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TGIF Concert Series: Thomasluke Flores-Mansi, Sept. 30

TGIF News:

What: Thomasluke Flores-Mansi, tenor

Music: TBA 

Time: 5:30 p.m. (doors open at 5:15 p.m.)

Date: Sept 30

Where: First Presbyterian Church, 208 Grant Ave. Santa Fe, NM 87501

Admission: Freewill offering and open to all

For More Information call 982.8544 

Program: 

TBA

First Presbyterian offers weekly recitals 5:30-6 p.m. Fridays. These concerts are free and open to all. A freewill offering for the recital fund will be received. Read More

Lensic Opens Season With Back-To-Back Shows Oct. 6-7

Courtesy/Lensic

LENSIC News:

SANTA FE — The Lensic Performing Arts Center launches its new season of Lensic Presents with two back-to-back shows. The iconic funk and soul band Tower of Power kicks things off with a night of horn-blasting hits at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 6. Acclaimed Canadian folk band The Wailin’ Jennys will perform their dreamy, heartfelt melodies at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 7.

About Lensic Presents

Since its renovation in 2001, the Lensic has presented its own shows in addition to being a community performing arts center for Santa Fe’s vast and varied arts groups. The Lensic Read More

Española Valley Arts Festival Sept. 24 & 25

37th Annual Espanola Valley Arts Festival will take place Sept 24 & 25. Courtesy/EVAF

EVAF News:

ESPAÑOLA —The 37th Annual Española Valley Arts Festival (EVAF) honoring its handmade history takes place 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 24 and 25 at the Plaza de Española Convento.  

The festival will feature artists that will showcase their work.  A wide variety of art mediums and styles such as, woodwork, metal, glass, sculpture, pottery, contemporary clay, weaving, furniture, fabric art, photography, retables, bultos, tinwork, jewelry, acrylic, watercolor and oil paintings will be on display.   Read More

Los Luceros Historic Site Celebrates Fall Harvest Sept. 25

NMDCA has announced the celebration of fall harvest at Los Luceros Historic Site Sept. 25. Courtesy/NMDCA

NMDCA News:

Reap the benefits of the harvest at Los Luceros Historic Site (LLHS) Sunday, Sept. 25.

The annual Fall Harvest Festival will transform the site with apple picking, flamenco dancing, arts and food vendors, and ranger-led talks, as the changing season grips Los Luceros.

The festivities kick off at 10 a.m. and end around 4 p.m.

Fall Harvest Festival also will feature the grand opening of “Following the Manito Trail”, a new cultural heritage exhibition that shares the migration Read More

Classes & Events At Little Studio On The Mesa

By JOANNE KOZUCHOWSKI
Artist-Owner
Little Studio on the Mesa

CLASSES

New class schedules are available on my website.

The calendars will greet you on the homepage and class registration is done through the “Classes” tab on the menu bar.

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OPEN TIME

Please know that I welcome children in my space! I have designed my business with kids in mind.  Art was such an important part of my own childhood and I have spent years working with kids making art as a LAPS employee and volunteer. 

At the moment I have left Wednesdays open for drop-in time. Children 4th grade and up are welcome to come

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Teatro Paraguas Presents ‘Our Rhythms, Our Voices’ Latin American Musical And Oral History Project Oct. 15

Javier Jara and others will present a musical project honoring the Latin American immigrant population, 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 15 at Teatro Paraguas. Courtesy/TP

TEATRO PARAGUAS News:

Javier Jara, along with a group of musicians, will present a very special musical project honoring the Latin American immigrant population living in the United States. For the “Our Rhythms, Our Voices” project, Jara and his team of collaborators interviewed immigrants from all walks of life and from all over Latin America to create songs, using the rhythms from their native lands.

The tour celebrates Latin Read More

FLAC Hosts Workshop And Show With Plein Air Painters

ART News:

The public is invited to join Plein Air Painters of New Mexico (PAPNM) for a week of “paint outs” in and around Los Alamos as well as a workshop with Michelle Chrisman, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept.24. (sign up here).
Following the workshop, the gallery will host an opening reception 5-7 p.m., Sept. 24 at Fuller Lodge Art Center.
The public and art collectors are invited to attend the opening reception and view the show at Fuller Lodge Art Center, 2132 Central Ave. The work of the artists will be dispayed in both the Main and Portal galleries. Light refreshments will be served.
The  Los Alamos
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Daily Postcard: Abstract Image Of Blooming Gladiolus

Daily Postcard: A very close-up photo of a blooming gladiolus creates a very abstract image taken Friday at a residence in White Rock. Abstract flower photography involves capturing flowers in a way that the viewer doesn’t immediately see the flower. Source: Lightstalking.com. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs
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Get Enchanted By ‘The Secret Garden’ Through Sept. 25

Mary in the Secret Garden (River Muzzie) with the Robin (William Hite). Photo by Sam McRae

By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com

“The Secret Garden” blooms for the next week at Los Alamos Little Theatre (LALT). The book on which the play is based is a beloved classic published in 1911 by Frances Hodson Burnet. The book was adapted for the stage by our very own Mimi Adams of Los Alamos, who also directed the play.

Adams has brought a number of children’s classics to the stage, including “A Wrinkle in Time” and “The Never-ending Story”. Adams never ceases to amaze and delight. Read More

Santa Fe Opera Presents World Premiere Performances Of ‘This Little Light Of Mine’ About Voting Rights Activist Fannie Lou Hamer Beginning Oct. 28

The Santa Fe Opera presents the world premiere of ‘This Little Light Of Mine’ beginning Oct. 28. Courtesy/SFO

SFO News:

SANTA FE — The Santa Fe Opera (SFO) will present the world premiere of This Little Light of Mine, a new opera about the life of voting rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer beginning Oct. 28.

The one-act opera is composed by Chandler Carter with libretto by Diana Solomon-Glover. Under development since 2017, the piece is commissioned by the Santa Fe Opera and its Opera for All Voices (OFAV) consortium partners.

Writes Carter, “The music of This Little Light begins and ends with the voice Read More

Halloweekend: Pumpkin Glow & Fireworks Show Oct. 29!

This free event Oct. 29 begins at 4 p.m. at Overlook Park with music, vendors, games, food. At 6 p.m., walk through the creepy, creative display of pumpkins glowing in the night. At 8:30 p.m. watch the Kiwanis fireworks show. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County Community Services Department and the Los  Alamos Arts Council are partnering to bring an event like no other – the Halloweekend  Pumpkin Glow and Show 4-9 p.m. Oct. 29!

Historically, the Los Alamos Arts Council Pumpkin Glow has been held at Fuller Lodge Lawn, however this year, it is being moved to Overlook Park in White Rock and coupled Read More

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