Daily Postcard: Mountain Bluebirds At Overlook Park
Daily Postcard: Female Mountain Bluebirds perch on a branch as snow falls Friday at Overlook Park. Photo by Richard Skolnik Read More
Santa Fe Film Festival Goes Statewide
Santa Fe Film Festival Executive Director Frank O’Mahony
Santa Fe Film Festival News:
SANTA FE – At an event in the State Legislature, the Santa Fe Film Festival announced that its February 2027 season will show movies and produce events at over a dozen independent movie theaters across the state. It means that New Mexicans can see the most innovative, creative and powerful movies from around the world in their own town.
“We are so excited to create this festival anchored in Santa Fe but to be experienced across the state, from Santa Fe to Silver City, Tucumcari to Taos, Albuquerque to Artesia,” Read More
Tall Thin Woman Continues To Wait For Valentine
Tall thin woman continues to wait for someone to be her Valentine today on the corner of Grand Canyon Drive and Beryl Street in White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
NMSA’s Theatre Department Presents: All Night Diner– The NMSA One Acts Festival
NMSA News:
Join NMSA’s Theatre Department for All-Night Diner: The NMSA One Acts Festival running March 19-21 at NMSA’s Bluedio Theatre. The lights never go off at this 24-hour diner. Over the course of a single day and night, strangers cross paths, conversations collide, and lives quietly (and not so quietly) change.
All-Night Diner serves up a collection of original one-act plays written by Creative Writing students and brought to life by Theatre students—each story unfolding in the same diner, each revealing a different slice of humanity. From late-night confessions to early-morning Read More
Daily Postcard: Curious Weasel At Valles Caldera
Daily Postcard: A long-tailed weasel camouflaged by its white winter coat in the snow scans its surroundings, shown on Tuesday at Valles Caldera National Preserve. During the Valles Caldera Winter Fest this Saturday, Feb. 21, Ranger Jordan will lead a hike for little ones to learn about winter wildlife adaptations. Meet at the Volcano Discovery Center a few minutes before 11 a.m. to participate. No registration required. As you hike, try your best to insulate a gelatin creature from freezing in the cruel winter of Valles Caldera. On a cold winter day, there can be upwards of a 40-degree difference Read More
Artists Sought For 2026 Dog Jog Logo Contest
Scene from a previous dog jog with some runners sporting the winning design. Courtesy/FOSCA
FOSCA News:
Tails are wagging all over Los Alamos in anticipation of the 2026 Los Alamos Dog Jog, to be held Saturday, April 25.
The Dog Jog is an annual fundraiser for the Friends of Shelter and Companion Animals (FOSCA), an all-volunteer organization that uses this money to provide funding for spay/neuter programs and veterinary care for ill and injured dogs and cats whose owners cannot afford expensive care for their beloved pets.
The Dog Jog Committee is calling on all creative young artists to put Read More
Clouds And Snow Blanket Sangre De Cristos
Early morning view from White Rock of clouds and snow blanketing the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Daily Postcard: Beautiful Sunrise Over Velarde
Daily Postcard: A beautiful sunrise viewed early Wednesday from Velarde. Photo by Johnnie Martinez Read More
SFO: Opera Makes Sense – Family Concerts!
SFO News:
The thrill of opera isn’t exclusively reserved for adults! Opera Makes Sense was created for children ages 3 to 5 to explore the world of opera through music and family-friendly storytelling.
The talented Young Voices of the Santa Fe Opera will present an exciting learning environment through opera performances and book readings.
Schedule:
Saturday, Feb. 28 at 1 p.m.
Santa Fe Public Library – Main
145 Washington Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Sunday, March 1 at 2 p.m.
Placitas Community Library
453 Hwy 165, Placitas, NM 87043
Saturday, March 21 at 1 p.m.
Santa Fe Public Library – Read More
Olions ‘Mean Girls’ Opens Friday At Smith Auditorium
By KELLY DOLEJSI
Los Alamos
“Will she braid your hair? Will she eat your heart?”
Have all your questions about Regina George answered this month as the Los Alamos High School Olions present Mean Girls, based on the Paramount Pictures film of the same name.
The musical — written by Tina Fey, lyrics by Nell Benjamin, and music by Jeff Richmond — will hit the stage Feb. 20 through March 1, with performances at 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays at Duane Smith Auditorium, 1300 Diamond Drive. The understudy show will be Friday, Feb. 27.
Tickets at $20/$10 students are available at the door Read More
Daily Postcard: Gunnison’s Prairie Dog At VCNP
Daily Postcard: A Gunnison’s prairie dog standing proudly with its belly out on Fat Tuesday, Feb. 17, at Valles Caldera National Preserve. The Gunnison’s prairie dog is a highly social critter that inhabits the montane grasslands throughout the park, living in colonies that can contain hundreds of interconnected burrows, chambers, and underground tunnels. They are herbivores, so their diets consist primarily of plant matter, although they’re known to occasionally consume an insect or two. Adults weigh 23 to 42 ounces, with males averaging slightly larger than females. Photo by Todd Read More
Daily Postcard: Butterfly! First Sign Of Spring!
Daily Postcard: The first butterfly of 2026 is a Mourning Cloak spotted on Monday near the Los Alamos Reservoir … the first sign of Spring! Photo by Michael Smith Read More
PAC 8 Community Media Center: Feb. 13-19, 2026
PAC 8 News:
PAC 8 Community Media Center is available for recording events, transferring old media, shooting and editing, live streaming and drone photography and videography.
For information, call 505.662.7228 or visit pac8cmc.com.
PAC 8 Television schedule for Feb. 13-19, 2026
Friday, Feb. 13, 2026
- 6 a.m. — Democracy Now! – Live
- 10 a.m. — The Thom Hartmann Program
- 11 a.m. — County Council Replay 2-10-26
- 4 p.m. — Democracy Now!
- 5 p.m. — PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates
- 6 p.m. — Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce “Los Alamos County Manager Update”
- 7 p.m. — PAC 8 Summer Media Classes
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Daily Postcard: Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel At VCNP
Daily Postcard: A golden-mantled ground squirrel at Valles Caldera National Preserve. Courtesy/NPS Read More
Legislative Roundup: 8 Days Left In Session
Jordan Garcia, alongside students from West Las Vegas, dance to La Bamba while practicing for their performance later in the day outside of the Capitol building on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. Gabriela Campos/The New Mexican
The Santa Fe New Mexican
Capital outlay bill: The Senate Finance Committee Thursday morning unanimously approved a bill to rein in the problem of billions of dollars going unspent in capital outlay.
House Bill 247, sponsored by Derrick Lente, D-Sandia Pueblo, limits reauthorizations for capital projects.
A growing backlog of projects and unspent funds has been a concern Read More
Locals Collaborate On Book Of Los Alamos Myths
COMMUNITY News:
A new book invites readers inside the unofficial history of one of America’s most secretive towns. Urban Myths of Los Alamos, by Mark David Albertson with illustrations and contributions by Petr Jandacek, collects the strange, humorous, and unsettling stories that have circulated for decades in the Atomic City.
Los Alamos is best known as the birthplace of the atomic bomb, but life inside a town built on secrecy produced something else as well: folklore. Ghosts in tunnels, monsters at cemeteries, vanished ducks, flying propane tanks, mysterious sirens, and even rumors of Read More
SWAIA Announces 2026 Board Appointments
Leslie Wheelock
SWAIA News:
The Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) is pleased to announce the Executive Committee of its Board of Directors for 2026. The former Chair of the Board, Dawn Houle, and the former Treasurer of the Board, Tom Teagarden, have reached the end of their terms as Executive Committee Chair and Treasurer, respectively. Both Dawn and Tom will continue to play important roles supporting the organization’s continuing growth. SWAIA thanks both Dawn and Tom for their service, leadership, and dedication. Their commitment and contributions have played an important Read More
Posole Mio Española Valley Opera Chapter Fundraiser At Moving Arts Española Theater Feb. 15
COMMUNITY News:
The Española Valley Opera Chapter invites you to join us for our annual winter gathering, POSOLE MIO 1-4 p.m. (MST), Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, at Moving Arts Española Theater.
This festive event is a fundraiser for EVOC that features homemade posole and desserts and a wine and cider cash bar by Black Mesa Winery. Guests will also be able to enter a fun raffle and bid on silent auction items which will include original art and gift certificates to area restaurants and resorts.
Entertainment will include live mariachi music by Mariachi Divino during the food and drink service between Read More
Daily Postcard: An Arial Ballet Across Evening Sky
Daily Postcard: The last act of an aerial ballet in the sky Saturday from Velarde. Photo by Johnnie Martinez Read More
Celebrate Santa Fe Art Milestone With Meow Wolf: A Decade Inside House Of Eternal Return
MEOW WOLF News:
SANTA FE —Ten years ago, Meow Wolf was a DIY art collective of misfit dreamers, dumpster diving, throwing warehouse parties, and crafting unbelievable worlds together.
Since the moment the collective drew the words “Meow” and “Wolf” out of a hat in a fittingly absurdist naming ritual, the inception of their first permanent exhibition, backed by George R.R. Martin, House of Eternal Return, skyrocketed the group to fame and helped pioneer immersive art on a mass scale.
Meow Wolf has since transformed into a national B Corporation with millions of visitors, hundreds of artists Read More
