Friends Of Bandelier 2023 Dorothy Hoard Stewardship Award Recipient: Dr. Richard Williams, A.K.A. Mouser
Dr. Richard Williams, a.k.a. Mouser has been selected for the 2023 Dorothy Hoard Stewardship Award. Courtesy/Friends of Bandelier
BANDELIER News:
The Friends of Bandelier have selected Dr. Richard Williams, a.k.a. Mouser, as the recipient of the 2023 Dorothy Hoard Stewardship Award.
Dr. Williams was chosen for his contributions to bird science, conservation, and education.
This award was established by the Friends in March 2014 as a memorial to the group’s founder and long-time president, Dorothy Hoard, and recognizes contributions to the stewardship of natural and cultural resources Read More
Daily Postcard: Rainbow Spans White Rock Canyon
Daily Postcard: A rainbow spans White Rock Canyon during Monday’s rain shower. Photo by Bob Heimbigner Read More
New Mexico Film Office And Stowe Story Labs Extend Deadline For Training For Emerging Screenwriters
NMFO News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Film Office (NMFO) is partnering with Stowe Story Labs to provide the second edition of “New Voices New Mexico,” the training program for emerging New Mexican screenwriters.
The program will be administered in three parts over six months by Stowe Story Labs Founder and Director David Rocchio and is designed to support emerging screenwriters in developing foundational skills necessary for writing feature film or television scripts.
The “New Voices New Mexico” inaugural program ran in 2022 and aims to help emerging screenwriters and filmmakers learn skills Read More
Daily Postcard: Rainbow Fills Cloudy Sky Over White Rock
Daily Postcard: A rainbow fills the sky following a brief rainfall recently in White Rock. Photo by Dave Lannen Read More
Chasing Identity: Retrospective Work Of Harriette Tsosie Opens May 4 In Step Up Gallery At Mesa Public Library
LIBRARY News:
Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library has announced its new exhibit, Chasing Identity: Retrospective Work of Harriette Tsosie, which runs May 4-30. The opening reception is 2:30-4 p.m. Saturday, May 6 and all are welcome. Refreshments will be served. The artist Harriette Tsosie will give a 15-minute Gallery Talk at 3 p.m. about her work.
Chasing Identity explores the roles of genetics, language and place in shaping who we are. A retrospective exhibition for painter Tsosie, Chasing Identity covers the last 20 years of her work. Tsosie resides in Albuquerque with her husband Carl Read More
Broken Arrow Glass Recycling Saving Environment While Making Beautiful Art
Broken Arrow Glass Recycling Owner Shelby Kaye shows off one of her totes, which is a bin that is used to collect glass recycling. Kaye now offers curbside glass recycling pickup in Los Alamos. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
POJOAQUE – Broken Arrow Glass Recycling, located at the Art Station at 17715 U.S. 84/285 near Buffalo Thunder Casino Resort, is doing something that isn’t done anywhere else in Northern New Mexico. It is reusing, recycling glass, and selling the products created from this endeavor.
“Essentially, Read More
Daily Postcard: Elk Graze Along Truck Route
Daily Postcard: A small herd of elk graze Wednesday along the truck route. Photo by Bill Enloe Read More
Trail Running Film Festival Showing At SALA May 2
The Trail Running Film Festival is coming to Los Alamos May 2 for the first time ever thanks to sponsorship by Physical Therapy Plus. The film festival will be shown at SALA Los Alamos (formerly Reel Deal Theater). Bathtub Row Brewing will be there serving up adult beverages. Soda, popcorn and pizza will also be available to help fuel attendees for 90 minutes of trail running short films. Get tickets now online. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the films kickoff at 7 p.m. Courtesy/Jemez Mountain Trail Run Race Committee Read More
Jazz Night At Betty Ehart Senior Center 6 PM Friday
Ryan Finn playing his Trombone. Courtesy photo
By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Executive Director
LARSO
One year ago, the Los Alamos Hilltopper Jazz Band and their award-winning teacher Ryan Finn made the offer to host a free concert at the senior center.
This Friday at 6 p.m. the crew, along with the Los Alamos Big Band will bring those stylish tones to the Betty Ehart Senior Center.
There indoor concert will also have some outdoor seating nearby and while masks are not required, they are still welcome if it makes the audience feel better about attending. The center will use the opportunity to fundraise Read More
Daily Postcard: Rosy Cloud Formation Over Quemazon
Daily Postcard: A rosy cloud formation fills the sky at sunset Tuesday over Quemazon. Photo by DWDecker Read More
LALT To Present Chicago: A Musical Vaudeville May 5-21
LALT News:
For months there has been a tale of mayhem, booze and jazz unfolding at the Performing Arts Center. Luckily for Los Alamos residents, starting May 5, they can see it in person as the talented cast and crew of the Los Alamos Little Theater present their rendition of the record-breaking Broadway smash, Chicago: A Musical Vaudeville.
Brought to you by the creative team that has produced the now beloved Atomic Follies Cabaret series, Chicago, set during the height of the roaring ’20s, centers on chorus girl Roxie Hart, as she dreams of becoming a star in vaudeville. Along the way, she commits Read More
I Think That I Shall Never See…
A beautiful tree bursting with pink blossoms in front of Ridgeview Veterinary Hospital on East Road recently is lifting spirits of passersby and brings to mind the poem ‘Trees’ by Joyce Kilmer. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Trees
By Joyce Kilmer
I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.
A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast;
A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;
A tree that may in Summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair;
Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.
Poems are made by fools like me, Read More
Daily Postcard: Sunrise Shines Through Rain Clouds
Daily Postcard: Monday’s early sunrise shines through rain clouds viewed from White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
Newest Exhibit At New Mexico History Museum Celebrates 100 Years Of New Mexico Magazine
New Mexico History Museum will host ‘Enchantorama! New Mexico Magazine Turns 100’ through Feb. 16, 2024. Courtesy/NMTD
New Mexico History Museum will host ‘Enchantorama! New Mexico Magazine Turns 100’ through Feb. 16, 2024. Courtesy/NMTD
NMTD News:
SANTA FE — As a centerpiece of New Mexico Magazine’s centennial anniversary, the New Mexico History Museum will host “Enchantorama! New Mexico Magazine Turns 100” to celebrate the past 100 years of the publication’s storytelling efforts.
Officially unveiled April 14, “Enchantorama!” showcases how the magazine has evolved over Read More
LAMS Symphonic Band Wins State Competition!
Members of the Los Alamos Middle School Symphonic Band won first place at the State Middle School Concert Band Competition. Courtesy/LAMS
Isabella Cocina poses with the first place trophy earned by the LAMS Symphonic Band at the State Competition. Courtesy/LAMS
LAMS News:
The Los Alamos Middle School (LAMS) Symphonic Band, under the direction of Deanna Teague, took first place in the New Mexico Middle School State Concert Band Contest Thursday at Cleveland High School. This is their first state title since 2005.
“I am so proud of the Symphonic band students,” Director Teague said. “We made Read More
SFCC Hosts Author Colum McCann Student Event May 19
Author Colum McCann
SFCC News:
Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) will host a Story Exchange Narrative 4 event with author Colum McCann 9 a.m. to noon Friday, May 19 in the SFCC Jemez Rooms.
English and Creative Writing students from Santa Fe’s colleges and high schools are welcome and encouraged to attend this free event and meet the author. Refreshments will be served. Please register at here.
For more information, email Kate McCahill at sflr@sfcc.edu or 505.428.1903. This event is sponsored by the Santa Fe International Literary Festival’s Young Writers and Readers Program, Story Exchange Read More
Santa Fe Opera Celebrates Environmental Sustainability With New 431-Panel Solar Power Installation
An array of newly installed solar panels on the roof of Siteren Orchestra Hall. Photo by Thomas Grey
SFO News:
SANTA FE — The Santa Fe Opera (SFO) is pleased to confirm the successful installation of a 214 kW solar power system on its campus north of Santa Fe. Consisting of 431 solar panels, the installations crown the opera’s Cantina at the Dapples Pavilion and Stieren Orchestra Hall, in addition to a ground-mounted array currently under construction.
The system will produce over 400,000 kWh of clean energy annually, offsetting half of the opera’s daytime energy use with solar-generated Read More
Les Violons Du Roy Orchestra & Pianist Inon Barnatan Perform In Los Alamos April 28
Les Violons du Roy chamber orchestra. Courtesy/Los Alamos Concert Association
ART News:
The Los Alamos Concert Association will present Québec’s celebrated chamber orchestra, Les Violons du Roy and brilliantly versatile pianist Inon Barnatan in concert at 7 p.m. Friday, April 28 in the Duane Smith Auditorium.
The program will include two very different piano concertos: one by C. P. E. Bach and one by Shostakovich with an extensive trumpet obligato..
A focal point of Québec City’s musical life since it was founded in 1984 by Bernard Labadie, Les Violons du Roy takes its name from the famed Read More
Lensic Performing Arts Center Presents 2023–2024 Season
Courtesy/The Lensic
The Lensic News:
SANTA FE — The Lensic Performing Arts Center announces the Lensic Presents 2023–2024 season, a stellar lineup of twenty-five performances ranging from live music to dance, theater, and more, across genres and for all ages.
Each year the Lensic curates its own selection of performances that speaks to the diverse and eclectic audiences that come to the theater year-round. The artists performing in the season are likewise integral to the Lensic’s education and community programs—a majority will either present free performances for students from local Read More
Daily Postcard: Solar Storm Viewed From Barranca Mesa
Daily Postcard: View Sunday night from the end of Barranca Mesa of a solar storm made visible far south with a long exposure. Photo by Becky Rutherford
