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Daily Postcard: Sandhill Cranes Fill The Sky

Daily Postcard: Sandhill Cranes fill the sky Monday above White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs

Sandhill Cranes flying in a V-shaped formation Monday over White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More

On The Job In Los Alamos: Local Shopper KayLinda Crawford With Antique Weather Vane She Found At Boomerang

On the job in Los Alamos today is local shopper KayLinda Crawford with this exquisite antique weather vane she found at Boomerang Consignment and Gaia Gifts at 1247 Central Ave. Crawford is advertising manager for the Los Alamos Daily Post and stopped by the Post to show the news team her treasure. Boomerang carries a variety of items from cool vintage collectibles such as this weather vane to leather jackets, cowboy boots, jewelry, furniture, books, great clothes and much more. For hours and other details, click here. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

Daily Postcard: November Full Moon Shines Through Trees

Daily Postcard: A bright November Full Moon shines through the trees this morning in White Rock. The November Full Moon is also called the Beaver Moon, likely because this is the time of year that beavers begin to spend more time in their dens for the winter. Source: astromony.com. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More

Posts From The Road: Devil’s Rope Museum In Texas

Tribute To Barbed Wire: Barbed wire balls mounted on limestone welcome visitors to the Devil’s Rope Museum and the Texas Route 66 Museum in McLean, Texas. The spacious facility is home to both museums giving visitors a view of what the west was like before modern cities and interstate highways existed. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Creative Display: The Devil’s Rope Museum features many displays which show the various designs and types of barbed wire. This creative display is a case that when open (as seen) shows the wire in a circular fashion similar to a wagon wheel. Around the edge is Read More

Small Business Saturday: Shop Fuller Lodge Art Center / Los Alamos Arts Council!

Fuller Lodge Art Center / Los Alamos Arts Council

Providing arts programming, as well as a gallery featuring year round themed and juried art exhibits, as well as a gift shop filled with arts and crafts from local and regional artists. Don’t miss the Affordable Arts Sale on now!

Please shop, participate and support the Los Alamos Arts Council. Donations keep its mission alive by providing direct financial support to its cultural programs, education programs and gallery and gift shop artists. Community donations ensure that LAAC can continue to provide concerts, fairs, festivals, summer camp, Read More

Small Business Saturday: Shop Atomic City Quilts!

Atomic City Quilts

Batting, pins, patterns, & over 4,000 yards of fabric. Cross stitch patterns, kits, & classes. Notions are great for the
quilter/sewer in your life to create their next project!

Open Tuesday-Friday 10am-6pm, Saturday 10am-3pm

Blue bucks participant.

www.atomiccityquilts.com

1247 Central Ave, Los Alamos

(505) 662-1416 Read More

Donations To Los Alamos Arts Council Keep Its Mission Alive

Local children explore the gallery Fuller Lodge Art Center. Courtesy/LAAC

Scene from the LAAC’s annual Pumpkin Carving event. Photo by Tomas Redondo

LAAC News:

Donations to the Los Alamos Arts Council (LAAC) keep its mission alive by providing direct financial support to its cultural programs, education programs and gallery and gift shop artists.

Community donations ensurs that LAAC can continue to provide concerts, fairs, festivals, summer camp, theater camps, Kite Festival, Pumpkin Glow and all of the other programs it has been bringing to Los Alamos County since 1967.

“Help us Unite Read More

Small Business Saturday: Boomerang Consignment And Retail

BUSINESS News:

Small Business Saturday will be held Saturday. A number of local businesses are taking part and offering specials and activities. One of the participants is:

Boomerang Consignment & Gaia Gifts

Small Business Saturday marks the nine-year anniversary for Boomerang Consignment in Los Alamos (although the shop has been in business 21 years now). We have an ever expanding base of consigners who come from all around the state to get their treasures included in our curated selection. We have new arrivals daily. For our anniversary celebration, we will have cookies by the amazing Read More

STEMarts Lab: Apprenticeship For Girls Ages 14-19 Residing In Northern New Mexico

The STEMarts Apprenticeship program is designed for girls residing in Northern New Mexico (ages 14-19). Apprentices receive a $1,000 stipend to discover and develop their creative interests and gain valuable 21st century work skills in this year-long paid apprenticeship. Courtesy/STEMarts Lab

STEMarts Lab News:

The STEMarts Apprenticeship program is designed for girls residing in Northern New Mexico (ages 14-19). Apprentices receive a $1,000 stipend to discover and develop their creative interests and gain valuable 21st century work skills in this year-long paid apprenticeship. Read More

NDI New Mexico Announces Inaugural Teaching Artist In Residence Program As It Celebrates 30th Anniversary

NDI Artistic Director Liz Salganek

NDI News:

SANTA FE — National Dance Institute (NDI) New Mexico announced today, its inaugural Teaching Artist in Residence Program, designed as a unique opportunity to expand the organization’s relationships with world-class choreographers, dancers and other artists, and to further its mission to help New Mexico youth develop critical life skills and realize their full potential through engagement with the arts. 

The organization’s first teaching artist in residence is Dana Tai Soon Burgess, a world-recognized choreographer, dancer, cultural Read More

Dixon Community Players Presents ‘The Razzamatazz Of Radio And Jazz’ Dec. 1-3

DIXON PLAYERS News:

The Dixon Community Players are at it again. After being quiet through COVID, they have now created an exciting new musical revue: The Razzmatazz of Radio And Jazz.

It begins at the time that the unimaginable horrors of WWI have finally come to an end. Americans are ready to unwind and celebrate. The period of the “Roaring Twenties” has begun. And the coming powerful emergence of radio and electricity in the home during the 20’s and 30’s was about to change people’s lives forever. For the first time, music, sports, politics and news were able to be brought into every person’s home Read More

Daily Postcard: Thanksgiving Eve At Guaje Pines

Daily Postcard: The columbarium at Guaje Pines Cemetery on Thanksgiving eve where family and friends have placed flowers in remembrance of their loved ones. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

View of Guaje Pines Cemetery on Thanksgiving eve. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

Small Business Saturday: Little Studio On The Mesa

BUSINESS News:

Small Business Saturday will be held Saturday. A number of local businesses are taking part and offering specials and activities. One of the participants is:

Little Studio on the Mesa

Little Studio on the Mesa offers after school programs, classes, gift cards, fused glass, stained glass and paint your own pottery! Great gift selection!

Special event: The Second Annual Ornament-A-Looza kicks off the season Black Friday morning, 10am-6pm, Nov. 24. with a chance to make fused glass ornaments throughout the day. Glass ornament designs cut and ready for assembly and customization Read More

Shopping With Al …

World-class shopper Al Miller of El Rancho has a sharp eye for style and design and a keen sense for what works best to enhance the appearance of his friends and colleagues. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com

Retired art teacher Al Miller has a gift … he is a world-class shopper and stylist to his wide circle of friends. Al is spontaneous and fun and advises them on just the right clothing, accessories and shoes to enhance their look. He finds outfits that follow current trends and knows the best places to shop in Los Alamos, Read More

Los Alamos Ambassador Program Manager Offers Training

Los Alamos Ambassador Program Manager Liz Martineau saw recent photos in the Post of this local goose escorting visitors around town and decided to pay it a visit and conduct some official ‘ambassador training’. ‘I am willing to take the program to any local location, even Ashley Pond,’ Martineau said. Photo by Gordon McDonough

Los Alamos Ambassador Program Manager Liz Martineau at Ashley Pond training the goose that likes to escort visitors around town. Martineau explained the finer points of what it takes to become an official ambassador. Photo by Gordon McDonough  Read More

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