Scenes From PAC 8 Summer Media Classes
Scene of PAC 8 students enjoying learning in the summer media classes. Space is still available in some sessions: https:////pac8cmc.com/classes.
Scene of PAC 8 students enjoying learning how to use the green screen in the summer media classes. Space is still available in some sessions: https:////pac8cmc.com/classes.
Los Alamos Concert Association Announces 77th Season
Frisson Winds with pianist Marika Bournaki opens the season on Saturday, Sept. 23 with a lively afternoon of sextets, quintets and trios. Courtesy/LACA
LACA News:
The Los Alamos Concert Association (LACA) has announced the exciting array of artists it will present in its 77th season beginning in September. The lineup includes pianist Sir Stephen Hough, the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, and an innovative young chamber orchestra from Los Angeles.
Frisson Winds with pianist Marika Bournaki opens the season on Saturday, Sept. 23 with a lively afternoon of sextets, quintets and trios.
November Read More
RDC Micro-Grant Helps ArtWalk Santa Fe Secure Equipment
Courtesy/RDC
RDC News:
Alex Streeper and Mara Saxer harnessed their professional skills and know-how to fuel their dreams by creating ArtWalk Santa Fe, an art event business to support emerging artists like themselves.
See how the Regional Development Corporation (RDC) RDC Micro-Grant Fund award helped them secure the equipment needed to step out in front of the art crowd. Check out the video here!
The 2023 Micro-Grant Fund Awardees will be announced via email, on the RDC Facebook page, and newsletter.
Find more information on the Micro-Grant Fund, here. Read More
Daily Postcard: Prickly Pear Cacti Blooming Near NM 4
Daily Postcard: Prickly pear cacti bloom Thursday on the trail near N.M. 4 in White Rock. Photo by Kitty Gandee
A blanket of prickly pear cacti bloom Thursday on the trail near N.M. 4 in White Rock. Photo by Kitty Gandee Read More
LAAC Applications Open For Summer Art Shows
Taos School Of Music First Concert Of Season June 18!
Borromeo String Quartet. Courtesy/TSM
TSM News:
It’s here! The first concert of the The Taos School of Music (TSM) season is 4 p.m. Sunday, June 18 at the Taos Center for the Arts and features ‘one of the most important ensembles of our time’ – the Borromeo String Quartet. Pianist Robert McDonald will also join them for an epic piano quintet.
“Each of the greatest string quartets has redefined what the possibilities of the medium are: through the perfection of its ensemble and intonation, through its poise and its passion, the Borromeos are recreating the medium anew and we are lucky to be Read More
MainStreet & Creative District Get Ready For Summer Fun!
Scene from last year’s ScienceFest. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Scene from last year’s ScienceFest. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Buckle your seat belts and hold on to your hats; the community is about to embark on a wild and fun ride courtesy of Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District.
MainStreet is offering the public a full schedule of activities throughout the summer, including its major event, ScienceFest.
Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District Executive Director, Jaquelyn Connolly and Read More
Scenes From ‘Escape On A Horse’ At Summer Concert
Syzygy guitarist-singer Michelangelo Labato opens the show with an incredible guitar solo of the National Anthem at the Summer Concert Friday night June 9 at Ashley Pond Park. Syzygy, a harder rock band from Los Alamos opened for headliner ‘Escape on a Horse’, which draws from the musical styles of Americana, rock and roll, country and bluegrass and has established themselves as unique musical-storytellers in northern New Mexico. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
Syzygy bass guitarist Evan Carter performs at the Summer Concert Friday night June 9 at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Nate Read More
Daily Postcard: Scene At Valles Caldera National Preserve
Daily Postcard: Scene on May 17 at the Valles Caldera National Preserve. Photo by Jeffrey Lawler Read More
Los Alamos Historical Society To Host Fundraiser June 20
PAC 8 Community Media Center: June 16-22, 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 June 16-22, 2023:
Friday, June 16, 2023
- 6 a.m. Democracy Now! – Live
- 1 a.m. The Tom Hartman Progra.m.
- 11 a.m. County Council Meeting Replay 5-23-23
- 3 p.m. Democracy Now!
- 5 p.m. PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates
- 6 p.m. Short Term Rental Public Meeting
- 7 p.m. Society of Catholic Scientists
On The Job In Los Alamos: At The Karen Wray Gallery
On the job in Los Alamos this morning, area artists are hard at work perfecting their drawing techniques under the guidance of Instructor Jared Krupp at The Karen Wray Gallery at 1247 Central Ave. Artists from left, Joy Durham and Peggy Durbin of Los Alamos, Instructor Jared Krupp and artist Richard LaBelle of Rio Rancho. To sign up for classes or learn more about the gallery, visit karenwrayfineart.com. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Step Up Gallery Invites Artists To Submit Work For Upcoming Exhibit
STEP UP GALLERY News:
Mesa Public Library is hosting an art exhibit titled, “Artomicon” in the Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library in conjunction with Atomicon, the library system’s popular new annual event celebrating comics, fandom, science-fiction, fantasy, board games, and more.
In 2023, Atomicon is scheduled for Aug. 5 at Mesa Public Library and Fuller Lodge in Los Alamos. The art exhibit will run July 13 – Aug. 5 in Step Up Gallery on the third floor of Mesa Public Library. Artists with a comic spark inside them are invited to submit art to this non-juried show by July 1.
Library staff are Read More
Celebrate Best In Latin Music At National Hispanic Cultural Center At New Mexico Latino Music All-Stars Performance June 24
NHCC News:
The National Hispanic Cultural Center to play host to a genre-spanning showcase of the best in Latin music, as the New Mexico Latino Music All-Stars arrives Saturday, June 24.
New Mexico Latino Music All-Stars, hosted by the National Latino Behavioral Health Association in partnership with the NHCC, this fun and vibrant concert will feature New Mexico Latin musicians like Christine V and Geneva Esquibel. The concert spans genres, including Latin jazz, R&B, cumbias, boleros, rancheras and cha cha. The result will be an incredible, high-energy ensemble performance that’s
NMFO: Feature Film ‘Spiral Into The Yellow Void’ Wraps Production In New Mexico
NMFO News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico Film Office Director Amber Dodson announced Tuesday that the feature film, “Spiral into the Yellow Void” wrapped filming in and around Santa Fe.
“Spiral into the Yellow Void,” starring Monique Candelaria (“Breaking Bad”), Ellar Colrane (“Boyhood”) and Kelton Jones (“Passion of the Christs”), directed by Levin Garbisch (“Miranda Veil”), and produced by Jordan Henderson with Planet Froth and Maggie Brown with Purple Magnet Productions (“Yellow Wallpaper”), is the story of a psychic healer who heals other people’s trauma while battling her own personified Read More
Latin Dance Night At Summer Concert Features Nosotros And Frontera Bugalu This Friday At Ashley Pond Park
Courtesy/Sancre
From Sancre Productions:
The 2023 Los Alamos Summer Concert Series, produced by the Los Alamos County Community Services Department and Sancre Productions and presented by Toyota of Santa Fe, will continue its incredible run of diverse and family-friendly music with Latin Dance Night FREE to the public this Friday, June 16 at Ashley Pond Park.
The concert is sponsored by returning sponsor, N3B whose support has elevated the series year after year by sponsoring dynamic and popular bands. N3B manages the 10-year Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract for the U.S. Department of Read More
Margarita Ryan Paints Mural Of Oppie At Tub Celebration
Artist Margarita Ryan painted this mural of J. Robert Oppenheimer on the back fence behind the new bar in the Back 40 during the Tub’s expansion celebration Sunday in Central Park Square. Courtesy photo
Artist Margarita Ryan begins to paint a mural of J. Robert Oppenheimer on the back fence behind the new bar in the Back 40 during the Tub’s expansion celebration Sunday in Central Park Square. Courtesy photo Read More
Los Alamos MainStreet And Creative District Celebrate Pride Week With Two Events Starting Tonight
MainStreet and Creative District News:
Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District are presenting two events in support of Pride Week.
The kick-off of “Tuesdays at the Square” is tonight! In support of Pride Week, the first performance will be the Atomic Follies, presenting a family-friendly series of cabaret acts. Visit one of the many restaurants in Central Park Square and bring a picnic to the lawn outside of Boese Bros., 6-8 p.m., and enjoy the show.
Also happening this week is a special edition of the Atomic Follies Cabaret, brunch-style. Hosted at LA Cantina in Central Park Square, with Read More
Seven LAHS Art Students Win State Competition Awards
Award recipient Taylor Kanzleiter. Courtesy/LAPS
Award recipient Olivia Long. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Seven Los Alamos High School art students won 10 awards in the 2023 New Mexico Scholastic Art & Writing Competition. Students were recognized at an awards ceremony earlier this year at the Orpheum Community Hub in Albuquerque.
The awards include two Gold Keys, four Silver Keys and four Honorable Mentions in the Digital Art, Drawing & Illustration, Painting and Sculpture categories. The works of the Gold Key award winners are automatically entered into the National Competition. Read More
Daily Postcard: Wobbly Legged Elk Calf In Valle Grande
Daily Postcard: An elk calf stands wobbly legged beside the Valles Caldera entrance road June 5 in Valle Grande. New life is emerging across Valles Caldera National Preserve (VCNP). Visitors are asked not to interfere with wildlife. Newborn elk calves are often seen lying in the grass, alone. However, this does not mean that they are abandoned or helpless. This is a tried-and-true defense against predators. Elk calves are born scentless; their mothers will bed them down and then move away to graze so that predators aren’t drawn to the calf via their mother’s scent. If predators, including people, Read More
