Neighborhood Kids Create Snow Critters On Arizona Avenue
With schools closed today due to inclement weather, neighborhood kids take advantage of the free time and create snow critters on Arizona Avenue. Courtesy/Jen MossowSnowy Scenes This Morning Around Ashley Pond Park
Snowy scene today around Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Sam McRae/Chamber
Scene today around Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Sam McRae/Chamber
Scene today at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Sam McRae/Chamber
Scene today at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Sam McRae/Chamber
Scene today at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Sam McRae/Chamber Read More
Deer Take Walking Tour Around Bathtub Row Sunday
Deer are spotted taking a walking tour Sunday of Bathtub Row. Photo by Mack Clark
Deer stop to take in the sights during their walking tour Sunday around Bathtub Row. Photo by Mack Clark
Deer continue their walking tour Sunday around Bathtub Row. Photo by Mack Clark Read More
Daily Postcard: View From Los Alamos Nature Center
Daily Postcard: View Monday from the Los Alamos Nature Center on Canyon Road. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Teatro Paraguas Presents Documentary Play ‘SEVEN’
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TEATRO PARAGUAS News:
Teatro Paraguas presents ‘SEVEN’, a staged reading to honor International Women’s Month March 10-19.
‘SEVEN’, a staged reading about seven women activists by seven women playwrights to benefit Esperanza Shelter in Santa Fe.
Shows:
- 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday, Saturday;
- 2 p.m. Sunday;
- WHERE: Teatro Paraguas, 3205 Calle Marie, Santa Fe.
Seven women, seven stories, seven countries. Join Teatro Paraguas for a thought-provoking and emotional journey about human rights across the globe. SEVEN is based on interviews by seven award-winning Read More
Daily Postcard: Western Bluebird Sips Water From Pond
Daily Postcard: A male Western Bluebird stops to sip water from a pond at a residence recently on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan Read More
Scenes Of Falling Snow Around Los Alamos
A family is spotted building a snowman this afternoon at Urban Park. The National Weather Service (NWS) forecasts a high today in Los Alamos near 38 with 2 to 4 inches of snow. NWS predicts tonight’s low around 26 and an extended forecast that includes a 30 percent chance of new snow Monday of less than half an inch and a high near 37, a 60 percent chance of snow Monday night, a 70 percent chance of snow Tuesday with a high of 37 and a 50 percent chance of snow and low around 20 Tuesday night. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
A man and child are sledding in the snow this afternoon at Urban Park. Photo by John Read More
Daily Postcard: Beautiful Birds Congregating At Bandelier
Daily Postcard: In winter, birds of a different feather may congregate together into large mixed flocks. At Bandelier National Monument, mixed flocks often consist of Dark-eyed Juncos, Nuthatches, Kinglets, Mountain Chickadees, woodpeckers and Brown Creepers. So why do birds form these mixed flocks? It’s probably not just because birds enjoy one another’s company. For many, there’s a good reason for flocking: it’s safer than traveling alone. Searching for food out in the wilderness takes lots of concentration, and it’s hard to look for seeds or berries and watch for danger simultaneously. Read More
Nostalgia And Relief: Those Who’ve Left The Legislature Miss The Action — But Not Too Much
Former Sen. John Arthur Smith, D-Deming, says he’s happy to have entered post-political life. Santa Fe New Mexican file photo
Outgoing state Rep. Roger Montoya works on a painting Friday in his home studio in Velarde. Gabriela Campos/The Santa Fe New Mexican
By ROBERT NOTT
The Santa Fe New Mexican
John Arthur Smith doesn’t miss any of it.
Doesn’t miss the 600-mile roundtrip drives from Deming to Santa Fe; the long nights at the Roundhouse hashing out legislation; the headaches that come with making tough and often unpopular decisions.
Like many who’ve seen their legislative careers come Read More
Tickets Available For PEEC’s Backcountry Film Festival

PEEC News:
Join PEEC and the SALA Event Center as they team up to host the Backcountry Film Festival, sponsored by Century Bank. Watch the films LIVE for the first time in 3 years at 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 26. Pajarito Brewpub and Grill will sell beer and wine before and during the show. Thanks to headline sponsor Century Bank for making this event possible.
In addition to the movies and drinks, PEEC is back with its great, big, exciting raffle! Some of this year’s awesome prizes include lift tickets, skis, a snowboard, a helicopter ride, gift cards to various local businesses, and more. Raffle Read More
The Lensic: ‘Jazz At Lincoln Center: Songs We Love’ Feb. 2
The Lensic presents ‘Jazz at Lincoln Center: Songs We Love’ 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2. Courtesy/Lensic
LENSIC News:
SANTA FE — The Lensic Performing Arts Center presents “Jazz at Lincoln Center: Songs We Love” 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2.
Jazz at Lincoln Center, founded in 1987 as a summer concert series, is a prolific nonprofit organization that produces concerts at venues in New York, touring initiatives, digital programming, and educational outreach.
“Songs We Love” is a program that features the brightest up-and-coming jazz artists performing classics from the 1920s through the Read More
Santa Fe Opera: 44 Apprentice Singers For 2023 Season
Former Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Singer Emilie Kealani performs in the Apprentice Scenes on the stage of The Crosby Theatre. Photo by Norman Doggett
SFO News:
SANTA FE — The Santa Fe Opera (SFO) announces the 44 members of its 2023 Apprentice Program for Singers.
The roster includes promising young vocalists from across the USA including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, as well as from East Africa, Australia, Canada, China, South America and South Korea. The 2023 class was selected from a pool of more than 1,000 applicants by Program Director Gayletha Nichols; Manager, Casting and Apprentice Read More
Daily Postcard: Sunset Viewed From Quemazon
Daily Postcard: View of the sunset Thursday looking southwest from Quemazon. Photo by DWDecker Read More
Enriquez: Behind The Scenes With Los Alamos Light Opera
Cast of ‘Matilda the Musical’ rehearsing for the big show. Courtesy/Elisa Enriquez
By ELISA ENRIQUEZ
LALO
What is the Los Alamos Light Opera?
Imagine post World War 2 Los Alamos, a “town” where many residents had grown up in cities where opera, concerts, plays and music lessons were taken for granted.
Theater lovers got together, and by the end of 1943, Los Alamos Little Theatre (LALT) and Los Alamos Light Opera (LALO) were born.
LALO produced its first show, “HMS Pinafore” in 1948. While the focus was originally on Gilbert and Sullivan, the organization began producing musicals within the first Read More
Daily Postcard: Bright Orange Sky Over North Community
Daily Postcard: Bright orange clouds light up the morning sky Tuesday over North Community. Photo by Marc Bailey Read More
LACA: Pianist Emanuel Ax Performs In Los Alamos Jan. 22
Pianist Emanuel Ax will perform 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22 in the Duane Smith Auditorium. Courtesy/LACA
LACA News:
Emanuel Ax, a preeminent pianist of our time, will perform 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22 in Los Alamos.
Ax last performed in Los Alamos in 1976 after winning the first Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Competition in Tel Aviv. Since then, he has performed with virtually every major orchestra worldwide. As a soloist and chamber musician he has been honored with multiple Grammy awards, most recently in 2022 for Hope Amid Tears, an album of Beethoven cello sonatas with regular collaborator Read More
SALA Classics Presents Santa Fe Trail Jan. 28
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Dusty Rose Pink Sky Frames Moon Over White Rock
A dusty rose pink sky frames the moon early this morning over White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
Tickets On Sale Now For PEEC’s Backcountry Film Festival Sponsored By Century Bank
PEEC and SALA will host Backcountry Film Festival Jan. 26. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
PEEC and SALA Event Center host the Backcountry Film Festival, sponsored by Century Bank 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26. The community is invited to watch the films live for the first time in 3 years.
Beer and wine will be sold before and during the show, thanks to Pajarito Brewpub and Grill. A big thank you also goes to Century Bank for making this event possible.
In addition to the movies and drinks, PEEC is back with its “great, big, exciting” raffle. Some of this year’s prizes include lift tickets, skis, a snowboard, Read More
Family Favorite ‘Frozen’ Screening In Planetarium Saturday
Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
PEEC is screening the Disney princess adventure movie, Frozen, 4-6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14 at the Los Alamos Nature Center.
When their kingdom becomes trapped in perpetual winter, fearless Anna (Kristen Bell) joins forces with mountaineer Kristoff (Jonathan Groff) and his reindeer sidekick to find Anna’s sister, Snow Queen Elsa (Idina Menzel), and break her icy spell. Tickets are $7 per person and can be purchased here.
“You don’t want to miss out on this fun for the whole family; advanced registration for this event is strongly encouraged!” –PEEC
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