A round-up of the upcoming week’s music and arts events highlights the 20th Trinity International Hip Hop Festival on April 9-12, featuring co-headliners Da Odd Couple and B-Boy Tim Andria.
Highlights from March included the arrival of spring, talks by many special guests, an art exhibit opening, musical performances, Trinity students conducting research, Hartford students learning to skate, and more events that brought the community together.
For 20 years, the Trinity International Hip Hop Festival has brought together artists, students, and community members from Hartford and across the globe. A new photo exhibit opening in conjunction with this year’s festival celebrates its history and legacy.
Multi-time tech CEO, entrepreneur, and Trinity Trustee N. Louis “Lou” Shipley ’85 will be the speaker at the College’s 200th Commencement on Sunday, May 17. Honorary degrees will be awarded to Shipley, as well as to Joanne Berger-Sweeney, Trinity College president, emerita, and Carolyn “Carrie” Pelzel ’74.
A traveling environmental justice exhibition created by Trinity College students, faculty members, and community partners will be featured in Trinity’s Mather Hall Art Gallery from April 1 to 29, 2026.
Majerus comes to the College from the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS), where he serves as vice president of expeditions. He previously held leadership roles at Queens University of Charlotte and Colby College. Majerus will join the Trinity community on April 27, 2026.
Trinity students recently attended “The Future of the Environment,” a panel discussion hosted by The Connecticut Forum, a nonprofit organization that hosts thoughtful conversations on pressing social, political, and cultural issues.
The American Academy of Arts and Letters has recognized Associate Professor of English Ethan Rutherford with the Rosenthal Family Foundation Award for Literature for his debut novel, North Sun: Or, the Voyage of the Whaleship Esther.
Ben Stralka, head athletic trainer at Trinity College with Hartford Healthcare Campus Care, talks about his role keeping student-athletes healthy and strong during Athletic Training Month.
Activist, scholar, poet, and educator Alexis Pauline Gumbs gave a reading and joined a discussion on campus as the keynote event in Trinity College’s celebration of Women’s Herstory Month.
The eighth annual Trinity Athletics Giving (TAG) Week set new records for both the number of donors and total dollars raised, with 2,713 people contributing $1,706,561 to support Bantam athletics.
The Museum of the Old Colony, an art installation by Professor of Fine Arts Pablo Delano, opened March 14, 2026, at the New Britain Museum of American Art.
