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MRM: 20th Miniatures Show & Sale Awards

2022 Board of Trustees Best of Show. Courtesy/MRM

MRM News:

The 20th Anniversary Miniatures Show & Sale runs through March 6 at the Millicent Rogers Museum (MRM).

The community is invited to browse the Show and Sale here.

Congratulations to the Following Artists For Receiving Board of Trustees and People’s Choice Awards.

 

Board of Trustees Awards:

2022 Board of Trustees Best of 2-Dimension. Courtesy/MRM2022 Board of Trustees Best of 3-Dimension. Courtesy/MRM2022 Board of Trustees Best of Jewelry. Courtesy/MRM

People’s Choice Awards:

2022 People’s Choice Read More

Newly Renovated DEA Museum Now Open To Public

While the pandemic presents challenges for everyone, the DEA Museum is open for all with special protocols listed here. Courtesy/DEA

DEA News:

The DEA Museum is open again and ready for visitors!

The Museum first opened its doors in 1999 and has been reimagined during a two-year renovation, bringing an exciting new experience to visitors of all ages.

They have ensured that the Museum is a must-see destination in DC!:

  • Museum staff works closely with DEA agents and employees who host international dignitaries. We have welcomed visitors from Peru, Italy, Ireland, and many other countries.
  • This
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Santa Fe Pro Musica: The Balourdet String Quartet

Balourdet String Quartet. Photo by Kevin W. Condon

SFPM News:

SANTA FE — The up-and-coming, award-winning Balourdet String Quartet will be replacing Cuarteto Casals—who had to cancel due to unforeseen circumstances—for Santa Fe Pro Musica’s next String Works Series concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19 at St. Francis Auditorium in the New Mexico Museum of Art, 107 W Palace Ave, Santa Fe, 87501.

The ensemble will perform  familiar favorites of the string quartet repertoire by Mozart, Stravinsky, and Brahms, as well as Memento Mori – Phase 1 (2013) by composer and sonic artist Nina C. Young.   Read More

New Mexico History Museum Presents ‘Curative Powers: New Mexico’s Hot Springs’ Photography Exhibition

Children swimming at the Carrie Tingley Hospital for Crippled Children, T or C, ca. 1940. Courtesy/NMDCA

NMHM News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico History Museum (NMHM) is presenting Curative Powers: New Mexico’s Hot Springs, a photographic history of our state’s many hot springs.

This exhibition explores well-known resorts as well as lesser-known hot springs. Ponce de Leon, Montezuma, and Faywood are a few among many areas whose history will be addressed. 

The nearly 90 photographs range from the late 19th century through the 1980s and document the evolution of how many of these springs Read More

Daily Postcard: View Of Truchas Peak From Barranca Mesa

Daily Postcard: Truchas Peak viewed Friday from the deck of a home on Barranca Mesa. Truchas Peak is the second highest peak in New Mexico behind Wheeler Peak. It is in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains 26 miles northeast of Santa and lies within the Pecos Wilderness, part of the Santa Fe National Forest. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan Read More

Santa Fe Pro Musica Presents Borromeo String Quartet With Pianist Anne-Marie McDermott

Pianist Anne-Marie McDermott. Photo by Matteo Trisolini

Borromeo String Quartet. Photo by Richard Bowditch

SFPM News:

SANTA FE — Santa Fe Pro Musica (SFPM) presents the Borromeo String Quartet (“simply the best”—Boston Globe), 3 p.m. March 6 at the Lensic Performing Arts Center in Santa Fe, performing quartets by  Adolphus Hailstork and Claude Debussy.

Pro Musica’s artistic director Anne-Marie McDermott will join the ensemble in performing Béla Bartók’s Quintet in C Major for Piano and Strings, Sz. 23

As part of Pro Musica’s Community Engagement Program, the quartet will be giving a Read More

An Evening With US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo March 2

Joy Harjo, US Poet Laureate. Courtesy photo

NMDCA News:

SANTA FE — Join the Museum of New Mexico Foundation and Museum of Indian Arts and Culture for an evening with the United States Poet Laureate, Joy Harjo (Muscogee (Creek) Nation). Harjo will use poetry and storytelling to create a sense of place, inspired by the reimagined exhibit, Here, Now and Always, opening this summer at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture (MIAC).

This event is hosted by the Museum of New Mexico Foundation and MIAC. 

Selected books pre-signed by Joy Harjo will be made available for sale at the in-person event and online Read More

County To Distribute Free At-Home Rapid Tests To Residents

COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County Emergency Management staff will distribute free at-home rapid antigen tests to Los Alamos and White Rock residents Tuesday in White Rock and Wednesday in Los Alamos.

Drive-through stations will be set up 1-3 p.m. as follows:

Individuals can receive up to four tests (two boxes that contain two tests each) while supplies last.

The tests were secured by the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) Read More

Wintery Scenes At Guaje Pines Cemetery Sunday Afternoon

Recent snowfall adds beauty to the landscape at Guaje Pines Cemetery, marked with signs of families remembering friends and loved ones Sunday afternoon at 901 Range Road. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Signs of families remembering their friends and loved ones despite heavy snow still remaining Sunday afternoon at Guaje Pines Cemetery. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Signs of patriotism and holiday memories left by families to honor their friends and loved ones Sunday afternoon at Guaje Pines Cemetery. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Wintery scene Sunday afternoon Read More

2022 Los Alamos Dog Jog Logo Contest Is Underway!

FOSCA News:

Tails are wagging all over Los Alamos in anticipation of the 2022 Los Alamos Dog Jog, to be held Saturday, April 30.

The Dog Jog is an annual fundraiser for the Friends of Shelter and Companion Animals (FOSCA), an all-volunteer organization that uses this money to provide funding for spay/neuter programs and veterinary care for ill and injured dogs and cats whose owners cannot afford expensive care for their beloved pets.

This year’s Dog Jog will be dedicated to the memory of a very special Los Alamos resident, Kent Pegg, who was a very valued and admired person, and who had a deep love Read More

Daily Postcard: Bobcat Moseys Around Los Alamos Home

Daily Postcard: A handsome bobcat moseys around the backyard of a home Tuesday afternoon on Quartz Street near downtown Los Alamos before sauntering off to parts unknown. Photo by Charlotte Sartor

The bobcat Tuesday afternoon on Quartz Street sauntering off to parts unknown. Photo by Charlotte Sartor Read More

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