Los Alamos Historical Society & LANL To Host Premiere Of Oppenheimer Documentary Thursday July 27
Ambassador Program Manager Liz Martineau In 1940s Attire Spotted Entering SALA On Day 1 Of Oppenheimer Festival
LACDC Ambassador Program Manager Liz Martineau dressed in 1940s attire is about to enter SALA Los Alamos Event Center Thursday for the opening of the Oppenheimer Festival now underway through July 30. Courtesy photoDaily Postcard: Lupine Blue Butterfly On Barranca Mesa
Daily Postcard: A Lupine Blue butterfly is sipping nectar from a yellow flower Tuesday in a garden on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan Read More
SALA Los Alamos Event Center Decked Out For Kick Off Of Oppenheimer Festival Running Today Through July 30
The SALA Los Alamos Event Center is decked out this afternoon for today’s kick-off of the highly anticipated Oppenheimer Festival, which runs through July 30. This extraordinary event, organized by SALA, will immerse attendees in the remarkable life and contributions of J. Robert Oppenheimer. The festival also features performances by Los Alamos Big Band, Caitlin Kimball (Cello player), Pianist Xander Mancino, Emmy Tisdel – violinist, DALA swing dancers, Local Swing Dancers, Hill Stompers, Barber Shop Quartet and Ragtime Kitties: Liv Orovich – fiddle and trombone, Amanda Sanchez Read More
PAC 8 Community Media Center: July 21-27, 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 July 21-27:
Friday, July 21, 2023
- 6 a.m. Democracy Now! – Live
- 1 a.m. The Tom Hartman Program
- 11 a.m. County Council Meeting Replay 7-11–23
- 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
Lowrider Day De Española 1-6 PM Saturday July 22
Daily Postcard: Rain Showers Landscape Along N.M. 4
Daily Postcard: Rain showers the landscape Wednesday afternoon along N.M. 4 on the way to White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
Enroll In PAC 8 Community Media Center Summer Classes
Enroll in PAC 8 Community Media Center Summer Media classes now! Courtesy/PAC 8
PAC 8 News:
There is still time to enroll in PAC 8 Community Media Center Summer Media classes.
Session 12 is 9 a.m.-12 p.m. July 24-27 for 4th to 8th graders. The class will focus on Beginning Logic Music Production and video special effects. Students use Logic Music software and Adobe Premiere special effects to compose a song and create a video to go with it.
Session 13 is 1-4 p.m. July 24-27 for 6th – 9th graders. The class will focus on GoPro Video doing time warp, time lapse, slo mo, live burst, and editing with Read More
‘Oppenheimer’ Bringing Attention To Los Alamos
The Unofficial Beer Of Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ … check out this link. Courtesy/Kevin Holsapple
By KEVIN HOLSAPPLE
Volunteer
SALA Los Alamos Event Center
Los Alamos has become the subject of intense media coverage due to the upcoming release of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. The movie, directed by Christopher Nolan, aims to shed light on the life and work of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the brilliant scientist behind the creation of the atomic bomb during World War II. While the film is expected to be a blockbuster, it has also sparked controversy, stories about how and Read More
New Mexico Film & TV Industry Sets Record-Breaking Wages … Outlying Communities See 150% Spending Increase
John Slattery and Maggie Moore film set. Courtesy/NMFO
End Of The Road Zia Pueblo set. Courtesy/NMFO
From the Office of the Governor:
SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has announced that film, television, and digital media production spending in New Mexico surpassed $2.2 billion over the past three fiscal years and that industry wages are now at a record high.
The New Mexico Film Office shows that the industry spent more than $794 million in New Mexico from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023.
“The investments in New Mexico by the film and media industry are delivering higher wages and creating cascading Read More
Santa Fe Opera & 95.5 KHFM Classical Public Radio Will Broadcast SFO’s 2023 Season
The Flying Dutchman on stage at the Santa Fe Opera. Photo by Robert Godwin
Santa Fe Opera News:
SANTA FE — The Santa Fe Opera and 95.5 KHFM Classical Public Radio will present free, live-recorded radio broadcasts of the opera’s 2023 Season, airing at 6 p.m. MDT, Monday July 31 through Aug. 28.
The opera is also pleased to announce that for the first time ever, the broadcasts will be available for on-demand streaming on the santafeopera.org and khfm.org websites for 30 days following each air date. The broadcasts celebrate the 66th Festival Season and the opera’s ongoing Read More
Virgil Ortiz (Cochiti) Brings Indian Market Lecture Series To ‘Powerful End’ At New Mexico History Museum Aug. 5
Courtesy/Virgil Ortiz
NMHM News:
New Mexico History Museum’s (NMHM) Indian Market Lecture Series wraps up at 2 p.m. Aug. 5 with Virgil Ortiz (Cochiti) as the final guest.
Like other visiting lecturers in this series, Ortiz features in Honoring Tradition and Innovation, the NMHM exhibition marking the centennial Santa Fe’s Indian Market.
In “Convergence,” Ortiz will reflect on his relationship with the Market and how it ties together the past, present, and future through age-old methods and materials and a vision of what’s next. “Converging many mediums has taken flight,” he writes, “inviting Read More
‘The Decision To Drop The Bomb’ Talk July 22 At SALA
John Ruminer
SALA News:
“The Decision to Drop the Bomb”, a presentation and conversation with John Ruminer and Nancy Bartlit Will be featured 7 p.m., Saturday, July 22, 2023 at SALA’s Oppenheimer Festival.
We are approaching 80 years since the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and there continues to be debate over the necessity of using atomic bombs against Japan. Some argue strongly that the bombs ended the war and avoided an invasion that would have cost hundreds of thousands or even millions of lives. Others question that assumption, claiming that Japan was trying to surrender and the war Read More
Daily Postcartd: Mountain Bluebird At Valles Caldera
Daily Postcartd: A mountain bluebird perched in a grassland Tuesday in the Valles Caldera National Preserve. Photo by C. Lycopolus/NPS Read More
LACF: Coro de Cámara Receives Judy Dudziak Endowment Fund Grant
From left, Coro de Cámara Artistic Director Nylea Butler-Moore, Coro de Cámara Board Chair Matt Lewis, LACF Executive Director Steve Laurent and Don Dudziak who created the Judy Dudziak Endowment for Community Music Organizations to honor his late wife and her love of music. Courtesy/LAFC
LAFC News:
Coro de Cámara Board Chair Matt Lewis and Artistic Director Nylea Butler-Moore celebrate receiving a $500 grant from the Judy Dudziak Endowment for Community Music Organizations through the Los Alamos Community Foundation.
“We are grateful to LACF and the Judy Dudziak Endowment Fund for this Read More
ScienceFest 2023 Closing Party Tonight At Tuesdays At The Square!
Stone Daddy Headlines Summer Concert Friday At Pond
From Sancre Productions:
The 2023 Los Alamos Summer Concert Series presented by Toyota of Santa Fe, continues to be the best free Summer Concert Series in the state. This week, the Los Alamos Summer Concert Series welcomes Stone Daddy July 21, free at Ashley Pond Park.
The opener for the evening is local band, the Suicidal Yodas — it will be a night of Rock N Roll and killer covers!
Huge thanks to the night’s sponsors, and long-time series supporters, Mattress Mary and Taos Lifestyle.
Schedule for the Evening:
- 6-7:30 p.m. – Suicidal Yodaz; and
- 7:45-10 p.m. – Stone Daddy
The Los Alamos Read More
Oppenheimer Festival At SALA Los Alamos Event Center: Celebrating The Legacy Of J. Robert Oppenheimer July 20
SALA News:
The highly anticipated Oppenheimer Festival is rapidly approaching, set to commence Thursday, July 20. This extraordinary event, organized by the SALA Los Alamos Event Center, will immerse attendees in the remarkable life and contributions of J. Robert Oppenheimer.
With time running short, the SALA team is working tirelessly to ensure an unforgettable experience for festival-goers. The Oppenheimer Festival is made possible through the generous support of our sponsors and collaborators, who share our passion for celebrating Oppenheimer’s legacy.
We would like to extend Read More
Daily Postcard: Swallowtail Butterfly Sips Nectar From Lilies
Daily Postcard: A swallowtail butterfly sips nectar from orange lilies blooming in the garden of a residence Monday on North Mesa. Photo by Lynn Strauss Read More
Joe Cox Trio Performs Saturday Evening At LA Cantina
The Joe Cox Trio, John Frary, Joe Cox and Howard Coe. Courtesy/Howard Cox
COMMUNITY News:
This Saturday, July 22, The Joe Cox Trio will play light smooth jazz 6-8 p.m. at LA Cantina, 157 Central Park Square.
LA Cantina serves modern comfort food and offers a full drink menu with beers, wines and spirits. A charming robot brings your food orders right to your table.
Frary, who has been in Los Alamos for 18 years, plays a Sonor Bop drum kit and has performed with other groups like Craig Martin Experience and Black Mesa Quintet. When he is not playing drums, he goes by JT Appliance Service.
Bass player Read More
