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NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Registrations are now being accepted for the spring classes offered through the Stephen F. Austin State University Music Preparatory Division.

Students, including adults, may register for weekly private lessons in voice, harp, piano, classical guitar, violin, Suzuki violin, viola, cello, bass, flute, percussion and other requested instruments. The 16-week classes, taught by upper-level music preparatory faculty, begin the week of Jan. 14. The 12-week classes, taught by Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ student instructors, begin the week of Jan. 28.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Sixth through eighth grade students interested in joining the Piney Woods Chorale can audition for the group from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4, at the Music Prep House, 3028 Raguet St.

The ensemble, directed by Nicole Stewart, who is assisted by Shelby Tillery, is offered through the Music Preparatory Division of the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Hours for the Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House, Stephen F. Austin State University's art gallery located in downtown Nacogdoches, will be extended during the Christmas and New Year's semester break, according to John Handley, director of galleries for Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - "The Gift of the Magi," the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre's first radio play, will once again be broadcast on Red River Radio, the region's NPR affiliate (locally KLDN 88.9 FM), at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19. The program had its regional premiere on Red River Radio last Christmas.

The half-hour adaptation of O. Henry's classic seasonal story of the same title was dramatized by Broadway veteran Jack Heifner, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's resident playwright, and directed by Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Senior Lecturer Jackie Rosenfeld.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Tickets are still available for the Christmas play "Babes in Toyland" to be presented at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, in W.M. Turner Auditorium in the Griffith Fine Arts Building on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University.

The two performances of Victor Herbert's children's classic are presented by American Family Theater, Inc. and are part of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ College of Fine Arts' Children's Performing Arts Series.

Cairee Mayfield, left, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ junior from Houston, and Connor Parr, son of Dawn Parr and Chad Branton of Nacogdoches, rehearse a scene from "Amahl and the Night Visitors" to be presented by the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ School of Music at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, and at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 14, in Cole Concert Hall on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ campus.

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U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison will visit Stephen F. Austin State University later this month for two special on-campus events. She will attend the grand opening and reception for the Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison Room Dec. 14 and offer the commencement address at fall graduation ceremonies Dec. 15.

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ College of Fine Arts will present "Dailey & Vincent: A Bluegrass Christmas" at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, in W.M. Turner Auditorium in the Griffith Fine Arts Building on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ campus.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - A blend of bluegrass-tinted holiday favorites will usher in the Christmas season when the Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts presents "Dailey & Vincent: A Bluegrass Christmas" at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec.

At the student-run Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Culinary Café, unique three-course lunches are prepared and served for $10. Meals are offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays to a full house of guests from the campus community and the general public.

Students in Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ'S hospitality administration program in the School of Human Sciences are learning that serving gourmet fare involves much more than just putting food on the table.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Join the Nacogdoches Naturally staff for a family outdoor cooking and campfire program from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, at the Stephen F. Austin State University Pineywoods Native Plant Center, 2900 Raguet St.

Planned activities include outdoor cooking demonstrations with sample tasting and a campfire program featuring storytelling, singing and s'mores.