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NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Percussion Studio at Stephen F. Austin State University and its director, Dr. Brad Meyer, will coordinate an interactive community performance of Phil Kline's "Unsilent Night" starting at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, at The Liberty Bell, 422 E. Main St., downtown Nacogdoches.

Participants will enjoy a 45-minute walk through picturesque Nacogdoches while listening to a recording of "Unsilent Night" that has been downloaded to play over a smart device connected to portable speakers or to a CD played over a boom box.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Stephen F. Austin State University's School of Human Sciences is home to the Center for Economic Education, which is one of six centers in Texas designed to help train educators who teach students about economic education.

"Financial literacy is such an important area of concern," said Dr. Nancy Shepherd, who serves as the center's director and program coordinator for family and consumer sciences at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ. "Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ is very focused on financial literacy, and it is part of our strategic plan."

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The combined choirs at Stephen F. Austin State University, along with the Orchestra of the Pines, will present Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's traditional holiday concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the university campus.

The highly anticipated annual celebration will feature "Hodie," or "This Day," a Christmas cantata by the great English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, according to Dr. Tim King, director of choral activities for the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ School of Music.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Latin Lumberjacks ensemble at Stephen F. Austin State University will perform an outdoor holiday concert from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, in the plaza outside the Baker Pattillo Student Center on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ campus.

The Latin Lumberjacks is comprised of members of the Sound Recording Technology program within the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ School of Music. Directed by Luigi Lazareno, music faculty member, the group will perform a variety of popular holiday songs in salsa style.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre will present the student-directed, full-length play "Really Really" by Paul Downs Colaizzo at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Dec. 1 and 2, and at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, in the Downstage Theatre on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ campus.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Percussion Ensemble at Stephen F. Austin State University will preform at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7, in Cole Concert Hall in the Wright Music Building on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ campus.

Directed by Dr. Brad Meyer, director of percussion studies in the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ School of Music, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Percussion Ensemble will perform works by Nathan Daughtrey, Daniel Levitan, James Campbell and other composers. Daughtrey's "Power Struggle" features an ensemble of four keyboard percussionists and four battery percussionists in a musical battle against each other.

Within the past two months, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ has been recognized by national organizations for the exceptional value and affordability of five degree programs offered through various Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ departments.

Online programs leading to Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Public Administration degrees were recently ranked as two of the most affordable in the U.S. Additionally, in the James I. Perkins College of Education, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's counseling program, its family and consumer sciences program, and the master's program in educational leadership were ranked among the top in the nation.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band at Stephen F. Austin State University will present a concert titled "Mystical Travels" when the ensembles perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29, in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ campus.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Percussion Ensemble and Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Steel Band, both directed by Dr. Brad Meyer, will perform their annual "Percussion in the Pines" holiday concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, in Cole Concert Hall on the Stephen F. Austin State University campus.

The Percussion Ensemble will play several holiday favorites, including "Deck the Halls," "Carol of the Bells," "Sleigh Ride," "Oh Holy Night" and "Silent Night," according to Meyer, director of percussion studies for the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ School of Music.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House, Stephen F. Austin State University's downtown Nacogdoches art gallery, has announced its holiday hours.

The art center will be closed Tuesday through Thursday, Nov. 22 through 24, and open Friday and Saturday, Nov. 25 and 26, during regular gallery hours.

Cole Art Center will be open during regular hours throughout most of December. The gallery will be closed on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, and will close at 3 p.m. on New Year's Eve, Dec. 31.