NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Expanded recruiting efforts have resulted in higher enrollment in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps at Stephen F. Austin State University. Enrollment in the Lumberjack Battalion is up 30 percent from last fall, according to Lt. Col. Todd Reichert, SFA professor of military science.
SFA to stage student-directed "Frenzy for Two or More'
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre will present a student-directed production of Eugene Ionesco's "Frenzy for Two or More" at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, and at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7. All shows are in the Downstage Theatre of the Griffith Fine Arts Building.
In this comic one act, a couple cursed with the inability to understand one another engage in a bitter lovelorn spat. The play is best suited for adults, according to director Austin Chason, Spring senior.
Guest wind quintet to perform at SFA
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Category 5, a wind quintet comprised of faculty members from the University of Southern Mississippi, will present a guest artist recital at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, in Cole Concert Hall. The free concert is a joint presentation of the Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts and School of Music.
SFA Percussion Ensemble concert scheduled
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The SFA Percussion Ensemble will present its annual fall concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus. The group will present works from a wide variety of percussion and musical styles.
SFA to offer children's drawing class
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Area 6- to 12-year-olds may register for a perspective drawing class offered by the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House as part of the Creative Art Saturday program.
Under the guidance of SFA Assistant Professor Marsha Blount and art education majors, participants will view thought-provoking artwork by the surrealist artist René Magritte and then create a surreal perspective drawing by juxtaposing ordinary objects in unusual contexts to create a landscape.
Mata Ortiz artists bring pottery to SFA
SFA faculty to present flute concertos recital
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Stephen F. Austin State University music faculty members Christina Guenther, flute, and James Pitts, piano, will present a recital of flute concertos at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.
The duo will perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Concerto in D Major" and Carl Nielsen's "Concerto for Flute."
SFA to screen 1961 'The Mask'
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - As a kick off to the Halloween weekend, the Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts and School of Art will present a free one-night film screening of the 1961 Canadian horror film "The Mask" at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, in The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House, 329 E. Main St. in downtown Nacogdoches.
SFA A Cappella Choir concert features world premiere
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The A Cappella Choir of Stephen F. Austin State University will perform the world premiere of SFA alumnus John Dickson's "The Lord's Prayer" during its fall concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.
Met star to appear at SFA opera fall gala
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Reservations are now being accepted for the Fall Gala sponsored by Amore! Opera Lovers of East Texas from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, at the home of Deborah and William Fajardo. Musical entertainment for the gala will be provided by SFA vocal students.