Time/Date Starts: 8:00am on April 28
Time/Date Ends: 5:00pm
Address: 2716 N. Pecan St.
Additional Info: Corner of N. Pecan and Nelson. About a block N/NE of Davis and North St.
Fruits & Vegetables galore available this weekend
Spring is in full swing, and that means that a variety of locally grown fruits and vegetables are available at the Nacogdoches Farmer’s Market.
Things to look for: baked goods (breads, cakes, mini cheesecakes, cookies, fried pies & pies), candles, canned goods (wild-picked jams & jellies including may haw, blackberry, blueberry, muscatine and wild plum as well as jams, marmalades, preserves, chow-chow, pickled vegetables, salsas & relishes), ceramics, artisan Texas cheesefreshly ground organic corn meal and whole wheat flour, free-range eggs, herbs (basil, coriander, mint, oregano, parsley, rosemary & thyme), dried herbs, local raw honey, jewelry, plants (house plants, bedding plants, fruit trees, trees & whips), smoothies, soaps (lye and herbal), ribboncane syrup, tamales, vinegars and fruit wines. LOCAL PRODUCE: asparagus, frozen shelled beans (butter, baby Lima & pinto), beets, broccoli, cabbages, carrots, cauliflower, greens (arugula, beet, collard, kale, mustard, spinach, Swiss chard & turnip), kohlrabi, lettuce (mixed, red leaf & tasio), frozen okra, onions (green and yellow), frozen shelled peas (black eye, brown Crowder & zipper cream), peas (English & sugar snap), new potatoes, radishes, squash (8 ball, spaghetti, yellow & zucchini), strawberries, sweet potatoes & turnips.
NEW ITEM: pineapple wine
If you would like to sign up for the weekly Farmers’ Market email update, please send an email to obriens@ci.nacogdoches.tx.us. You are also more than welcome to visit www.farmermktnac.blogspot.com. Also be our fan on facebook@NacogdochesFarmersMarket.
The Nacogdoches Farmers’ Market, located at the “hitch lot” at the corner of West Main and Pearl Streets, is open from 8 a.m. until noon or later every Saturday morning. The market is also open on Wednesdays from 3 to 6 p.m. throughout the busy growing season. If the market parking lot is full, additional parking is available in the Nacogdoches County Courthouse Annex parking lot.
Please note that the Farmer’s Market is a “Smoke Free” facility for the health of our customers and vendors.
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SFA center to receive leadership from grandson of Gandhi
The Center for a Livable World at Stephen F. Austin State University will benefit from guidance based on the philosophy of one of the world’s greatest leaders. Arun Gandhi, the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, has agreed to serve as a senior fellow for the center.
During a recent visit to Stephen F. Austin State University, Arun Gandhi visited with International Student Association officers, from left, James Thomas, secretary; Theunis Oliphant, president; and Marym Lakhani, vice president. Gandhi, the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, has agreed to serve as a senior fellow for SFA’s Center for a Livable Word.
Arun Gandhi recently visited the SFA campus and spoke to students attending the Omicron Delta Kappa leadership honor society conference.
Born in 1934 in Durban, South Africa, Arun is the fifth grandson of India’s legendary leader, Mohandas K. “Mahatma” Gandhi. Arun Gandhi lived with his famous grandfather for 18 months and continues his grandfather’s work to foster positive social change through acts of nonviolence. Dr. Thomas Segady, SFA sociology professor, said Gandhi’s affiliation with SFA is a valuable opportunity for SFA students.
“Mr. Gandhi said his grandfather’s mission really would not be complete until he could come to the West and share the same kind of philosophy with others,” Segady said. “He was impressed with SFA and the students.”
Dr. Brian Murphy, dean of the College of Liberal and Applied Arts at SFA, said senior fellows are prominent leaders in the field of sustainability whose involvement is designed to strengthen the capabilities of the center to conduct cutting-edge analysis of issues that touch upon sustainable development.
“The Center for a Livable World explores the human dimensions of sustainable development and offers a vision for the future that emphasizes community development, personal engagement and economic responsibility,” he said. “The center serves as a crossroads for all viewpoints and promotes dialogue that leads to practical solutions and shared values.”
There are commonalities in the philosophies of sustainability and nonviolence, Gandhi said.
“Sustainability is an important part of the philosophy on nonviolence,” Gandhi said. “We do a lot of violence to nature, not just to human beings. Any effort we can make to eliminate that violence serves to further the mission of our work.”
Growing up under the discriminatory apartheid laws of South Africa, Gandhi was beaten by “white” South Africans for being too black and by “black” South Africans for being too white. Although he was inclined to retaliate, he learned from his parents and grandparents that true justice involves transforming the opponent through love and suffering.
An active public speaker, Gandhi said he has found that the students on college and university campuses are interested in nonviolence and are open to alternatives that create a positive change.
“I found the same thing with the SFA students – they are interested but don’t know what could be done,” Gandhi said. “We need to give them some ideas for a comprehensive philosophy of nonviolence. We all need to live it and practice it every day until it makes sense and becomes natural to us.
Gandhi said his primary goal is to work with others to make the world a better place for future generations through education that is more than just “textbook learning.”
“You learn from every individual you meet and from every experience you have every day,” he said. “Education is a lifelong process, but only if we have an open mind. If we close our mind and think that because we now have our college degree, we don’t need to do anything more, we stagnate. We need to continue to learn, just as we need to strive every day to make ourselves better human beings.”
Gandhi worked for 30 years as a journalist for The Times of India. For the past five years, he has participated in the Renaissance Weekend deliberations with former President Bill Clinton. Gandhi is the author of several books, including “A Patch of White” and “The Forgotten Woman: The Untold Story of Kastur, the Wife of Mahatma Gandhi,” which he wrote jointly with his late wife, Sunanda.
For more information, about the Center for a Livable World, call (936) 468-2803 or visit www.sfasu.edu/livableworld.
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SFA photographer earns awards
Hardy Meredith, Stephen F. Austin State University photographer, received two awards at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education’s recent District IV conference in Fort Worth.
Meredith received Silver (second place) Awards in two different categories. His image titled “Penalty Hold” taken at an SFA women’s soccer game was honored in the category of black and white candid photography. “Special Speaker,” a portrait of SFA Director of Bands Fred Allen, was recognized in the category of digitally enhanced photography.
A native of Angleton, Meredith is a 1981 graduate of SFA and worked as a photographer for The Pine Log student newspaper before going to work for The Daily Sentinel in Nacogdoches. He joined the university staff in 1996 and has since earned more than 30 CASE awards for his images. He also is the recipient of a 2012 SFA President’s Achievement Award for outstanding achievement and excellent service to the university.
CASE is the organization for advancement professionals working in alumni relations, communications, fundraising, marketing and related areas. Membership includes more than 3,400 colleges, universities, independent elementary and secondary schools, and educational associates in more than 60 countries around the world. SFA is part of CASE District IV, which encompasses Arkansas, Louisiana, Mexico, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.
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SFA to screen Mata Ortiz pottery film
As part of its monthly independent film series, the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art will present a free, one-night screening of “Renaissance of Mata Ortiz” at 7 p.m. Friday, May 4, at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches.
The 74-minute documentary traces the efforts of one self-taught artist and an American anthropologist through the eventual resurgence of pottery making by an entire village in Chihuahua, Mexico. Directed by Scott Peterson, the film received the Director’s Choice Award for Best Arts Film at the Sedona International Film Festival.
The screening is sponsored in part by the SFA Department of Social and Cultural Analysis, SFA Friends of the Visual Arts and Nacogdoches Junior Forum.
The Cole Art Center is located at 329 E. Main St. For more information, please call (936) 468-1131.
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SFA choirs to present concert of sacred works at Sacred Heart Church
For their final concert of the season at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, May 3, the three choirs of Stephen F. Austin State University will each present a sacred choral masterwork. To complement the works’ religious subject matter, the concert will be held in Sacred Heart Church in Nacogdoches.
“Traditionally, at the end of each semester, the SFA choirs and orchestra combine to present one composer’s single masterwork,” said Dr. Tim King, SFA director of choral activities. “But this May we’re making quite a change with three masterfully constructed compositions.”
The Women’s Choir will open the concert with “Litanies a la Vierge Noire,” which composer Francis Poulenc wrote in 1936, shortly after the tragic death of a friend and a subsequent pilgrimage to the popular shrine of Our Lady of Rocamadour, where stands a black stone carved statue of the Virgin Mary, explained David Howard, SFA associate director of choral activities and the ensemble’s director.
The organ accompaniment will be provided by Jeremy Bruns, member of the SFA music faculty.
The Choral Union, a 70-member mixed chorus also directed by Howard, will present Leonard Bernstein’s “Chichester Psalms,” a three-movement setting of selected Psalms, in Hebrew, originally scored for a choir of men and boys and boy soprano.
For the Choral Union’s presentation, females will sing the treble and male alto parts, and Howard’s 11-year-old son, Stuart, will sing the boy soprano part. SFA music faculty members Bruns (organ), Emily Mitchell (harp) and Scott Harris (percussion) will provide the accompaniment.
Under King’s direction, the A Cappella Choir will present “Mass” by Frank Martin, a Swiss composer who wrote the work in 1922 but locked it away in his desk for 40 years until he finally consented to have it performed in the Netherlands.
“Since its premier, the work has become a pillar of the choral repertoire due in part to its superb artistic craftsmanship and emotional content,” said Dr. Tim King, and the choir’s director. “It’s a work I’ve always wanted to direct!”
“All three choirs will combine to close the concert with an anthem of unity, ‘The Hour Has Come’ by Srul Irving Glick,” King continued. “This will be an evening the community won’t want to miss.”
Admission to the concert is free. Sacred Heart Church is located at 2508 Appleby Sand Rd. For more information about the concert, please call (936) 468-6407.
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SFA Music Preparatory recitals scheduled
Students enrolled in private and group lessons offered by the Music Preparatory Division of the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music will perform in a series of end-of-the-semester recitals in May.
At 4 p.m. Saturday, May 5, SFA student teachers will present their students in recital in conjunction with piano students studying with Dr. Mario Ajero. The joint recital will be in Cole Concert Hall, located in the Wright Music Building, 2210 Alumni Drive on the SFA campus.
The SFA Children’s Chorus and SFA Junior Chorale, directed by Nicole Stewart and her assistant Marissa Maddoux, will present a joint concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 6, in Cole Concert Hall.
At 7 p.m. Monday, May 7, director Dr. Evgeni Raychev will lead the Piney Woods Youth Orchestra in its end-of-the-semester concert in Cole Concert Hall.
Raychev’s cello students, Dr. Jennifer Dalmas’ violin students and Eric Fisher’s bass students will perform at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, in the Music Recital Hall, Room 160 of the Wright Music Building.
In the same venue, Emily Mitchell’s harp students will present a recital at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 10.
Suzuki violin students of Brenda Josephsen will perform at either 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 11, or at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 12. Both recitals will be held in the Music Recital Hall.
At 4 p.m. Saturday, May 12, Dr. Ping-Ting Lan’s piano students will perform in Cole Concert Hall.
Two separate piano recitals will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 13. Mary Cooper’s students will play in Cole Concert Hall, and students of Stephen Adams and Missy Leppert will perform in the Music Recital Hall.
At 2 p.m. Saturday, May 19, piano students of Linda Parr will present “May Madness” in Cole Concert Hall.
In the same venue, violin and viola students of Melissa Nabb will perform at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 20.
All of the recitals are free and open to the public.
Registrations for summer classes offered through the Music Preparatory Division are now being accepted. For a complete listing of classes and types of instruction available, please visit www.music.sfasu.edu/prep or call Pat Barnett, the division’s director, at pbarnett@sfasu.edu or (936) 468-1291.
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SFA News – Trombone Choir
The Trombone Choir at Stephen F. Austin State University will present its final concert of the season at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 1, in Cole Concert Hall. According to the choir’s director, Associate Professor of Trombone Deb Scott, the first half of the program will be devoted to four trombone quartets. For the second half, the 16 members will present Alan Chase’s “Rondo”; Vaclav Nehlybel’s “Tower Music,” conducted by Klein graduate student Justin Allen; and Edvard Grieg’s “Aese’s Death,” arranged and conducted by Plano senior Michael Swann. Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and $2 for students. For tickets or more information, go to www.finearts.sfasu.edu or call (936) 468-6407 or (888) 240-ARTS.
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SFA Wind Symphony schedules ‘Blue!’ concert
A collection of wind band pieces based on the color blue will be presented during the Stephen F. Austin State University Wind Symphony’s concert, “Blue!” at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 30, in W.M. Turner Auditorium.
“The program includes pieces such as John Mackey’s ‘Hymn to a Blue Hour’ and ‘Blue Shades’ by Frank Ticheli, one of the most widely performed composers of wind band music in the world,” said David W. Campo, SFA associate director of bands and the Wind Symphony’s conductor.
SFA Professor Gary Wurtz will be the guest soloist on Paul Yoder’s “Bobby Blues,” which Campo described as a “jazzy blues piece that is a crowd favorite.”
“We’ll conclude the concert with John Philip Sousa’s perennial favorite, ‘Who’s Who in Navy Blue,’” Campo said.
The concert is a joint presentation of the SFA College of Fine Arts and School of Music. W.M. Turner Auditorium is located in the Griffith Fine Arts Building, 2222 Alumni Drive.
Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and $2 for students. For tickets or more information, please go to www.finearts.sfasu.edu or call (936) 468-6407 or (888) 240-ARTS.
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Music to Lunch By coming up this May
The City of Nacogdoches Main Street Program is gearing up for its annual Music to Lunch by Series. Music to Lunch By is a free event that takes place every Friday in May, from noon to 1 p.m., on the square in beautiful historic downtown Nacogdoches.
Mark your lunch hour calendars for Friday May 4th, May 11th, May 18th and May 25th. “We invite everyone to come out and enjoy their lunch hour on the red brick streets while listening to live music, it’s a great getaway from the traditional hustle and bustle of your lunch break,” said Main Street Manager Sarah O’Brien.
Music to Lunch By is a free event; however patrons are encouraged to purchase lunch from one of our great downtown eateries that will be catering each Friday. Brown Bag lunches are available for $8.00. “Special thanks to our restaurateurs for participating in this great community event again this year,” said O’Brien. Seating is provided as well.
Families, Groups, Organizations, and individuals are encouraged to attend.
“We have a terrific lineup this year,” said O’Brien, “From Jazz, Rock n Roll and Big Band music; there is something on the lineup to please everyone.”
This year’s schedule is as follows:
May 4th: Lufkin Crimestopper’s Band catered by Pepper Jack’s
May 11th: Mix and Matches catered by The Old Towne General Store
May 18th: Nickel Draft catered by Hotel Fredonia
May 25th: Lords of Denman catered by Auntie Pasta’s
If you or anyone you know have any questions about the upcoming Music to Lunch By Series please contact the City of Nacogdoches Main Street Office at 936-559-2573 or obriens@ci.nacogdoches.tx.us.
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