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ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ adjunct faculty member David Raine (left) and Commerce junior Benn May.

ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ adjunct faculty member David Raine (left) and Commerce junior Benn May record a scene from the School of Theatre's first radio play, "The Gift of the Magi," which will premiere on the university's radio station, KSAU (FM 90.1), at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 8, with subsequent broadcasts to be announced.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University combined choirs and orchestra and Nacogdoches Community Chorus will present George Frideric Handel's "Messiah" at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, in W.M. Turner Auditorium.

Handel's three-part oratorio, or unstaged opera, about the life of the messiah, was first performed in 1742. One of the most performed and popular choral works, it is appreciated by audiences all over the globe, said Tim King, ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ professor of music and the concert's director.

2011-2012 Stephen F. Austin State University percussion students

ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ percussion students will present their annual holiday concert, "Percussion in the Pines," at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, in Cole Concert Hall.

Examples of floral designs created by ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ floriculture students. Similar designs will be on exhibit and available for purchase during a silent auction from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, in the Agriculture Building, Room 110, at 1924 Wilson Drive.

Floral designs created by a floriculture class at Stephen F. Austin State University will be on exhibit and available for purchase during a silent auction from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec.

Guillermo Anderson, Honduras' best-known World Music Artist, will help launch the LaNana Link World Radio station on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University with a performance at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, in the Baker Pattillo Student Center Theatre.

Stephen F. Austin State University will celebrate the launch of an Internet radio station with a performance by a well-known musician from Honduras at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov.

Dr. David Lawson, recipient of the 2011 Faculty Achievement Award for Research, and Dr. Theresa Coble, recipient of the Faculty Achievement Award for Teaching.

Two faculty members will be honored during the 23rd Annual Stephen F. Austin State University Gala on Saturday, Dec. 10, in the Grand Ballroom of the Baker Pattillo Student Center.

Members of The "New" Original Cast, the ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ School of Theatre's musical cabaret troupe, will give four performances of "A Real Hometown Family Christmas Spectacle" as part of the Nine Flags Festival in downtown Nacogdoches.

Members of The "New" Original Cast, the ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ School of Theatre's musical cabaret troupe, will give four performances of "A Real Hometown Family Christmas Spectacle" as part of the Nine Flags Festival in downtown Nacogdoches.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - David McClister's photograph series "Rastlin - A Southern Survey" will be open for viewing on Friday, Dec. 2, in The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches.

The exhibition, which documents small town wrestling in the South, is part of the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art's Gallery Series and will be on display in the Reavley Gallery.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre will present a student-directed production of Harold Pinter's "One for the Road" at 7:30 and 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, and at 2 and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3. All performances are in the Downstage Theatre, located on the first floor of the Griffith Fine Arts Building.

The one-act play explores the effects of torture and human rights violations on a small family, explained Nacogdoches senior Arrie Tucker, the play's director.

Pictured above is a sampling of the 2010 ornaments.

Glass ornaments hand decorated by area artists for the ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ Friends of the Visual Arts' annual "Hooked on Art" scholarship fund-raiser will be on display at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches from Thursday, Dec. 1, to Friday, Dec. 9, and available for purchase through a silent auction and raffle.