NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Music Preparatory Division of the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music will open its 2008-2009 performance season with two recitals in October.

Cello and violin students of Dr. Evgeni Raychev and Dr. Jennifer Dalmas will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, in the Music Recital Hall of the Wright Music Building on the SFA campus.

On Sunday, Oct. 26, piano students of Mary Cooper will dress in costume and perform their annual Halloween recital at 4 p.m. in the Music Recital Hall.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts and School of Theatre will present a student-directed production of Charles Emery's "The Red Key" at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, and at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, in the Downstage Theatre of the Griffith Fine Arts Building.

SFA jazz students, under the direction of Deb Scott, perform during a concert. SFA's two jazz ensembles, the Swingin' Axes and the Swingin' Aces, will present their season-opening concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, in W.M. Turner Auditorium.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Stephen F. Austin State University's jazz bands, The Swingin' Axes and the Swingin' Aces, will present a joint concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, in W.M.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The SFA Wind Ensemble's upcoming "Salute to American Music" will feature music by American composers and several SFA guest artists. The season-opening concert will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University.

Featured guest conductor will be Dr. A.C. "Buddy" Himes, dean of the SFA College of Fine Arts. He will conduct Morton Gould's "American Salute," a fantasia based on the folk song "When Johnny Comes Marching Home."

Pictured, from left, Jason Zednick, Emily Womack, Nicholas Mills, and Mark McManus.

SFA theatre students rehearse a scene from the SFA School of Theatre's production of Neil Simon's comedy "Brighton Beach Memoirs." Pictured, from left, are Jason Zednick, Jacksonville senior who plays Jack Jerome; Emily Womack, Katy senior who portrays his wife, Kate; Houston senior Nicholas Mills who plays their 14-year-old son, Eugene; and Houston senior Mark

Dr. Michael Tkacik, the new director of the School of Honors at Stephen F. Austin State University, speaks to students during a class. Tkacik will continue to teach while serving in his new role as director.

Dr. Michael Tkacik considers himself very lucky. His dream job just became his real job.

From left, Dr. Mary Nelle Brunson, associate vice president for academic affairs, Shirley Dickerson, Ralph W. Steen Library director, and M.E. McWilliams, AARC director, were among the guests at the OWL launching party held Sept. 5 in the AARC.

Online tutoring for writing is now available to Stephen F. Austin State University students through the Academic Assistance and Resource Center, located in the Ralph W. Steen Library.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Area 6- to 12-year-olds may register for a ceramics class offered by the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House, 329 E. Main Street in downtown Nacogdoches as part of the Creative Art Saturday program.

Under the guidance of and SFA art education majors and Assistant Professor Marsha Blount, participants will construct ceramic bowls that will be used in conjunction with Bowls of Hope, the annual charity drive benefiting H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Eat).

"Yellow House," a Type C-Print by Lynn Saville, will be included in "Lynn Saville: Night Vision" which will open at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts and School of Art will open "Lynn Saville: Night Vision" with a 6 p.m. reception Friday, Oct.