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NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts and School of Music will present the final performance of the 2014-2015 University Series featuring the Choral Masterworks Concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 8, in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ campus.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Wind Ensemble at Stephen F. Austin State University will present "Chiaroscuro" at 5 p.m. Sunday, May 3, in the Grand Ballroom of the Baker Pattillo Student Center.

The concert title, "Chiaroscuro," is a term used in drawing and painting, according to Fred J. Allen, director of bands at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ and conductor of the ensemble.

"It refers to the contrast between light and shadow," he said.

The major work of the concert is "Wine-Dark Sea" by American composer John Mackey.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas -Stephen F. Austin State University's Beta Phi cast of Alpha Psi Omega national theatre honor society will host Spring in the Park, a community-wide afternoon of family fun, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, May 3, in Pioneer Park.

The annual fundraiser will feature face painting, carnival games, a kickball tournament, field day events and a pie in the face booth. Individual event tickets are $1, or a $15 unlimited games wristband will be available for purchase.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Stephen F. Austin State University bands will present the annual "Concert in the Park" at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 3, on the lawn in front of the Wright Music Building.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Rockin' Axes at Stephen F. Austin State University will present "The Fathers of Rock and Roll" at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 1, in Cole Concert Hall on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ campus.

The Rockin' Axes, a product of the Sound Recording Technology program at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ, will perform the music of rock and roll legends Elvis Presley, Ray Charles and Ritchie Valens, among others.

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 "Finding Vivian Maier" at 7 p.m. Friday, May 1, in The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - It's not surprising that Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ student actors are learning from their veteran counterparts performing in the upcoming play "August: Osage County." But what has been refreshing for Brad Maule and Rhonda Plymate Simmons is what they are learning from the theatre students.

The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre will present Tracy Letts' rollicking tale at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, April 28 through May 2, in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ campus. A 2 p.m. Saturday matinee is also scheduled.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Stephen F. Austin State University's Wind Symphony will perform Andrew Boysen's monumental Symphony No. 6 at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, in the Grand Ballroom of the Baker Pattillo Student Center.

Commissioned by Andrew Mast, director of bands at Lawrence University, the 2010 composition "is indeed grand in scale and scope," said Dr. David Campo, associate director of bands at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ and the symphony's conductor.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Stephen F. Austin State University's Orchestra of the Pines will present "Musical Portraits" at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 25, in Cole Concert Hall of the Wright Music Building on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ campus.

Among the highlights of the concert is a performance of Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition," arranged by Maurice Ravel. Other program features include a solo performance by Dr. Chris Ayer, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ professor of clarinet, and the orchestra performing "Gates of the Arctic," written by Dr. Stephen Lias, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's composer-in-residence.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Stephen F. Austin State University's environmental science program was named as one of the nation's top 50 programs by , an organization that serves as an advocate for environmental science education and careers.