Daily Postcard: Light Reflections Around Urban Park
Daily Postcard: Multiple light sources are spotted Sunday night around Urban Park. The moon lights up the clouds from behind as lights from the townsite illuminate in amber in front from below. The two glowing shapes in the near distance are incandescent lights from the restrooms. The red band of light in the distance is car taillights on North Road. Photo by Patrick Dailey Wolf Read More
Daily Postcard: Yucca Decorates Garden On Aragon Avenue
Daily Postcard: A yucca with tall blooms decorates the garden of a residence Wednesday on Aragon Avenue in White Rock. Photo by VaLynn Purvis Read More
White Rock Public Library Kicked Off Summer Series With Restaurateur Laura Crucet In ‘Read With A Chef’
Restaurateur Laura Crucet in ‘Read With A Chef’ June 12 at the White Rock branch library. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
The White Rock branch library kicked off its Summer Series June 12 with restaurateur Laura Crucet in ‘Read With A Chef’. Crucet, owner and executive chef of local favorite cafes Pig + Fig and Sugar & Cream, read several food and cooking-related children’s books to a captive audience of local Los Alamos children.
For a fun-filled hour at the White Rock Public Library, Crucet read aloud several culinary picture books, sang and danced to some tummy-grumbling songs, and helped Read More
PAC 8 Community Media Center: June 21-27, 2024
PAC 8 News:
PAC 8 Community Media Center is available for recording events, transferring of 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 June 21-27, 2024:
Friday, June 21, 2024
- 6 a.m. — Democracy Now! – Live
- 10 a.m. — The Thom Hartmann Program
- 11 a.m. — County Council Meeting Replay 6-11–24
- 3 p.m. — Democracy Now!
- 5 p.m. — PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates
- 6 p.m. — Los Alamos Historical Society – Imperial Japan: Conflicted Surrender
- 7:30 p.m. —
New Mexico Youth Arts Ambassadors Cuentistas Artwork On Display At Jerry Apodaca Education Building
Students with the New Mexico Youth Arts Ambassadors program. Courtesy/NMPED
NMPED News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico Public Education Deartment (NMPED) has announce that student artwork from cuentistas, or storytellers, with the New Mexico Youth Arts Ambassadors (NMYaA) program is now on display in Mabry Hall in the Jerry Apodaca Education Building in Santa Fe. See artwork here.
Each cuentista’s piece consists of an originally taken photograph paired with an ekphrastic narrative. The artwork depicts the artists’ dreams, their visions for the world and their views from the window of adolescence. Read More
Daily Postcard: View Looking East Along Main Hill Road
Daily Postcard: View looking east along Main Hill Road. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Explore Butterflies Of Los Alamos At PEEC
Western Swallowtail on Cleome. Photo by Dana Ecelberger
By Kristen O’Hara
Director of Programs
PEEC
Have you ever wondered what types of butterflies live on the Pajarito Plateau? Now’s your opportunity to find out! Join us on Saturday, June 22, at 2 p.m. for an enlightening talk by Ecologist Simone Lord as we flutter into the mesmerizing world of these winged wonders.
Simone Lord, an Environmental Professional at Los Alamos National Laboratory, will share her passion and expertise in wildlife conservation. Learn about local butterfly species, their behaviors, and habitats in a simple, Read More
Last Chance To See Off-Grid: Women Of The Mesa
‘Alia – Holding the Sky’ by Beverly Branch. Courtesy/Step Up Gallery
‘Brenda M – My Home is Alive’ by Beverly Branch. Courtesy/Step Up Gallery
STEP UP GALLERY News:
Tuesday, June 25, is the last day to view “Off-Grid: Women of the Mesa” at the Step Up Gallery.
The exhibit features figurative oil paintings by Beverly Branch. There are 39 large portraits showcases women and their families who live on the mesa west of Taos and Pilar whose homes are not connected to the power grid.
During the opening reception May 23, Step Up Gallery manager Diane Stoffel captured some of the real women behind Read More
Handsome Pronghorn Spotted Saturday In Vaughn
A handsome pronghorn was spotted Saturday in Vaughn, about 85 miles southeast of Santa Fe. Pronghorns are usually timid, but not this one. Pronghorn are one of North America’s most impressive mammals. Not only do pronghorn have the longest land migration in the continental United States, they also are the fastest land animal in North America. Pronghorn can run at speeds close to 60 miles an hour. Although pronghorn are not as fast as cheetahs, they can maintain a fast speed for a longer period of time. Pronghorn are related to goats and antelope. Their most noticeable characteristic is also the Read More
Summer Dance With Los Alamos Big Band June 22
SALA Happenings: Week Of June 18, 2024
SALA News:
SALA Los Alamos Event Center announces an exciting lineup of films and community events happening this week. From heart-rending tales to classic cinema, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.
New Reels:
Tuesday Showtimes: 1 p.m. & 6 p.m. (Thursday-Saturday) | 2 p.m. (Sunday)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus delivers a profoundly moving performance as a mother who, alongside her teenage daughter (Lola Petticrew), must confront Death when it arrives in the form of an astonishing talking bird. Directed by debut filmmaker Daina O. Pusić, Tuesday is a heart-rending fairy tale about the Read More
Sacred Heart Ladies Auxiliary Says Thank You!
Newly ordained Fr. Jacob Romero with his parents and members of Sacred Heart Ladies Auxiliary of Los Alamos. The Ladies Auxiliary was able to present Fr. Romero with a check to purchase a set of priestly vestments. Courtesy/ Sacred Heart Ladies Auxiliary
Scene from the May 11 Sacred Heart Ladies Auxiliary 2024 Spring Arts and Crafts Fair. Courtesy/Sacred Heart Ladies Auxiliary
Sacred Heart Ladies Auxiliary News:
Sacred Heart Ladies Auxiliary of Los Alamos would like to sincerely thank everyone who made their 2024 Spring Arts and Crafts Fair a resounding success. A big thank you to all the vendors Read More
Daily Postcard: Summer Flowers Blooming In Pinon Trails
Daily Postcard: Summer flowers blooming Saturday at a residence in the Pinon Trails neighborhood in White Rock. Photo by Joyce Wolfe Read More
Posts From The Road: Meteor Crater In Arizona Desert
Panoramic View: A panoramic view of the Meteor Crater as seen from the upper viewpoint on the rim shows the massive crater which is 3/4 of a mile wide and 560 feet deep. The reddish deck to the right of center is the lower viewpoint. To the far right is a portion of the rooftop on the visitors center. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Upper Viewpoint: While on the lower viewpoint, I photographed the upper deck viewpoint where the panoramic photo was made. The two viewpoints are about 250 feet differences in elevation. Also shown are the crater walls and the massive rocks which were thrown about during Read More
Daily Postcard: Double Rainbow Shines Over Capulin Road
Daily Postcard: A double rainbow fills the sky Friday over Capulin Road in Los Alamos. Photo by Delbert Romero/ladailypost.com
Another view of the double rainbow Friday over Capulin Road in Los Alamos. Photo by Delbert Romero/ladailypost.com Read More
Scenes From 2024 Summer Concert With Nathaniel Krantz
Scene from the 2024 Summer Concert with headliner Nathaniel Krantz and a double rainbow overhead Friday at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Scene from the 2024 Summer Concert with headliner Nathaniel Krantz Friday at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Scene from the 2024 Summer Concert with headliner Nathaniel Krantz Friday at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Scene from the 2024 Summer Concert with headliner Nathaniel Krantz Friday at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Scene from the 2024 Summer Concert Read More
Cinema Cindy Reviews: Inside Out 2
By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
Los Alamos
“Inside Out 2” filled the New Reel Theater at SALA on its opening night, Friday. In fact, a few of the last groups of folks to arrive had to split up just to find seats. Los Alamos wasn’t alone in this; word has it that this new Pixar film is filling theater seats across the country.
This is a film for all ages, good, animated fun with insightful, psychological underpinnings. The story reprises the role of the emotions in the brain of a girl who is just becoming a teenager. Parents of teenagers will easily relate, while the youngest parents in the theater may cringe when Read More
University Of New Mexico-Taos Printmakers Exhibit At Higher Education Department In Santa Fe June 20-Dec. 11
NMHED News:
SANTA FE — The Department of Fine Arts at the University of New Mexico-Taos and the New Mexico Higher Education Department (NMHED) have announced the UNM-Taos Printmaking Exhibition, a showcase by 24 artists who have studied under Associate Professor Gary Cook.
UNM-Taos is the first higher education institution to display student art and host a showing at the state department.
A reception, which is open to the public, is 2-5 p.m. June 20 at the New Mexico Higher Education Department’s Santa Fe office at 2044 Galisteo St., Suite 4.
“The New Mexico Higher Education Department is elated Read More
Daily Postcard: Coyote Spotted Munching On Mulberries
Daily Postcard: A coyote spent about 45 minutes munching on fallen mulberries Friday morning on Mesa Verde Street in White Rock. In addition to small rodents, etc., coyotes do eat veggies and fruits such as cactus fruit and many garden vegetables including tomatoes, carrots and much more. People complain about their vegetables and fruits going missing, in many cases, coyotes are the ones to blame. Source: https://floofmania.com/. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
‘OFF-GRID: Women Of The Mesa Draws Rave Reviews
‘April – She Brings Water’ by Beverly Branch. Courtesy/Step Up Gallery
STEP UP GALLERY News:
The exhibit of 39 large oil portraits called “OFF-GRID: Women of the Mesa” by artist Beverly Branch is getting rave reviews from local and regional visitors.
“If you haven’t been to the exhibit, you must. It is the best–as in the BEST–art shown at the Step Up. She is a painter in the Taos Artist style, and her paintings make you wish you were inside them with those remarkable women. Leaving the gallery and looking around the windy streets rolling with traffic, you definitely, definitely wish you could Read More
