Santa Fe Symphony Announces 2023-24 Season
Santa Fe Symphony. Courtesy/SFS
Santa Fe Symphony News:
The Santa Fe Symphony kicks off its 40th Season at 4 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W San Francisco St. in Santa Fe, with Showcase of the Stars—a magnificent program showcasing the talent of its Symphony Orchestra and renowned pianist Anne-Marie McDermott performing Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3. The concert also features a spectacular performance of one of Mozart’s greatest compositions—his 40th Symphony.
Season Performances:
October 15, 2023, 4 pm
The Santa Fe Symphony: The Planets
Lensic Performing Read More
Robyn Hunt & Art Goodtimes To Read Poetry At Teatro Paraguas Aug. 6
TEATRO PARAGUAS News:
Teatro Paraguas is pleased to host Art Goodtimes and Robyn Hunt reading their poetry as part of the ongoing series Poetry at Paraguas. The reading takes place at 5 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023 at Teatro Paraguas.
A seventh-generation Californio conceived in New Mexico, Art Goodtimes ran with San Francisco’s Union of Street Poets in the Sixties, moved to the San Juan Mountains of Colorado (Nuche homelands) after they shot Harvey Milk, serving five terms as San Miguel County commissioner, one term as Western Slope Poet Laureate and continues as the Telluride Mushroom Read More
SFCC Hosts Reception For ‘Following The Manito Trail’ Exhibition From Millicent Rogers Museum Aug. 26
A display in the traveling exhibition, ‘Following the Manito Trail’. Courtesy/MRM
SFCC News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) will host an opening reception for the traveling exhibition Following the Manito Trail from the Millicent Rogers Museum, noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26 in the Main Hallway on campus, 6401 Richards Ave. The exhibition runs through Oct. 15.
SFCC’s Director of Art on Campus Linda Cassel said, “We’re so pleased to be able to share the rich cultural history shared in the Following the Manito Trail exhibition so well-prepared by the curators at the Millicent Rogers Read More
Scenes From Summer Concert Featuring Los Blue Ventures
Los Blue Ventures perform for a large crowd during Nuevo Mexico Night Friday at Ashley Pond Park. The performance was part of the Summer Concert series presented by Sancre Productions and Los Alamos County Community Services Department. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
The dance floor was packed during Friday night’s summer concert featuring Los Blue Ventures. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
A large crowd listens to one of the opening acts Friday night at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Connor Hoch/ladailypost.com
Ashley Pond Park featured a full house and beautiful sunset Read More
Teatro Paraguas To Host Fundraiser Celebration With An Afternoon Of Live Music And Performances Aug. 5
TEATRO PARAGUAS News:
SANTA FE — Teatro Paraguas, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting Hispanic and Latinx theatre, announces its upcoming Fundraiser Celebration 4-7 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 5 at the Elks Lodge at 1615 Old Pecos Trail in Santa Fe.
This event includes performances, live music, food and drinks, and an exciting raffle, all in support of Teatro Paraguas.
Attendees will be treated to a variety of outstanding performances showcasing the richness and diversity of the arts in Santa Fe.
Compañia Chuscales & Mina Fajardo will grace the stage with their breathtaking Read More
PAC 8 Community Media Center: July 16-20, 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 16-20:
Sunday, July 16, 223
- 6 a.m. FSTV
- 5 p.m. The Prophetic Word
- 5:30 p.m. Key to the Kingdom
- 6 p.m. Grace & Truth Ministries
- 7 p.m. United Church
- 8 p.m. Society of Catholic Scientists – “The Just War Tradition: Evolving Towards Pacifism”
- 11 p.m. Free Speech TV
Monday, July 17, 223 Read More
Fort Union National Monument: ‘A Play Of Candlelight’
Scene from Fort Union National Monument annual candlelight tour. Courtesy/NPS
NPS News:
WATROUS — Fort Union National Monument announces that its annual Candlelight tours event will be held Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023.
Dressed in historic costumes, staff will guide visitors on a lantern lit tour to “meet” some of the personalities who helped weave the fabric of Fort Union.
Reservations are required for this free event.
Tour times are 7:30 p.m., 8 p.m., 8:30 p.m., 9 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Each tour lasts about 45 minutes, is limited to 25 reservation holders and covers a half mile accessible trail.
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Daily Postcard: Juniper Hairstreak On Barranca Mesa
Daily Postcard: A Juniper Hairstreak butterfly sips nectar from a Black Eyed Susan and appears not at all bothered by insects buzzing around the yard of a residence Saturday on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan Read More
Atomic City Quilts Shares Knowledge At 3-Day Sewing Camp
Atomic City Quilts owner Shelly Kuropatwinski assists girls who took part in a 3-day quilt camp, which wrapped up Wednesday, July 12 in the quilt shop at 1247 Central Ave. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladaily.post.com
Atomic City Quilts owner Shelly Kuropatwinski with girls who participated in a 3-day quilt camp, from left, Grace V., Nixyn M., Viviana G., Mary-Beth K. and Austin S., show off Christmas stockings they created during the camp. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Sewing classes are disappearing from school Read More
Daily Posted: Spotted Towee On Stump At Bandelier
Daily Postcard: A spotted towee scans the area from its perch on an old tree stump in late June in Bandelier National Monument. Bandelier is offering bird walk programs throughout the summer. Check the website weekly for schedules and meeting times. Sign-ups are required so call 505.672.3861 to sign up. Photo by Sally King/NPS Read More
Blue Ventures Draw Massive Crowd To Summer Concert
Los Alamos Summer Concert headliner The Blue Ventures draws a massive crowd tonight to Ashley Pond Park. The Blue Ventures de Louis Sanchez, an Española group, breaks record crowds wherever they perform and it appears their performance tonight in Los Alamos is no exception. This group is the literal definition of ‘familia’. Louis Sanchez (manager) is the father of eight children, all of whom play or have played with the group the last 10 years. ‘The music is what has kept our family so tightly knit together,’ Sanchez said. ‘We have lived and breathed our music through two generations.’ The group Read More
United Church To Provide Family Fun Sundays In August
United Church News:
Formerly calling it Vacation Bible School, The United Church of Los Alamos is radically making August Sunday Evenings, into something like summer camp, but for all ages.
The two hours (5-7 p.m.) will be packed with supper for all, age-appropriate arts and crafts, Bible stories and study, lots of music and singing, movie making, games, and rock hunts.
The theme, LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! leads into the story of the early church in the Book of Acts and zooms in on the local congregation today and how they, too, act as disciples of Jesus.
Featured in a music session renowned drummer, Read More
Jonathan Dowell Presents Bird Photography Tuesday July 18
Photos by Jonathan Dowell
COMMUNITY News:
Jonathan Dowell will present his bird photography to the Los Alamos Photo Club at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 18 at Fuller Lodge.
Since 2019, Dowell has photographed more than 500 bird species across the US and Canada for Cornell University’s eBird citizen-science program.
Tuesday’s lecture will feature photos from Dowell’s recent visits to Kenai Peninsula National Park and Utqiagvik, AK, as well as from Los Alamos, Bosque del Apache, Carlsbad, San Diego, Cave Creek and the epic migration fallout event at High Island in 2021.
Los Alamos Photo Club meets at
Party To Go! Still Seeking Buyer To Take Over Fun Business!
By VaLynn Purvis
Co-owner
Party To Go!
Hello Los Alamos/White Rock family!
Party To Go! is still looking for a buyer to take over our business in January 2024. Please check out our website at www.nmpartytogo.com to see what our business is all about!
If you’re interested in learning more, please contact us at partytogo@gmail.com.
We’d love to keep the business in Los Alamos County! It’s an amazing town with lots to do, and we get to be a part of that! It would be a turnover business – all equipment/trailer, clientele – it’s seasonal, with lots of fun memories for kids and their families!
Plan on us Read More
Community Invited To Name New Geese Living At Pond
The community is invited to submit name suggestions for these two new geese relocated Thursday to Ashley Pond. Someone abandoned the pair as goslings at the pond in May. They were too young to be on their own. LAPD’s Animal Control moved them to a safe location and recently had them examined by Veterinarian Kathleen Ramsay before returning them Thursday to the pond. Dr. Ramsay said the brown goose is male but it’s a bit too early to determine the gender of the white goose. Name suggestions the Post received overnight include Bonnie and Clyde, Morty and Maggie, Honk and Hiss, Zuni and Zia, Oppie and Read More
Background To ‘Oppenheimer’ Movie Chapter 4: The Manhattan Project Comes To Los Alamos
The Oppenheimer House on Bathtub Row in 2023. Photo by Chris Judson
By CHRIS JUDSON
Presented by the Los Alamos Historical Society and Team Oppie
On the evening of Dec. 7, 1942, a letter from Secretary of War Henry Stimson was read to the students and faculty of the Los Alamos Ranch School. It notified them that the school was being acquired for military use as part of the war effort. The purchase price, around $335,000, included the school’s buildings and all its property, including the land, equipment, and horses.
The school had only until Feb. 8 to arrange for the students, staff, and school obligations. Read More
New Mexico Tourism Department More Than Doubles Investment In Tourism Events Program For Year 2
Scene from previous Clovis music festival. Courtesy/NMTD
NMTD News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Tourism Department (NMTD) is boosting its investment in New Mexico’s fairs, festivals and events in fiscal year 2024 after a successful inaugural year of the Tourism Event Growth and Sustainability Program.
NMTD awarded a total of $460,692 in grant funding for 35 tourism-related events scheduled over the next 12 months across New Mexico. In total, NMTD will be supporting 17 New Mexico communities through the program, including two tribal communities. In the program’s inaugural year in FY23, NMTD Read More
Daily Postcard: Sky Filled With Colorful Clouds At Sunrise
Daily Postcard: The sky filled with colorful clouds at sunrise Thursday over White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Muy Salsas To Hold Monthly Salsa Night – This Saturday Honors 2023 Chamber Business Of The Year Recipients!
CHAMBER News:
The first Salsa Night will be 9 p.m. this Saturday, July 15, and will honor the Chamber Business of the Year recipients and all small businesses in town!
Join us for this special occasion and enjoy drinks, food, music, games, karaoke and salsa dancing at 1315 Trinity Drive.
This is a 21+ event with a $5 cover charge. Blue & Gold theme is optional. Read More
Is This Heaven Or The Valles Caldera?
Local photographer Jim O’Donnell asks the question, ‘Is this Heaven or the Valles Caldera?’ after spending time taking in this majestic view recently at Valles Caldera National Preserve. Photo by Jim O’Donnell Read More
