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NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts and School of Art will host "Refined IX: Humor" exhibition Jan. 29 through March 12 in the Reavley Gallery of The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches.
"Refined" is a biennial exhibition of jewelry and metalwork hosted by the art metals program in the School of Art at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ, according to John Handley, director of art galleries at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ. Cash prizes totaling $1,500 are awarded at the juror's discretion.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ music faculty Gavin to perform horn recital
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music faculty member Charles Gavin will present a horn recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, in Cole Concert Hall on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ campus.
The selected compositions will feature the lyrical, singing qualities of the horn, according to Gavin, professor of horn and chamber music at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ.
Performing with Gavin are colleagues Scott LaGraff, voice; John W. Goodall, oboe; and James Pitts, piano. LaGraff will join Gavin in a performance of a group of songs set to the poetry of Walt Whitman.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's University Series to feature unique radio theater production of 'Dracula'
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The College of Fine Arts at Stephen F. Austin State University will host L.A. Theatre Works in presenting Bram Stokers' "Dracula" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ campus.
Heterodyne Duo to perform percussion, saxophone concert
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Heterodyne Duo will present a program of selected pieces that are highly varied in their compositional styles when the duo performs at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, in Cole Concert Hall on the Stephen F. Austin State University campus.
The duo features Dr. Nathan Nabb, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ professor of saxophone, and Dr. Brad Meyer, director of percussion studies at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ. They will perform "West, or Evening Song in Autumn" by Masakazu Natsuda, "The Metaphysics of Notation" by Mark Applebaum and "Walk the Walk" by Michael Daugherty.
'Kent Rush: Photo-Syntax' to feature photographs, drawings, prints
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The work of artist Kent Rush will be showcased in an exhibition that displays Jan. 20 through March 10 in Griffith Gallery on the Stephen F. Austin State University campus.
Black and white photographs, drawings and prints are featured in "Kent Rush: Photo-Syntax," curated by Neal Cox, faculty member in the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ School of Art, who describes Rush as his mentor.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Gardens Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series to feature Adam Black
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Gardens at Stephen F. Austin State University will host the monthly Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14 in the Ina Brundrett Conservation Education Building at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center, 2900 Raguet St. in Nacogdoches. Adam Black will present a lecture titled "Collecting Amazing New Plants for Gulf Coast Landscapes."
Major Triumphs: Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ alumna recalls lifetime of cherished memories
Holding the vintage whistle to her lips, she blows it with gusto as if revisiting the days when she dressed in her drum major uniform and directed the 1939-40 Lumberjack Band on Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's Birdwell Field.
A born leader and performer, Arnodean "Deana" Bolton Covin's '72 drive for perfection pushed her to excel in everything she attempted.
"As a child, she entered a singing contest and won second place. That wasn't good enough," Covin's daughter, Jadean Roberts, said. "She wanted to do something she could be the best at, so she taught herself to twirl a baton."
Sweet success: Mom's legacy lives on in busy Houston-area bakery
Grant Girouard '91 learned a valuable lesson about baking from his mother, Rose, who founded The Cake Lady Bakery in Friendswood in 1981. Every confection the bakery produces must contain the precise measurements of flour, sugar, eggs, milk and butter. In addition, there is a special ingredient that his mother blended in to each item that made it stand out from other bakeries-love.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ to screen 'The Fog of War'
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art and the Friends of the Visual Arts will present a free, one-night screening of "The Fog of War" at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, in The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches.
Jones exhibition to feature drawings, prints, paintings
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The work of Charles D. Jones will be showcased in an exhibition that opens with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, in The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches.
"East Texas Impressions: The Art of Charles D. Jones" will feature drawings, prints and paintings of the professor emeritus in the School of Art at Stephen F. Austin State University who now serves as director and master printer for the LaNana Creek Press in Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's College of Fine Arts.