Category Archives: All SFA
Dr. David Creech receives lifetime achievement award from Native Plant Society of Texas
Dr. David Creech, Stephen F. Austin State University professor emeritus of agriculture and director of SFA Gardens, received the Charles Leonard Weddle Award for lifetime achievement in the field of Texas native plants from the Native Plant Society of Texas … Continue reading
‘The Music of Silence’ featured in SFA’s Friday Night Film Series
The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art and the Friends of the Visual Arts will present a free, one-night screening of the documentary “The Music of Silence” at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, in The Cole Art Center … Continue reading
SFA Symphony Orchestra to perform works by Schumann, von Weber, Grondahl
The SFA Symphony Orchestra will perform works of German Romantic composers in a concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, in Cole Concert Hall on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University. The headlining piece on the program is … Continue reading
SFA’s Stone Fort Museum announces 2019 Cum Concilio Club Heritage Preservation Award recipients
Stephen F. Austin State University’s Stone Fort Museum has named the late Dr. James E. Corbin and Dr. Tom Middlebrook as the 2019 Cum Concilio Club Heritage Preservation Award recipients. “Drs. Corbin and Middlebrook were separately identified as strong candidates, … Continue reading
Cole Art Center to host annual Vintage Christmas Display
The annual Vintage Christmas Display opens Tuesday, Dec.3, at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House. This display has become a holiday tradition for Stephen F. Austin State University’s historic downtown art gallery, according to John Handley, director … Continue reading
SFA to present two touring versions of Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’
Ring in the holiday season with Stephen F. Austin State University as the College of Fine Arts presents not one but two stage versions of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” The first event is a musical extravaganza for the entire … Continue reading
SFA Gardens to host wreath-making seminar
Stephen F. Austin State University’s SFA Gardens will host a garden seminar, “Deck the Halls: Using Evergreens to Decorate for the Holidays,” from 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 7 at the Brundrett Conservation Education Building at the SFA Pineywoods Native … Continue reading
SFA Steel Band to perform traditional calypso selections
The Steel Band at Stephen F. Austin State University will present its fall concert at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus. Directed by Dr. Ben Tomlinson, adjunct professor of percussion in the School … Continue reading
Congressional Art Competition exhibition to show in Griffith Gallery
Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. The competition provides an opportunity for members of Congress to encourage and recognize … Continue reading
Cole Art Center announces special Thanksgiving holiday hours
The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House, Stephen F. Austin State University’s historic downtown gallery, will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28, but open during regular gallery hours during the rest of the Thanksgiving holiday week. The … Continue reading


