Posts From The Road: Galveston-Port Bolivar Ferry
Sea Gulls: Sea Gulls and various other birds like to follow the Galveston-Port Bolivar Ferry while it travels in hopes of spotting fish for an afternoon snack. The ferry’s movement stirs up the fish making it easier for the birds to dive for and capture. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Ship and Ferry: Another ferry transports vehicles across the 2.7 mile gap between Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula. The route crosses the Houston Ship Channel and often gives ferry riders an up close view of the ships as they enter the channel. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
By GARY WARREN
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Scenes From 2023 Pumpkin Glow On Fuller Lodge Lawn
A scene from the 2023 Pumpkin Glow held Saturday night on the lawn outside Fuller Lodge. Pumpkin Glow, provided by Los Alamos Arts Council (LAAC), is part of the Halloweekend festivities. The LAAC board estimated that more than 100 pumpkins were on display during the event and by 7:30 p.m. the board reported that more than 700 people had arrived to check out the carved creations. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
A new addition to this year’s Pumpkin Glow was a pumpkin carving contest. Pictured here are two winners. Bonnie Peterson’s feline jack-o-lantern, left, won the individual category Read More
New Mexico Poetry Anthology Uplifts Multiplicity Of Voices
NMDCA News:
SANTA FE — In the pages of New Mexico Poetry Anthology 2023, readers will find “a multiplicity of voices reflecting the complexity and layers of culture, history, spirituality, and poetic expression that is uniquely Nuevo México.”
That’s according to co-editors of the anthology Levi Romero, inaugural New Mexico Poet Laureate, and Michelle Otero, emerita Albuquerque Poet Laureate.
The anthology represents a significant collaboration between state agencies, particularly New Mexico Arts (NMA) and New Mexico State Library (NMSL). Working with NMA and NMSL, Romero and Otero Read More
Additional Scenes From 2023 Trick-Or-Treat On MainStreet
The Los Alamos Schools Credit Union (LASCU) ‘Hundred and One Dalmatians’ team from left, MSR-Member Service Representative Kathrine Lea, Loan Officer Denise Gutierrez, CEO/President Matthew Schmidt, Loan Officer Camille Romero and the spectacular Cruella de Vil (Executive Vice President Bethany Hayward) prepare to pass out treats to a massive crowd during the 2023 Trick-or-Treat on MainStreet event hosted Friday by Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District and sponsored by Enterprise Bank & Trust in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clarkladailypost.com
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Daily Postcard: Tsankawi At Bandelier National Monument
Daily Postcard: Bandelier National Monument will extend the closure of its Tsankawi Unit past the previously expected mid-October 2023 timeframe. This is due to construction delays at Tsankawi and the N.M. 4 intersection at the entrance to the park unit. The Tsankawi Unit is expected to reopen after construction is completed prior to the 2024 summer season. The rest of Bandelier remains open including The Pueblo Loop Trail, Alcove House, Falls Trail and Bandelier Visitor Center in Frijoles Canyon; the Juniper and Ponderosa Campgrounds; backcountry and frontcountry hiking trails at such Read More
More Scenes From 2023 Trick-or-Treat On MainStreet
Scene from the 2023 Trick-or-Treat on MainStreet hosted by Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District and sponsored by Enterprise Bank & Trust Friday in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
Scene from the 2023 Trick-or-Treat on MainStreet hosted by Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District and sponsored by Enterprise Bank & Trust Friday. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
Scene from the 2023 Trick-or-Treat on MainStreet hosted by Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District and sponsored by Enterprise Bank & Trust Friday. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com Read More
Santa Fe Playhouse Announces Catalyzing 2024 Season
Courtesy/SFP
SFP News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe Playhouse (SFP) has announced its catalyzing 2024 season at their Record-Breaking Bash, which took place Friday, Oct. 27, at La Fonda on the Plaza and Palace Prime.
The season will open with two contemporary history plays in repertory Born with Teeth and Or, both by Liz Duffy Adams, and includes Heidi Schreck’s poignant work What the Constitution Means to Me, the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Sunday in the Park with George by James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim, a workshop of the Indigifuturist play Pueblo Revolt by Indigenous playwright Dillon Chitto, Read More
Scenes From 2023 Trick-or-Treat On MainStreet
Scene from the 2023 Trick-or-Treat on MainStreet hosted by Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District and sponsored by Enterprise Bank & Trust Friday in downtown Los Alamos. Courtesy photo
Scene from the 2023 Trick-or-Treat on MainStreet hosted by Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District and sponsored by Enterprise Bank & Trust Friday in downtown Los Alamos. Courtesy photo
Scene from the 2023 Trick-or-Treat on MainStreet hosted by Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District and sponsored by Enterprise Bank & Trust Friday in downtown Los Alamos. Courtesy photo Read More
Daily Postcard: Autumn View Of Black Mesa
Daily Postcard: Autumn view Friday of Black Mesa in the valley. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
Museum Of Indian Arts & Culture: Celebrate Contributions Of Indigenous Members Of US Armed Forces Thursday Nov. 9
NMDCA News:
The second lecture in the Here, Now and Always Native Narratives speaker series at Museum of Indian Arts & Culture (MIAC) takes place 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9 with a great lineup of events to celebrate veterans including a posting of the flags by the Diné Sáanii Siláołtsooí Color Guard.
Over the next several months MIAC will host Native Narratives on some of the topics within Here, Now and Always: Cycles, Ancestors, Home and Community, Trade and Exchange, Language and Song, Art, and Survival and Resilience.
Details:
- 10:30 a.m. Posting of the Flags by the all-women
Halloween Street Art Spotted In Pajarito Acres
Halloween Street Art is spotted today in Pajarito Acres in White Rock. Photo by Linda Daly Read More
Fuller Lodge Art Center Is Currently Closed However Events Are Taking Place As Planned
Staff Report:
The Los Alamos Arts Council (LAAC) has announced that The Fuller Lodge Art Center is currently closed; however, classroom programs remain open. The board made the difficult decision to close the art center on Oct. 22, and let staff go because of funding challenges, which are being resolved. Additionally, the executive director is on leave helping her young teen recover from a traumatic car accident.
While the art center is currently closed, LAAC is moving forward with its events as planned including hosting the annual Pumpkin Glow, which begins with a carving party 10 a.m. to noon, Read More
Billy The Kid Statue Unveiled At Lincoln Historic Site
A statue of Billy the Kid unveiled during Old Lincoln Days at the Lincoln Historic Site. Courtesy/NMDCA
NMDCA News:
LINCOLN — A new addition unveiled during Old Lincoln Days this year is grabbing a lot of attention by visitors to the Lincoln Historic Site, a statue of a well-known old west desperado Billy the Kid. A hero to some and a terror to others, he is a fixture of cowboy legend.
The statue stands next to the Anderson-Freeman Visitor Center at Lincoln Historic Site and casts Billy’s shadow on the walls of that facility and the legacy of that community. A longtime champion of Lincoln preservation, Read More
Daily Postcard: Buck Rests On Gold Street Lawn
Daily Postcard: A buck rests as another grazes nearby Wednesday on Gold Street. Photo by David Kilman Read More
Mesa Top Games And Toys Hosts Holiday-Themed Escape Room Beginning Nov. 1
Mesa Top Games and Toys News:
Mesa Top Games and Toys, 1247B Central Ave., is featuring a “pop-up” style escape room that will run in the shop after hours, 6:30 p.m. Sundays, and Monday to Wednesdays starting Nov. 1 through Dec. 23.
The setup takes less than one hour and the time limit for the puzzles is one hour with an extra 30 minutes allowed if participants are close to figuring it out.
The puzzles embrace the holidays and Los Alamos. The design was conceived entirely in-house though the final product includes creative input from several of the team and community members. The title is “Christmas Read More
LAPS: Pumpkin Patch Sales Benefit LAHS/LAMS Choirs
The Pumpkin Patch on the east end of the Canyon Complex. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
LAPS News:
As the Los Alamos Choir Pumpkin Patch Fundraiser heads toward its final weekend, the Choir Boosters thank the community for its strong support so far. The Boosters also want to let those who haven’t come by yet know that the Patch will remain open weekday afternoons and all day Saturday and Sunday until Oct.31, 2023. Open times will generally run from 3:30 p.m. to dusk weekdays and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the weekend, depending on staffing.
The annual Pumpkin Patch provides a festive fall event, bringing Read More
J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee Lecture Series To Feature Visual Effects Artist Steve Preeg
Visual Effects Artist and Los Alamos Native Steve Preeg
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Visual effects in films are achieved by doing far more than just hitting a few keys on the keyboard. Just look at the credits roll in a movie and see the long list of names that appear under visual effects.
Los Alamos Native Steve Preeg, who earned an Academy Award for Best Achievement in Visual Effects for his work on the movie, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”, will reveal the complexity of creating visual effects during his lecture 7:30 p.m. Monday at SALA Event Center. Read More
Daily Postcard: The Yellow Wood Road That WAS Taken…
Enchanted Fall Festival At NNMC Saturday Oct. 28
Umbrella Children’s Theatre Presents Paja And The Peanuts And The Picky Princesses Nov. 17-19
Umbrella Children’s Theatre’s ‘Paja and The Peanuts and The Picky Princesses’ Nov. 17-19 at Teatro Paraguas, 3205 Calle Marie in Santa Fe. Courtesy/Teatro Paraguas
‘Paja and The Peanuts and The Picky Princesses’ Nov. 17-19 at Teatro Paraguas. Courtesy/Teatro Paraguas
TEATRO PARAGUAS News:
Umbrella Children’s Theatre (UCT) presents Paja and The Peanuts and The Picky Princesses at Teatro Paraguas, adapted by Rebecca Morgan from the original prize-winning story “The Princess and the Peanut”, directed by JoJo Sena-Tarnoff, with original music by Melange (Jeff and JoJo Tarnoff). Student Read More
