LARSO Kicks Off Older Americans Month With LAHS Jazz Band Concert Friday Night May 6
Come let the cool, golden melodious tones of Hilltopper Jazz set your mood this Friday night at the Betty Ehart Senior Center. Courtesy/LARSO
By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Executive Director
LARSO
While it is not over, we appear to have some semblance of a graduated return to a graduated normal-ish.
May is Older Americans Month and the local senior centers will celebrate throughout the month. It kicks off with a community concert, brought to us by the Los Alamos Hilltopper Jazz Band, after award winning teacher, Ryan Finn made the offer.
There will be indoor and outdoor seating 6-8 p.m. this Friday Read More
Daily Postcard: Iris Bask In Morning Sunshine
Daily Postcard: Iris bask in the warm sunshine Monday morning near Overlook Park in White Rock. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More
PAC 8 Community Media Center: May 6-12, 2022
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 May 6 through May 12:
Friday, May 6
- 6 a.m. Democracy Now! – Live
- 10 a.m. The Tom Hartman Program
- 11 a.m. County Council Replay 5-03-22
- 3 p.m. Democracy Now!
- 5 p.m. PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates
- 6 p.m. Los Alamos Senior Center – “Chair Yoga with Jacci”
- 7 p.m. JROMC presents “MANHATTAN-
The 26th Annual Los Alamos Photographers’ Show Runs Through May 26 In Step Up Gallery
COMMUNITY News:
The Los Alamos Photography Club is hosting its 26th Annual Show through May 26 in Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library.
The exhibit includes a wide variety of subjects, ranging from expansive landscape vistas to wild animals, exotic vegetation and flowers, international portraits, and airshow action photos.
The photographers exhibiting in the 26th Annual Show include: Eric Bjorklund, Beverly Cooper, Martin Cooper, Michael Devereux, Jenn Donley, Bert Harry, Patricia Hensley, Leigh House, Steven Howard, Kenneth J. Johnson, Andi Kron, Peter C. LaDelfe, Stephen Ledoux, Read More
TGIF Concert Series: Baritone Rick Beaubien & Pianist Natasha Stanjovska May 27
CONCERT News:
What: Rick Beaubien, baritone & Natasha Stanjovska, piano
Music: American Art Songs
Date: May 27, 2022
Time: 5:30 p.m. (doors open at 5:15 p.m.)
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:
- American Songs, American Poems
- Musical settings of well-known American poems
- Rick Beaubien, baritone; Natasha Stojanovska, piano
Program:
(Note: All printed texts are the versions set by the composer, which sometimes differ from the originals.)
- “Serenity” (1919)
Charles
Meow Wolf: Vortex Outdoor Festival In Denver Aug. 5-7
MEOW WOLF News:
DENVER, Colo. — Meow Wolf is partnering with Live Nation to bring its renowned outdoor festival experience, Vortex, to a secret location in the heart of Denver. Taking place over three days Aug. 5, Aug. 6, and Aug. 7, festival-goers can expect two stages of multi-genre entertainment in a lively outdoor setting featuring food and drink trucks, experiential art, offbeat performers, wild costumes, and more fantastical Meow Wolf revelry.
Please note: this event is not taking place at Convergence Station and the location will be announced at a later date.
Headliners include Toro Read More
Daily Postcard: Smoky Sunset Falls Over Pajarito Acres
Daily Postcard: A smoky sunset falls over Pajarito Acres Sunday in White Rock. Photo by Richard HendersonSummer Fun Is Heading To Los Alamos!
Los Alamos Creative District will resume its Tuesdays at the Pond series May 31. The shows are held 5:30-8 p.m. every Tuesday at Ashley Pond Park through Aug. 2. Courtesy/LACD
Los Alamos Creative District News:
The Los Alamos Creative District has announced the 2022 schedule for the Tuesdays at the Pond summer entertainment series, sponsored by Zia Credit Union.
This year all performances will be live and in-person at Ashley Pond Park stage, 5:30-8 p.m. each Tuesday May 31 through Aug 2, with the exception of July 5 due to the holiday weekend.
This is a free series, and no tickets are required. More Read More
Daily Postcard: Smoky Haze Blankets Jemez Mountains
Daily Postcard: A smoky haze blankets the Jemez Mountains at sunrise this morning as viewed from White Rock. Today is May Day (May 1) and a public holiday in some regions, usually celebrated May 1st or the first Monday of May. It is an ancient festival marking the first day of summer, and a modern day traditional spring holiday in many European cultures. Dances, singing, and cake are usually part of the festivities. Source: wikipedia.com. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
PEEC: May The 4th Be With You Movie Night
Join PEEC on May 4 to celebrate Star Wars Day by watching one of these fan-favorite movies in the Planetarium. ‘We do (NOT) have a bad feeling about this’. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Join The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) at 6 p.m., Wednesday, May 4 to celebrate Star Wars Day by watching Star Wars: A New Hope in the nature center planetarium, sponsored by Los Alamos Network.
In this film, Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookie, and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire’s world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Read More
TGIF Concert Series: Gioiso Piano Quintet May 13
CONCERT News:
What: Gioiso Piano Quintet
Music: Shostakovich
Date: May 13, 2022
Time: 5:30 p.m. (doors open at 5:15)
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:
Dimitri Shostakovich (b: 9/25/1906, d: 8/9/1975) completed this quintet in September, 1940 while still in Russia.
He wrote the piece intending to play the piano part himself, performing it in Leningrad and Moscow with the Glazunov and Beethoven string quartet ensembles. Shostakovich once joked to a friend that he only Read More
Daily Postcard: Bright Sunrise Illuminates Rio Grande
Daily Postcard: A bright sunrise illuminates sections of the Rio Grande viewed Wednesday from Overlook Park in White Rock. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More
Wonders On Wheels Mobile Museum To Bring ‘İMúsica Buena! Celebrating Music in New Mexico!’ Exhibit For Cowboy Cookout May 7
Wonders on Wheels Traveling Museum. Courtesy photo
NMDCA News:
SANTA FE — The village of Magdalena will come together for an afternoon of merriment, down home music, and museum fun in support of its library starting at noon Saturday, May 7.
Visitors can enjoy a world of music inside Wonders on Wheels (WoW) – the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs (NMDCA) 38-foot RV that brings New Mexico music from Santa Fe’s Museum of International Folk Art to the state’s communities. Step inside WoW and touch actual instruments and costumes from the museum’s “İMúsica Buena! Celebrating Music in New Read More
Daily Postcard: Smoky Sun Over Los Alamos
Daily Postcard: The view Thursday from Smith’s Marketplace looking west at a smoky sun. Photo by DW DeckerSFCC Student Art Exhibition Opening Reception May 12
Jesus Gallegos and his art at the SFCC 2019 Student Exhibition. Courtesy/SFCC
SFCC News:
Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) is hosting its student art show opening reception 4-6 p.m. Thursday, May 12 at SFCC Visual Arts Gallery, 6401 Richards Ave., in Santa Fe
The exhibition continues through Aug. 4 and features sculpture, printmaking, book arts, ceramics and jewelry, media arts, drawing, painting, film, fine woodworking and photography.
his event is free and masks are required.
Call 505.428.1501 or email Linda.Cassel@sfcc.edu for information. Read More
Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience Extends Run In Albuquerque Through May 30
Scene from Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience in Albuquerque. Courtesy photo
Scene from Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience in Albuquerque. Courtesy photo
ART News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Due to its high popularity and sold-out crowds, Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience announces it will be extending its run at the Immersive Pavilion in the Albuquerque’s Sawmill District through Memorial Day, May 30, 2022.
The exhibit has sold more than 3 million tickets globally making it one of the most popular traveling exhibitions. With more than 300 of the greatest works of post-Impressionist Read More
Scenic View From Overlook In White Rock
Scenic view Tuesday from Overlook in White Rock. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More
Daily Postcard: Flowers Blooming On Apple Tree On Barranca Mesa
Daily Postcard: Flowers blooming on an apple tree Tuesday on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan Read More
TGIF Concert Series: Conductor & Organist Bryan Dunnewald May 6
CONCERT News:
Conductor and Organist Bryan Dunnewald will perform music by J. S. Bach and Louis Vierne at 5:30 p.m. (doors open at 5:15 p.m.) Friday, May 6 at First Presbyterian Church at 208 Grant Ave. in Santa Fe.
The concert is open to all and the cost is a freewill offering. For More Information call 982.8544.
Program:
–Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582; Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
–Symphony No. 3 in F-sharp minor, Op. 28; Louis Vierne I. Allegro maestoso (1870-1937) IV. Adagio V. Final
First Presbyterian offers weekly recitals 5:30-6p.m. Fridays. These concerts are free and open Read More
PAC 8 Community Media Center: April 29-May 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 April 29 through May 5:
Friday, April 29
- 6 a.m. — Democracy Now! – Live
- 10 a.m. — The Tom Hartman Program
- 11 a.m. — Budget Hearing Replay 4-26-22
- 3 p.m. — Democracy Now!
- 5 p.m. — PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates
- 6 p.m. — Los Alamos Senior Center – “Chair Yoga with Jacci”
- 7 p.m. — JROMC presents
