En Pointe School Of Dance Begins Summer Classes June 3
Celebrate Local Businesses At ChamberFest Today!
Chamber Director Ryn Herrmann with a hazmat guy at a previous Chamberfest event. Courtesy photo
CHAMBER News:
Celebrate ChamberFest Street Fair 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today. June 1 on Central Avenue and in Central Park Square and play ChamberFest Bingo for a chance to win an annual VIP pass for two to SALA!
Join in for some ChamberFest fun and celebrate our Chamber member merchants, businesses and organizations with live music, food trucks and lots for the kids to do! This year there are more than 70 businesses and organizations registered to be at the street fair!
This annual event is sponsored by Enterprise Read More
Daily Postcard: Canada Warbler Spotted On Reservoir Road
Daily Postcard: This Spring has been incredible with several rare birds sighted in the area including this Canada Warbler, first spotted Monday by Rene Laubach along the reservoir road. This is the first time a sighting of this species has ever been reported in Los Alamos County. Photo by Michael Smith
Daily Postcard: Another view of the rare Canada Warbler first spotted Monday by Rene Laubach along the reservoir road. Photo by Michael Smith
Daily Postcard: Another view of the rare Canada Warbler first spotted Monday by Rene Laubach along the reservoir road. Photo by Michael Smith
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Indios Fire Plume Viewed From East End Of Los Pueblos
The Indios Fire plume viewed from the east end of Los Pueblos Street, about 9 p.m. Thursday. Photo by Steve Greene Read More
Piñon Park Splash Pad Opening For Summer June 1
Piñon Park Splash Pad opens for the summer beginning Saturday. Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Parks Division has announced that the Piñon Park Splash Pad at 10 Sherwood Blvd. in White Rock, will open to the public for the summer season, beginning Saturday, June 1 through Labor Day weekend, Sept. 2.
The facility’s opening was delayed one week after personnel discovered that the emergency call box, a safety feature mandated by the state of New Mexico for unsupervised facilities, was compromised due to some construction activity in the area. With the push of a button, the call Read More
PAC 8’s Summer Media Classes Start June 10
Openings remain in PAC 8’s Summer Media Classes, which start June 10. Courtesy/PAC 8
Openings remain in PAC 8’s Summer Media Classes, which start June 10. Courtesy/PAC 8
PAC 8 News:
Openings remain in PAC 8’s Summer Media Classes, which start June 10.
In Session 1, students will be producing a short documentary on the Bradbury Science Museum. In Session 3, students will create a short documentary on the Los Alamos History Museum. In other classes students learn how to use GoPro cameras, editing using Adobe Premiere, and Music Production using Logic Pro. Students also learn how to use digital cameras, Read More
Canyon Road Summer Walk Kicks Off June 5
SANTA FE News:
Summer Walk, a series of roving celebrations along Santa Fe’s celebrated Canyon Road, is 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, June 5.
Canyon Road Summer Walks are planned for the first Wednesday of each month through Oct. 2, 2024, with an additional celebration for Halloween. These events invite the community to enjoy live music, storytelling and art making. There will be food vendors, poets, and pop-up cocktail bars. Canyon Road Summer Walk is brought to you with support from the City of Santa Fe Office of Economic Development and City of Santa Fe Arts and Culture Department.
There are more than Read More
MIAC Hires New Head Of Curatorial Affairs Elisa Phelps
Elisa Phelps. Courtesy/MIAC
MIAC News:
SANTA FE — The Museum of Indian Arts & Culture (MIAC) has announced that Elisa Phelps has been named Head of Curatorial Affairs. Phelps brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in Native American art and culture, and her leadership is set to enhance the museum’s mission of preserving and celebrating the diverse cultural heritage of Native American communities.
Phelps is originally from Houston, Texas, and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Southwest Studies focusing on Anthropology from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado and a Master of Arts Read More
Wildflower Watercolor Workshop At Nature Center June 7
PEEC News:
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) encourages artists of all skill levels to discover the beauty of wildflowers at the Los Alamos Nature Center’s Wildflower Watercolor Workshop June 7, 2024.
The workshop will be held 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Los Alamos Nature Center, 2600 Canyon Road. The cost is $15 per member or $20 per non-member.
Participants will have the unique opportunity to delve into the botanical wonders of the gardens with a guided tour highlighting the exquisite penstemons and other native blooms.
Explore the natural splendor of wildflowers in an immersive Read More
Daily Postcard: Coyote Hunting On Slope At Valles Caldera
Daily Postcard: A coyote hunts along a grassy slope at Valle Caldera National Preserve. Coyotes are intelligent and adaptable. They can be found throughout North and Central America, thriving in major urban areas as well as in remote wilderness. This adaptability helped coyotes resist widespread efforts early in the 1900s to exterminate them in the West. The coyote is a common predator at Valles Caldera, often seen traveling through the park’s montane grasslands. Often mistaken for a wolf, the coyote is about one-third of a wolf’s size with a slighter build. Its coat colors range from tan Read More
‘Peek A Boo’ Promotes Unity And Inspiration In Red River
‘Peek a Boo’ is the latest sculpture installed May 24 in Brandenburg Park in Red River. Courtesy/Red River
Another view of ‘Peek a Boo’ installed May 24 in Brandenburg Park in Red River. Courtesy/Red River
RED RIVER News:
The Town of Red River unveiled its latest artistic addition, “Peek a Boo” May 24, 2024, in Brandenburg Park. This enchanting new sculpture was acquired through the support of the State of New Mexico’s Art in Public Places program, showcasing the town’s commitment to enhancing public spaces with captivating works of art.
Crafted by the talented artist David Meredith, “Peek a Read More
Los Alamos Summer Concert Series Features The Foggy Memory Boys Friday Night At Ashley Pond!
The Foggy Memory Boys from Taos headline the Summer Concert Friday night at Ashley Pond Park. Courtesy photo
Sancre Productions News:
The Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce and Wheeed LLC bring the Foggy Memory Boys from Taos to the stage for the Summer Concert Friday night at Ashley Pond Park!
Drawing from a deep well of musical experience the Foggy Memory Boys have a unique string band perspective, contorting the sound into a New Mexican Wild-grass like nothing else out there. Structured around strong lyrical content, powerful melodies, and a musical bond that only a band of true brothers can create. Read More
Teatro Paraguas Hosts ‘Nothing Else, Mothers’ July 2
TEATRO PARAGUAS News:
Teatro Paraguas will host ProFit Theatre (Czech Republic) with its production of Nothing Else, Mothers, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 2, 2024. An original production starring Cécile da Costa and Antonie Formanová, which explores the relationship between mother and daughter.
Mothers and daughters have always exchanged their knowledge and experience. This exchange takes place verbally and non-verbally, consciously and unconsciously. Knowledge and emotions flow between two bodies connected from birth. Tenderness and strength leave an imprint in the movements, we experience Read More
Happening This Week At SALA Event Center: May 29, 2024
SALA News:
Get ready for a week filled with captivating movies, thrilling sports, and delectable pizza at SALA Event Center. Here’s what’s on the agenda:
New Reels Schedule:
- Showings at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m., Thursday-Sunday
- Showing at 2 p.m., Special Sunday
Last Chance to See ‘IF’: Thursday, May 30 “A heartwarming tale of a girl who discovers the ability to see everyone’s imaginary friends, leading her on a magical quest to reconnect forgotten IFs with their children.”
Continuing: ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ “Follow the gripping story of young Furiosa, taken from the Green Place of Many Mothers Read More
Blossoms Merge From Trees In White Rock
Blossoms spotted from two trees growing together Monday in White Rock. Photo by VaLynn Purvis Read More
Los Alamos Community Winds Announces 2024 ‘Music-Filled Life’ Scholarship Award Recipients
LACW Scholarship Committee Chair Bryan Fearey, left, with 2024 LACW ‘Music-Filled Life’ Scholarship winners from Los Alamos High School, from left, John Cawkwell, Jamie Meana, Nathan McCulloch and Anna Miller. Photo by Maureen Connolly
LACW News:
The Los Alamos Community Winds (LACW) has announced this year’s scholarship winners for 2024 at their Spring Concert Performance on May 11, 2024. The LACW scholarship recognizes graduating Los Alamos High School (LAHS) seniors who demonstrate a strong commitment to having a Music-Filled Life by continuing to play instrumental music now and Read More
New Mexico State Fair Announces 2024 Mega Pass
NMSF News:
To celebrate 100 days until the New Mexico State Fair (NMSF), State Fair officials announced they are once again offering the bundled Mega Pass to fairgoers. The Mega Pass is a fantastic deal that includes both admission to the Fair and a carnival wristband offering unlimited rides for any one day of the Fair. Purchase your Mega Pass NOW as this deal will only be available until 11:59 p.m., Sept. 6.
Individual Mega Passes are priced at $35 and are valid for any one day of the New Mexico State Fair, which runs Sept. 5-15, 2024. In addition to the mega value, the Mega Pass also allows holders to Read More
County Arts In Public Places Board To Meet May 31
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Art in Public Places Board meet 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 31, 2024 in Room 110 at the Municipal Building, 1000 Central Ave. and via Zoom.
The Soom link, agenda and packet for the Art in Public Places Board special meeting to discuss a possible selection of art for the golf course retaining wall is available here.
Daily Postcard: Bee Sits In Flower At Bandelier
Daily Postcard: A bee sits in a bright yellow flower on May 20 at Bandelier National Monument. An estimated 1,000 bee species reside in New Mexico: a quarter of all species found in the United States. Bees play a vital role as pollinators on the landscape. But what’s a pollinator? They’re animals like bees, butterflies, birds, ants, bats and wasps that facilitate the transportation of pollen between plants and flowers. Pollen transfer is essential to fruit production, and these pollinators make it possible for people to harvest fruits and vegetables. Bees contribute to the wellbeing of healthy Read More
Live In Los Alamos To Present Melissa Carper And Theo Lawrence In Concert At Pueblo Canyon Inn June 8
Melissa Carper
COMMUNITY News:
Melissa Carper is teaming up with Theo Lawrence for a Live in Los Alamos Concert June 8 at the Pueblo Canyon Inn. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the music begins at 7:30 p.m.
This is the first time a concert has been performed at the Pueblo Canyon Inn, which is owned by Matthew and Elizabeth Allen. However, the previous owners of the inn were the original sponsors of Live in Los Alamos, something that the Allens continue to do.
Carper is on tour in support of her fifth album and while reviews are not yet in on that release, her 2022 release Ramblin Soul came in at #23 on Rolling Read More
