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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 “Koo-Hoot Kiwat: The Caddo Grass House” at 7 p.m. Friday, March 1, in The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches.

In the PBS film, which is directed by Curtis Craven, a Caddo tribal elder and his apprentice return to their ancestral homeland in East Texas to direct the construction of a traditional grass house.

The film is being shown in conjunction with an exhibition of Caddo Nation artists showing through March 24 in The Cole Art Center. “Caddo Contemporary: Present and Relevant” is an exhibition of ceramics, paintings, beadwork, stonework and drawings by seven living Caddo artists. The exhibition is a collaborative presentation of the SFA School of Art and Art Galleries and the Caddo Mound State Historic Site in Alto.

“Caddo Contemporary: Present and Relevant” is sponsored in part by William Arscott, The Flower Shop, Nacogdoches Junior Forum, Humanities Texas and Friends of the Visual Arts. Admission is free.

The film screening is part of the School of Art’s monthly Friday Film Series and is sponsored in part by William Arscott, Nacogdoches Film Festival, Karon Gillespie, Mike Mollot, David Kulhavy, John and Kristen Heath, Galleria Z, Jill Carrington, Jean Stephens, Jim and Mary Neal, Richard Orton, Nacogdoches Junior Forum and Main Street Nacogdoches.

The Cole Art Center is located at 329 E. Main St. For more information, call (936) 468-1131.

Stephen F. Austin State University’s spatial science program now offers a third discipline specialization track, which allows students to explore the broad range of geospatial applications within the field of liberal and applied arts.

“Spatialtechnologies and spatial analysis can be applied in many fields as long as there is spatial data,” said Dr. I-Kuai Hung, Lacy Hunt professor of geographic information systems and remote sensing for SFA’s Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture.

Spatial science majors pursuing the new cultural resources track select a minor from SFA’s College of Liberal and Applied Arts, allowing them to incorporate their knowledge of spatial science technologies in fields such as anthropology, criminal justice, political science and geography.

The program also offers emphasis areas in natural resources and land surveying. Because the field of spatial science is rapidly growing and utilized in a broad range of disciplines, the college of forestry recognized the need to broaden the program’s scope.

“It opens the program up to different types of students who can take advantage of this technology and use it in their discipline,” said Dr. Daniel Unger, Kenneth Nelson distinguished professor of geographic information systems and remote sensing.

Unger added that a background in spatial science technologies is extremely valuable when pursuing future careers, and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics notes a faster-than-average growth in careers utilizing spatial science technologies.

Students majoring in spatial science have access to five fully equipped computer labs located in the Forestry Building.

For more information about SFA’s spatial science program, visit atcofa.sfasu.edu.

Story by Sarah Fuller, outreach coordinator for Stephen F. Austin State University’s Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture.

The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music and the Friends of Music Concert Series will present the Buyse-Webster Duo performing in a flute and clarinet recital at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 2, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

Leone Buyse is the Joseph and Ida Kirkland Mullen Professor of Flute at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. Her husband, clarinetist Michael Webster, is professor of music at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music and artistic director of the Houston Youth Symphony. Together, they perform in the Webster Trio and the Buyse-Webster Duo. Accompanying them in the SFA recital will be Dr. Ron Petti, director of collaborative piano in the SFA School of Music.

The program will feature Sonata for Clarinet and Piano by Leonard Bernstein; Duos for Flute and Clarinet, op. 34b by Robert Muczynski; Sonata for Flute and Piano by Paul Hindemith; “La Bergère Captive” for solo flute by Pierre-Octave Ferroud; “Two Dancers” from Sonatina Casada for Flute and Clarinet by Arthur Gottschalk; and Norwegian Dances, op. 35 by Edvard Grieg and arranged by Michael Webster for flute, clarinet and piano.

Buyse relinquished her position with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1993 to pursue a more active teaching and solo career after 22 years as an orchestral musician. She also served as assistant principal flutist of the San Francisco Symphony and played solo piccolo and second flute with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. She can be heard as solo flutist on numerous recordings of the Boston Symphony, Boston Pops and the San Francisco Symphony for the Philips, Deutsche Grammophon, RCA Victor, and Sony Classical labels.

Webster has collaborated with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Tokyo, Cleveland, Muir, Ying, Leontóvych, Dover, and Chester String Quartets and artists such as Yo Yo Ma and Joshua Bell, among many others. He has performed in all of New York City’s major halls, across the United States, and in Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, Europe, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. He has been associated with many of North America’s finest festivals and performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra with Aaron Copland and the Boston Pops with John Williams.

Buyse and Webster have presented clinics and master classes across the United States and internationally. While on campus, they will present master classes for flute and clarinet students, and they will conduct an intonation clinic with the SFA Symphonic Band.

Recital tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for seniors and $3 for students and youth. For tickets or more information, call the SFA Fine Arts Box Office at (936) 468-6407 or visit www.finearts.sfasu.edu.

The Children’s Performing Arts Series at Stephen F. Austin State University will present two performances of the enchanting “Madeline and the Bad Hat” on Wednesday, March 6, in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the SFA campus.

The third in Ludwig Bemelman’s “Madeline” series, “Madeline and the Bad Hat” is presented by ArtsPower National Touring Theatre. The story focuses on the unbreakable bonds of friendship and family, according to Diane Peterson, SFA Fine Arts Box Office manager and director of the children’s series.

Capturing the blithe yet touching spirit of the much-loved Madeline, this tale traces the adventures of a young Parisian girl who – despite starting off on the wrong foot with a mischievous new neighbor – eventually learns that first impressions aren’t everything.

“In this show, Madeline is in that important ‘discovery’ phase of her life, when the types of challenges and conflicts she faces are important to resolve,” Peterson explains. “The timeless charm of Bemelmans’ story is quite relevant to young children, who are forever seeking ways to handle such problems, and the stage is a wonderful venue for such lessons.”

The show targets children in pre-kindergarten through third grade. Study guides provide suggestions for pre- and post­ performance activities and discussions for teachers to use in the classroom. A comprehensive study guide for “Madeline and the Bad Hat” may be accessed at cpas.sfasu.edu.

“Told with gentle humor, and featuring a beautiful musical score, this amusing tale of enemies-become-friends will charm and entertain children and adults alike,” Peterson said.

“Madeline and the Bad Hat” has been adapted for the stage by ArtsPower’s artistic director Greg Gunning, who also wrote the lyrics and directed the production. Composer/orchestrator Richard DeRosa created the original Broadway-style score.

Performances are at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. in Turner Auditorium, which is located in the Griffith Fine Arts Building. Tickets are $7.50 for individuals and $6 per person for groups of 20 or more.

The final CPAS performance of this season is “The Jungle Book” to be presented on Thursday, May 16.

To order tickets, call (936) 468-6407 or (888) 240-ARTS. Visit the CPAS website at cpas.sfasu.edu for additional information.