Los Alamos Family Council Monthly Dinner And Movie Fundraiser Features Breakfast At Tiffany’s May 14
Courtesy/LAFC
SALA News:
The community is invited to attend the Los Alamos Family Council (LAFC) monthly dinner and movie fundraiser that includes frito pie at SALA Event Center.
The next dinner and movie fundraiser night is 5:30-9 p.m., May 14, 2024 and features the classic Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
On the second Tuesday of every month, LAFC will host a dinner and movie fundraiser. Proceeds will support its programs at the Counseling Center and Youth Activity Centers.
The community is encouraged to make the Second Tuesday Movie Night a monthly night on the town.
Dinner will be available beginning Read More
Live In Los Alamos: Richard Smith At Fuller Lodge April 26
Live in Los Alamos presents guitarist Richard Smith April 26 at Fuller Lodge. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
Live in Los Alamos presents guitarist Richard Smith April 26 at Fuller Lodge.
The doors will open at 6 p.m. and the show will start at 7 p.m. and Bathtub Row Brewing will provide refreshments.
Smith, who is from Britain but resides in Nashville, is a multi-genre guitar virtuoso and national fingerpicking champion. He preformed last year in Los Alamos.
In addition to the concert, Smith will offer coaching/jam sessions 11 a.m. to noon April 27 at Mesa Public Library.
Tickets for the April Read More
Conserving America’s Wildlands: The Vision Of Ted Turner Photography Exhibition Opens May 11 At NMMNHS
Graphic promoting Conserving America’s Wildlands: The Vision of Ted Turner. Exhibition opens May 11, 2024 New Mexico at Museum of Natural History & Science in Albuquerque. Courtesy/NMMNHS
NMMNHS News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) will debut a new traveling exhibition that brings the legacy of media mogul and conservationist Ted Turner to life through wildland photography captured by his son, Rhett Turner. Conserving America’s Wildlands: The Vision of Ted Turner opens at the museum Saturday, May 11.
“Rhett Turner’s stunning photography Read More
Daily Postcard: Red Garden Tulip Blooms In Jemez Springs
Daily Postcard: A red garden tulip blooming recently outside the Los Ojos Restaurant in Jemez Springs. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
Los Alamos Photography Club: Exhibit Walk-through Tuesday
Community News:
The public is invited to a hosted walk-through of Los Alamos Photography Club’s exhibit.
The walk-through will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23 in the Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library.
Participating photographers will be present to discuss their work and take questions and/or comments from the audience. Read More
Tesuque Casino 3-Day Chili Championships June 21-23, 2024
Tesuque Casino News:
The challenge is on! Tesuque Casino will be the site for the ICS International Chili Society 2024 New Mexico State Chili Championships and Southwest Regional Chili Championships June 21-23, 2024.
The winners of the championships go directly to the World ICS Championships. Santa Fe resident Donna Foley, the 2023 World Champion for Texas Red Chili is entered in the cookoff.
Tesuque Casino will host an all department Chili Championship on Friday, June 21 to get employees involved. Also, a Northern New Mexico News Media Championship will be held the same day.
For entries Read More
Scenes From PEEC’s 2024 Earth Day Festival
A scene from PEEC’s 2024 Earth Day Festival Saturday at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
A crowd checks out the booths and activities offered during the Pajarito Environmental Education Center’s (PEEC) Earth Day Festival Saturday at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos County Department of Public Utilities Conservation Specialist Abbey Hayward supervises Annamarie Allen as she puts soil in a cup to plant grass seeds during PEEC’s Earth Day celebration Saturday. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More
Maestro Joe Illick Previews Santa Fe Opera’s 2024 Season Through Verdi, Mozart, Strauss And Donizetti
Santa Fe Opera Maestro Joe Illick. Photo by Babak Dowlatshahi
SFOG News:
The Santa Fe Opera Guild presents Opera: Telling Stories Through Music featuring presenter Maestro Joe Illick 5-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 14 at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 107 W. Barcelona Road in Santa Fe.
Maestro Joe Illick is back live to perform one of our favorite events, Opera: Telling Stories Through Music, his piano preview of four of the operas of the upcoming Santa Fe Opera season: Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Richard Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier and Gaetano Read More
2024 Enchantment Awards Nominees Named!
ENCHANTMENT AWARDS News:
All nominees for the 2024 Enchantment Awards — the New Mexico High School Musical Theatre Awards — have been named, including the five schools who are finalists for three production awards.
Those schools are:
Albuquerque Academy for Into the Woods
Cibola High School for Mamma Mia!
Public Academy for Performing Arts for The Drowsy Chaperone
Santa Fe Preparatory School for Monty Python’s Spamalot School Edition
Sue Cleveland High School for Guys and Dolls.
Students who scored highest in the state and received nominations:
Best Actress Nominees
Mia Berkson, Read More
Daily Postcard: Spring Blooms At Los Alamos Post Office
Daily Postcard: Springtime blooms Saturday at Los Alamos Post Office. Photo by Kathryn Willcutt
Springtime at the Post Office Saturday in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Kathryn Willcutt Read More
SALA Presentation Highlights Progress And The Future
SALA owner Allan Saenz talks about future plans. Photo by Kevin Holsapple
By KEVIN HOLSAPPLE
SALA Volunteer
SALA Event Center owner Allan Saenz hosted a presentation on Sunday, April 14 at SALA to provide members and the general community a report on the status of the project and to discuss future directions. Members and guests toured the projection room to get a “behind the scenes” look at theater operations. SALA staff showed off a new camera system SALA has obtained thanks to support from the New Mexico Consortium. The system improves options for recording and live streaming and will be put Read More
Los Alamos Music Teachers Association To Hold Spring Musicale Concert Sunday April 28 At Fuller Lodge
Performers of the LAMTA Musicale in February pose together after a successful recital. Courtesy/LAMTA
LAMTA News:
The Los Alamos Music Teachers Association (LAMTA) invites the community to attend its second Musicale concert of the year at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 28 at Fuller Lodge.
Every spring the LAMTA holds two Musicale recitals to showcase the hard work of our young musicians in Los Alamos. The first Musicale was held Feb. 25, 2024.
Students will be showcased from the studios of Aejin Chang, Wendy Ge, Janna Warren and Dr. Patricia Wood.
Performers include Hannah Li, Eric Xu, Lyla Lo, Sydney Read More
Daily Postcard: Trees Bloom Together In White Rock
Daily Postcard: Two trees merge into full bloom on the corner of Aragon Avenue and Garver Lane Wednesday in White Rock. Photo by VaLynn Purvis Read More
TSoM Alumni Perform In Taos With Nina Lee April 20-21
TSOM News:
This upcoming weekend is one of the most exciting of the year for the TSoM! We’re bringing back to Taos four recent School alumni to perform several concerts and teach local elementary students in Taos. Mentoring and performing alongside the alumni is faculty member Nina Lee, cellist of the acclaimed Brentano Quartet. The ensemble has been hard at work preparing on the East Coast, and they’re thrilled to see you in Taos.
The TSoM is committed to engaging with the Taos community throughout the year, and we’re proud of the impact this visit will have. The alumni will share Read More
PEEC 2024 Earth Day Festival Saturday At Los Alamos Nature Center
Daily Postcard: Northern Saw-whet Owl Near LA Reservoir
Daily Postcard: A Northern Saw-whet Owl spotted recently along the road to the Los Alamos Reservoir. A tiny owl with a catlike face, oversized head and bright yellow eyes, the Northern Saw-whet Owl is practically bursting with attitude. Where mice and other small mammals are concerned this fierce, silent owl is anything but cute. One of the most common owls in forests across northern North America (and across the U.S. in winter), saw-whets are highly nocturnal and seldom seen. Their high-pitched too-too-too call is a common evening sound in evergreen mountain forests from January through Read More
Santa Fe Jewish Film Festival To Screen ‘Four Winters’ In Commemoration Of Holocaust Remembrance & Heroism Day
Santa Fe Jewish Film Festival News:
The Santa Fe Jewish Film Festival has announced its screening of Four Winters in commemoration of Holocaust Remembrance and Heroism Day. This award-winning documentary tells the remarkable story of the Jewish partisans, many who were barely in their teens, who fought back against the Nazis during WW II. The film will be shown 3 p.m. Sunday, May 5 at CCA in Santa Fe, and tickets are complimentary (although required).
Against extraordinary odds, more than 25,000 Jewish partisans courageously fought back against the Nazis and their collaborators from deep Read More
2024 Earth Day Festival Los Alamos Nature Center April 20
Fun and entertainment for all ages will be available 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 20 at PEEC’s Earth Day Festival at the Los Alamos Nature Center, 2600 Canyon Road. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center’s (PEEC) reminds the community to come join them this Saturday, April 20, for their signature event, the annual Earth Day Festival. The festivities run 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Los Alamos Nature Center, 2600 Canyon Road.
Family-friendly and free, the event promises a full day of educational fun, delicious food, live entertainment, hands-on learning experiences, Read More
Los Alamos Film And Culture Festival: Schedule Of Events
Filmmaker Matthew Modine stars in the film, ‘The Martini Shot’ to be shown 6-8 p.m. May 1 at SALA Event Center as part of the Los Alamos Film and Culture Festival. Courtesy/LAFCF
LAFCF News:
The Los Alamos Film and Culture Festival (LAFCF) has shared the full schedule of films coming to SALA Event Center (2551 Central Ave.) April 28-May 5, 2024. LAFCF welcomes a unique selection of filmmakers worldwide to present new films and share behind-the-scenes information about each story and production.
This inaugural Festival brings 20 films from 13 different countries to Los Alamos and provides multiple Read More
Daily Postcard: Flowers Beginning To Bloom In White Rock
Daily Postcard: An upclose look at flowers beginning to bloom Wednesday in White Rock. Photo by VaLynn Purvis Read More
