Three New Mexico Organizations Join Together To Host 12th Annual Pueblo Fiber Arts Show Memorial Day Weekend
Traditional Pueblo weaving, by Louie García (Tiwa/Piro)
ART news:
The New Mexico Fiber Arts Guild, in collaboration with the Poeh Cultural Center and School for Advanced Research (SAR), is pleased to announce the 12th Annual Pueblo Fiber Arts Show from 9 a.m.–4 p.m., Saturday, May 27, 2023. The show will take place at the Poeh Cultural Center’s Plaza in the Pueblo of Pojoaque.
Organizers of the event invite everyone of all ages this Memorial Day weekend to meet and learn from Pueblo fiber artists who work in a variety of techniques such as weaving, embroidery, spinning, knitting, crochet, sewing, Read More
Daily Postcard: Hawk Perches On Fence In White Rock
Daily Postcard: A Cooper’s Hawk surveys the area from its perch on a fence Thursday afternoon at a residence in the Pinon Trails neighborhood in White Rock. Photo by Dave Lannen Read More
LALT Gets All Razzle-Dazzle With Its Production Of ‘Chicago’
A scene from Los Alamos Little Theater’s ‘Chicago: A Musical Vaudeville’. Courtesy/Thomas Graves Photography
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Murder, jealousy and an insatiable hunger for fame all coated with the glitter of jazz – now that’s “Chicago”, the longest-running American musical on Broadway; and it’s about to come to Los Alamos.
Los Alamos Little Theatre (LALT) opens its production of “Chicago: A Musical Vaudeville” Friday. The show runs through May 20.
The musical, based on the play by Maurine Dallas Watkins, was created in 1975 by Fred Ebb and Read More
Ten Los Alamos High School Native American Seniors Honored During 2023 Sash Ceremony
Ten LAHS Native American seniors were honored Wednesday evening during a special Sash Ceremony. Students received sashes created by Cris Velarde, center. Students receiving sashes, from left, Cameron Medina-Torres, Míxalh Katigwa Adams, Sarah Bowman, Michelle Bowman, Amera Shije, Santiago Duran, Jack Fisher, Marcellus Ferrell, Gabrielle Mowrer and Jeremiah Martinez Herrera. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Ten Los Alamos High School Native American seniors were presented hand-woven sashes during the Sash Ceremony Wednesday evening hosted by Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS). This marks Read More
Hill Stompers Mark ‘May The Fourth’ With Star Wars Tunes
The Hill Stompers celebrate ‘May the fourth’ performing Star Wars tunes this morning outside Mountain Elementary School to the delight of the kids. The Hill Stompers are an award-winning jazzy street band formed in Los Alamos in October 2000. Its musicians and dancers are colorful, creative and just a little bit crazy. They bring energy, sparkle and fun to community events, parades, fundraisers, bars and private parties. Learn more here. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Scene of the Hill Stompers celebrating ‘May the fourth’ performing Star Wars tunes this morning outside Mountain Read More
Girl Scouts Spring Art Fiesta Offers Free Family Fun
GSNMT News:
SANTA FE — Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails proudly presents the 2nd annual Spring Art Fiesta from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, May 6, at Santa Fe Railyard Park.
This free, family-friendly event combines hands-on art experiences for children with youth performances and community displays. Attendees will be able to shop for handmade goods created by Girl Scouts in kindergarten through 12th grade, as well as create their own masterpieces to take home. This event is open to the public.
The Spring Art Fiesta will include:
- Performances by Dance Arts Los Alamos and the Santa Fe Youth Symphony’s
Daily Postcard: Large Cecropia Silk Moth In Pajarito Acres
Daily Postcard: A large Cecropia Silk Moth was spotted resting on a bush Tuesday in Pajarito Acres. Its wingspan was between 4 and 5 inches. Photo by Jim Gourdoux Read More
Daily Postcard: Sunrise Silhouettes Maple Tree Leaves
Daily Postcard: A pastel sunrise silhouettes maple tree leaves and whirlybird seeds as seen April 29 from a residence in White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann HibbsNew Mexico Youth Conservation Corps Commission Announces Funding Awards For 2023
YCC Commission Chair Amanda Getchell Stevenson
EMNRD News:
The New Mexico Youth Conservation Corps Commission (NMYCCC) announces funding for 40 youth conservation and community programs in 2023.
Awards totaling $4.3 million will be distributed to a variety of urban and rural entities in nineteen counties. Each program is locally based, employing crews of at least five youth. Altogether, about 650 New Mexico youth ages 14-25 will be hired in the areas where they live.
The program is funded by governmental gross receipt taxes.
“The Commission is delighted to approve funding for nearly all Read More
Local Playwright Robert Benjamin’s Play ‘Hunker Down’ Explores Pandemic’s Impacts Friday Through Sunday On Live-On-Zoom
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
It goes without saying that the pandemic changed pretty much everything for everyone – from daily routines to relationships. Local playwright Robert Benjamin explores the pandemic’s impacts, specifically for two individuals – in his virtual play, “Hunker Down”.
“Hunker Down” is a romantic comedy that will be performed Live-on-Zoom by PlayZoomers, a non-profit theatre company, May 5-7.
The play shines the spotlight on two senior citizens who, prior to 2020, were never close disliked each other. During an hour-long conversation, Read More
Community Invited To Free Screening Of Award-Winning Documentary ‘Gratitude Revealed’ Thursday At SALA
LAPS News:
Thursday, May 4, the community is invited to extend its discussion on the power of gratitude with a free showing of the award-winning documentary, Gratitude Revealed at SALA. See the trailer here.
“An epic journey forty years in the making, Gratitude Revealed from acclaimed filmmaker, Louie Schwartzberg, the director of Fantastic Fungi, takes us on a transformational, cinematic experience of how to live a more meaningful life full of Gratitude through his intimate conversations with everyday people, thought leaders, and personalities revealing Gratitude is a proven pathway Read More
NHCC Welcomes New Printmaking Exhibition Tracing Roots Of Mexican Culture On Both Sides Of Border
Canícula, by artist Juan De Dios Mora. This piece is on view in the National Hispanic Cultural Center’s Nexo Entre Raíces / Nexus Between Roots exhibition. Courtesy/NHCC
NHCC News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) invites the community to explore Nexo Entre Raíces / Nexus Between Roots, a new printmaking exhibition that connects artists with Mexican roots on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.
“Not only is the work in Nexo Entre Raíces stunning, but it also manages to find universal themes that connect across borders,” NHCC Interim Director Zack Quintero said. Read More
Fort Stanton Historic Site To Celebrate Mother’s Day With Tea And Opera May 13
NMDCA News:
Fort Stanton Historic Site (FSHS) will host a novel Mother’s Day celebration—one that combines informal teatimes and an opera performance.
The Mother’s Day event is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 13. There will be two informal teatimes with an opera performance happening between them.
The informal teatimes will be held in the Commanding Officer’s Quarters building, while the opera performance will be in the Chapel.
Schedule of Events:
- 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Informal teatime (Commanding Officer’s Quarters);
- 12–1 p.m.: Opera performance (Chapel), and
- 12–3 p.m.: Informal teatime
MIAC Presents ‘Horizons: Weaving Between The Lines With Diné Textiles’ July 16, 2023-June 2, 2024
Darby Raymond-Overstreet (Diné, b. 1994), Woven Landscape, Monument Valley, 2022. Digital print. Courtesy photo
NMDCA News:
SANTA FE — The horizon line is both a point of connection between sky and earth and a separation of space. Horizons: Weaving Between the Lines with Diné Textiles at Museum of Indian Arts & Culture (MIAC) explores the connections between weaving and photography as modes of engagement with place.
By situating these two media in conversation, this exhibition presents each as a way of seeing and knowing Dinétah, the Navajo homeland, emphasizing the land-based and Read More
Daily Postcard: Western Tanager At Overlook Park
DailyPostcard: A Western Tanager perches in some brush recently at Overlook Park in White Rock. Photo by M. Larkin Read More
Statues As History
The Mussolini Obelisk at the Foro Italico sports complex in Rome. (Photo by Pino Pacifico/REDA&CO/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
By FRANCIS MORRONE
City-Journal.org
On the periphery of Rome, not far from the Vatican, stands a towering obelisk named for Benito Mussolini, Italy’s fascist dictator and ally of Adolf Hitler. On a recent visit to the city, my taxi driver knew exactly where it was and found nothing remarkable about a request to go there.
The Mussolini Obelisk, standing watch over the Foro Italico sports complex, served as the starting point for my atypical tour of the Read More
Native American Hoop Dancer To Perform At BESC Monday
A 3.5-year-old Native American Hoop Dancer will perform at noon on Monday at the Betty Ehart Senior Center (BESC). Zayden and his Grandmother Carla Jaramillo have just returned from the 2023 New Mexico Pow Wow and will grace BESC with their time. Courtesy photo
LARSO News:
The Betty Ehart Senior Center will celebrate its 25th birthday on May 1. May the first is also the kickoff to Older Americans Month and of course May Day is a day to celebrate National Workers.
The day will begin at 10 a.m. with a community resource fair and some craft booth. The day will include a FREE lunch for members 60 and over with Read More
NMFO Announces Max/Warner Bros. Television Series ‘Duster’ Begins In Production In New Mexico
NMFO News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico Film Office Director Amber Dodson has announced that the Max Original/Warner Bros. Television series “Duster” has begun filming around Albuquerque, Moriarty, Belen, Gallup, Sandia Pueblo and Laguna Pueblo areas.
The production will employ more than 4,000 New Mexicans – approximately 4,000 as background talent, 350 resident crew members and 50 principal actors.
“Duster” is a crime drama set in 1972 where the first Black female FBI agent ventures to the Southwest and recruits a gutsy getaway driver in a bold effort to take down a growing crime syndicate. The Read More
Northern New Mexico Music Festival In Red River Mother’s Day Weekend
Red River Music News:
RED RIVER — LMNOC Broadcasting is bringing a Mother’s Day Concert to Red River May 12-14. The event features country, rock and New Mexican musicians for three days of celebration.
“The 20th Annual Mother’s Day Concert is a milestone event. Its founder Darren Cordova started with his family at the softball fields in Taos,” LMNOC Broadcasting owner Chris Munoz said. “After my wife Lori and I purchased the six radio stations in 2015, we made a promise that we would keep his tradition alive. Thanks to gracious business owners and sponsors we have been able to keep the event free Read More
NNMC Hosts Student Weaving Exhibition May 20-21
Weaver Shiri Klein. Courtesy photo
Weaver Shiri Klein. Courtesy photo
NNMC News:
Students of the Weaving and Fiber Arts Department of Northern New Mexico College will be exhibiting and selling their creations at the 35th annual Arts Festival, Studio Tour and Mercado May 20-21 in El Rito.
This annex to NNMC’s studio tour event is significant since it’s being held on campus in El Rito where the weaving program began in 1925 with one loom and 29 students.
Originally, the school was established by the New Mexico Territorial Legislature in 1909 as the Spanish American Normal School. The El Rito campus Read More
