SFA to screen "Tomato Republic"

The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art and the Friends of the Visual Arts will present a free, one-night screening of "Tomato Republic" at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, in The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches.

In this hour-long film, documentarians Jenna Jackson, Anthony Jackson and Whitney Graham Carter delve into the thoughts and feelings of rural East Texas residents during a heated mayoral race in Jacksonville, Texas, home of the annual Tomato Festival.

This screening is part of the School of Art's monthly Friday Night Film Series.

The Cole Art Center is located at 329 E. Main St. For more information, call (936) 468-1131.