Bi-Weekly Meow: Weeks Of April 18 & April 23
Meow Wolf opens their new artmaking and multipurpose community space ‘Rainbow Rainbow’ May 1. Courtesy/Meow Wolf
MEOW WOLF News:
ANNOUNCING RAINBOW RAINBOW
‘Rainbow Rainbow’ is an artmaking & multipurpose community space inside the Santa Fe exhibition building, and opens to the public May 1.
Visitors do not need to purchase a Meow Wolf admission ticket to attend free programs and events there.
The space will also be available for private rentals when not in use for community events.
UPCOMING HOURS:
Week of April 18:
- 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Sun – Mon, Thurs – Fri;
- 10
Daily Postcard: Bee Spends Time On Cherry Blossoms
DailyPostcard: Cherry blossoms have begun blooming for spring and the bees are busy as seen April 15 at a residence in White Rock. Cherries require bees to move pollen within and between flowers to achieve pollination. Cherry pollination is an all-or-nothing proposition – the more flowers pollinated, the more cherries will develop on the tree. Typically, honey bees visit flowers in the morning. Source: Pollination – Cherries and www.canr.msu.edu/cherries/
Los Alamos Music Teachers Association Hosts Second 2023 Musicale April 23
LAMTA News:
The Los Alamos Music Teachers Association (LAMTA) invites the public to attend its second 2023 Musicale, 2-3:30 p.m. Sunday, April 23 at Fuller Lodge, 2132 Central Ave. in downtown Los Alamos.
The LAMTA 2023 Musicale will have students from the studios of Aejin Chang, Janna Warren and Patricia Wood.
Aejin Chang:
- Sydney Chen…Sonatina in G Major, Moderato, Anh 5, L. Van Beethoven;
- Hannah Lee…Rondo Alla Turca, K331, W.A. Mozart;
- Jinheon Kim…Nocturne in b flat minor, Op 9, #1, F. Chopin;
- Yeanwoo Park, Scene No. 1-6 from Kinderszenen, Op 15, R. Schumann;
Janna Warren: Read More
New Mexico Arts Announces DezBaa’ & David Henderson As Artists-In-Residence At Bosque Redondo Memorial At Fort Sumner Historic Site
The filmmaker DezBaa and her father David Henderson. Courtesy/Tira Howard
NMA News:
FORT SUMNER — New Mexico Arts (NMA) and New Mexico Historic Sites (NMHS) announce DezBaa’ and her father David Henderson for the first artist residency at the Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner Historic Site (BRM).
Their residency runs until May 6, and at its conclusion, they will premiere a documentary featuring Henderson’s journey of self-discovery, as well as a series of interviews with Memorial staff, historians, medicine people, and more.
“The seed for this residency program was planted more
Museum Of International Folk Art Presents ‘Ghhúunayúkata/To Keep Them Warm: The Alaska Native Parka’ Opening May 21
Fancy parka (Iñupiaq), ca. 1890. Arctic ground squirrel, wolf fur, wolverine fur, calfskin, wool. Museum of International Folk Art, gift of Louis Criss. Photo by Addison Doty
Ceremonial seal gut parka (St. Lawrence Island Yupik), early 20th century. Seal gut, auklet crests, seal fur, cormorant feathers, cotton thread, red ocher. Museum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen, Neutrogena Corp. Photo by Addison Doty
MIFA News:
SANTA FE — Parkas are unique garments which embody the creativity, craftsmanship, and innovation of their makers.
The latest exhibition from Museum of Read More
Simpatico Opens May 3 At New Mexico Actors Lab
ART News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico Actors Lab will open its 2023 season Wednesday, May 3 with Simpatico, one of the hidden gems of Sam Shepard’s portfolio of quirky dramas.
The play is an homage to his love of horses, the dark underbelly of racing, and the low-life losers who inhabit it. The production will run through Sunday, May 21.
As with many of Shepard’s works, the plot hinges on the shift of power between two close friends whose shady pasts haunt their lives. Lab veteran actors Geoffrey Pomeroy and Hania Stocker face off under the direction of NMAL Artistic Director, Nicholas Ballas, who had the Read More
Exhibit Honors MIAC 2023 Living Treasure Anthony Lovato
Anthony Lovato in his studio, Santo Domingo Pueblo, March 2023. Photo by Ashley Espinoza
MIAC News:
SANTA FE — The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture (MIAC) is pleased to announce the 2023 Living Treasure award exhibition, Down Home: Anthony Lovato (Kewa/Santo Domingo Pueblo) will open May 7. Lovato is a master jeweler known for his tufa-cast technique and signature design elements.
Drawing from the MIAC permanent collection and the generosity of private lenders, Down Home brings together decades of Lovato’s work. Selections detailing his trademark corn, horse, and hand motifs are complemented Read More
Daily Postcard: Late Daylight Shines On Snow Melt Runoff
Daily Postcard: Late daylight shines on snow melt runoff from the Sangre de Cristo Mountains making its way west recently to the Rio Grande. Photo by Gretchen Mills Read More
New Mexico Film Office & Stowe Story Labs Announce 2nd Annual Training For Emerging New Mexico Screenwriters
Economic Development Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes
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 Read More
National Hispanic Cultural Center Film Symposium Shines Spotlight On Powerhouse Latina Filmmakers
NHCC News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Head to the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) from April 13 through April 15 for the 1st Annual NHCC Film Symposium, featuring films from a trio of acclaimed Latina directors.
“With three theatres on campus and program directors with experience in the film industry, cinema has always been a crucial part of our work at the National Hispanic Cultural Center,” said NHCC Interim Executive Director Zack Quintero, The Power of Our Stories, begins Thursday, April 13 in the Albuquerque Journal Theatre with a screening of the documentary Backstreet to the American Read More
Scenes From LAAC 2023 Arts And Crafts Fair
From left, Los Alamos Arts Council volunteer Blue Engeman, Education Coordinator Becky Herroon and seasonal worker Mylo Krantz greet visitors to the arts and crafts fair held Saturday on the Fuller Lodge lawn. The event featured about 100 artists selling everything from paintings to jewelry. The next event LAAC will host is the Kite Festival May 19-21 at Overlook Park in White Rock. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Scene from the arts and crafts fair Saturday on the lawn at Fuller Lodge. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Scene from the arts and crafts fair Saturday on the lawn Read More
Posts From The Road: Texas Roadside Wildflowers
Variety: Several species and colors of wildflowers grace a field just off of a county road near Gonzales, Texas in early April. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Field of Color: A field of yellow Black-eyed Susan and red Indian paintbrush fill a roadside field near Buchanan Lake in the Texas Hill Country. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos
Nothing says spring like a warm sunny day and a field of colorful wildflowers. Spring in the Rocky Mountain region seem to never want to lose its grip on the cold, snowy, and windy days remaining from winter Read More
New Mexico Author Anne Hillerman’s Book ‘The Way Of The Bear’ To Be Released April 25
‘The Way of the Bear’ by author Anne Hillerman will be released April 25. Courtesy/Anne Hillerman
COMMUNITY News:
Watch for Anne Hillerman’s new book, The Way of the Bear, to be released April 25.
An event for The Way of the Bear will be held at 6 p.m. April 25 in Santa Fe at Collected Works Bookstore.
Hillerman is fortunate to have many readers who love the Joe Leaphorn/Jim Chee/Bernadette Manuelito stories as much as she does. Many of you love signed copies, too, and want to get them ASAP!
Here’s how to do that.
Hillerman has wonderful invitations to talk about her forthcoming book at independent bookstores. Read More
2023 Spring IAIA Graduating Senior Exhibition Memoria: Art As Record Open Through May 13
Spring 2023 graduating BFA in Studio Arts and BFA in Museum Studies students. Courtesy photo
IAIA News:
The 2023 Spring IAIA Graduating Senior Exhibition, Memoria: Art as Record, representing the culminating achievements of the 2023 Spring graduating BFA in Studio Arts and BFA in Museum Studies students is open through May 13 at the Balzer Contemporary Edge Gallery on the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) campus (link).
Participating Artists:
- Jennifer Benally (Oneida Nation and Diné);
- Paige Busick (Chickasaw);
- Monique Holiday (Diné);
- Shannon Christy Hooper (Fallon Paiute Shoshone);
Santa Fe International Literary Festival Announces 2023 Lineup Of Literary Stars From Near And Far
Santa Fe International Literary Festival News:
SANTA FE —The Santa Fe International Literary Festival will take place May 19–21, 2023, bringing together world-renowned authors, thinkers, and passionate readers to celebrate the power of story.
The three-day festival features big-stage presentations and intimate conversations with literary heroes from near and far, including New Mexico. In all, more than 30 different festival events will take place over the three-day weekend at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center in Santa Fe’s historic downtown. Rich in cultural diversity and Read More
Daily Postcard: Milky Way Over White Rock Canyon
Daily Postcard: View of the Milky Way over White Rock Canyon showing the light from Santa Fe early this morning, shot from White Rock Canyon. Photo by Tyler Slocum Read More
Daily Postcard: Rainbow Spotted Over Jemez Mountains
Daily Postcard: A faint rainbow shines over the mountains recently for just a few minutes. Photo by Kathryn Willcutt Read More
Institute Of American Indian Arts: Chihuly Scholarship
The Institute of American Indian Arts announces the Chihuly Scholarship, underwritten by the Dale and Leslie Chihuly Foundation in memory of IAIA alum, glass artist Tony Jojola (Isleta Pueblo) ’76. Courtesy/IAIA
IAIA News:
The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) announces the Chihuly Scholarship, underwritten by the Dale and Leslie Chihuly Foundation in memory of IAIA alum, glass artist Tony Jojola (Isleta Pueblo) ’76.
The generous four-year full-ride scholarship will cover tuition, room and board, programmatic expenses, and experiential learning opportunities for an incoming Read More
New Mexico Governor Signs Creative Industries Division Bill
DPNM News:
SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed an innovative new proposal into law that will spur the growth of New Mexico’s creative industries and diversify the state’s economy.
House Bill 8, sponsored by House Majority Whip Reena Szczepanski (D-Santa Fe), Sen. Jeff Steinborn (D-Las Cruces), and Rep. Janelle Anyanonu (D-Albuquerque), would establish a Creative Industries Division within the Economic Development Department (EDD).
This new division would support the full breadth of creative industries in the state, including traditional New Mexico crafts, visual and Read More
Los Alamos Kite Festival Returns May 19-21, 2023
Courtesy/LAAC
LAAC News:
The Los Alamos Arts Council (LAAC) is hard at work planning for its annual Kite Festival in 2023.
After a multi-year hiatus due to pandemic restrictions and last year’s fire emergencies, LAAC is bringing this multi-day event back to Los Alamos County at Overlook Park in White Rock.
Several community organizations will be hosting kite decorating and building workshops with children in the community and April 19, LAAC will host the Paseo Project, from Taos, as they introduce their artist in residence, Jemila McEwan to the after-school programs at Fuller Lodge Art Center. Read More
