Posts From The Road: San Antonio Riverwalk
San Antonio River: The San Antonio Riverwalk in downtown San Antonio, Texas is the crown jewel of the city. Shown is the river lined with limestone rock and a walkway on both sides of the water. Also shown is one of several arched bridges for visitors to cross from side to side. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Walkway and Street Bridge: Visitors walk below a street bridge, which crosses the San Antonio River in downtown San Antonio. The downtown riverwalk sits several feet below street level which isolates the area like a city park away from downtown traffic. The umbrellas on the left are Read More
Plein Air Painters Of New Mexico Hosts ‘Paint Out’ In Jemez Springs April 21-29 Followed By Exhibition
PAPNM News:
JEMEZ SPRINGS — Fifty-five artist members of Plein Air Painters of New Mexico (PAPNM) will be at work painting in Jemez Springs and surrounding area April 21-26
The event culminates in a show at the Jemez Fine Art Gallery at 17346 N.M. 4 in Jemez Springs April 29 through May 10.
This is the first time in three years that the event has taken place in Jemez Springs.
“For anyone who is enchanted by the dramatic landscapes of Jemez Springs, it is fascinating to see an artist starting with a blank canvas then within a couple hours have a finished painting revealing their singular perspective,” Read More
LAHS Students Among High School Finalists From Across New Mexico To Perform At Awards Show In Popejoy Hall
From the New Mexico High School Musical Theatre Awards:
Forty high school students from across New Mexico have been named as finalists for four top awards in the biggest celebration of high school theater in the state.
The Enchantment Awards named students from 10 high schools as nominees for their annual show. The students chosen as Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Supporting Actor will be announced during the show in Popejoy Hall at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 28.
“Our show puts as many as 150 students on Popejoy’s stage to perform throughout the evening,” said Laura A. Read More
Daily Postcard: Nuthatch Sings In Pinion Tree
Daily Postcard: A tiny red breasted nuthatch sings its heart out while perched in a pinion tree Thursday afternoon at residence on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Hari ViswanathanAn Immersion Into Color Emerges Through 65+ Contemporary Pastel Paintings At Millicent Rogers Museum
Sarah E. Blumenschein, Albuquerque NM Hibiscus 24 x 30 in. Courtesy/MRM
MRM New:
March 25 through April 16, 2023, the Millicent Rogers Museum (MRM) is hosting the Pastel Society of New Mexico’s Signature Members Show, an immersion of color in the form of 65+ paintings by 29 artists.
The exhibition and sale presents the work of Signature Members and distinguished pastelists in an array of genres including a range of approaches to landscapes, portraits, and constructed scenes. The showcase will be on view both in the museum’s galleries 9 and 10 as well as in an online platform. The exhibition offers Read More
Santa Fe Community College Faculty/Staff Reading May 4
SFCC Creative Writing faculty member Kate McCahill at a previous reading. Courtesy/SFCC
SFCC News:
Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) Faculty and Staff Reading 5-6 p.m. Thursday, May 4 in the SFCC Library, 6401 Richards Ave.
SFCC faculty and staff will read their original creative work. Free. Refreshments will be served.
For more information, send an email to Kate McCahill at sflr@sfcc.edu or call 505.428.1903. Read More
Daily Postcard: Cooper’s Hawk In Yard In White Rock
Daily Postcard: A Cooper’s Hawk perches on a dish hanging in the yard of a Pinon Trails residence Friday in White Rock. Photo by Dave Lannen Read More
Rep. Leger Fernández Opens Submissions For 2023 Congressional Art Competition: ‘New Mexico Resiliency’
Submission to a previous Congressional Art Competition. Courtesy image
STATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) announced Wednesday that her office will open submissions for the annual Congressional Art Competition. Each year the competition provides members of the U.S. House of Representatives an opportunity to showcase the artistic talent of high school students within their districts.
High school students across the 3rd District of New Mexico including Los Alamos can submit one piece of original artwork for the opportunity to have their work displayed Read More
Daily Postcard: Young Hawk Spotted On North Mesa
Daily Postcard: A young hawk is spotted perched on the branch of a tree in the yard of a residence Wednesday on North Mesa. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com Read More
The 2023 Los Alamos Summer Concert Series Is Back And It’s Out Of This World!
Summer Concert Series News:
Sancre Productions and The Los Alamos County Community Services Department are once again creating a buzz around town and across northern New Mexico. This is the time of year where you might overhear a conversation at Starbucks, or in passing at Ashley Pond, with residents gloating about what has become the ‘Best Free Summer Concert Series in the State’ since Sancre Productions took the series to the next level in 2019.
Over the last several weeks the Los Alamos Summer Concert Series has sneak peaked their 2023 line-up on Facebook and Instagram, making those on social Read More
Daily Postcard: Collared Lizard Spotted With Mouth Open
Daily Postcard: Collared Lizard spotted with its mouth open wide at Chimney Rock State Park in Colorado. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
SALA Los Alamos Event Center Announces April 6-8 Events
SALA Event Center announces upcoming events:
Thursday, April 6, SALA presents the next installment of the Parallel Cinema series at 6 p.m. with “The Sanctity of Space” – a fascinating film that explores the connection between space and the environment.
Saturday, April 8, celebrate Easter with a special screening at 6 p.m. of “The Passion of the Christ”. This powerful film depicts the final hours of Jesus Christ’s life and is a beautiful portrayal of the ultimate sacrifice made for humanity. The community is invited to attend this special evening that celebrates the spirit of Easter and message Read More
PAC 8 Community Media Center: April 7-13, 2023
PAC 8 News:
PAC 8 Community Media Center is available for recording events, transferring of old media, shooting and editing, live streaming and drone photography and videography.
For information, email pac8@losalamos.com, call 505.662.7228 or visit pac8cmc.com.
PAC 8 Television schedule for April 7-13:
Friday, April 7, 2023
- 6 a.m. — Democracy Now! – Live;
- 10 a.m. — The Thom Hartmann Program;
- 11 a.m. — County Council Replay – 4-04-23;
- 3 p.m. — Democracy Now!
- 5 p.m. — PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates;
- 6 p.m. — PAC 8 Summer Media Classes;
- 7 p.m. — Looking Towards a Future Without Alzheimers;
Purgatory Hosts 2023 Pond Skim Event Sunday April 9
2023 Pond Skim April 9 at Purgatory. Courtesy photo
2023 Pond Skim April 9 at Purgatory. Courtesy photo
PURGATORY News:
The 2023 Pond Skim event will take place 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Sunday, April 9 with live music, beer, outrageous competition and costumes. The pond skim will take place 12:30-3 p.m. at Purgatory.
Sunday also marks the end of daily operations at Purgatory. Purgatory will be open weekends only, April 15-16 and 22-23 (Saturday/Sunday operations). The mountain is currently 100% open with a 92-inch base and 371 inches of snowfall total this year. It’s been an epic season Read More
Daily Postcard: Promise Of Spring
Daffodils on Barranca Mesa are just beginning to bud – a sure promise of spring. Photo by Ken Hanson Read More
Post Announces 2022 Fourth Quarter Daily Postcard Photography Contest Winner: VaLynn Purvis
VaLynn Purvis is the winner of the fourth quarter Los Alamos Daily Postcard Photography Contest. She received her $100 prize Tuesday afternoon during a presentation in the Post newsroom. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Judges selected this photo, ‘Early Morning Fog Rolls Over Area Terrain’ published Oct. 5, 2022, in the Post as the winner of the 2022 fourth quarter photography contest. Photo by VaLynn Purvis
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com
White Rock resident VaLynn Purvis is the winner of the fourth quarter 2022 Daily Postcard Photography Contest. Read More
Daily Postcard: Satyr Comma Spotted Perched On Log
Daily Postcard: A Satyr Comma butterfly is spotted perched on a log Sunday afternoon along Water Canyon Trail. The Satyr Comma is one of several Pajarito Plateau species that have a small, translucent ‘comma’ on the well-camouflaged underside of the wing. Adults hibernate in clusters of dead leaves and under loose tree bark through the winter and emerge in March, April or May. Source: Butterflies of New Mexico https://peecnature.org/
Global Santa Fe Presents Earth Day Buffet & Talk With ‘1001 Voices On Climate Change’ Author Devi Lockwood April 24
Celebrate Earth Day at a buffet luncheon and talk with Devi Lockwood, author of ‘1001 Voices on Climate Change’, at Hotel Santa Fe, 1501 Paseo de Peralta, at 11:30 a.m. Monday, April 24. Presented by Global Santa Fe. Pre-registration required by April 21 at: globalsantafe.org. Courtesy image Read More
Mesa Public Library Seeks Atomicon 2023 Participants
The second annual Atomicon, hosted by Mesa Public Library is scheduled for Saturday Aug. 5. Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
The second annual Atomicon, hosted by Mesa Public Library, is scheduled for Saturday Aug. 5.
The one-day celebration of comic books and adjacent fandoms offers something for all ages and will include art vendors, teaching artists, lectures, workshops, jam comics, children’s activities, a costume contest, food and much more.
Library programming staff are requesting booth or program applications from community members who are willing to participate in the day-long Read More
Big Things Come In Small Packages: NMMNHS Hosts Microscopic Photography Exhibition Through April 30
An image taken using high-resolution microscopy and image-stitching, showing the embryonic hand of a Madagascar giant day gecko. This image won first prize during the 48th annual Nikon Small World competition and is on view at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science through April 30. Courtesy of Nikon. Photo by Grigorii Timin while supervised by Dr. Michel Milinkovitch of the University of Geneva
NMMNHS News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) announces the premier celebration of microscopic photography with the Nikon Small World Read More
