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‘From Scratch’ TV Show Highlights New Mexico And Chile Line Farms
Liddie Martinez, author of Chile Line Cookbook and president of Los Alamos Region of Enterprise Bank & Trust, stands with David Moscow, creator and host of the TV show, ‘From Scratch’. Martinez and her Chile Line Farms in Española will be featured in an episode of ‘From Scratch’ scheduled to air Oct. 18. Courtesy photo
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
David Moscow, the creator and host of the TV show, “From Scratch” traveled in July to Bishop’s Lodge in Santa Fe for a meal. He dined on bison enchiladas, a green chile and peach salad and apricot soup. The meal was Read More
MainStreet & Creative District Fair & Rodeo Parade Saturday!
Scene from 2022 Fair and Rodeo Parade. The Legendary Longhorns will make another appearance in this year’s Fair and Rodeo Parade, which begins at 10 a.m. this Saturday on Central Avenue. Courtesy/LACDC
MainStreet and Creative District News:
Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District are excited to delight the community with this year’s Fair and Rodeo Parade.
Kicking off at 10 a.m. Saturday on Central Avenue, the Grand Marshal, Dr. Kurt Steinhaus will lead a parade with bands, horses, goats and more. Be sure to see the final ‘float’ by the Legendary Longhorns!
The following weekend, on Aug. Read More
PAC 8 Community Media Center: Aug. 11-17, 2023
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 Aug. 11-17:
Friday, Aug. 11, 2023
- 6 a.m. Democracy Now! – Live
- 1 a.m. The Tom Hartman Program
- 11 a.m. County Council Meeting Replay 8-8–23
- 3 p.m. Democracy Now!
- 5 p.m. PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates
- 6 p.m. 2th St. and Trinity Drive Town Hall Meeting
- 7 p.m. Society of Catholic Scientists
Daily Postcard: Pastel Lavender Ferncliff Inspiration Dahlia
Daily Postcard: A pastel lavender Ferncliff Inspiration Dahlia is spotted blooming recently in the garden of the Chile Line Farms in the Española Valley. Photo by Liddie Martinez Read More
Los Alamos County Fair & Rodeo Means Country Music Night At Friday’s Summer Concert Starring Brandon Saiz
This Friday night’s Summer Concert begins at 6 p.m. with a New Mexico Country Youth Talent Showcase followed at 8 p.m. by The Brandon Saiz Band. Courtesy/Sancre Productions
Sancre Productions News:
The 2023 Los Alamos Summer Concert Series presented by Toyota of Santa Fe will continue its annual tradition of bringing a Country music rising star in honor of the Los Alamos County Fair & Rodeo with The Brandon Saiz Band, Friday night at Ashley Pond Park.
Northern New Mexico’s own, Saiz will kick off the 2023 Los Alamos Rodeo! The Brandon Saiz Band is a Country Music variety band that knows how to Read More
LAAC To Host Summer Arts & Crafts Fair Saturday
LAAC News:
Los Alamos Arts Council (LAAC) will host the annual Summer Arts and Crafts Fair 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday on the lawn at Fuller Lodge as part of the Los Alamos County Fair and Rodeo festivities.
With more than 110 vendors, food vendors, chair massages, peanut brittle, beef jerky and a wide variety of arts and crafts vendors, there will be something for all ages.
For more information, visit www.losalamosartscouncil.org Read More
Weaving Colors: Autism & The Native Community Aug.16
Click here or scan the QR Code above. Courtesy/UNM Read More
Daily Postcard: Chipping Sparrow Drinking At Local Fountain
Daily Postcard: A thirsty little Chipping Sparrow sips water from the fountain of a garden Tuesday at a residence on Barranca Mesa. Chipping Sparrows feed on the ground, take cover in shrubs, and sing from the tops of small trees, often evergreens. When on the ground, Chipping Sparrows hop or run through grasses searching for seeds. Source: allaboutbirds. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan
A Chipping Sparrow in the garden of a residence Tuesday on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan
A Chipping Sparrow in the garden of a residence Tuesday on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Selvi Viswanathann Read More
Santa Fe Playhouse Presents 101st Santa Fe Fiesta Melodrama
Riley Merritt and Tristan Ikeda in rehearsals. Courtesy/C Stanley Photography
SFP News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe Playhouse (SFP) presents the 101st Santa Fe Fiesta Melodrama, written by Bawdy and Beautiful Santa Feans and directed by Melodrama veteran Felix Cordova.
Fiesta Melodrama will run Aug. 23 through Sept. 10, on the mainstage (142 East De Vargas St. in Santa Fe), 7:30 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays (Schedule exceptions: No Sunday matinee Aug 27; Friday, Sept 3 performance is at 4 p.m.; Sunday, Sept 10 has an additional 7:30 p.m. performance). Read More
Time Is Running Out For Last Look At Aliento A Tequila Y El Arte De Agave
Courtesy/NHCC
NHCC News:
Since opening in June, the National Hispanic Cultural Center’s (NHCC) exhibition Aliento a Tequila y el Arte de Agave has allowed visitors to explore the landscape, culture, and traditions that gave birth to Mexico’s national drink: tequila.
With the exhibition slated to close Aug. 13, the NHCC will be celebrating the exhibit and exploring agave through a different lens with a special screening of the documentary Agave is Life Aug. 10.
This exhibition, a program of ExhibitsUSA, a national division of Mid-America Arts Alliance and The National Endowment
Home Instead: ‘The Rock To End Alzheimer’s’ Aug. 27
Alzheimer’s News:
The Rock to End Alzheimer’s 2023 fundraiser is shaping up to be an incredible event that promises to bring together music lovers and supporters of a great cause.
Here are a few key points:
The event is set to take place 5-9 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27 at the Santa Fe Brewing HQ, which promises to be a fantastic venue for the day’s festivities.
Funds raised during the event will go towards supporting two important organizations: the Alzheimer’s Association New Mexico Chapter and the Life Circle Adult Day Center. Both of these organizations provide vital services to those affected Read More
Scenes From 2023 Atomicon Costume Contest
It’s all well and good to want to be a superhero but sometimes it is fun to be bad! Here, contestants in the 2023 Atomicon costume contest compete for the best villain costume. The costume contest was held Saturday at the Betty Ehart Senior Center. Participants could compete in multiple categories and winners were able to select a prize. Contestants could get their photograph taken by Los Alamos photographer Minesh Bacrania, too. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Marq Purdy not only won one of the costume contest categories, but she won it with finesse! Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More
PAPNM Los Alamos Paint Out Winners Announced
Judge Carole Belliveau presents the Best of Show award to Deanne Kroll for her painting ‘Worldly Journey’ at the PAPNM reception held Aug. 4. Courtesy/PAPNM
Judge Carole Belliveau presents the Second Place award to Rachel Pearson of Los Alamos for her painting ‘Camp May Aspens’ at the PAPNM reception held Aug. 4. Courtesy/PAPNM
ART News:
At the 2023 Plein Air Painters of New Mexico (PAPNM) Los Alamos Paint Out and Show’s opening reception held Aug. 4, judge Carole Belliveau chose the best paintings of the artwork done over the previous week. She said she could have easily given out 10 awards instead Read More
Library To Host Performance Of Aldo Leopold’s Journey: A Living History Portrayal Of The Famed Conservationist Aug. 12
Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos Public Library will host a special outdoor Chautauqua portrayal of Aldo Leopold. The performance “Aldo Leopold’s journey: a living history” will be performed 7-8 p.m., Saturday Aug. 12 on the stage at Ashley Pond Park.
Leopold, the father of wildlife ecology and our national wilderness system, was a forester, philosopher, educator and writer. His book, The Sand County Almanac, is one of the most widely read on conservation, and his words—written 100 years ago—are even more relevant today than when he wrote them.
Landscape architect Steve Morgan will Read More
Daily Postcard: Storm Clouds Gathering Over Los Alamos
Daily Postcard: Storm clouds gathering Monday morning over Los Alamos. Photo by Michael Smith
Another view of storm clouds gathering Monday morning over Los Alamos. Photo by Michael Smith Read More
LAPS Hosts Elementary Bands Instrument Night Aug. 10
LAPS News:
Is your student interested in joining band this year? Then check out the Los Alamos Public Schools Elementary Bands Instrument Night this Thursday, Aug. 10. This event will be held from 4-7 p.m. in the Los Alamos Middle School Cafeteria.
Local vendors Hanneman Music and Rob Dunham with Reprise Music will be on site to help students.
Fifth grade students have an opportunity to join band this year. If your student has not been fitted for an instrument or would like to be refitted come to this night. Students in grades 6-12 who are ready for an upgrade for their instrument are also welcome to Read More
Scenes From 2023 Atomicon In Downtown Los Alamos
Will Parry-Jones aka a wondering magician shows off his card tricks Saturday during the Los Alamos County Library System’s Atomicon. The second annual local comic-con spread out throughout the downtown area including Mesa Public Library, Fuller Lodge, Ashley Pond Park and the Betty Ehart Senior Center. The event featured face-painting, vendor booths, an outdoor screening of the Lego Batman movie and a costume contest. Photo by Connor Hoch/ladailypost.com
STEAM Lab co-owner Lisabeth Lueninghoener, left, and employee Mila Gelfand help young Atomicon participants test their Read More
Daily Postcard: Albert’s Squirrel Snacking At Bandelier
Daily Postcard: An Abert’s Squirrel, also known as a Tassel eared squirrel, is spotted snacking recently at Bandelier National Monument. Photo by Sally King/NPS Read More
Scenes From Trip To Alaska By White Rock Residents
Scene of Toby, a grizzly bear cooling of in water that White Rock residents Linda and Barbara Uher saw during their recent trip to Alaska. Toby weighs about 1,200 pounds and stands 6 feet tall at her shoulder. She learned how to sign for more food by putting her paws together in front of her chest. Toby has a brother Balloo, her brother Lucky died in 2017. Her mother died from ingesting plastic bags she found in a garbage can. Toby lives at Fortress of the Bear rescue center in Sitka, Alaska. Learn more at fortressofthebear.com. Photo by Linda Uher
Scene of Toby, a grizzly bear that White Rock residents Read More
