2021 3rd Quarter Daily Postcard Contest Winner: Marc Bailey
The 2021 third quarter Daily Postcard Photography Contest winner is Marc Bailey. He received a $100 prize at the Los Alamos Daily Post newspaper office Thursday for submitting his winning photo, ‘Sun Warms Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel’. ‘This photo is a wonderful capture of the moment and it’s nicely rendered…,’ one of the judges said. Bailey will spend some of his winnings to purchase his annual New Mexico State Parks Pass to continue his search for amazing wildlife photos. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com
The third quarter winning Daily Postcard ‘Sun Warms Golden-mantled Read More
Daily Postcard: Orange Sunrise Over Sangre De Cristos
Daily Postcard: Sunrise Wednesday over the Sangre de Cristos as viewed from White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
LAMS & LAHS Perform Holiday Concerts Dec. 7, 8, 9
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos Middle School and Los Alamos High School music departments are hosting concert week next week as students in orchestra, band and choir will be performing.
Mark your calendars and come enjoy some holiday music. All concerts will take place in the Duane Smith Auditorium.
Tuesday, Dec. 7
6:30 p.m.
LAMS and LAHS Orchestras
Wednesday, Dec. 8
6 p.m.
LAMS Concert Bands
7:30 p.m.
LAHS Concert Bands, Percussion Ensemble and Color Guard
Thursday, Dec. 9
7 p.m.
LAMS and LAHS Choirs
All concerts are free and open to the public. Masks are required indoors. Read More
Los Alamos 52nd Annual Earth Treasure Show Dec. 4-5
Daily Postcard: Sunrise Today Over White Rock
Daily Postcard: Sunrise viewed early today from Aster Street in White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Yuletide In Taos New Mexico December Events
Night lights in in the Taos Plaza. Courtesy/Taos
TAOS News:
Yuletide in Taos is the name given to all the unique New Mexican celebrations that happen throughout the holiday season.
With the falling of snow on candle-lit farolitos that line the streets in front of old adobe shops and homes, one is transported to another time and place.
Taos will be kicking off the month Friday, Dec. 3 with the 36th Annual Yuletide Tree Lighting at the Taos Plaza.
Saturday, Dec. 4, the Lighting of Ledoux celebration will take place on historic narrow Ledoux Street. Visitors and community members can gather at galleries, Read More
Daily Postcard: Sunrise Breaks Over Barranca Mesa
Daily Postcard: An early sunrise breaks over the horizon Sunday on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Amanda Macdonald Read More
Fuller Lodge Art Center Hosts Holiday Open House Saturday
Scene from previous Holiday Open House at Fuller Lodge. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
FLAC News:
As part of this year’s Winterfest weekend, Fuller Lodge Art Center (FLAC) is hosting its annual Holiday Open House 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4.
The event will feature musical performances by the Chamisa Singsations, the SaxAtomix and husband and wife duo Billy Turney and Lucinda Fydow.
The event is free for all ages, and pre-packaged cookies will be available. While there, the public is invited to visit the Los Alamos Historical Society, and Fuller Lodge Art Center’s gallery shop Read More
Los Alamos Chamber Of Commerce: Another New Place In Town For Gift Shopping!
Courtesy/Chamber
Chamber News:
There is a new business in town! Recognizing that there are so few places to buy gifts in Los Alamos, Boomerang has opened a new business within its walls.
Gaia@Boomerang is a gift shop specializing in the Snarky, the Science-y, and the Sacred.
Owner Anna Dillane scours the earth for items that will appeal to Los Alamos residents, tourists, and people with a good sense of humor!
The new shop occupies the area to the right of the door as you enter Boomerang at 1247 Central in downtown Los Alamos.
Gaia@Boomerang offers desk toys, sarcastic tea towels, funny magnets, Read More
County: Farolito Sand Available For Holiday Season
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Traffic and Streets Division has placed sand for residents to fill farolito bags at the following locations:
- North Road by Pueblo Road Crossing;
- 42nd by Urban Park;
- Deer Trap on Barranca Mesa;
- Soccer Field parking lot on North Mesa; and
- Transfer station parking lot in White Rock.
An Open Book: Q Is For Qannabis
By DAVID IZRAELEVITZ
Los Alamos
Dear Reader: Satire is sometimes difficult to discern and appreciate, so I think I should introduce this essay with a few remarks. During the period when legalizing recreational cannabis was being debated in the Roundhouse, the organization representing the 106 cities and towns in our state, the New Mexico Municipal League, was lobbying for a so-called “local option” where individual communities could decide whether or not to permit local retail sales within their boundaries. I would argue that if there is a community where cannabis sales should be limited Read More
Daily Postcard: View Of Milky Way Over Valles Caldera
Daily Postcard: View of the Milky Way over Valles Caldera National Preserve taken by Marc Bailey near the Valle Grande entrance sign. Courtesy/NPS Read More
Step Up Gallery: Santa Fe Pleinairians ‘Gift Of Small Paintings’
A visitor checks out the new show ‘Gift of Small Paintings’ at Step Up Gallery. Courtesy/Step Up Gallery
GALLERY News:
An art exhibit designed for holiday gift shopping runs Nov. 24, to Jan. 2 in Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library, 2400 Central Ave., in downtown Los Alamos.
An informal group of plein air painters called the Santa Fe Pleinairians are exhibiting more than 75 framed paintings in oil, pastel, gouache and watercolor in smaller sizes perfect for holiday gifts.
The artists include some of the most accomplished plein air painters in New Mexico: Wendy Ahlm, D. Nelson Barnhill, Carole Read More
TGIF Concert: eSSO To Perform Music Of Bach And Mozart
eSSO performs music of Bach and Mozart Dec. 10 at First Presbyterian Church, 208 Grant Ave. in Santa Fe. Courtesy/FPC
CONCERT News:
As part of the TGIF Concert Series, eSSO Santa Fe will perform the music of Music of Bach and Mozart Dec. 10 at First Presbyterian Church, 208 Grant Ave. in Santa Fe.
eSSO Santa Fe is an adult amateur orchestra of good friends who enjoy preparing and performing music together. In the summer of 2008 the orchestra was conceived as a way for friends to get together and read music in a casual, relaxed setting during the summer months when other organized amateur orchestras Read More
Scenes Of Dogs Playing In Dust At Sunset At East Park
A scene of dogs joyfully playing in the dust at sunset Sunday at East Park. Photo by Dixon Wolf
Dogs play in the dust at sunset Sunday at East Park. Photo by Dixon WolfIn Memorium: DeAnna Nozhoni Suazo 1992–2021
The passing of DeAnna Nozhoni Suazo, such a promising young woman, friend and artist is hard to accept. The many tributes echo what is in the hearts of all who knew and cherished her. The Millicent Rogers Museum is honored to have worked with this gentle and delightful spirit. Her work was larger than life. ‘DeAnna, may you rest in the paradise of your nations’. A short video by DeAnna Nozhoni Suazo about her life can be seen here. The Millicent Rogers Museum is at 1504 Millicent Rogers Road in El Prado north of Taos. For information, call 575.758.2462 of visit, www.millicentrogers.org. Courtesy/MRM Read More
Daily Postcard: Bird’s-Eye View Over Barranca Mesa
Daily Postcard: Bird’s-eye view at sunrise Thursday over Barranca Mesa. Photo by Amanda Macdonald Read More
New Taos Pueblo Gallery Opens At MRM
Juan Mirabal (Taos Pueblo), North Side, Taos Pueblo, 1960, painting on board. Gift/Brad & Fran Taylor. Courtesy/MRM
MRM News:
Honoring Native American Heritage Month, the Taos Pueblo Gallery opened Saturday, Nov. 20 as a semi-permanent exhibition at the MRM.
It highlights the cultural lifeways and artistic achievements of the people of Taos Pueblo or Tuah Ah, the Place of Red Willows.
The exhibition represents an ongoing partnership between Taos Pueblo Tourism and the Museum, who collaborate on the Taos Pueblo Artists Winter Showcase that takes place each March.
Artworks by Angie Read More
Teatro Paraguas: ‘A Musical Piñata For Christmas IX’ Dec. 10
TEATRO PARAGUAS News:
Beginning Friday Dec. 10, Teatro Paraguas will present A Musical Piñata for Christmas IX, an annual community celebration for the Holidays with six live performances.
The celebration features a short play written by Alix Hudson and Paola Vengoechea Martini and directed by JoJo Sena de Tarnoff entitled Marimorena, Biscochitos, and the Fear of Missing Out.
The play continues the storyline from last year’s featured play, Home for the Holidays: Con Amor y Gozo, which was performed solely on Zoom.
This year’s production is a hybrid offering, with a number of actors participating Read More
Advice From A Hawk Spotted At Los Alamos Middle School
Advice from a Hawk spotted recently on the wall of the entryway at Los Alamos Middle School. Photo by Joyce Wolfe Read More
