Post From The Road: San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Giraffes: Four giraffes gaze in different directions as they check out their surroundings at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park near Escondido, Calif. There were four other giraffes in the herd nearby. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Rhinos: Three rhinos spend a part of their afternoon next to a muddy pond at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. The animals are living in a free range enclosure at the park. This enclosure is the largest enclosure in the park. (one rhino is on the ground behind the rhino on the left). Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos Read More
Daily Postcard: View On Bayo Canyon North Rim Trail
Daily Postcard: View during a hike Friday on the Bayo Canyon North Rim Trail. Photo by Cathy Hinajosa Read More
Los Alamos Co-op Hosting Natural Egg Dyeing Workshop
Daily Postcard: Male Mexican Wolf Spotted At Sevilleta
Daily Postcard: An adult male Mexican wolf in brushy landscape March 13 at Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge about 20 miles north of Socorro (this one was not spotted at the Valles Caldera National Preserve). A female Mexican wolf was spotted howver, roaming around the Valles Caldera for about a month last November. Once common throughout parts of the Southwestern U.S. and Mexico, the Mexican wolf was all but eliminated from the wild by the 1970s due to conflicts with livestock. In 1976, the Mexican wolf was listed as endangered and a binational captive breeding program was initiated soon afterSanta Fe Pro Musica Presents Quatuor Ébène April 14
Pro Musica News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe Pro Musica’s popular String Quartet Series concludes at 3 p.m. April 14 with the French ensemble Quatuor Ébène performing music by Mozart, Alfred Schnittke, and Grieg.
Quatuor Ébène is named after the wood “ebony,” a component of string instruments that “resists time and is a symbol of exotic cultures” (former cellist Raphael Merlin).
The quartet is also unique in their classical music background— have led double lives as jazz, folk, and rock musicians. What began in 1999 as a distraction in the music school’s practice rooms —improvising on jazz standards Read More
2024 Wildfire Day Elks Club Easter Egg Hunt At Ashley Pond March 30!
Ribbon Cutting For Lindsay Brenner Art At Airport
Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Community Services invites the public to attend the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Lindsay Brenner artwork at the Los Alamos County Airport. This event is 1-2 p.m. Friday, March 29 at the airport.
In pursuit of enhancing the airport environment, the Art in Public Places (APP) Board launched a Call for Art in November 2021. This initiative sought artworks that not only added aesthetic value but also contributed to sound management within the Los Alamos County Airport.
Following the Call for Art, Lindsay Brenner emerged as the standout artist among Read More
PAC 8 Community Media Center: March 22-28, 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 March 22-28, 2024:
Friday, March 22, 2024
- 6 a.m. Democracy Now! – Live;
- 10 a.m. The Thom Hartmann Program;
- 11 a.m. County Council Meeting Replay 3-5–24;
- 3 p.m. Democracy Now!
- 5 p.m. PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates;
- 6 p.m. Neurodiversity in Literature;
- 7 p.m. Healthy Longevity;
YMCA Partners With LAPS To Provide Spring Break Camp
Scene of a previous Spring Break Camp activity at Aspen Elementary School. Courtesy/YMCA
Scene of a previous Spring Break Camp with art/creativity activities at The Family YMCA. Courtesy/YMCA
Y News:
During the conference days and upcoming spring break, The Family YMCA has partnered up with Los Alamos Public Schools to provide Spring Break Camp with free childcare for families within the local school district.
This is a great collaboration with Y staff, LAPS staff and Los Alamos High School student interns to ensure the camp is a success.
Youth engage in many activities throughout the day Read More
Fiber Arts, Demonstrations And Festivities At Los Luceros Sheep Shearing Day April 7
Los Luceros Historic Site News:
Los Luceros Historic Site is celebrating its wild and woolly Navajo Churro sheep herd during spring Sheep Shearing Day at First Sunday Dawn ’til Dusk, 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. April 7.
Kerry Mauer will demonstrate an old-fashioned method of sheep shearing using double bow shears. Los Luceros Instructional Coordinator Rebecca Ward will give a talk about the history of Navajo Churro sheep and their importance to New Mexico and Indigenous history.
Needle felting and drop spinning workshops will be offered (registration required). Food trucks Manko (Native American Read More
Daily Postcard: Bandelier Officially Enters Busy Season
Daily Postcard: Visitors descend the steps and ladders on a partially shaded and steep cliffside March 12 at Bandelier National Monument. Bandelier has officially entered its busy season and recommends arriving before 10 a.m. or after 2:30 p.m. to ensure finding a parking place. Once the limited parking fills vehicles will be turned around at the entrance gate. Bandelier thanks visitors for their cooperation in protecting Alcove House, the cliff dwellings and their own safety by following these guidelines: stay on the trail/ladders, limit to 15 people climbing the ladders to Alcove House, Read More
2024 Los Alamos Summer Concert Series Announces 3 More Artists Including A HUGE Science Fest Concert Starring Led Zep Again!
The 2024 Los Alamos Summer Concert Series begins May 24. Courtesy/LASCS
Summer Concert News:
The 2024 Los Alamos Summer Concert Series (LASCS) is doing it again, bringing several world-class bands to Ashley Pond every Friday night during the summer for what is shaping up to be another incredible season of FREE entertainment for Los Alamos and the region.
The series runs every Friday from May 24 through Aug. 30 and concerts will be announced as sponsors are found with the final calendar release set for April 15. Please visit the 2024 LASCS website or get regular updates available on our Facebook Read More
PAC 8’s Spring Fundraiser Has Begun
Hummingbird Rain Chain donated by Petree Garden Center & Florist. Courtesy/PAC 8
PAC 8 News:
PAC 8’s spring fundraiser, an on-line auction has begun.
PAC 8 thanks the local businesses for the large assortment of generous donations. Auction items include a Fused Glass Experience, lift tickets to Pajarito Mountain, a box full of bagged, jarred and packaged foods grown by local writer Liddie Martinez along with her autographed cookbook. There also is jewelry, puzzles, gifts and many gift certificates to local restaurants.
PAC 8 is a non-profit organization and community media center. Read More
Daily Postcard: Spring Daffodils Blooming On Aster Street
Daily Postcard: A most welcome sign of spring – daffodils are spotted blooming Wednesday on Aster Street in White Rock. Photo by Joyce Wolff Read More
Meow Wolf Among World’s Most Innovative Companies Of 2024
MEOW WOLF News:
SANTA FE — Meow Wolf has been named to Fast Company’s prestigious list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2024.
This year’s list shines a spotlight on businesses that are shaping industry and culture through their innovations. These organizations are setting new standards and achieving remarkable milestones in all sectors of the economy. Alongside the World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies, Fast Company recognizes 606 organizations across 58 sectors and regions.
“Every Meow Wolf visit sparks a personal revolution, shattering norms and reimagining the Read More
Daily Postcard: View Looking West From White Rock
Daily Postcard: View looking west Tuesday from White Rock. Photo by VaLynn Purvis Read More
Santa Fe Pro Musica Presents The Mozart Requiem – 2024 Season Orchestra Finale
Trombones, timpani, choir, Haydn Creation (Norby). Courtesy/SFPM
Santa Fe Pro Musica News:
SANTA FE — Under the leadership of Conductor Laureate Thomas O’Connor, the Pro Musica Orchestra is joined by Polyphony: Voices of New Mexico and soprano Sherezade Panthaki, alto Meg Bragle, tenor Thomas Cooley, and bass-baritone Douglas Williams in presenting Mozart’s final masterpiece, his Requiem.
Composer Joseph Haydn (1731–1809) praised Mozart’s dramatic and expressive range in this piece, remarking that had Mozart “written nothing else but his string quartets and his Requiem, this alone Read More
Books For Cosmic Frontiers Available Now At Samizdat
New Mexico Consortium News:
The New Mexico Consortium is hosting Cosmic Frontiers: Stephen Hawking & The Universe, a two-day event April 27-28, 2024, centered around scientist Stephen Hawking, cosmology, and astrophysics. Many of the speakers that are coming to Los Alamos to participate in the event have recently authored books. The NMC is pleased to coordinate a special book sale at Samizdat Bookstore and a book signing event during the Cosmic Frontiers weekend.
Patrons can purchase books now at Samizdat bookstore or they will be available to purchase at the event in the SALA lobby Read More
SFCC Library Writing Generation Series: Serena Rodriguez
Serena Rodriguez
SFCC News:
SANTA FE — SFCC Library announces writer Serena Rodriguez will be the next speaker in The Writing Generation Series with an online reading 6 p.m., March 20 and a follow-up creative session 6 p.m., April 3.
This free online series is open to the public and consists of two types of events: Readings by writers and creative sessions when attendees will be given writing prompts and time to write. Featured speaker Serena Rodriguez will read a selection of her writings at 6 p.m., March 20 and will follow-up with a creative session at 6 p.m., April 3. (Note there is a two-week break Read More
