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‘Rust’ Shooting Prompts Bill Requiring Actors To Take Gun Safety Training In New Mexico

Sen. Cliff Pirtle, R-Roswell, sits in the Roundhouse last week. Pirtle introduced a bill Monday that would require actors handling firearms on film sets in New Mexico to take a gun safety course from the state Department of Game and Fish before the cameras start rolling. Photo by Matt Dahlseid/SFNM

By DANIEL J. CHACÓN
The Santa Fe New Mexican

Actors and other personnel who handle firearms on film sets in New Mexico would be required to take a gun safety course from the state Department of Game and Fish before the cameras start rolling under a bill introduced Monday.

A film production company with Read More

Gallup Intertribal Ceremonial Announces Dates For 100th Year Celebration

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NMTD News:

GALLUP — The Intertribal Ceremonial Office (ICO), Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Association, Inc. (GITICA), and the City of Gallup announce the 100th anniversary of the Gallup Intertribal Ceremonial will be held Aug. 4-14.

One of New Mexico’s longest running events, the Ceremonial Centennial Celebration will be a mixture of in-person and virtual events.

Scheduled events include:

One World Beat (the theme of the event) – Native American & Indigenous Tribal Processions & Performance Showcases, Rodeo Events, Ceremonial Queen and Princess Pageants, Juried Read More

Mesa Public Library Presents Romance: The Genre Of Hope

Mesa Public Library presents Romance: The Genre of Hope, 7-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10. Courtesy/Mesa Public Library 

LIBRARY News:

Mesa Public Library presents Romance: The Genre of Hope, 7-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10.

Romance is the genre with a guaranteed happy ending, or at least a happy for now; no matter how dark the plot, love always prevails (and who wouldn’t benefit from a little escapism right now?).

Expert panelists, author Jen B. Green (Little Wolf and Silver and Gold) and librarians Melissa Mackey, Eva Jacobson and Norma Covington will dig into the nitty-gritty of the genre to explore Read More

Santa Fe Community College Visual Arts Gallery Presents ‘Border Artists’ Featuring 17 Artists March 11

‘Question & Reply’ by Nolan Winkler, mixed media on wood panel, 24″ by 24″. Courtesy/SFCC

SFCC News:    

SANTA FE – Santa Fe Community College’s (SFCC) Visual Arts Gallery presents the exhibition, “Border Artists”, which opens 4-6 p.m. Friday, March 11 at the gallery at 6401 Richards Ave.

The exhibit will feature work from 17 artists who are part of the Border Artist’s group from southern New Mexico and El Paso, Texas.

Note: Proof of vaccination and masks will be required for attendance at the opening.

SFCC’s Director of Art on Campus said, “We’re excited to showcase some of Read More

Los Alamos STEAM Lab & Samizdat Bookstore And Teahouse Announce Collaboration In Central Park Square

COMMUNITY News:

Los Alamos STEAM Lab and Samizdat Bookstore and Teahouse announce a new collaboration. 

This March they will jointly open in a new space at 174 Central Park Square.

Los Alamos STEAM Lab opened in September 2019 and offered classes, camps and activites for six months before transitioning to an online and outdoor format for the last two years.

This Spring, they will offer after school care Wednesdays (https://lasteamlab.com/shop/steam-lab-after-school/), affordable tutoring (https://lasteamlab.com/programs/tutoring/group-tutoring-and-homework-help/) and Read More

Santa Fe Opera Guild Presents Lecture On Falstaff Feb. 23

Falstaff (1893) Hohenstein design for world premiere. Courtesy/SFO

Santa Fe Opera Guild News:

Santa Fe Opera Guild Presents a talk by Mark Tiarks Desirée Mays: “Falstaff: Portraits of a Scoundrel or of a Saint, If You Asked His Opinion”.

The talk is 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23 on zoom, with check-In 2:50 p.m. MDT.

This event is complimentary for guild members and $10 for non-members.

Shakespeare’s Falstaff has almost none of the conventional virtues, but we love him in spite of it, or perhaps because of it and his irrepressible zest for life.

Giuseppe Verdi had searched for years to find a suitable Read More

New Book From Anne Hillerman: ‘The Sacred Bridge’

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COMMUNITY News:

A new book is coming from award winning author Anne Hillerman of New Mexico.

Her new book “The Sacred Bridge” comes out April 12.

An ancient mystery resurfaces with ramifications for the present day in this gripping chapter in Hillerman’s Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito series.

The evil that is unleashed jeopardizes Bernie’s mother and her sister, Darleen, and puts Bernie in the deadliest situation of her law enforcement career.

Pre-Order Here.

Hillerman Talks about The Sacred Bridge Live

  • Attend online or in person. For details, click here.

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Daily Postcard: Calling All Skiers To Pajarito Mountain Today!

Daily Postcard: Pajarito Mountain opens today for the 2022 season and is calling all skiers to come out and spend the day gliding on the snow! The ski hill is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the Pajarito Mountain Cafe is open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., with a limited menu in the lodge. The resort will not be offering equipment rentals this weekend. Lift tickets are $35 and available online only at www.pajarito.ski. Ski School will be open, with reservations available online at www.pajarito.ski. The mountain will only be open Saturday and Sunday – with plans to open Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 5-6 with more terrain, Read More

LAAC Brown Bag Performance Features Giachetti Piano Quartet Noon Wednesday Feb. 2

LAAC Brown Bag Features Giachetti Piano Quartet Feb. 2 at Fuller Lodge. Courtesy/LAAC

LAAC News:

Always free, always entertaining … the community is invited to take a lunch break at the upcoming Los Alamos Art Council (LAAC) Brown Bag event.

LAAC announces the Giachetti Piano Quartet will perform at its next Brown Bag, noon Wednesday, Feb. 2 at Fuller Lodge.

LAAC follows all health directives and recommendations. Due to concerns regarding social distancing and health risks, performances might be canceled or moved to a virtual format with short notice.

LAAC thanks the community for Read More

On The Job In White Rock: Clearing Snow From NM 4

On the job early Wednesday is a snowplow driver clearing the road for motorists ahead of the morning commute on N.M. 4. #worklosalamos #wherediscoveriesaremade. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com
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