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NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Four saxophonists who comprise the Oasis Quartet will present "À la Française," a concert of French masterworks written or set for saxophone quartet, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, in Cole Concert Hall. The concert is a part of the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music's Cole Performing Arts Series.

Nathan Nabb, newly hired associate professor of saxophone at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ, plays the soprano saxophone in the ensemble. Other members are James Bunte, alto saxophone; Dave Camwell, tenor saxophone; and James Romain, baritone saxophone.

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Director of Bands Fred J. Allen will be installed into the American Bandmasters Association during the Oct. 19 concert of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Wind Ensemble, "The Music of Michael Daugherty." The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in W.M. Turner Auditorium.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Wind Ensemble's concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19, in W.M. Turner Auditorium will be special for a three main reasons.

Broadway artist Ron Raines will sing songs from the stage and screen during "Broadway, Movies & Classics," a benefit concert with the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Orchestra of the Pines, at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22, in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ campus.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Ron Raines, one of America's leading Broadway artists and Nacogdoches native, will be the featured vocalist in "Broadway, Movies & Classics," a benefit concert with the Stephen F.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Tickets are now available for the annual Bowls of Hope charity dinner to be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20, at the Hotel Fredonia. All proceeds benefit the local Helping Other People Eat organization that helps feed residents of Nacogdoches County.

American Family Theater, Inc. will present an original musical version of "Cinderella" at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29, in W.M. Turner Auditorium as part of the Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts' Children's Performing Arts Series.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - East Texas parents and teachers can still make reservations for their children and students to see "Cinderella" at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29, in W.M.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Recent compositions by Stephen Lias, professor of music at Stephen F. Austin State University, will be performed during "From the Diaries of Adam and Eve" at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24, in Cole Concert Hall.

The event's title refers to the centerpiece of the program, "a charming dramatic work about Adam and Eve for two singers and chamber ensemble with texts by Mark Twain," said Lias. "Highlighting the comic and poignant differences between the male and female viewpoints, the work will be performed by three married couples."

Ten years after the reunification of Germany, historian Bernhard Wagner will present "What Revolution Feels Like: A Personal Account of Events Leading to the Fall of the Berlin Wall" at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19, in the Baker Pattillo Student Center Theater at Stephen F. Austin State University.

Wagner, historian and lead tour guide for the DDR Museum (Museum of East Germany) in Berlin, will speak of his experiences as the former East Germany ceased to exist and, in October 1990, became part of the unified Federal Republic of Germany.

Dinesh D'Souza

The Office of International Programs at Stephen F. Austin State University will host a lecture by best-selling author Dinesh D'Souza at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10, in the Grand Ballroom of the Baker Pattillo Student Center.

The topic of D'Souza's speech is "Islam and Christianity Amidst International Turmoil: Is Religion to Blame?"

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre will present a student-directed production of Woody Allen's "Old Saybrook" at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15, and at 2 and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 16. All performances are in the Downstage Theatre located on the first floor of the Griffith Fine Arts Building.