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Rehearsing a scene from the musical, produced by the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Schools of Theatre and Music, are, from left, Thomas Elam, Rosharon senior, as Patsy; Matthew Kelley, exchange student, as King Arthur; and Austin Davis, Keller junior, as Sir Galahad."Spamalot," the Tony Award-winning musical adaptation of the classic film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," opens at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, and runs nightly through Saturday, Nov.
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Stephen F. Austin State University will host guest speaker Brian O'Nuanain at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, in the Vera Dugas Liberal Arts North Building, Room 142, during Geography Awareness Week and International Education Week.
O'Nuanain, a geographer by education and teacher by profession, will give a public presentation titled "Ireland: Land of Saints, Scholars and Sinners." Additionally, he plans to visit cultural geography and world regional geography classes while on campus.
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - A jazz combo comprised of Stephen F. Austin State University music faculty will perform with the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Wind Ensemble in a concert titled "New Directions" at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 24, in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the university campus.
The faculty combo includes Deb Scott, trombone; Larry Greer, guitar; J.D. Salas, bass; Brad Meyer, percussion; and James Pitts, piano. Tamey Anglley, assistant director of bands, will guest conduct the piece they will perform with the Wind Ensemble - "Electric Vortex" by Jennifer Bellor.
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Family Crisis Center of East Texas has partnered with Stephen F. Austin State University to open an outreach office on the university's campus.
The Loblolly Railroad Model Train Display will be at the Nacogdoches Railroad Depot from Friday, Nov. 28, to Sunday, Dec. 14. The display includes a three-rail O gauge train and features two mainline loops of track, a figure 8 and a point-to-point trolley line.
Martha Walvoord (left) and Jack Unzicker (right)NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts and School of Music will present the violin and double bass duet of Martha Walvoord and Jack Unzicker at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, in the Music Recital Hall in the Wright Music Building on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ campus.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Ad Hoc advertising members represented the university well at the AAF-Houston Student Advertising Conference and Competition. Front row, from left: Zack Dickey, Carolyn Whitney, Vicente Marrero, Meagan Bonnin, Iris Favela, Zach Welch, Shauntel Barron and Ranel Gallardo.
Pictured is Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ dance major Stephanie Laranjeira.NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Stephen F. Austin State University dance program will present "Danceworks," a studio concert featuring student, faculty and guest artist choreography, Nov. 20-22.
Student works include senior choreographic projects by dance majors Brittany Barrerra and Ashley Sharp, as well as an independent choreographic project by Keith Haynes.
The exhibition "To Spin A Yarn, Distaffs: Folk Art and Material Culture," now showing at The Cole Art Center, will be discussed in a gallery talk at 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, followed by a reception. A spinning demonstration will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22.NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The exhibition "To Spin A Yarn, Distaffs: Folk Art and Material Culture" is showing through Jan.
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The music of Los Angeles-based jazz composers as well as jazz legends like Miles Davis will be featured when the Swingin' Axes and Swingin' Aces at Stephen F. Austin State University perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, in Cole Concert Hall on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ campus.
Pieces by John Clayton, Tom Kubis and multi-Grammy nominated composer Gordon Goodwin will be among the music performed by the Swingin' Axes, directed by Gary Wurtz, professor of trumpet and jazz studies at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ.