It’s no secret that Santa Clara University’s library is a great success. Recently, the library won the university category in the 2017 Excellence in Academic Libraries award sponsored by the Association of College and Research Libraries and GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO. And while there are plenty of opportunities to enjoy time at the library—from the Archives and … Read more
Even though the weather report for July 23 warned of high temperatures, the crowd for Samuel Peaches’s Peripatetic Players’ outdoor performance of “Shakespeare or Space Wars” near the Mission Branch Library didn’t mind. And while the library staff offered free popcorn and lemonade to soothe the warm crowd, the audience was already “cool”–they clamored to … Read more
As always, Santa Clara’s Triton Museum is bustling with activity as they prepare for new art displays, host brown bag lunches, and collect entries for the upcoming Statewide 2D Competition and Exhibition. But, amidst all this typical action, there’s a little extra energy as the staff celebrates two new grants to enhance and revive a … Read more
It’s a quiet, cold morning on Jan. 12 behind Santa Clara’s Triton Museum near the historic Jamison-Brown house as the Santa Clara Valley Watercolor Society gathers for their informal plein air Thursday morning paint session. Close to a dozen painters wearing layers upon layers of hats and coats and sweaters and fingerless gloves braved the … Read more
It was a bright Wednesday morning as two third grade classes from San Jose Unified’s Grant Elementary School excitedly burst into the Triton Museum of Art. Thanks to a generous grant from The Mission City Community Fund and the Rotary Club of San Jose Silicon Valley and Foundation, these children are part of the 16 … Read more
On Friday, March 10, the community filled SCU’s Louis B. Mayer Theatre to gain some insight about our local Jesuit university from the opening night of the new play, Welcome to Claradise. The docu-play, written by Professor Brian Thostenson and based off of extensive interviews with SCU’s students, faculty and staff reveal layers of depth … Read more
“People have been rising up in protest for all time and done so for many reasons. And I believe music ties those units of resistance together,” Conductor John Ector said at the annual Mission College Chorus Winter Concert on March 14. The theme of this concert, “Winds of Change: Songs of Protest and Social Consciousness … Read more
On Sunday, March 12, the Triton Museum of Art (1505 Warburton Ave.) celebrated another artist reception with over 500 art enthusiasts in attendance. The reception celebrated the opening of three new shows–Bill Gould’s “Unlikely Elements: the Rhythm of Repetition,” a 30 work collection of Doug Glovaski donated by an anonymous art patron, and the “Salon … Read more
On many college campuses, undergraduate fashion usually consists of whatever items of clothing are “good enough” to throw on when rolling out of bed five minutes before class starts. But on Feb. 27, SCU’s student fashion designers at the 7th Annual Eco-Fashion Show proved that a collegiate fashion sense could not only be chic but … Read more
SCU’s Music Recital Hall filled to capacity on Feb. 7 as Anna Deavere Smith–one of SCU’s 2016-2017 Frank Sinatra Artist-in-Residence–spoke on “The Art of Communication” before an extensive Q&A. While Smith is well-known for her television work–she played Dr. Nancy McNally on The West Wing and Gloria Akalitus on Nurse Jackie–her talk focused on her … Read more