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NACOGDOCHES , Texas - The Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts and School of Music will present Dr. Misha Galaganov in a guest viola recital at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, in the Music Recital Hall in the Wright Music Building on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ campus.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Gavin Tolar and Lillian (Lilly) Montes will serve as the 2015 Stephen F. Austin State University Children of the Court during the annual Homecoming celebration Oct. 30 and 31.

Gavin Leroy Tolar is the 6-year-old son of Marcus and Erika (Wulff) Tolar of Houston. Erika, a 2002 Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ graduate, is a worldwide account manager for the FedEx Corporation and serves on the Board of Directors for the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Alumni Association.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts and School of Music will present the Hachidori Duo performing a faculty recital at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, in Cole Concert Hall of the Wright Music Building on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ campus.

The Hachidori Duo includes music faculty members Dr. Jennifer Dalmas, violin, and Dr. Evgeni Raychev, cello. The husband-wife team will perform some of their favorite pieces from the duo repertoire for violin and cello they have discovered over the years.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Members of the voice faculty in the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music, along with Ron Petti, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's director of accompanying, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, in Cole Concert Hall on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ campus.

The program, "Last Letter Home: The Songs of Lee Hoiby," will feature works of the American composer and pianist who excelled in the genre of art song, according to Petti.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Stephen F. Austin State University's Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture will host "An Edible Evening" from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, in the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Sprout Garden, located at 1924 Wilson Drive, Nacogdoches.

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's horticulture faculty members and students currently enrolled in the fruit and vegetable production course will educate the Nacogdoches community about fall edible gardening in a fun and unique way.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The A Cappella Choir at Stephen F. Austin State University will present its fall concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, in Cole Concert Hall on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ campus.

The performance will be the choir's first concert at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ after returning from a successful tour of Italy last May. The program will feature a wide variety of music from the 17th century to the 21st century, according to Tim King, director of choral activities for the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ School of Music.

Among the works to be performed is "Singet dem Herrn" (Sing to the Lord) by J.S. Bach.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas -The Texas 12th Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments concerning three cases beginning at 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, in the McGee Building Room 133 on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University. The event will provide an opportunity for educators, students and state residents to witness a judicial process not often observed.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Members of the Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts Dean's Circle recently recognized its 2015 award recipients at the annual Winners' Circle reception held in the home of Bo and Melanie Miller.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Choral Union and Women's Choir at Stephen F. Austin State University will perform a concert of sacred music at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, in Cole Concert Hall in the Wright Music Building on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ campus.

The theme of the concert, "Sacred Journeys," was chosen as a reflection of sacred music from all over the world and different time periods, according to Dr. Tod Fish, assistant professor and associate director of choral activities for the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ School of Music.