New Mexico History Museum Screens Student-Produced Documentaries Touching On Themes Connected To America’s 250th July 10
NMDCA News:
The New Mexico History Museum is hosting a screening of documentaries created by eight National History Day students in honor of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Visitors can watch eight short documentaries 4:30–6:45 p.m., Friday, July 10, created by students from sixth to eleventh grades, that explore themes of freedom, democracy, revolution, reaction, and reform, offering insight into how today’s young people interpret the ideals and legacy of America’s founding documents.
After the screening, six of the students will give a talk Read More
Moving Arts Presents Multigenerational Performance Honoring Acequias Of New Mexico
Moving Arts News:
ESPANOLA — El Agua es Vida (Water is Life) is an evening of theater, dance, live music, and visual art created and performed by Moving Arts students and a cast of intergenerational performers in partnership with the New Mexico Acequia Association. Centered on water as a living thread through New Mexican land, culture, and community, the performance honors the generations who have fought to protect it. Through their work, these young artists bring New Mexico’s acequia traditions to the Lensic stage.
More than a performance, this event is an opportunity for young people to connect Read More
Love Of Country Blankets The Rock In White Rock
A love of country blankets the large rock at the corner of N.M. 4 and Rover Boulevard today in White Rock. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
Patriotic Spirit On Display Today In White Rock!
Patriotic Spirit is on display today along Grand Canyon Drive in White Rock. Photo by Shari Mills Read More
Daily Postcard: Does, Fawns, Buck Sightings In Los Alamos
Daily Postcard: A doe and fawn pose for the camera Friday on Range Road. Photo by Lori Whitley
A doe with her two fawns Friday near Range Road. Photo by Lori Whitley
A buck lounges in the shade of a tree Friday on Tewa Loop. Photo by Lori Whitley Read More
Register Now For High Mountain Mudfest Mud Volleyball Tournament July 11 & 12
COUNTY News:
Did you know that Los Alamos County hosts an annual mud volleyball tournament?
We invite you to register to have a mud-slinging good time at our round-robin High Mountain Mudfest, a volleyball tournament for adults and teens on co-ed competitive teams!
All adult teams must be co-ed teams and have at least 3 women & 3 men. All teen teams must be between the ages of 12 and 17, must be co-ed teams and have at least 3 girls & 3 boys. Additionally, teens can register as a team or as an individual to be placed on a team. We need a minimum of 4 teams to host this event.
Registration details: Read More
Daily Postcard: House Finch Takes Flight At Overlook Park
Daily Postcard: A house finch takes flight recently at Overlook Park in White Rock. Photo by Richard Skolnik Read More
Stephanie Hatfield To Headline Summer Concert July 3
Singer Stephanie Hatfield will headline the Summer Concert Friday at Ashley Pond Park. Courtesy photo
COUNTY News:
Stephanie Hatfield, an independent singer-songwriter and vocal teacher based in Santa Fe will headline the Summer Concert Friday, July 3 at Ashley Pond Park.
Entertainment starts at 6:30 p.m., with Hatfield taking the stage at 7:30 p.m.
Originally from Detroit, her music is an eclectic blend of Indie Rock, Americana, Folk, and Jazz, often informed by her classical training in opera. Hatfield is known for her expansive vocal range and emotionally raw songwriting. She has released Read More
Daily Postcard: Clouds Glowing As Sunset Falls
Daily Postcard: Clouds begin to glow as the sun disappears over the mesa on Tuesday west of Velarde creating a beautiful scene across the sky. Photo by Johnnie Martinez Read More
County: 4th Of July Spectacular-2026 Schedule
COUNTY News:
The 4th of July is almost here, and Los Alamos County is ready to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary. This year’s 4th of July Spectacular will take place 4-10 p.m. Saturday at Overlook Park in White Rock.
Important items to note for this year’s 4th of July Spectacular Event:
The Main event location will be Dara Jones Soccer Field, not Spiro Field;
Spirio Field is closed to pedestrians and spectators;
Only limited Handicapped Parking will be allowed within Overlook Park;
Atomic City Transit Riders will have to walk from the normal bus pick-up/drop-off location at Spirio Field Read More
Life, Legacy, And Imagination Take Shape In Ghana’s Figurative ‘Fantasy’ Coffins At MOIFA
NMDCA News:
SANTA FE — The Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA) announces The Art Underground: Fantasy Coffins of Ghana, opening Sunday, July 19, 2026, and on view through Saturday, September 5, 2027. This groundbreaking exhibition brings together more than twenty works including newly commissioned coffins—in both full-size and miniature-size—to take full measure of one of Ghana’s most inventive living art forms: figurative coffins made in coastal Ga communities that transform lived biographies into sculptural form.
Hand-carved and vividly painted, these works—often referred Read More
PAC 8 Community Media Center: July 3–9, 2026
PAC 8 News:
PAC 8 Community Media Center is available for recording events, transferring old media, shooting and editing, live streaming and drone photography and videography.
For information, call 505.662.7228 or visit pac8cmc.com.
PAC 8 Television schedule for July 3-9, 2026:
Friday, July 3, 2026
- 6 a.m. — Democracy Now! – Live
- 10 a.m. — The Thom Hartmann Program
- 11 a.m. — County Council Replay 6-23–26
- 4 p.m. — Democracy Now!
- 5 p.m. — PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates
- 6 p.m. — Understanding Homelessness
- 8 p.m. — Secret Cities: The Architecture and Planning of the Manhattan Project
Scenes From Summer Concert Friday Night At Ashley Pond
The crowd was small, but a few braved the light rain early that passed by and the crowd grew to enjoy the lively classic rock & roll band, Dirty Modine from Albuquerque Friday night at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
The headliner for Friday night’s concert at Ashley Pond Park, Dirty Modine, features Gary Pals on guitar, Gary Gabaldon on drums, Shawn Mills as lead singer, John Fernandez on base and Frana Gabaldon on keys. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Dirty Modine lead singer Shawn Mills and base player John Fernandez perform Friday night at Ashley Pond Park. Read More
Daily Postcard: Agave Death Bloom In White Rock
Daily Postcard: Agave death bloom spotted Monday on Meadow Lane in White Rock. Once it blooms it dies. Photo by Deepa Pawar Read More
LAHS Class Of 1986 Is Hosting 40th Reunion July 9-12
LAHS Class of 1986 News:
The Los Alamos High School (LAHS) Class of 1986 is hosting its 40th reunion July 9-12, and it won’t be the same without every Hilltopper classmate.
The Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation has been gracious to host the reunion’s registration on its GiveSmart platform: Topper1986.givesmart.com
Do you know a Hilltopper from the Class of 1986 that’s not aware of the upcoming reunion, please share this information with them!
Have questions regarding the reunion events, booking hotel rooms, or registration? Email lahs1986reunion@gmail.com or call 505.525.1986. Read More
Back By Popular Demand: Teatro Paraguas Teen Ensemble Presents ‘Cuentos’
Scene from Cuentos performed by Teatro Paraguas Teen Ensemble. Courtesy photo
THEATER News:
Teatro Paraguas is pleased to announce the three more performances of the Teatro Paraguas Teen Ensemble, production of Cuentos, a comedy with music by Carlos Morton and Angel Vigil.
Cuentos is a fast-moving comedy with music about a sister named Sheri (Mesa Harman) and a brother fondly known as Snake Eyes (Kingston Leyba) who hail from Denver. Their abuelita (Rosario Saucedo), whom they are visiting, implores them to go to Chimayo to find Tia Juanita, who is a curandera with healing herbs and a magic Read More
Lasses And Lads Of Enchantment To Open Los Alamos County Council Meeting On Tuesday June 30
In a salute to America’s 250th birthday, local barbershop group Lasses and Lads of Enchantment will open the Los Alamos County Council meeting Tuesday with a rendition of America The Beautiful. Photo by Bernadette Lauritzen Read More
Los Alamos MainStreet And Creative District Launches ‘Voltage Visions’ Youth Mural Project
LAMSCD News:
Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District (LAMSCD) is proud to announce the debut of Voltage Visions, the first project in a series of placemaking initiatives rolling out this year.
Funded by a grant from the Creative Industries Division of the New Mexico Economic Development Department (NMEDD), Voltage Visions transforms local electrical transformer boxes into vibrant public art. The murals are strategically located near three upcoming fall placemaking sites.
For this initial project, partnered with the Los Alamos Teen Center and hired local artist Margarita Ryan to Read More
Daily Postcard: Sangre De Cristo Mountains On Bed Of Fog Cradled In White Rock Pines
Daily Postcard: Sangre de Cristo Mountains on a bed of fog cradled in White Rock pines on early Saturday morning. Courtesy photo Read More
Los Alamos Arts Council Presents Events For July
LAAC News:
The Los Alamos Arts Council (LAAC) is offering a full schedule of events for July. It is providing everything from educational lectures on indigenous murals to self stewardship workshops. Not to mention: summer camp. As a reminder, the public can find the most updated calendar of events here: https://www.
July Events:
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Summer camp is here! The first four weeks of camp have been amazing. LAAC’s camps are intended for rising first graders through rising sixth graders, and are offered in both the morning and the afternoon. Camps are themed
