The University of West Georgia presented excerpts from Linda Lister's (Music) opera "State of Grace October 24-25, 2004." The scenes were part of the UWG Opera Workshop performance, "The Doors of Life," presented on the main stage of the Townsend Center for the Performing Arts. Composer/librettist Lister directed the opera's premiere at UNLV in 2018. She is a professor of music and director of UNLV Opera.