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Gene Moon is director of orchestral studies for the ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ School of Music and director of the Orchestra of the Pines, which will open "A Season of Firsts" at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 8, in Cole Concert Hall.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Orchestra of the Pines, Stephen F. Austin State University's flagship orchestral ensemble, will open its season - "A Season of Firsts" - with a concert featuring works from three countries at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct.

ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ of Nursing clinical instructor Laura Logan, left, consults with Shelby Mitchell, an ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ senior nursing student from Shepherd, in the Ed and Gwen Cole Simulation Lab. The ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ of Nursing has been recognized by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as a Program of Excellence in Nursing Education.

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ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ sophomore Connor Clark, left, who plays Seymour, the florist that discovers the mysterious plant at the center of "Little Shop of Horrors," rehearses with junior ensemble member Cody Davids for the ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ production of the pop musical comedy that opens at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 9 in W.M. Turner Auditorium. The musical runs through Oct. 13.

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Pictured, from left, are Shelbyville senior Pamela Erinson, ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ simulation lab assistant Katy Trotty, SimMom and Port Neches senior Rachel Birdsong.

The Richard and Lucille ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ of Nursing at Stephen F. Austin State University recently was the first teaching facility in the state of Texas to acquire SimMom, a high-fidelity mannequin that simulates labor and delivery processes.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - As part of its monthly independent film series, the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art and Friends of the Visual Arts will present a free, one-night screening of "Beauty Is Embarrassing" at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House.

"Beauty Is Embarrassing" chronicles the "vaulted highs and the crushing lows" of a commercial artist struggling to find peace and balance between his work and his art, according to Lisa Steed, interim director of galleries for ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½.

Toni Smith, award-winning actress and visiting assistant professor of theatre, coaches an ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ theatre student during an in-class breathing exercise.

For the student actors auditioning for "A Midsummer Night's Dream," there were no "do-overs," no interjections from a director who is familiar with their capabilities and previous work.

Multi-platinum, Grammy-award winning singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - Stephen F. Austin State University will host a live broadcast featuring multi-platinum, Grammy-award winning singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan performing her beautifully crafted songs for Yamaha Disklavier RemoteLive viewers from her studio in Vancouver, Canada, at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, in the Music Recital Hall on the ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ campus.

Evgeni Raychev, ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ adjunct cello professor, will perform a program of popular musical gems in collaboration with pianist Martha de Luna, ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ graduate student, at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30, in Cole Concert Hall on the ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ campus.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts and the Cole Performing Arts Series will present "Musical Liaisons," a program featuring impassioned Spanish compositions, at 7:30 p.m.

Chris Combest, principal tubist for the Louisville Symphony, will present a solo recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, as part of ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½'s Cole Performing Arts Series.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University's School of Music and the Cole Performing Arts Series will present Chris Combest in a solo recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, in Cole Concert Hall as the opening concert of ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½'s seventh annual Octubafest.