‘Amidst Cries From The Rubble: Art Of Loss And Resilience From Ukraine’ Opens June 23 At MOIFA
MOIFA New:
The Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA) invites the community to attend the opening of “Amidst Cries from the Rubble: Art of Loss and Resilience from Ukraine” 1-4 p.m. Sunday, June 23 on Museum Hill, 706 Camino Lejo in Santa Fe.
Through large-scale photographs and evocative objects collected from the war-torn landscapes and communities of Ukraine, Amidst Cries from the Rubble follows the journey of a nation grappling with daily trauma of death and destruction.
Using the tools of war—shell casings, helmets, ammunition boxes—Ukrainians breathe new life into the remnants Read More
Into The Realms Of Possibility Exhibition & Programming Feature Work 12 Contemporary Southwest Artists June 28 – July 27
MAINSTREET News:
Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District and SciArt Santa Fe, in partnership with the Los Alamos Arts Council, announce the opening of “Into the Realms of Possibility”. This exhibit and accompanying programming feature the work of 12 contemporary Southwest artists who are expanding the boundaries of art and science. With an experimental mindset, they explore a variety of materials, media, techniques, and methods to move past limits across disciplines. They question what art can be, what science can be, and how the combination of the two can expand knowledge and understanding. Read More
Daily Postcard: Salvia And Jupiter’s Beard In White Rock
Daily Postcard: Salvia and Jupiter’s beard blooming recently in a garden in White Rock. Photo by Annette MaesNathaniel Krantz To Headline Summer Concert Friday
Rising New Mexico country star Nathaniel Krantz to headline the Summer Concert Friday night at Ashley Pond Park. Courtesy photo
Sancre Production News:
This Friday, June 14, the Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation, New Mexico Music Commission and New Mexico Consortium have joined forces to bring in rising New Mexico country star Nathaniel Krantz to headline the Summer Concert.
The fun starts at 6 p.m. with a youth performance by Moving Arts Española and the headliner comes on at 7p.m., all FREE at Ashley Pond Park!
Albuquerque native, Krantz has always had a love for music. He started Read More
‘Dementia Man, An Existential Journey’ June 21 At SALA
Playwright and actor Samuel Simon performs ‘Dementia Man, An Existential Journey’ 7-9 p.m. June 21 at SALA Event Center. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
“Dementia Man, An Existential Journey” is the award-winning autobiographical story of a man who faces his diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease performed by actor and playwright Samuel A. Simon 7-9 p.m. June 21 at SALA Event Center.
In this full-length theatrical piece, Simon takes the stage as a man facing his cognitive decline and asks the hard questions of what to do next in the face of what he calls “an existential journey”. The play challenges Read More
Abiquiu Inn Hosts Buster Griggs & Robert Nicolais Exhibition
ABIQUIU INN News:
Abiquiu Inn will showcase the artwork of Buster Griggs in the Main Salon of Café Abiquiu during the month of June. The artwork of Robert Nicolais will be on display in the Upstairs Gallery at Abiquiu Inn for the months of June and July.
Buster Griggs loves the West. His paintings and drawings honor the history and grandeur of the mountains and plains, the Native Americans whose ancestors called it their home and the pioneer families and the cowboys who explored and settled in this beautiful country. The focal point of several of his paintings is a single cowboy simply conducting Read More
Creation Of Pop-Up Mural And Community Space Underway In Alley Next To L.A. Cantina In Central Park Square
Artist Andrew Fearnside meets with MainStreet Executive Director Jacquelyn Connolly regarding the mural that will be painted in the alley next to L.A. Cantina in Central Park Square. Courtesy/MainStreet
MAINSTREET News:
Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District has announced the painting of a vibrant new mural and community space in the alley next to L.A. Cantina in Central Park Square
This project aims to beautify and enhance the area, bringing together shade structures, solar lighting, art and eventually, seating.
The first step started June 11 with the beginning of a mural created Read More
Daily Postcard: Bighorn Sheep Stands In Profile At Bandelier
Daily Postcard: A bighorn sheep stands in profile among trees and grass recently at Bandelier National Monument. Male bighorn sheep are known as rams and have horns on their head that can weigh up to 30 lbs. Females, called ewes, have much smaller, shorter horns, but both rams and ewes use their horns as tools for eating, fighting, and occasionally scratching an itch. Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep are a subspecies of bighorn. They are native to the region but were extirpated in the early 20th century, due to hunting, livestock grazing, and introduction of diseases from domestic livestock. In 2014, Read More
Bear Schacht Performs In Legally Blonde June 13-23
Members of Tri-M Productions rehearse a dance number for Legally Blonde. Courtesy/LALOE
Daryl Hale and Bear Schacht perform as Elle and Emmett in Legally Blonde June 13-23. Courtesy/LALOE
LALOE News:
The Lasses and Lads of Enchantment would like the community to be, “Bear Aware”. That Bear of course is their very own Bear Schacht, a LALOE Barbershop Chorus member and member of the Infectious Harmony Quartet.
Schacht has been a part of several other Tri-M Productions, since 2021 and couldn’t think of a better way to spend his summer. “Tri-M is the only company in town that focuses on producing Read More
Daily Postcard: Double-exposure At Dusk Over Ashley Pond
Daily Postcard: A double-exposure taken at dusk recently over Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Dixon WolfScene From Tuesdays @ The Square Underway Now
Scene from Tuesdays @ The Square underway now in Central Park Square. Courtesy photo
Scene from Tuesdays @ The Square underway now in Central Park Square where First Born of Los Alamos is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Courtesy photo
Scene from Tuesdays @ The Square underway now in Central Park Square. Courtesy photo
Scene from Tuesdays @ The Square underway now in Central Park Square. Courtesy photo
Scene from Tuesdays @ The Square underway now in Central Park Square. Courtesy photo Read More
New Films & Community Events Happening At SALA
SALA News:
SALA Event Center has announced a new lineup of films and community events taking place this week, offering a diverse array of entertainment and activities for all ages.
Film Showings:
Last Chance to See:
- “Sight” & “The Garfield Movie”
- Date: Thursday, June 13
- Showtimes: 1 p.m & 6 p.m
- “Sight” tells the inspiring story of Ming Wang, an impoverished Chinese prodigy who escapes Communist China to become a pioneering eye surgeon in America. Wang faces his past traumas while restoring the sight of an orphan in India.
- “The Garfield Movie” features the world-famous, lasagna-loving
Jemez Historic Site: Beadwork Demos On Funday At Gisewa
Jemez Historic Site. Courtesy/Tira Howard Photography
NMDCA News:
Jemez Historic Site offers Funday at Gisewa with a variety of activities and demonstrations 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, June 16.
Visitors can explore their creative side through canvas painting or bring out their inner artisan and learn how to do beadwork with Darell Esquibel, an artist from San Felipe Pueblo. Learn the history of Gisewa with this engaging, hands-on opportunity! This program is included with admission of $7/adult.
Children 16 and younger free.
Also free to Museum of New Mexico Foundation members, Friends of Read More
Daily Postcard: Mexican Spotted Owl Living In Bandelier
Daily Postcard: A brown and white Mexican spotted owl rests on a tree branch recently in Bandelier National Monument. Bandelier is home to several endangered species, including the Mexican spotted owl, Jemez Mountains salamander and New Mexican meadow jumping mouse. Mexican spotted owls can be found across the Four Corners region and are one of the largest owls in North America. They’ve been threatened since 1993 due to deforestation and habitat degradation. In 2004, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service designated 8.6 million acres of federal lands in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and UtahNosotros To Perform With Santa Fe Symphony July 9
Santa Fe Symphony News:
Nosotros makes its debut with The Santa Fe Symphony at 7:30 p.m., July 9 in a free concert to be held on Magers Field at Fort Marcy Park in Santa Fe.
The event, Sonrisas! Smiles of a Summer Night, is the final performance in The Santa Fe Symphony’s 40th Anniversary Season.
The concert will feature all 10 members of the band performing with the orchestra under the baton of guest conductor Thomas Heuser.
As part of Santa Fe’s outdoor “Summer Scene”, The Santa Fe Symphony, in partnership with Lensic 360, will present Sonrisas! Smiles of a Summer Night. Everyone is invited to Read More
PAC 8 Community Media Center: June 14-20, 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, email pac8@losalamos.com, call 505.662.7228 or visit pac8cmc.com.
PAC 8 Television schedule for June 14 to June 20, 2024:
Friday, June 14, 2024
- 06:00 AM Democracy Now! – Live
- 10:00 AM The Thom Hartmann Program
- 11:00 AM County Council Meeting Replay 6-11–24
- 03:00 PM Democracy Now!
- 05:00 PM PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates
- 06:00 PM Los Alamos Historical Society – Imperial
‘Legally Blonde, The Musical’ Opens June 13 In Santa Fe
‘Legally Blonde, The Musical’ will be performed at the Santa Fe High School Performing Arts Center beginning Thursday June 13. Photo by Norman Doggett
Tri-M Productions News:
Tri-M Productions will perform “Legally Blonde, The Musical” opening Thursday June 13 for two weekends. Directed by Marilyn Barnes with music direction by Kathlene Ritch, this production features wonderful choreography by Laura Garrett (formerly of Moving Arts Española and now Keshet Dance and Center for the Arts in Albuquerque).
It is a 2007 musical with music and lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin and Read More
Daily Postcard: Western Tanager Sits Atop Local Feeder
Daily Postcard: A colorful Western Tanager sits atop a bird feeder outside a residence Sunday in White Rock. A clear look at a male Western Tanager is like looking at a flame: an orange-red head, brilliant yellow body, and coal-black wings, back and tail. Females and immatures are a somewhat dimmer yellow-green and blackish. These birds live in open woods all over the West, particularly among evergreens, where they often stay hidden in the canopy. Nevertheless, they’re a quintessential woodland denizen in summertime, where they fill the woods with their short, burry song and low, chuckling Read More
Crowd Scenes From Summer Concert June 7 At Ashley Pond
Scene from the Summer Concert with headliner ‘Those Crazy Nights: A Tribute To Journey’ Friday night at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by VaLynn Purvis
Scene of the large crowd at the Summer Concert Friday night at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by VaLynn Purvis
Party to Go! provides extra fun at the concert every Friday night. Photo by VaLynn Purvis
Scene from the Summer Concert Friday night at Ashley Pond Park. Courtesy photo Read More
Santa Fe Opera Announces 82 Exceptional Apprentice Technicians For The 2024 Season
Eighty two members of the 2024 Apprentice Program for Theater Technicians backstage at the Santa Fe Opera. Photo by Kristin Hullihan for the Santa Fe Opera
The Santa Fe Opera News:
SANTA FE — The Santa Fe Opera has announced the 82 members of its 2024 Apprentice Program for Theater Technicians.
Selected from a pool of more than 1,000 national and international applications, the class of 2024 brings fresh creativity and technical expertise to the Santa Fe Opera and performing arts industry.
Each season, SFO’s technical apprentices perform essential backstage functions within one of eight distinct Read More
