New Mexico Children’s Foundation Presents Benefit Concert
Chuscales Mother’s Day Flamenco Concert May 14
Chuscales and Friends to perform Mother’s Day Flamenco Concert Sunday May 14. Courtesy/Teatro Paraguas
TEATRO PARAGUAS News:
Teatro Paraguas presents a Mother’s Day Flamenco Concert with Chuscales and Friends at 3 p.m., Sunday, May 14 at 3205 Calle Marie in Snata Fe.
One of the most accomplished and captivating flamenco guitarists in the world, Jose Valle Fajardo, “Chuscales”, grew up in a traditional gypsy family of musicians and dancers in Antequera, Spain. His grandmother lived in the caves of Sacromonte, one of the legendary cradles of flamenco.
“There were shows with Gypsies from Granada Read More
Daily Postcard: Turkey Vulture Roosts At Bandelier
Daily Postcard: The first Turkey Vulture of the season returned to roost March 26 near the Bandelier Visitor Center. Courtesy/BNM Read More
MIFA Opens ‘Between The Lines: Prison Art & Advocacy’
MIFA News:
Museum of International Folk Art (MIFA) opened a prototype exhibition “Between the Lines: Prison Art and Advocacy | A Community Conversation” on display through September at MIFA, 706 Camino Lejo in Santa Fe.
This engagement-based show will elicit visitor feedback to help inform the final exhibition set to open in the Cotsen Gallery in 2024.
This exhibition is
Along with exploring exhibition themes, aesthetics, materials and artists, visitors will have the opportunity to provide their input in this initial iteration of the upcoming exhibition Between the Lines: Prison Read More
Posts From The Road: Mud Dauber Festival And Chili Cook Off In Luckenbach, Texas
Stoking the Fire: There were several fires within metal cages, which attracted a lot of attention all afternoon at the Mud Dauber Festival and Chili Cook Off on a cold Saturday in Luckenbach, Texas. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Chili Cook Off: A tasting of chili is dipped for attendees at the Chili Cook Off. The chili was a big hit on a cold day. There was no limit to how many tastes attendees could sample at the event. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Fomerly of Los Alamos
The 12th Annual Luckenbach Mud Dauber Festival and Chili Cook Off advertisement was Read More
Daily Postcard: Spring Sunrise Colors Sky Over White Rock
Daily Postcard: Spring sunrise colors the sky Thursday over White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
Daily Postcard: Setting Sun Illuminates Snow On Sangres
Daily Postcard: The setting sun illuminates snow over the Sangre de Cristo Mountains viewed March 25 from a residence in White Rock. Photo by Doug Reilly Read More
Enterprise Bank & Trust Provides $3,000 Donation To Los Alamos Arts Council For Sponsorship Of 2023 Kite Festival
Enterprise Bank & Trust President, Los Alamos Region Liddie Martinez, second from left, and her Administrative Assistant Donavan Price, left, present a $3,000 sponsorship donation to support the 2023 Kite Festival to Los Alamos Arts Council/Fuller Lodge Art Center staff, from center to right, Outreach Coordinator Jennifer Jenson, Community Programs Manager Emma Jo Serbiak and Executive Director Brandi Engeman this morning at Fuller Lodge Art Center. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
Umbrella Children’s Theatre Presents ‘The Butler Didn’t Do It! A Comic Who Done It Mystery’ Beginning April 21
Umbrella Children’s Theatre presents ‘The Butler Didn’t Do It! A Comic Who Done It Mystery’ beginning April 21. Courtesy/Teatro Paraguas
Actors in the play ‘The Butler Didn’t Do It! A Comic Who Done It Mystery’ beginning April 21. Courtesy/Teatro Paraguas
TEATRO PARAGUAS News:
Umbrella Children’s Theatre (UCT) presentsThe Butler Didn’t Do It! A Comic ‘Who Done It’ Mystery at Teatro Paraguas, adapted by Katie Thomas, directed by JoJo Sena-Tarnoff, with original music by Melange (Jeff and JoJo Tarnoff).
Student actors range in age from 7 to 12 years old.
The Butler Didn’t Do It! A Comic ‘Who Read More
Poetry Out Loud State Champion Rutendo Musharu Will Represent New Mexico In National Recitation Contest
Rutendo Musharu, a senior at United World College-USA High School in Montezuma, was named the 2023 New Mexico Poetry Out Loud champion. Courtesy/DCA
DCA News:
SANTA FE — Rutendo Musharu, a senior at United World College-USA High School in Montezuma, was named the 2023 New Mexico Poetry Out Loud champion.
In May, Musharu will represent New Mexico in the Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest in Washington, D.C.
Musharu won the state-level contest March 5, outscoring six other contestants during her first appearance in Poetry Out Loud. She performed “How to Triumph Like a Girl” by Ada Read More
Daily Postcard: March Snow Tops Sangre De Cristos
Daily Postcard: The Thursday afternoon view of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains topped with late March snow, including on the ski slopes of Santa Fe Ski Hill. Photo by DWDecker Read More
27th Annual Los Alamos Photographers’ Show Opens April 3
STEP UP GALLERY News:
The Los Alamos Photographers’ Club hosts its 27th Annual Show April 3-27 in Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library. The public is invited to attend the Opening Reception 5:30-7 p.m. Monday, April 3 at Step Up Gallery. Refreshments will be served.
The exhibit includes a wide variety of approaches to photography and subjects ranging from expansive landscape and skyscape vistas to wild animals, exotic vegetation and flowers to international portraits. In addition to highlighting current work of Los Alamos Photo Club members, the opportunity was given to other photographers Read More
Downtown Albuquerque Rail Yards To Be Headquarters For New Mexico Media Academy
From the Office of the Governor:
ALBUQUERQUE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Wednesday that the downtown Albuquerque Rail Yards will be the new headquarters for the New Mexico Media Academy, a collaborative workforce development initiative that will equip New Mexico residents with the advanced skills they need to work in the film and television industry.
With a focus on the burgeoning digital media ecosystem in the state, the historic downtown Albuquerque Rail Yards will be the instructional headquarters for the media academy. A satellite campus will be located in Las Cruces Read More
Art Opening Friday At Los Alamos Co-op Café
Fiber artist Maria Jonsson with some weavings at the Los Alamos Co-op. Courtesy/Co+op
Co+op News:
What do you call a piece of art that is woven from discarded film strips, or repurposed scraps of metal?
Fiber artist and Los Alamos resident Maria Jonsson calls them “woven paintings” and they are showcased this month in the Los Alamos Co-op Café. The community is invited to the art opening 4-6 p.m. Friday, March 31 at the Co-op.
Jonsson is a working archaeologist as well as an artist. As a student in Sigtuna, Sweden in the 1980s, she studied hand-weaving, felting, embroidery, and other fiber arts. Read More
Daily Postcard: Mallard Duck On Golden Ashley Pond
Daily Postcard: A Mallard duck shines early Wednesday evening on a golden Ashley Pond. Photo by Mark Bjorklund Read More
Los Alamos Kite Festival Returns In May 2023
LAAC News:
The Los Alamos Arts Council (LAAC) has announced that Kite Festival 2023 will include events for youth around town during the month of April and a full weekend of Kites at Overlook Park:
- May 19: Members and volunteers event at Fuller Lodge Art Center;
- May 20: Kite Festival Day One at Overlook Park. Kite building workshops, artists and vendors, food vendors and more; and
- May 21: Kite Festival Day Two with more kite flying and building. Bring a picnic lunch and round out the weekend festivities.
Youth can join one of the many afterschool Kite Building programs with community partners at
Premiere Screening, Lecture ‘Escape From Tehran’ April 16
CBT News:
Congregation Beit Tikva announces an upcoming premiere screening and lecture “Escape from Tehran,” a new Jewish play, presented by ALEPH, soon to be seen on JEWISH LIFE TELEVISION, by award winning playwright Stephanie Liss. Screening begins 3 p.m., April 16, 2023 at Congregation Beit Tikva, 2230 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe, NM.
Tickets: $20 suggested donation. Tickets available on Stripe https://ticketstripe.com/events/1033382
Limited seating. Buy tickets early.
This is the story of Soraya and Isaac Nazarian, and their lives in Tehran, and their ultimate, harrowing escape, Read More
Daily Postcard: White-Breasted Nuthatch On Barranca Mesa
Daily Postcard: White-Breasted Nuthatches are found year-round in the Jemez Mountains. This one paused just long enough last weekend for a local resident to snap a photograph on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Jonathan Dowell/@SnowyEgretPhotography Read More
Heller: Another Shooting
Another Shooting. Courtesy/Joe Heller Read More
NNMC Hosts Evening Of Film And Conversation March 30
NNMC News:
ESPAÑOLA — Join Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) for an evening of film and conversation as we host an exclusive event for the closing of LOOK OUT featuring filmmakers Mateo Frazier and David Lindblom, along with special guest directors Ryan Begay, Don Gray and Diego Lopez.
The event 6-8 p.m. Thursday, March 30, at the NNMC’s Center for the Arts, 921 N Paseo De Onate in Española.
“Land Water People Time,” directed by David Lindblom, is a collection of stories depicting Northern New Mexico’s vibrant cultures, traditions and heritage. “One in 7,” co-directed by David Lindblom and crewed Read More
