Santa Fe Community College Visual Arts Gallery Opens ‘Celebration Of The Book’ Exhibition With Reception Feb. 15
Songs of Kaua’i by Laurel Moorhead, one of many artworks from ‘Celebration of the Book’ opening at SFCC Visual Arts Gallery, 4 p.m. Feb. 15. Courtesy/SFCC
SFCC News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College’s (SFCC) Visual Arts Gallery opens the art exhibition, “Celebration of the Book” featuring contemporary book art with a reception 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15.
The public is invited to the free reception with refreshments at the Visual Arts Gallery, 6401 Richards Avenue. The exhibition continues through Friday, March 22. All the artists represented in the exhibition are members of the Santa Read More
Santa Fe Opera Seeks 20 New Volunteer Docents To Lead Backstage Tours During 2024 Festival Season
A view from backstage at the Santa Fe Opera. Photo by Sullivan Peraino/Santa Fe Opera
Santa Fe Opera News:
SANTA FE — The Santa Fe Opera is seeking 20 new volunteer Docents to conduct Backstage Tours during the 2024 Festival Season.
This is the first time in three years that new Docents have been admitted to the program. New Docent training will be conducted at the Santa Fe Opera over seven days in late April and early May.
Training centers on in-depth information about the Santa Fe Opera’s history, production facilities, and designs for the five 2024 Season productions including La traviata (Verdi), Read More
NMDCA: 2024 ‘Arts & The Military’ Mini Grant Awardees
NMDCA News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico Arts, the state’s arts agency, announces recipients of 2024 “Arts and the Military” Mini Grant program.
This funding supports arts organizations and veteran-focused organizations to create or expand opportunities for veterans and active-duty service members to engage with the arts.
New Mexico Arts is awarding $2,500 mini grants that will serve military and veteran audiences – including active-duty service members, reservists, National Guard members, veterans, their families and caregivers, and others.
Nine New Mexico-based organizations have been Read More
Daily Postcard: Snow, Lights Decorate White Rock Pine Tree
Daily Postcard: Snow clings to the branches of a pine tree laced with colorful Chritsmas lights at a residence in the Pinon Trails neighborhood in White Rock. Photo by VaLynn Purvis Read More
Community Invited To ‘Enhancing The Music – Costumes & Props From The Santa Fe Opera’ Jan. 27 At Fuller Lodge
A scene from the Los Alamos Opera Guild’s event last year. Photo by Terry Beery
A scene from the Los Alamos Opera Guild’s event last year. Photo by Terry Beery
Los Alamos Opera Guild News:
The community is invited to join the Los Alamos Opera Guild for a special presentation titled, “Enhancing the Music – Costumes and Props from the Santa Fe Opera” by Santa Fe Opera Costume Director Blair Gulledge and Props Director Eileen Garcia.
The presentation is 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27 at Fuller Lodge.
Gulledge and Garcia will provide a glimpse of how costumes and props enhance the music of the Santa Fe Read More
En Pointe School Of Dance Starts Spring Semester Jan. 9
Scene from En Pointe School of Dance recent performance. Courtesy/Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
Scene from En Pointe School of Dance’recent performance. Courtesy/Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
COMMUNITY News:
En Pointe School of Dance Spring 2024 Semester begins Jan. 9. The dance school, at 3801 Arkansas Ave. in Suites E and F, will be open on Martin Luther King Day, Jan. 15.
En Pointe School of Dance in Los Alamos was established in April 2021. En Pointe School offers Dance Exploration, Pre-Ballet, Ballet -1, -2, -3, Adult Ballet, Pre-Pointe, Pointe, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Contemporary, Read More
SALA Event Center Pushes Forward With LEDA Agreement To Bring Immersive Theater Experience To Los Alamos
SALA Event Center volunteer and advocate Kevin Holsapple, left, and SALA Owner Allan Saenz stand in the movie theater that will become an immersive theater experience. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
A rendering of what the immersive experience will be like once the project is completed. Courtesy/SALA
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
It’s amazing what has been accomplished at the SALA Event Center in a year-and-a-half.
When owner Allan Saenz acquired and re-opened the former Reel Deal Theater at 2551 Central Avenue in 2022, the transformation Read More
Family Mornings Event At NM Museum Of Folk Art Jan. 7
NMDCA News:
The New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs (NMDCA) presents Family Mornings at New Mexico Museum of Folk Art 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024.
Keeping Warm in celebration of their exhibit “Ghhúunayúkata / To Keep Them Warm: The Alaska Native Parka” Special guest Priscilla Hensley, writer and documentarian who grew up in Alaska, will join NMDCA to share stories from her childhood and Inupiaq heritage.
The hands-on art project will connect with keeping warm during the cold months of the year, and how cultures around the world make their warm clothing beautiful and meaningful. Read More
Daily Postcard: Foggy View At Valles Caldera
Daily Postcard: Low fog at Valles Caldera National Preserve. Courtesy/VCNP Read More
‘Glassen Wonders’ Opens At LewAllen Galleries Jan. 5
. Courtesy/LewAllen Galleries
LewAllen Galleries at 1613 Paseo de Peralta in Santa Fe. Courtesy/LewAllen Galleries
LewAllen Galleries News:
SANTA FE – LewAllen Galleries has announced the largest exhibition of world-class contemporary glass art in its nearly four decades of representing this category of important art.
Entitled, “Glassen Wonders”, the show includes more than 60 pieces by 23 internationally recognized glass artists. The exhibition features significant works from the museum-quality collection of Dr. Arnold and Doris Roland, as well as important glass sculptures Read More
Santa Fe Playhouse: Benefit Reading Of Tewkesbury’s ‘JAMMED’ Starring Ali MacGraw, Brooke Palance Jan. 27
Ali MacGraw
Santa Fe Playhouse News:
SANTA FE – Santa Fe Playhouse (SFP) presents a script-in-hand benefit reading of JAMMED. Written and directed by Golden Globe nominee Joan Tewkesbury (Nashville), starring Oscar nominee Ali MacGraw (Love Story – Best Actress Oscar Nominee; Love Letters – National Tour) and Brooke Palance (Empire of the Ants, The Four Deuces, The Clairvoyant).
The one-night-only benefit reading of JAMMED, will take place at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, at the Santa Fe Playhouse, 142 East De Vargas St. in Santa Fe.
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Backstage, during a performance Read More
Santa Fe Pro Musica Presents ‘Brentano Quartet–Chiaroscuro’ In St. Francis Auditorium Feb. 11, 2024
Brentano Quartet members from left, Mark Steinberg, violin; Serena Canin, violin; Misha Amory, viola and Nina Lee, cello. Photo by Jürgen Frank
Pro Musica News:
SANTA FE—Pro Musica’s celebrated String Quartet Series continues this February with the “Passionate, uninhibited, and spellbinding” Brentano Quartet (London Independent). In their program “Chiaroscuro”—referring to an artistic technique that uses contrasting light and shadow to create volume and depth—Shostakovich’s intensely personal String Quartet No. 8, dedicated to the victims of fascism and war, sits in high Read More
Daily Postcard: View Of Sun Setting Over White Rock
Daily Postcard: View of the sun setting Saturday over White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
SALA Presents Week Of Entertainment And Education
SALA News:
This week, SALA is providing an array of events that cater to various interests from coding enthusiasts to cinema lovers.
Here’s a rundown of what’s happening at SALA:
- Tuesday/Wednesday: CoderDojo Facilitates Learning for Young Minds
Kickstarting the week, CoderDojo Los Alamos will be conducting interactive coding sessions at 3:30 p.m. Geared towards kids and young adults, this program aims to foster a passion for computer programming and related activities. - Thursday: Last Chance for “Wonka” Magic
Thursday, bid farewell to the enchanting world of Wonka with the final shows
Handsome Mule Deer Buck Hops Fence At Bandelier
A handsome mule deer buck hops a fence Monday at Bandelier National Monument. Courtesy/NPS Read More
Sunrise Illuminates Sky Today Over Pajarito Mountain
View of the sunrise early today illuminating the sky over Pajarito Mountain. Courtesy/Pajarito webcam Read More
Daily Postcard: Ice Crystals Enhance Beauty Of Landscape Along Canyon Rim Trail
Daily Postcard: Ice crystals form on the leaves of shrubs and trees Monday enhancing the beauty of the landscape along the Canyon Rim Trail. Photo by Kurt Steinhaus Read More
Tickets Available Online For ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’
Inspector Carter, left, (Kaity Burke) and Thomas Colleymoore, right, (Emily Teti) try to help an inebriated Perkins (Jim Sicilian) remember his line so they can escape a never-ending scene in “The Play That Goes Wrong”. Photo by Thomas Graves Photography
Community News:
Los Alamos Little Theatre’s production of “The Play That Goes Wrong” will run Jan. 12-27 at the Performing Arts Center, 1670 Nectar St.
Written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields and directed by Seona Zimmerman, “The Play That Goes Wrong” presents the members of the hapless Cornley Drama Society as they attempt Read More
Los Alamos Choral Society Begins Winter Season Jan. 9
Los Alamos Choral Society begins its 2024 Winter season Jan. 9. Interested singers should arrive around 6:30 p.m. to sign in and pay dues. Rehearsal runs 7-9 p.m. in United Church Sanctuary at 2525 Canyon Road. No audition required. Courtesy photo
By WENDY SWANSON
Los Alamos Choral Society
Los Alamos Choral Society invites all interested singers to join us for our 2024 Winter season! We are a talented amateur choral group that has been singing in Los Alamos since November 1943.
We encourage anyone, regardless of age or musical background, to join our choral society in the challenge and thrill Read More
Delirium Musicum To Perform In Los Alamos
Delirium Musicum will perform at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12 at the Duane Smith Auditorium. Courtesy/LACA
LACA News:
An exciting young chamber orchestra, Delirium Musicum, will perform in Los Alamos at 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 12, presented by the Los Alamos Concert Association (LACA).
Recently awarded three Audience Choice Awards by San Francisco Classical Voice, the self-directed ensemble will offer fresh interpretations of old masters juxtaposed with adventuresome new repertoire.
The program features new takes on two beloved Baroque masterpieces, Summer from Max Richter’s wildly popular Read More
