The public will have its first opportunity on Saturday, Nov. 14, to see the 20 ornaments to be sold during the SFA Friends of the Visual Arts' 2009 "Hooked on Art" fund-raiser. The exhibition of original works of art by local artists will be on display at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House through the event's closing reception on Friday, Dec. 4.

Cliff Shackelford, non-game ornithologist with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

The Stephen F. Austin State University Pineywoods Native Plant Center will host a two-part garden seminar, "How to Identify and Attract a Flock of Backyard Birds," with a lecture from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, and hands-on, bird-watching activities from 7 to 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14.

John Noel Roberts, new director of the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music, will perform Ludwig van Beethoven's "Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major" during the Orchestra of the Pines concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, in Cole Concert Hall.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Pianist John Noel Roberts, new director of the Stephen F.

The SFA Madrigal Singers will perform music spanning six centuries at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The SFA Madrigal Singers, an elite group of 16 vocalists, will present a concert of chamber music at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The popular Little House on the Prairie books serve as the inspiration for a new musical by ArtsPower National Touring Theatre, which the Stephen F. Austin State University's Children's Performing Arts Series will present at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23, in W.M. Turner Auditorium.

Cydney Tucker, Woodville graduate student and assistant costume designer for the SFA School of Theatre's production of "Twelfth Night," fits Houston sophomore Samantha Walker for one of the costumes she will wear as she portrays the lead character Viola. The comedy will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, through Saturday, Nov. 21, in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the SFA campus.

NACOGDCOCHES, TEXAS - From Thursday, Nov.

Jeffrey Thiebert of the Concord Coalition

NACOGDOCHES, Texas -- Jeffrey Thiebert of the Concord Coalition, a Washington, D.C., think tank, will visit Stephen F. Austin State University Tuesday, Nov. 3, to discuss the national debt and the budget deficit.

Dr. Charles R. Long

NACOGDOCHES, Texas-Dr. Charles R. Long will present "Cloning and Genetic Modification of Animals: The How and the Why" at the 27th annual J.H. Burr Jr. Lecture at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, in the Miller Science Building, Room 137, at Stephen F. Austin State University.

The Ralph W. Steen Library is conducting a Web-based library survey to obtain feedback from the university community regarding the quality of its services. The survey will be conducted from Nov. 9 through Dec. 9, and the results will help the library to identify best practices, analyze deficits and effectively allocate resources to develop services that better meet users' expectations.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas-The Department of English at Stephen F. Austin State University will host author Lee Martin during its Fall Reading Series at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, in the Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House.

Martin is the author of the novel "The Bright Forever," a finalist for the 2006 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. He also has written "River of Heaven," "Quakertown" and the forthcoming "Break the Skin." Martin has published two memoirs, "From Our House" and "Turning Bones," as well as a short story collection, "The Least You Need to Know."