Mitchell Estrin conducts Texas State musicians during a rehearsal for the Clarinet Fiesta, Saturday, April 5, 2025, at the Performing Arts Center. Texas State’s Clarinet Fiesta is a celebration of the clarinet featuring master classes and concerts.

Local Residents participate in the nation wide “Hands Off” protests, Saturday, April 5, 2025, at the Fighting Stallions. The “Hands Off” movement protested President Donald Trump’s policies.

Mass communication senior Harriet Bernard creates a cyanotype at the Night of Ideas, Friday, April 4, 2025, at Taylor-Murphy. Night of Ideas featured late-night discussions and performances based on a “Technology, Democracy, and the Planet” theme.

Studio art sophomore El Wechsler talks with her friends at the kick off party for the San Marcos Studio Art tour at Mothership studios, Friday, April 4, 2025 at MotherShip Studios.

Texas State communication studies graduate student Mia Longoria explains her poetry and mixed media art pieces during the Disabled & Proud student art gallery reception, Thursday, April 3, 2025 at Alkek One Student Gallery. The exhibition showcases the experiences of disabled students and will be on display until 2026.

Jacqueline Overby, co-founder and artistic director of MotherShip Studios, smiles while talking to guests during the San Marcos Studio Tour kickoff party, Friday, April 4, 2025 at Mothership Studios.

Mitchell Estrin conducts Texas State musicians during a rehearsal for the Clarinet Fiesta, Saturday, April 5, 2025, at the Performing Arts Center. Texas State’s Clarinet Fiesta is a celebration of the clarinet featuring master classes and concerts.