A Look Back At Arts And Community Events In 2022
Homer the beloved goose who reigned as the uncrowned king of Ashley Pond, died over the Christmas weekend. Over the years, Ken Hanson has taken hundreds of photos of Homer and his companions and when he would walk his dog around Ashley Pond, he expressed that he had the habit of shouting to Homer, ‘Hey Homer’ and Homer would honk back. The photo above, which Hanson calls ‘Geese on Ice’, is one of his favorites. ‘RIP, Homer.’ Photo by Ken Hanson
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com
The Los Alamos community had plenty going on in 2022. Here’s an overview of some of the happenings Read More
Daily Postcard: View From Perch At Overlook Park
Daily Postcard: Looking at New Mexico’s landscape Dec. 24 from the perch at Overlook Park, it is hard to believe that it is the winter season. However, in the distance, some snowcapped mountain peaks can be spotted. Photo by Connor Hoch/ladailypost.com Read More
Upstart Crows of Santa Fe Kicks Off 2023 With Six Shakespeare’s King Henry IV, Part 1 Performances
Courtesy photo
UCSF News:
Upstart Crows of Santa Fe kicks off 2023 with six performances of Shakespeare’s King Henry IV, Part 1 at 6:30 p.m., Jan. 20, 21, 22, 27 and 29, at the New Mexico Actor’s Lab.
Tickets $20 at the door and online: https://www.upstartcrowsofsantafe.org/upcoming-workshops-1
Saturday, Jan. 28 is Gala Night – tickets are $50 and the audience is invited for refreshments before the show at 5:45 p.m. and a talk back after.
Three casts of 14 actors will alternate performance nights in Shakespeare’s second of four plays about the House of Lancaster. With its themes of uprising, Read More
Daily Postcard: Pastel Sunrise Over Sangre De Cristos
Daily Postcard: A subtle pink and purple sunrise spotted around 7 a.m. Tuesday over the Sangre de Cristo Mountains viewed from White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
West End Productions Presents ‘The Dresser’ Jan. 13-29
Courtesy/West End Productions
West End Productions News:
“The Dresser” runs 7:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. Sunday matinees for 3 weekends Jan. 13-29, 2023 at North Fourth Art Center, 4904 4th St. NW in Albuquerque.
For more information, season and individual tickets and COVID-19 guidelines, visit www.westendproductions.org or call 855.937.8505.
Written in 1980, ‘The Dresser’ is a bracing, heartbreaking drama set backstage at a theatre in the English provinces during WWII; an elegy to a by-gone era. Director Colleen Neary McClure said she has always been fascinated with what happens behind the Read More
NHCC Art Educator Elena Baca Named Art Educator Of The Year By Statewide Organization
Elena Baca works with students. Courtesy/NHCC
NHCC News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) has announced that Elena Baca, Educator & Program Coordinator for the Visual Arts program at the NHCC, has received the Museum Education Art Educator of The Year Award from the New Mexico Art Education Association (NMAEA).
The award is given to an educator whose exemplary practices and contributions to the field of museum education are deserving of recognition. The award is one of six given out annually to educators who work in different educational environments.
“The Read More
Hanson: Tribute To Homer
Millicent Rogers Museum Hosts New Years Eve Party Dec. 31
MRM News:
The Millicent Rogers Museum is hosting a New Year’s Eve Party 6-10 p.m., Dec. 31 at the Taos Country Club. This will be a memorable event with sit-down dining and free wine and champagne, including a champagne toast. Appetizers followed by a sit-down dinner with your choice of entree, followed by dessert, of course.
Musicians Brent Berry, Chris Morel and Bob Andrews will fill the evening with a variety of live music favorites. Also celebrate the grand finale with the New York Times Square Ball Drop!
“Brush off those dancing shoes and pull out the favorite Taos Black Tie attire. Do you miss Read More
Daily Postcard: Looking East This Morning In White Rock
Daily Postcard: The view looking east early this morning from White Rock. Photo by Dave Lannen Read More
Kendalls: Remembering Homer Through Favorite Photos
Beloved community goose Homer floatly peacefully across Ashley Pond during a past Christmas season. Homer passed away over the weekend, and Greg and Karen Kendall who befriended him over the years, remember him today sharing some of their favorites photos. Courtesy/The Kendalls
Greg and Karen Kendall share this special closeup of Homer they took in years past at Ashley Pond. Courtesy/The Kendalls
Greg Kendall developed a close friendship with Homer over the years and visited him often at Ashley Pond. Photo by Karen Kendall Read More
Santa Fe Pro Musica: Danish String Quartet Performs Jan. 22
Danish String Quartet. Photo by Caroline Bittencourt
SFPM News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe Pro Musica starts the new year with the Danish String Quartet 3 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 22 at the Lensic Performing Arts Center. The program includes works by Haydn, Shostakovich, Britten, and Nordic Folk Music. This is the fourth of five concerts in Pro Musica’s compelling String Quartet Series. Tickets: $22 – $92.
“The Danish are remarkable, as ever – capable of intense blend, extreme dynamic variation (in which they seem glued together), perfect intonation even on harmonics, and constant vitality and flow”—Andrew Read More
PAC 8 Community Media Center: Dec. 30-Jan. 5
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 Dec. 30-Jan. 5
Friday, Dec. 30, 2022
- 6 a.m. Democracy Now! – Live;
- 10 a.m. The Thom Hartmann Program;
- 11 a.m. County Council Replay 12-13-22;
- 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. The Whitehouse Chronicles;
- 7:30 p.m.
Adobe Theater Presents Its First Show Of 2023: The Dinner Party Neil Simon Comedy!
Courtesy/Adobe Theater
Adobe Theater News:
The Adobe Theater presents its first show of 2023, ‘The Dinner Party’ a Neil Simon comedy to be performed Jan. 20 through Feb. 5, 2023.
Details:
- 7:30 p.m. Fridays;
- 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturdays; and
- 2 p.m. Sundays.
Neil Simon calls ‘The Dinner Party’ his little “gem” – all about relationships and reconciliation.
It is a one-act comedy about marriage and divorce. This is his 31st play–first produced in Los Angeles in 1999. This contemporary farce, set in a swanky Parisian restaurant, moves deftly from over-the-top comedy to heart-stopping realism. Read More
Daily Postcard: View Of Omega Bridge
Daily Postcard: View of Omega Bridge Friday afternoon. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More
Video: Christmas Lights Synced To Music On Urban Street
Stag Spotted Snoozing On Barranca Mesa
In the last few weeks, numerous deer have been visiting residences in Barranca Mesa, including does, yearlings and young bucks. This mature stag also shows up every so often and is spotted Saturday snoozing peacefully in front of lilacs. Photo by Ken HansonDaily Postcard: Merry Christmas 2022!
Daily Postcard: View from a drone taken Christmas Eve of the lights around downtown Los Alamos including Ashley Pond. The Los Alamos Daily Post news team takes this opportunity to wish our readers in Los Alamos, throughout New Mexico, across the nation and around the world a very Merry Christmas! Drone photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com Read More
Scenes Of Snow Art Hanging In Bradbury Science Museum
Scene of snow art hanging Friday inside the Bradbury Science Musesum. Photo by Jennifer Olsen
Scene of snow art hanging Friday inside the Bradbury Science Musesum. Photo by Jennifer Olsen Read More
Daily Postcard: Solitude On UNM-Los Alamos Campus
Daily Postcard: Winter break is underway as a statue stands alone on the campus Friday afternoon at UNM-LA. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More
Live In Los Alamos: Max Gomez And Bill Hearne Dec. 30
Max Gomez/LADP file photo
MUSIC News:
Max Gomez will bring his annual holiday show back to Fuller Lodge, Friday, Dec. 30. Gomez will be joined this year by New Mexico legend Bill Hearne, as well as a backup band and perhaps one other guest artist.
This is the fourth time the holiday show has been hosted at Fuller Lodge and this one appears headed to a sell out just as the other three have. At press time there were fewer than 30 tickets remaining.
Gomez hails from the hills to the north, calling Taos home even though he is working in Los Angeles. He received critical acclaim for his debut album Rule the World Read More
