LUFKIN, TEXAS, Nov. 7, 2017 – The A.C. Swingin’ Roadrunner Jazz Combo & A.C. Big Band will present a concert Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m. in Hudgins Hall. Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 seniors, students, and children.

Under the direction of Larry Greer, A.C. music instructor, the evening’s program will feature arrangements by Darrell Holt. “Holt taught music at Stephen F. Austin State University for 30 years and was my teacher, mentor and later colleague and band mate. He arranged over 400 tunes all by hand, before there were notation programs. He was an extremely talented, innovative arranger,” Greer said.

“Recently, all of his charts were donated to the SFASU music department and they have graciously loaned me a few of his charts for our concert. Gary Wurtz, director of the School of Music at SFASU and good friend of mine and Darrell’s, will be featured on Darrell’s arrangement of ‘I Got It Bad’.”

The set list includes such favorites as “You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To,” “I Got it Bad,” “Unforgettable,” “Misty,” and “Autumn Leaves.”

Performers include Karen Greer, vocals; Dixon Shanks, Michael Parrish, Jimmy Simmons, Amanda Burns and Bethe Girardi in the saxophone section; Ken

Barnes, Robert Shanks, Melvin Eckman and A.C. music instructor Jimmy Battle in the trombone section; Gary Wurtz, Scott Williams, Mel Miller and Ricky Gay in the trumpet section; Eric Chin, JD Salas, Mark Saldana and A.C. music instructor, Larry Greer in the rhythm section.

For more information, contact the Temple Theater box office at (936) 633-5454.

LUFKIN, TEXAS, Oct. 10, 2017 – Angelina College Fine Arts Instructor Jan Anderson-Paxson has had one of her photos accepted into a juried exhibition at the annual Society for Photographic Education South Central Chapter’s (SPESC) conference Oct. 13-29 in the Cultivate 7twelve Gallery in Waco.

The photo that was accepted into the show is “Sand Abstract #4.” “As I walked along the beach I was hit with the realization that there were wonderful abstract tableaus everywhere I looked. I was amazed at the seemingly perfect placement of graceful lines in the sand created by floating bits and pieces of random seaweed,” she said.

Anderson-Paxson began teaching at Angelina College in 1992. She teaches courses in photography, art, and communication. She holds a Master of Fine Arts, Master of Arts in Art, and Master of Arts in Communications, all from Stephen F. Austin State University. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from the University of Kansas. Before she began her teaching career, Anderson-Paxson was the first woman news photographer in the state of Kansas, working for the NBC affiliate station in Wichita.

A member of the SPESC for 15 years, Anderson-Paxson is also a member of the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association, the Texas Community College Journalism Association and the Texas Photographic Society.

The Society for Photographic Education is a nonprofit membership organization that provides and fosters an understanding of photography as a means of diverse creative expression, cultural insight, and experimental practice. Through its interdisciplinary programs, services and publications, the society seeks to promote a broader understanding of the medium in all its forms through teaching and learning, scholarship, and criticism.

(Nacogdoches) The Nacogdoches Public Library announces the date for the annual Kids & Teens Cooking Contest. This year’s contest, for children ages 5-17 years, will be held on Saturday, November 4th.
“For the past couple of years, the library has had several cooking and gardening programs for children and adults. This fall’s schedule features the cooking contest, the cookbook club for adults and the School Gardening Cooking Class later in the month. The library also has a free seed library so kids and families can learn to grown their own vegetables and flowers. With all these programs, we hope to foster a sense of community and fun. We also want to challenge people to expand their horizons by learning new skills,” said Mercedes Franks, Library Director.
The deadline to enter the contest is Friday, November 3rd at 5:30 pm. Rules and entry forms are available at the public library. This year, contestants can also register online at www.ci.nacogdoches.tx.us/library. Items are to be prepared at home and brought to the library by 11:00 am on November 4th. Winners will be announced at 12:00 pm. For more information about the contest or other library programs, please call 559-2970.

(Nacogdoches, TX) – The Nacogdoches Public Library invites adults to a workshop entitled Bookbinding: Journals on Thursday, October 12th at 5:30 p.m. as part of the One Book, One City community initiative celebrating the novel True Grit. True Grit is the firsthand account of the adventures of 14 year old Mattie Ross, told many years later as a written record. In the spirit of Mattie’s detailed recounting, we’ll make handbound journals so you can record your own history.
Please visit www.ci.nacogdoches.tx.us/library or call 936-559-2970 to register. All library programs are free to the public. Follow us on Facebook at Nacogdoches Public Library, and on Twitter and Instagram at NacPublicLibrary.

(Nacogdoches, TX) – The Nacogdoches Public Library invites participants ages 13 and up to a Leather Tooling Workshop on Friday, October 13th at 4:30 p.m. Attendees will learn how to add decoration to leather using the same kinds of tools that would have been used in the 19th century. SFA Art Professor Candace Hicks will facilitate the workshop. This event is a part of the One Book, One City initiative that celebrates the novel True Grit by Charles Portis for the month of October.
Please visit www.ci.nacogdoches.tx.us/library or call 936-559-2970 to register. All library programs are free to the public. Follow us on Facebook at Nacogdoches Public Library, and on Twitter and Instagram at NacPublicLibrary.