-raiser
These 12-inch-square artworks are among the over 50 that will be included in the annual "12 x 12" fund-raiser sponsored by the SFA Friends of the Visual Arts.SFA art professor's work shown in Alaska and Indiana
This one-room installation from the Accumulation Series by Maki Hajikano, SFA assistant professor of art, is currently on exhibit at the International Gallery of Contemporary Art in Anchorage, Ala.NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Works by Stephen F.
SFA harpist to present programs at Nacogdoches Public Library
Harpist Sarah Oliver will present two different programs at the Nacogdoches Public Library on June 21 and 22.NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Most East Texans know what a harp is and can probably identify the sound it makes, but they probably have questions about how the person playing the harp knows which strings to play or what techniques the musician uses.
SFA to open its summer theatre season with 'Side by Side by Sondheim'
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SFA theatre students rehearse a scene from the upcoming production of "Side by Side by Sondheim," which will open the School of Theatre's summer season on Friday, June 24. Pictured, from left, are Nacogdoches senior Kathryn Knight, Houston junior Justin Hughes and League City senior Rebecca Mersinger.NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The music of Broadway composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim is the center of "Side by Side by Sondheim," which the Stephen F.