Roadrunner Drinks From Birdbath In Albuquerque
A roadrunner was spotted drinking from a bird bath recently at an Albuquerque residence. Photo by Laurie Waters
The roadrunner stops drinking for a moment to scan the area recently outside an Albuquerque residence. Photo by Laurie Waters Read More
Reading And Book Signing With Author Shirley Raye Redmond At Mesa Public Library Saturday Sept. 16
COUNTY News:
Mesa Public Library welcomes prolific local author Shirley Raye Redmond back to the lower level rotunda at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16 for a reading from her latest book Brave Animal Stories for Kids: 50 True Tales That Celebrate God’s Creation.
Published in March by Harvest House, Brave Animal Stories is a welcome addition to recent similar work including Courageous and Bold Bible Heroes: 50 True Stories of Daring Men and Women of God and Change the World: 10 Daring Women of God. Redmond will read excerpts from several of her award-winning children’s books. This event is great for Read More
Los Alamos Farmers Market 7 AM To 12:30 PM Today!
Daily Postcard: Rainbow Strikes Across Stormy Sky
Daily Postcard: A rainbow forms across the stormy sky beyond Buckman Mesa viewed recently from Overlook in White Rock. Photo by Rowena Macdonald Read More
Children Of Saint Job Give Blankets To Sombrillo Residents
Children of Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Christian Church crocheted and assembled blankets for the residents of Sombrillo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Courtesy/Fr. Theophan
Children of Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Christian Church hand out blankets to the residents of Sombrillo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Courtesy/Fr. Theophan
By Father Theophan
Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church
Los Alamos
For the past few weeks, the children of Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Christian Church have been putting their faith into practice. During Sunday School, moved to Wednesday evenings Read More
Baby Basset Hound Has A Name…Drum Roll Please: Tipitina!
Karen Wray with her new baby basset hound ‘Tipitina’ this afternoon in her gallery, The Karen Wray Gallery at 1247 Central Ave. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
COMMUNITY News:
More than 70 suggestions came in for the recent poll conducted by the Los Alamos Daily Post to name a new baby basset hound for owner Karen Wray.
Wray has been pondering the many choices received but as she was walking her new baby puppy around the building of her art gallery Wednesday, a completely new idea came to her.
“I love Cajun music and have always loved the song Tipitina,” Wray said. “It’s happy, joyous, carefree
Jemez Springs To Hold ‘I Heart Jemez Art’ Event Over Labor Day Weekend
Village of Jemez Springs News:
For the fifth year, the Village of Jemez Springs will be hosting their “I Heart Jemez Art” event 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 2 and Sunday, Sept. 3 in the Village Plaza.
The Village Plaza will have several arts and crafts vendors selling handmade jewelry, wearable art, wood decor, fine art and more during the event.
From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday enjoy live music by cover band, Ravin Hill Band, who will play at the Plaza as well as music 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 3 by the variety band, Crazy Bird Band.
The “I Heart Jemez Art” event brings hundreds of visitors the Read More
Daily Postcard: Fawns Forage In White Rock Garden
Daily Postcard: A pair of fawns forage in the garden of a residence as their mother keeps a watchful eye nearby Thursday in White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs
A pair of fawns grazing in the garden of a residence Thursday in White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
Laugh, Cry And Sing With LALT This season
Paris (Adam Olsen), Lord Capulet (Tomás Farish), and Lady Capulet (Stacy Buck) rehearse for LALT’s upcoming production of ‘Romeo and Juliet’. Photo by Thomas Graves
Cast members of LALT’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ rehearse a sword fight. Photo by Thomas Graves
LALT News:
Los Alamos Little Theatre’s 2023-2024 season “will make audiences laugh, cry and sing, sometimes all at once”.
The season opens in September with William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” starring Keira Fichtl and Jack Williams in the title roles. The production runs Sept. 8-17, with 7:30 p.m. showings on Fridays and Saturday, Read More
Karen Wray Gallery Presents ‘The Art Of Peter Krusko’
Artist Peter Krusko will show his work at an opening reception 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14 at The Karen Wray Gallery. The exhibit will be available through Oct. 12, 2023. Courtesy/The Karen Wray Gallery
By AMANDA SANCHEZ
Los Alamos
“Making Art is linked to my capacity to feel” – Peter Krusko’
The Karen Wray Gallery will welcome the community to the opening reception for Peter Krusko’s Solo Art Exhibition 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14. The exhibit will be available through Oct. 12, 2023.
An artist and fine arts educator from New York
Before moving to Santa Fe 19 years ago, Krusko enjoyed Read More
Scenes Of Blue Moon Above Los Alamos & White Rock
View of Wednesday night’s Blue Moon above Overlook Park obscured by an interesting cloud formation that produced some nice crepuscular rays. According to solarsystem.nasa.gov, the Blue Moon appeared opposite the Sun (in Earth-based longitude) at 9:36 p.m. EDT Wednesday. The planet Saturn appeared near the Moon. Publications use different thresholds for deciding which Moons qualify as ‘super’, but all agree that in 2023 the two full Moons in August qualify. It is called a Blue Moon by the newer definition introduced by Sky & Telescope magazine in 1946. The older definition of Blue Moon, Read More
Blue Moon Shines Over Pajarito Acres
The Blue Moon put on quite a show around the world Wednesday night including over Pajarito Acres in White Rock. The full moon was a special one, too, the unification of a supermoon and a Blue Moon, a ‘Super Blue Moon’. The moon didn’t appear particularly blue at this time, however. The term ‘Blue Moon has nothing to do with color, instead referring to either two moons occurring in the same calendar month (as in this case), or the third full moon in a season that has four full moons. A supermoon, meanwhile, refers to a full moon that occurs when the moon is closer to Earth in its orbit, resulting in a slightly Read More
Sunset This Evening Near White Rock Y And NM 4
The sunset viewed this evening near the White Rock Y and N.M. 4. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
LAAC Daytime Performance Features John Eklund Sept. 6
LAAC News:
The Los Alamos Arts Council (LAAC) September Daytime Performance will feature John Eklund noon-1 p.m. Wednesday, Sep. 6 in the Pajarito Room at Fuller Lodge.
The performance is free and open to the public.
About John Eklund
I grew up in the 50s in a pleasant Southern California suburb with parents who closely resembled Ward and June Cleaver. Weekends were for packing up the ’57 station wagon for day trips or overnight camping in the San Gabriel mountains.
Dad’s friend, a WWII vet named Bud, would bring his family, too. Among my earliest memories of music are of Bud singing and playing old-timey Read More
Last Summer Concert Of 2023 Season: Baracutanga!
Baracutanga will headline the last concert of the 2023 season Friday, Sept. 1. Courtesy/Sancre Productions
Sancre Productions News:
This Friday marks the last concert of the 2023 season and the Los Alamos Summer Concert Series presented by Toyota of Santa Fe, will welcome back a band that has not performed on the local stage since 2019 when they opened the season – Baracutanga!
Baracutanga is a seven-piece band, representing four countries (Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, USA), that blends South American ancestral traditions with a modern sensibility, whose exciting and distinct Latin flavor Read More
Daily Postcard: Cat-Faced Spider Admires Solar Lights
Daily Postcard: A Cat-Faced Spider is spotted admiring solar lights Tuesday evening at a residence off Diamond Drive. The Cat-faced Spider is a common name shared by this species and a second North American spider. Its other common name, Jewel Spider, is also shared with an Australian spider. This harmless spider is an angulate spider, meaning it has two pronounced bumps at the top of its abdomen. The ‘cat face’ on the abdomen is created by these two bumps, which form the cat’s ‘ears’, and the pattern in the center of the abdomen, which forms the ‘face’. This spider is usually up-side-down in the Read More
LAPS Students Encouraged To Become Superhero Readers
From left, Ralph the Reader and Ricky the Roadrunner pose with LAOLA Principal Kati Steinberg, Los Alamos Public Schools Superintendent Jennifer Guy and Chamisa Elementary Principal Craig Washnok. Courtesy/LAPS
Ralph the Reader and Ricky the Roadrunner speak with Los Alamos Online Learning Academy students who attended the assembly via Zoom. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Ralph the Reader and Ricky the Roadrunner paid a visit to students at Chamisa Elementary School and the Los Alamos Online Learning Academy (LAOLA) to kick off the “Level UP New Mexico” reading challenge.
Chamisa/LAOLA Read More
LAAC To Host Concert And Silent Auction Tuesday Sept. 19
LAAC News:
The Los Alamos Arts Council (LAAC) will host a concert featuring Tjett Gerdom, Jennifer Perez and Natasha Stojanovska Sept. 19 at Fuller Lodge.
In addition to a night of beautiful music, there will be a catered cocktail hour and silent auction. The silent auction proceeds will be used to support the arts council’s cultural programs.
These cultural programs include the upcoming month of Arts and Culture, in conjunction with MainStreet and Los Alamos Creative District. The programs begin Sept. 30 and culminate with the annual Pumpkin Glow. Additionally, the arts council’s cultural
Chipmunk Scans Area Along Las Conchas Trail
A chipmunk pauses to scan the area Friday along the Las Conchas Trail. Photo by Seth Manning Read More
Los Alamos Choral Society Begins Fall Season Sept. 26
By WENDY SWANSON
Los Alamos Choral Society
Los Alamos Choral Society invites all interested singers to join us for our 2023-24 season! We are an amateur choral group that has been singing in Los Alamos since November 1943.
We encourage anyone, regardless of age or musical background, who enjoys singing and seriously wants to participate in the production of choral music, to join our choral society. Join with us in the challenge and thrill of performing the great works of classical and modern composers.
We perform in up to four concerts per year. We are privileged to have Mary Badarak as our director Read More
