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"The Skyliners," circa 1951; from left to right, Edwin Cunningham (drums), Sam Joseph (upright bass), Donald Zimmers (alto saxophone) and Forrest Goodenough (piano) | Photo courtesy of Trinity University Special Collections and Archives

The resurrection of the Keyhole Club

San Antonio’s historic jazz hub will return Halloween night
Kat McKinney, Arts Reporter October 30, 2025

For one night only, on Oct. 31, the Keyhole Club will re-open its doors. “Noche del Cucuy,” hosted by ¡VIAJE! World Vibrations, will pay tribute to San Antonio’s former jazz venue, the Keyhole Club,...

From left: Terrell James and Barbara Ras sign books

A night of fine art and free verse

TU Press launches poet-painter collaboration ‘You Can’t Have It All’
Eleni Barlow, Arts Reporter October 30, 2025

“You can’t have it all,” Barbara Ras, American poet, read. The audience was full of people eating spanakopita and cheese cubes, sipping on wine. “But there is this.” This is the final line...

Symphony of the Hills performing in "A Time to Remember," a Tribute Concert for Kerrville on October 16

A night of rhapsody and remembering

Symphony of the Hills partners with Trinity Choir to honor flood victims
Eleni Barlow, Arts Reporter October 24, 2025

Just moments after roaring with the sound of Mahler’s Adagietto from his Fifth Symphony, Laurie Auditorium fell silent. After a brief pause, Beethoven filled the room. Over 100 members of Trinity...

Latine sci-fi takes center stage at Raza Cósmica

Latine sci-fi takes center stage at Raza Cósmica

The fifth-annual film festival asks the question: What counts as sci-fi when you’re already considered an alien?
Kat McKinney, Arts Reporter October 24, 2025

Over a hundred people gathered for this year’s Raza Cósmica festival to view a selection of sci-fi films from across North America. The lineup explored “alienhood” as both a metaphor and lived reality...

LeeRoy competes on Taskmaster.

Column: ‘Taskmaster’ is the best game show on air

As creator Alex Horne would say, ‘all of the information is inside the column.’
Zoe Sutton, Arts Columnist (movie reviewer) October 17, 2025

  Game shows have never really been my thing. I’ll watch “Survivor” or “Jeopardy” if they’re on, but I’ve never kept up with a weekly game show until I came across “Taskmaster”...

A room full of Crochet Club members meeting for PowerPoint night.

Stitched Together

Trinity’s Crochet and Knit Club crafts a community
Eleni Barlow, Arts Reporter October 17, 2025

If you thought TUCK was just stuffing your shirt into your jeans, well, I’m a frayed knot. For some crocheting and knitting students, it’s an acronym for Trinity University’s Crochet and Knit Club...

People browsing Cuentos y Arte gallery

Making home at the Borderlands

“Madre_Land” exhibition opens at Centro de Artes
Kat McKinney, Arts Reporter October 17, 2025

On Oct. 2, “Madre_Land: South Texas Memory and the Art of Making Home” opened its doors at the Centro de Artes gallery. Tejana teacher, scholar and part-time DJ Bonnie Cisneros curated the exhibition,...

Sophomore JoseFelix Combs watches as an attendant of the play writes on the walls of the Attic Theater

Tearing down walls in ‘Sanctuary City’

Trinity’s production of ‘Sanctuary City’ blurs the line between performers and spectators
Monica Lujan, Arts Intern October 17, 2025

Trinity’s Attic Theatre is an arena-style theatre with no curtains to separate the audience from the stage. From Oct. 3 to Oct. 11, it underwent a transformation, featuring a slanted white platform,...

Mónica Ocaso Vega prefaces the film.

A cinematic tour of Latin America

Trinity launches first annual Spanish Film Festival
Kat McKinney, Arts Reporter October 10, 2025

This fall, Trinity is hosting its inaugural Spanish Film Festival in collaboration with PRAGDA, a Spanish film distributor. Organized by assistant professor of Spanish Mónica Ocasio Vega, the festival...

‘The Life of a Showgirl’ is not one many can relate to

Taylor Swift’s new album needed a little more time in the studio
Zoe Sutton, Arts Columnist (movie reviewer) October 10, 2025

I’ll admit it: I am not a “Swiftie.” I would describe myself more as a casual fan. I particularly enjoyed her “folklore” and “evermore” albums. But since she has delved back into classic...

Rayas Tlahuitl performing at Viva Las Américas.

Viva las Américas brings a taste of home to students

The 10th anniversary celebration brought the Trinity community together for a night of culture
Monica Lujan, Arts Intern October 10, 2025

Bright lights, lively music and the aroma of freshly made Latin American dishes flowed through Trinity as students and their families gathered to celebrate “Viva Las Américas.” On Oct. 3, the annual...

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