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The Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts and School of Music will present the Swingin' Axes and Swingin' Aces jazz bands in a joint concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 5, in Cole Concert Hall on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ campus.

Under the direction of Deb Scott, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ assistant professor of music, the Swingin' Aces will perform Mark Taylor's "Tribute to Miles," which is a medley of famous jazz pieces by Miles Davis, including "So What," "All Blues," "Seven Steps to Heaven" and "Milestones."

Avocational archeologist Tom Middlebrook will present, "Raphael D'Ortolan, an African Creole on the El Camino Real de los Tejas," in a March 1 luncheon lecture at Stephen F. Austin State University.

Hosted by the Stone Fort Museum as the second in a series celebrating Black History Month, the lecture is co-sponsored by the Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture and will be held from noon to 1 p.m. in the Temple Forestry Building, Room 117.

Sgt. Lauren Veronie will perform a guest euphonium recital at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, in Cole Concert Hall on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ campus.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts, School of Music and U.S. Army Field Band will present Staff Sgt. Lauren Veronie in a guest euphonium recital at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, in Cole Concert Hall on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ campus.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Red Stick Saxophone Quartet will present a guest artist recital at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, in Cole Concert Hall on the Stephen F. Austin State University campus. The recital is free and open to the public.

Renowned storyteller Susan Strauss will present "Storytelling: A Way of Knowing - One Storyteller's Journey through Traditional and Personal Story" at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 19 in Liberal Arts North, Room 142.

Brian Marks, member of the Baylor University music faculty, will present a duo piano recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, in Cole Concert Hall on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ campus.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Pianists Brian Marks and Kae Hosoda-Ayer, both members of the Baylor University music faculty, will present a duo piano recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, in Cole Concert Hall on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ campus.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre will present a student-directed production of "Coffee and John" at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19, and at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20. All performances will be in the Downstage Theatre on the first floor of the Griffith Fine Arts Building, 2222 Alumni Dr.

Montgomery Cole

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Montgomery Cole, associate professor of clarinet and saxophone at Mercer University (Georgia) and pianist Jean Roberts, adjunct faculty at Stephen F. Austin State University, will present a guest artist recital at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, in Cole Concert Hall on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ campus. Admission is free.

The Stephen F. Austin State University Mast Arboretum is hosting a workshop for early childhood educators, daycare providers and parents of young children from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Feb. 13, in Room 118 of the Agriculture Building on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Campus.