Bosque Redondo Memorial At Fort Sumner Historic Site Honors 155th Anniversary Of Treaty Signing Saturday
The Long Walk period. Courtesy/DCA
New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs News:
On Saturday, June 10, Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner Historic Site will welcome Shawn Price and the Dinetah Dancers to perform traditional Diné (Navajo) dances and tell stories related to the meaning of the dances and the Long Walk period.
This will be done in recognition of the 155th commemoration of the signing of the Treaty of 1868, as well as Fort Sumner’s Old Fort Days celebration.
In addition to the permanent exhibition located in the Memorial’s halls, there will be literature and commemorative Read More
Celebrate The Land Of Enchantment With New Mexico Magazine Centennial Cookbook
The New Mexico Magazine Centennial Cookbook front cover. Courtesy/NMTD
NMTD News:
SANTA FE — For a century now, America’s oldest state leisure travel magazine has invited readers to experience New Mexico’s diverse and delectable foodways – and for the next chapter of New Mexico Magazine’s centennial celebration, the publication has produced a cookbook that celebrates the evolving story of New Mexico’s one-of-a-kind culinary heritage.
The New Mexico Magazine Centennial Cookbook brings the state’s time-honored artistry to your kitchen, along with the earthy, spicy, and sweet flavors Read More
Daily Postcard: Gracchus German Bearded Iris In Quemazon
Daily Postcard: A Gracchus German Bearded Iris, developed in 1884, is spotted bloomimg Tuesday in Quemazon. Photo by DWDecker‘Escape On A Horse’ Headlines Summer Concert June 9
Courtesy/Sancre
Sancre Productions News:
The week’s Summer Concert, presented by Toyota of Santa Fe, produced by Sancre Productions and Los Alamos County Community Services Department and sponsored by Los Alamos Medical Center and COMPA Industries Inc., will feature, Escape On A Horse Friday, June 9 at Ashley Pond Park.
Escape on a Horse 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. The band began in 2016 as a collaboration of Daniel Jaramillo, David Fellenz, Allisyn Read More
Daily Postcard: Snowstorm Moving Through The Jemez
Daily Postcard: A snowstorm Thursday moving through the Jemez mountains. Photo by Rowena Macdonald Read More
Small Chipmunk Visits Garden On Barranca Mesa
A small chipmunk stops by to nibble on something in a garden recently on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Ken HansonCommunity Matriarchs As Artists Exhibition Opens At Milllicent Rogers Museum
Pop Chalee Buffalo Dancer. CourtesyMRM
MRM News:
The Millicent Rogers Museum’s newest exhibition, Community Matriarchs as Artists, opened to the public Saturday, June 3. The museum dedicates this exhibition to Lydia Garcia (1936-2023), beloved santera of Taos.
This celebration of women artists of the Southwest is also a gesture of support of the new Historical Women of Taos mural at the UNM-Taos campus on Civic Plaza Drive created by artist Jenny Ustick in honor of DeAnna Autumn Leaf Suazo (Taos Pueblo/Diné), María Rosa Villalpando, Cleofas Martinez Jaramillo, and Helene Wurlitzer. Read More
Early Morning Scenic View From Truck Route
Early morning view recently from the Truck Route. Photo by VaLynn Purvis
Early morning view recently from the Truck Route. Photo by VaLynn Purvis
Early morning view recently from the Truck Route. Photo by VaLynn Purvis Read More
Daily Postcard: Sky Over Los Alamos After Rain Subsides
Daily Postcard: View of the sky after the rain subsides early Wednesday evening over Los Alamos. Photo by DW Decker Read More
Scenes From Summer Concert Starring Coffis Brothers At Ashley Pond
The Coffis Brothers Jamie and Kellen Coffis performing on stage Friday night at the Summer Concert at Ashley Pond Park in celebration of the 2023 Los Alamos ChamberFest event held Saturday in downtown Los Alamos. The Los Alamos Summer Concert Series, presented by Toyota of Santa Fe, runs every Friday at Ashley Pond Park through Sept. 1. For a full listing of concert performances, sponsors and venue information, visit LosAlamosSummerConcertSeries.com. See the Official 2023 Series Promo Video, which profiles the 2023 lineup made possible by sponsors and community supporters. Watch the Read More
LALT Hosts Auditions For ‘Romeo And Juliet’
LALT News:U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón’s New Poem To Fly Into Space Aboard NASA’s Europa Clipper Set To Launch In October 2024
U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón
LIBRARY CONGRESS News:
U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón is revealing a new poem that will fly into space aboard NASA’s Europa Clipper mission on a year’s long journey to explore Jupiter’s icy moon Europa.
The poem, first shared publicly during a special reading at the Library of Congress, will be engraved on the spacecraft set to launch in October 2024.
Now members of the public are invited to add their names to fly with the poem — like a message in a bottle from Earth — traveling billions of miles as the mission investigates whether the ocean thought to lie beneath Europa’s Read More
On The Job In Los Alamos: Sharing Creativity At Village Arts
On the job in Los Alamos are Village Arts Owner Ken Nebel and his mom Kathy Nebel assisting a customer with his purchases Saturday at 216 DP Road. Village Arts is a family-owned business established in 1983. “We are proud of our commitment to meeting the needs of all artists and art appreciators in Los Alamos and the surrounding community,” Ken said. Village Arts specializes in custom framing and also has a selection of desktop frames and framing supplies. The shop is continually expanding its arts and crafts supplies to meet the needs of all ages and interests. Village Arts also houses a rotating Read More
Scenes From ChamberFest 2023
Hillstompers wow the crowd during ChamberFest Saturday in downtown Los Alamos. Along with live music, local businesses hosted booths, children played in the popular sand pile sponsored by Enterprise bank & Trust and enjoyed the bouncy houses by Party to Go!, pets cooled off in doggie pools and the crowd lined up for lunch provided by local food vendors. The annual event wrapped up a bit early due to a fierce thunderstorm that doused the crowd with rain and hail. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Children play in the sandpile, a staple of ChamberFest, during the event Saturday in downtown Read More
Daily Postcard: View Of Sky As Sun Sets Over Deacon Street
Daily Postcard: View of the sky as the sun begins to set looking west Thursday from Deacon Street. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Broadway Producer Cory Brunish At ChamberFest
Corey Brunish (center), award-winning Broadway producer and guest speaker Saturday at SALA, visits with JROMC members Galen Gisler and Wendee Brunish at the J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee’s table at ChamberFest. Oppenheimer T-shirts are free with a $20 gift to the JROMC. Photo by JJ Mortensen Read More
Daily Postcard: Flowering Yucca Along Perimeter Trail
Daily Postcard: Flowering Yucca viewed along the Perimeter Trail during a Thursday morning hike. Photo by Laurie Waters Read More
PED Literacy Conference Features Mascot & Children’s Book
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PED News:
SANTA ANA PUEBLO – Literacy is taking flight in New Mexico, featuring a book written by a Public Education Department leader and the unveiling of a mascot.
Ricky the Roadrunner will make an inaugural appearance at the 2023 Literacy and Humanities Summer Convening titled “SoaRing to New Heights With the Science of Reading” on Tuesday and Wednesday. National and state speakers will spotlight the Science of Reading across content areas from cradle to high school, providing educators tools and resources to engage students in literacy.
The bilingual picture book that Read More
Daily Postcard: Bobcat Watches Hikers On Las Conchas Trail
Daily Postcard: This beautiful bobcat sits peacefully observing the many hikers out Memorial Day weekend enjoying the Las Conchas Trail in the Jemez. Photo by Ron Roybal
Scene along the Las Conchas Trail in the Jemez Memorial Day weekend. Photo by Ron Roybal Read More
PAC 8 Students Create ‘Duckumentary’ On Ed The Goose
PAC 8 summer video camp students are creating a documentary this week on Ed the goose. Courtesy/PAC 8
PAC 8 News:
Summer video camp started at PAC 8 this week and students chose to do a documentary on Ed the goose. Students learned videography, audio and editing in the first class of the season at PAC 8.
Openings remain in classes for students aged 9-14. Class size is limited to six students per teacher. Sessions cost $125. Scholarships are available for families with two students in the same class.
Visit the PAC 8 website at https:////pac8cmc.com/classes.html for a complete schedule of classes. Read More
