Posts From The Road: Route 66 In Williams, Arizona
Downtown Diner: A popular diner is ready to open for patrons in downtown Williams, Ariz. The town has embraced the tourism industry and thrives as a Historic Route 66 destination and the Gateway to the Grand Canyon. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Grand Canyon Railway: The Grand Canyon Railway returns to Williams in the early evening after a trip to the Grand Canyon. The train runs daily throughout the year. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos
Route 66 was America’s first “superhighway” and served the country’s travelers well Read More
Compania Chuscales Y Mina Fajardo Present Four Seasons Flamenco Concert At Teatro Paraguas May 27-28
Compania Chuscales y Mina Fajardo perform May 27-28 at Teatro Paraguas in Santa Fe. Courtesy/Teatro Paraguas
TEATRO PARAGUAS News:
Teatro Paraguas presents Compania Chuscales y Mina Fajardo in Four Seasons, a flamenco concert inspired by the poetry of Antonio Machado concerning the four seasons of the year to perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 27 and Saturday, May 28 at Teatro Paraguas.
Flamenco guitar virtuoso Chuscales anchors the concert, along with Matias Rodriguez (guitar), Oscar Gamboa (cajon), and Mina Fajardo (vocals). Dancers include Mina Fajardo, Monze Diaz, Sveta Backhaus, Read More
National Hispanic Cultural Center And Festival Ballet Albuquerque Present Sacred Journeys III April 22-24
Courtesy/Festival Ballet Albuquerque
NHCC News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) invites the public to a unique performance that highlights New Mexico’s blend of cultures through classical and contemporary dance.
NHCC and Festival Ballet Albuquerque present Sacred Journeys III.
The ballet performance April 22-24 at NHCC’s Albuquerque Journal Theatre. Shows begin at 7 p.m. Friday April 22 and Saturday April 23 and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 24.
Tickets are available here.
In this unique show, the eclectic, boundary-breaking music of two-time Grammy award-winning Read More
Daily Postcard: ‘I Found A Quilted Heart’ In Los Alamos
Daily Postcard: This quilted heart was found Wednesday in downtown Los Alamos. It is part of the ‘I Found A Quilted Heart’ (IFAQH) program. The website www.ifoundaquiltedheart.com states that the IFAQH community of volunteers place small quilted hearts around the globe to brighten the day of a stranger. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More
Venue Changed For YMCA Kathak Recital Sunday
The Family YMCA is presenting their annual Kathak class recital at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, April 10. Due to a forecast of gusty winds late in the day, the recital will not be held at Ashley Pond Park, but instead at The Family YMCA Gym at 1450 Iris St. Courtesy/YMCA Read More
On The Job In Los Alamos: Turning Yard-Cuttings Into Mulch
On the job in Los Alamos Friday at the County Eco Station a worker operates a front-end loader to scoop material from the yard-cuttings pile to feed into a grinder that turns the material into mulch. Photo by Ken HansonJames Carothers Performs Los Alamos Summer Concert May 27!
James Carothers performs May 27 for the Los Alamos Summer Concert at the Pond. Courtesy/Sancre Productions
Summer Concert News:
Sancre Productions announces that Nashville honky-tonk crooner, James Carothers, will perform May 27 for the Los Alamos Summer Concert Series at Ashley Pond Park.
Carothers is known best for his stone-country originals and spot-on impressions of several of country music’s greatest icons.
In 2015, he left a technician job at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and moved to Tennessee to pursue a country music career. In 2019 he blessed the Los Alamos Summer Concert Read More
Daily Postcard: Springtime On Pajarito Mountain Ski Hill
Daily Postcard: Springtime view this morning of Pajarito Mountain Ski Hill. Courtesy/Pajarito webcam Read More
Karen Wray Gallery: Beginning Drawing With Jared Krupp
Artist Jared Krupp is teaching Beginning Drawing at the Karen Wray Gallery, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays, starting April 13 – June 1. Sign up by calling 505.660.6382 or going into the gallery at 1247 Central Ave. Courtesy/M. Audette
By MANDY AUDETTE
- This popular class will teach you the fundamentals so you can draw anything
Local artist Jared Krupp is teaching Beginning Drawing at the Karen Wray Gallery, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays, April 13 through June 1.
“It’s really all about the fundamentals,” Krupp said.
After teaching art for 20 years, he knows that success comes from the fundamentals. Read More
Dog Looking Cool And Lifting Spirits All Over Los Alamos!
A handsome dog is spotted looking hip this morning near Sandia and Diamond and lifting spirits all over Los Alamos. Photo by Liz Laskey Read More
SFPMO: ‘Season Finale: Haydn’s The Creation’ May 1
The Santa Fe Pro Musica Orchestra (SFPMO) presents ‘Season Finale: Haydn’s The Creation’ Saturday, May 1 at The Lensic Performing Arts Center. Courtesy/SFPM
SFPMO News:
SANTA FE — The Santa Fe Pro Musica Orchestra (SFPMO) presents ‘Season Finale: Haydn’s The Creation’ under the baton of conductor laureate Thomas O’Connor, the Santa Fe Pro Musica Orchestra, vocal soloists, and Polyphony: Voices of New Mexico join to perform a spectacular masterpiece of classical music at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 1 at the Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco in Santa Fe.
From literal truth, to inspiring Read More
SF Opera: The Romance Of Tristan And Iseult May 2
Courtesy/SFOG
SFOG News:
The tale of Tristan and Iseult is one of the greatest and most retold legends in European history, with written versions dating from the mid-twelfth century.
One of the most complete versions, Tristan, by Gottfried von Strassburg, served as the source work for Richard Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde, which will be presented this summer by the Santa Fe Opera Guild (SFOP), 6-7:30 p.m. Monday, May 2 virtually on Zoom (Virtual Check-In, 5:50 p.m.).
The book that will be read and discussed in this session of Virtual Vivace –The Romance of Tristan and Iseult – was written in 1900, Read More
Daily Postcard: Grape Hyacinth Blooms In Sidewalk
Daily Postcard: A lone grape hyacinth is spotted blooming in the crack of a sidewalk Thursday morning in White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann HibbsDaily Postcard: Picturesque Scene Emerges At Sunrise
Daily Postcard: A picturesque scene emerges as sun rises Tuesday on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Amanda Macdonald Read More
Los Alamos Summer Concert Series Announces Official Hotel Partner & 5 More Artists Set To Perform At Ashley Pond
The Hampton Inn and Suites in White Rock is the Official 2022 Summer Concert Series Hotel Partner and will provide lodging for the artists who perform here this summer. Courtesy photo
Los Alamos Summer Concert Series News:
Sancre Productions and Los Alamos County are looking forward to an incredible lineup full of extremely talented musicians that will be coming to Los Alamos this Summer.
Local business support enables the Los Alamos Summer Concert Series to bring high-caliber nationally touring artists to Los Alamos each year. Touring artists need somewhere to stay when they come to play Read More
Taylor Schwerdt Wins 2022 Dog Jog Logo Contest
Friends of the Shelter & Companion Animals would like to thank all of the young artists who participated on our 2022 Dog Jog Logo Contest. Their enthusiasm and creativity are very inspiring. We encourage young artists to participate again next year. Our winner this year features six dogs and the initials K. P. to honor Kent Pegg. The dogs, initials, and the words ‘Dog Jog’ are delightfully spread across the canvas giving a fun and whimsical pattern. We are proud to feature this design on our Dog Jog t-shirt. Our winning design was created by Taylor Schwerdt pictured here holding her winning Read More
Community Winds Performs Mystical Milestones April 30
Jewish Federation Of New Mexico: An Evening With Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist, Author Thomas L. Friedman
Thomas L. Friedman
JFNM News
ALBUQUERQUE –The Jewish Federation of New Mexico (JFNM) announces an evening with Thomas L. Friedman, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author.
Friedman is the bestselling author of The World is Flat, as well as an award-winning journalist with The New York Times. He will be delivering a talk virtually at the Jewish Community Campus in Albuquerque where he will discuss some of the struggles our world faces such as globalization and climate change.
“We are thrilled that Thomas Friedman is speaking to our local community,” said Rabbi Dr. Robert Lennick, CEO Read More
Daily Postcard: Daffodils Blooming At United Church
Daily Postcard: Daffodils bring spring joy to United Church of Los Alamos Tuesday on Canyon Road. Photo by Ann Cooke Read More
County Film Liaison Kelly Stewart Speaks At Rotary
Following her talk at Rotary on the local filming of Oppenheimer, County film liaison Kelly Stewart presents Club President Oliver Morris with a 3-D bust of Oppenheimer crafted by LANL VISIBLE team member Jake Green. Photo by Linda Hull
By LINDA HULL
Vice President
Los Alamos Rotary Club
Kelly Stewart, the film liaison for Los Alamos County, updated members of the Rotary Club of Los Alamos on the recent filming of Oppenheimer during the Club’s March 22 meeting.
The Hollywood production, based upon the book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, by authors Kai Read More
