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Yarn Bombing Spreads Christmas Cheer in Natchitoches

Angela Thomas — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 10:55:12 +0000

Intro to Fibers students yarn-bomb Natchitoches park to spread Christmas cheer and bring attention to knitting and crochet.

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Folk Festival Hosts State Fiddle Championship

James Stanley — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 15:10:37 +0000

The Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival will host the annual Louisiana State Fiddle Championship Saturday, July 21 at 1 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall on the campus of Northwestern State University in Natchitoches.

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Main Street Program to sponsor 'Jazz in the Park' April 5 in Beau Jardin

amykeller — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:38:44 +0000

NATCHITOCHES – The City of Natchitoches Main Street Program is sponsoring “Jazz in the Park,” a free jazz concert in Beau Jardin on Thursday, April 5.

Jazz in the Park is a free outdoor concert that will take place in Beau Jardin, Natchitoches’ newest garden and waterfall feature located on the north end of the downtown riverbank in the Natchitoches Historic District

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Area Water Levels Continue to Be Problematic

Angela Thomas — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:27:55 +0000

There are still some issues to deal with from the storms that rolled through our state Tuesday. The high water has caused Shreveport trash pick-up to run about a day behind schedule in some areas. All collections are expected to be completed by Saturday. In Bossier Parish, continued flooding has caused the closure of Gumwood [...]

The Three Reeds Duo Recital Set For This Weekend

James Stanley — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:34:23 +0000

The recital will feature four new works for oboe/saxophone duo commissioned by the Three Reeds Duo including a composition by former Northwestern State faculty member Richard Rose. The original compositions were commissioned with funding from the Donald Derby Endowed Professorship at Northwestern State.

The program is The Journey by Rose, Fantasia by Georg Philipp Telemann, Double Cadenza by Gregory Wanamaker, My Mountain Top by Andy Scott, Pastorale by Marcus Maroney, Six Metamorphoses after Ovid by Benjamin Britten and Signals Cross by KyleBlaha.　

Leah Forsyth is an adjunct professor of oboe at Northwestern State and oboist with the Texarkana Symphony. She was an oboist with the United States Army Field Band and Woodwind Ambassadors Quintet in Washington, D.C., from 2007-2011. A native of central Ohio, Leah Forsyth holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and a Master of Music degree from The FloridaState University. From 2005-2007, she served as the English horn player with the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra and performed with the Favorable WindsQuintet in Columbus, Ohio. Leah Forsyth has performed with the Tallahassee Symphony, Charleston S.C., Symphony, Ohio Light Opera and the Columbus Symphony Orchestra. She has attended summer study programs including the Sewanee Summer Music Festival, Eastern Music Festival, Sarasota Music Festival and the Brevard Music Center.

Paul Forsyth joined the faculty of Northwestern State in 2007. He received his doctoral and master’s degrees in saxophone performance from Michigan State University where he was the recipient of the prestigious saxophone teaching assistantship in 2005-2006. A native of Knoxville, Tenn., Paul Forsyth received his bachelor’s degree in music education from the University of Tennessee. Equally adept at both theclassical and jazz repertoire, he has performed recitals and taught masterclasses at numerous schools, conferences, and competitions. Paul Forsyth was named a 2003 first place winner in the MTNA National Chamber Music Competition and was named a semifinalist in the 2004 Concert Artists Guild Chamber Music Competition. As a top-call saxophonist in northern Louisiana, he has performed with such performers asRegis Philbin, Lew Soloff, the Temptations, Bobby Vinton and Bill Watrous. Paul Forsyth has been on faculty at Albion College, Spring Arbor University and Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp.

The Three Reeds Duo, oboist Leah Forsyth and saxophonist Dr. Paul Forsyth, will present a recital at Northwestern State University Friday, March 9 at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall.

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Exhibit Featuring NSU, LSMSA Students Opens This Week

James Stanley — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:41:12 +0000

A pre-apocalypse themed art exhibition featuring artwork by undergraduate students from Northwestern State University and high school students from the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts in Natchitoches opens Wednesday, March 7, at GALLERY ONE EIIIEVEN in the Main Street District of Leesville.

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NSU Gets Yarn-Bombed

James Stanley — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:44:16 +0000

Northwestern State University has been yarn-bombed. Anonymous guerilla knitters coated crape myrtle trees near the Nesom Natatorium with colorful crochet just in time for Mardi Gras break. The fiber graffiti is an example of a trend among textile artists with a desire to personalize public spaces. The movement has been said to be changing the [...]

Shreveport Bossier Headlines

Erin McCarty — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:13:25 +0000

Here are some of the stories we are working on. You can get more details on 710 KEEL throughout the day.

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Northwestern State University Homecoming Activities Scheduled

Angela Thomas — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:31:58 +0000

Northwestern State University in Natchitoches has a couple of Homecoming events coming up. One is the annual Homecoming Golf Scramble, going on Friday, Oct. 14th, at Northwestern Hills Golf Course

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Cleaning Up Cane River Lake in Natchitoches

Angela Thomas — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:10:32 +0000

Students, faculty, staff and volunteers from Northwestern State University; the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts; and the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training are joining forces with the City of Natchitoches/Keep Natchitoches Beautiful to help clean Cane River Lake within the city

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Water Problems Force Schools To Close On Friday In One Area Parish

Erin McCarty — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:22:49 +0000

.Natchtoches Parish Schools will be closed on Friday as a result of water problems in the Parish.

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NSU Welcome Week is Coming

Angela Thomas — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:15:03 +0000

Northwestern State University in Natchitoches will put out the welcome mat this weekend. Beginning Saturday, it's NSU's Welcome Week, which begins with Move-in Day from 8 a.m. til 3 p.m. Faculty and staff and members of the Natchitoches community will help residence hall students move into dorms

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Northwestern State University Partners With State Parks To Make A Difference

James Stanley — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 04:30:00 +0000

Northwestern State University’s Office of Service-Learning and greeNSU will host adiscussion meeting to explore service-learning project ideas involving the university and the Louisiana Office of State Parks. Particular discussion will focus on Fort St. Jean Baptiste and the Well Woods located across the Highway 1 Bypass from the university.

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Teacher of Year Honored

John Lee — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:45:18 +0000

A reception is being held in Natchitoches this afternoon to honor the 2010 Louisiana Teacher of the Year.

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Suspect Wanted For Severely Beating A Woman Inside Her Car

James Stanley — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:06:24 +0000

At approximately 5:45 a.m. on July 10, 2011, an adult female victim flagged down a Shreveport Police patrol officer reporting she had been battered by a known male suspect. The victim advised she was traveling home from a nightclub when the suspect, identified as 34 year old Calvin Ray Moss, started following her vehicle.

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