Colorful Sunset Falls This Evening Over Los Alamos
Colorful sunset viewed this evening from Canyon Road near Griffith Gym. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Los Alamos Arts Council Hosts 54th Annual Holiday Arts And Crafts Fair At LAMS Saturday
Scene from 2019 Los Alamos Arts Council Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
LAAC News:
Los Alamos Arts Council (LAAC) hosts the 54th Annual Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, at the Los Alamos Middle School. This fair is part of a special weekend Holiday Craft Fair Crawl. The crawl will feature several different craft fairs and art events happening all over town.
For instance, Karen Wray will have a gallery opening on the evening of Friday. Fiber artist Valentina Devine will host an Open House at her home on Big Rock Loop Friday and Saturday. Read More
Homer And Edna Preen In Unison At Ashley Pond
The community’s beloved feathery couple Homer and Edna are spotted preening in unison Monday while standing on stones in Ashley Pond. Photo by Gene Mortensen Read More
Upstart Crows Dramatic Readers Present Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol In-Person, Online, Live-Streamed, Radio
Upstart Crows News:
Upstart Crows of Santa Fe Dramatic Readers perform Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol with in-person, online, live-streamed and radio performances.
Five casts of three readers do a costumed dramatic reading using Dicken’s own performance script. Live performances include a Victorian tea service at intermission. Victorian Christmas music precedes and ends each “Stave” of the story. Period charm combines with an increasingly relevant story for our times.
- Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. at the International Shakespeare Center at 3209 Calle Marie in Santa Fe with Rhoda Bodzin, Gil
Daily Postcard: Bright Sunrise Over Black Mesa
Daily Postcard: Bright sunrise Monday illuminates Black Mesa. Photo by Darby Martinez Read More
American Indian Chamber: ‘Rock Your Mocs’ Nov. 17
AICCNM News:
The American Indian Chamber of Commerce of New Mexico (AICCNM) is hosting a “Roc Your Mocs” event 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17 at Tin Can Alley, 6110 Alameda Blvd. NE in Albuquerque.
The event includes:
- Meet and get to know the American Indian Chamber of Commerce of New Mexico;
- Celebrate “Rock Your Mocs” with founder, Jessica “Jaylyn” Atsye;
- Enjoy a Rock Your Mocs presentation by Atsye and Adrian Wall.
- View a moccasin demonstration by Duane Jose Sr.;
- Enjoy dinner catered by Tin Can Alley’s Guava Tree Café;
- Participate in great networking opportunities in one of Albuquerque’s
Nominations For Prestigious Marine Corps Heritage Foundation Award Program For 2021 Now Open
Scene from previous Marine Corps Heritage Foundation awards event. Courtesy/MCHF
Marine Corps Heritage Foundation News:
TRIANGLE, VA — The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation is pleased to announce the return of their annual award program after a one-year hiatus with nominations now open.
Each year the Foundation presents a series of awards for creative works preserving or advancing Marine Corps history, traditions, culture or service. Marines and civilians are eligible to submit their own artistic entries or the distinguished work of others.
Awards are scheduled to be presented during Read More
New Mexico History Museum Receives $172,564 Grant To Support Exhibition On Miguel Trujillo Of Isleta Pueblo
NMHM News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico History Museum (NMHM) has received a $172,564 grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities’ American Rescue Plan to pursue research related to an upcoming exhibition on Miguel Trujillo (Isleta Pueblo).
This exhibition will explore his victorious 1948 court case against the State of New Mexico to secure voting access for Native Americans living on tribal lands.
Museum staff plan to hire contractors to help with exhibition research. Positions will include a curator assistant, educator, and archivist. Dr. Porter Swentzell (Santa Clara Pueblo) Read More
Daily Postcard: Tangerine Colored Sunset Fills Sky
Taos Chamber Music Group Hosts December Concerts
Virtuoso pianist Gleb Ivanov will preform with the Taos Chamber Music Group Dec. 10. Courtesy/TCMG
TCMG News:
The Taos Chamber Music Group (TCMG) is planning three performances 5:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday Dec. 10, 11 and 12 at the Taos Community Auditorium.
A much-anticipated holiday-time tradition in Taos, TCMG’s concerts are being held at the TCA this season to allow for socially distanced seating.
The first program Friday, Dec. 10 will be a solo recital by virtuoso pianist Gleb Ivanov who will perform works by Franz Liszt, Felix Mendelssohn and Franz Schubert.
Saturday Read More
NMFO: Feature Film ‘The Locksmith’ To Film In New Mexico
‘The Locksmith’ New Feature Film starring Ryan Phillippe, Kate Bosworth, Ving Rhames, to begin production in Las Cruces. #NMFilm #FocusOnNewMexico. Courtesy image
NMFO News:
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Film Office (NMFO) announced Saturday the filming of “The Locksmith”, a feature film produced by Mark David and Roger Goff, will take place from mid-November through mid-December in Las Cruces and other parts of Doña Ana County.
Starring Ryan Phillippe (MacGruber, Big Sky) Kate Bosworth (The Long Road Home, Force of Nature), and Ving Rhames (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Pulp Fiction), Read More
NMALSD: Online State Conference Nov. 17-18
NMALSD News:
The New Mexico Aging And Long-Term Services Department (NMALSD) will host a virtual state conference, Nov. 17 and 18.
During the conference, local providers will host information booths 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days at the Betty Ehart Senior Center at 1101 Bathtub Row.
The conference is free to all New Mexico residents.
Computers will be available for community members to watch the conference at the Betty Ehart Senior Center and the White Rock Senior Center at 137 Longview Dr.
To register, visit https://www.engagez.net/node/
During the conference, Los Alamos playwright Read More
Posts From The Road: Sylvan Lake State Park
Sylvan Lake: The centerpiece of Sylvan Lake State Park is the lake and surrounding area. Sylvan Lake is not large but it is surrounded by mountains and meadows. Conifer and aspen forest surround the beautiful mountain lake. On the hillside on the right is a burn scar from a wildfire earlier this year. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Patterns: A hillside of bare aspen trees create interesting patterns with their white tree trunks and silvery branches. There are numerous aspen stands within Sylvan Lake State Park which makes it a popular area to view colorful foliage in the fall. Photo by Read More
SWAIA Presents 2021 Winter Indian Market Nov. 20-21
Creation by Artist Wayland Namingha. Photo by Gabriella Marks/SWAIA
SWAIA News:
This year’s Winter Indian Market is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 21 at the La Fonda Hotel on the Plaza at 100 East San Francisco St. in Santa Fe.
Approximately 150 of Southwestern Association for Indian Arts’ ( SWAIA) juried Indigenous artists will showcase their work. A silent auction will be held to raise funds to support SWAIA’s Indigenous art community.
Online bidding is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20 and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 21.
Also, the community Read More
Serenata Of Santa Fe Presents Soirée Recital Nov. 20
Local Pianist Nathan Salazar
Serenata of Santa Fe News:
Serenata of Santa Fe presents a spell-binding, intimate afternoon Soirée recital, 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, featuring songs of Strauss, Rachmaninov, Ponce, Cantoral, Fernandez-Esperon (Tata Nacho), plus opulent selections from the Zarzuela repertoire.
Catered hors d’oeuvres, wine, bubbly drinks and desserts will follow. Seating is limited to 35 fully vaccinated attendees. Masks are required.
Tickets are $85. Directions will be sent upon completion of ticket purchase here. Music begins at 3 p.m., but attendees should plan Read More
Daily Postcard: Memorial Butterfly Garden On Barranca Mesa
In 2021, Selvi Viswanathan planted a memorial butterfly garden for her dear mother. Viswanathan’s gardener and his daughter added chrysanthemums, which are still blooming Friday in the garden at Viswanathan’s residence on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan
The daughter of Selvi Viswanathan’s gardener created this butterfly, which she created by painting rocks as an addition to the memorial butterfly garden Viswanathan planted in 2010 for her beloved mother at her residence on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan
Another view of the memorial butterfly garden Selvi Viswanathan Read More
Olions Present Final Performance Of Our Town Tonight
LAHS News:
Los Alamos High School Olions presents its final performance of Our Town at 7 p.m. today, Nov. 13 at Duane Smith Auditorium.
Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for adults. This is a show not to be missed!
Our Town is a classic story by Thornton Wilder about the small town of Grover’s Corners and its residents. It is a show that represents timeless values of family, childhood and romance, in a way that’s both heart-warming and memorable.
Tickets may be purchased at https://our.show/lahsolions/our-town. Read More
Buck Chews Branches At Los Alamos County Eco Station
While offloading brush at the Los Alamos County Eco Station Friday on West Jemez Road, this handsome buck was spotted on the other side of a brush pile nibbling bark off branches. It reminds one of Churchill, Manitoba: You can go to the dump in Churchill to see polar bears or go to the dump in Los Alamos to see beautiful bucks. Photo by Ken Hanson
A buck looks up from chewing on branches Friday at the Eco Station. Photo by Ken HansonUNM Seeks Nominees For 2022 Paul Bartlett Ré Peace Prize
UNM News:
ALBUQUERQUE — University Of New Mexico (UNM) has opened the 2022 nomination cycle for the bi-annual Paul Ré Peace Prize.
Artist Paul Ré is recognized internationally for promoting world peace and harmony through his masterful creations. For five decades, Albuquerque resident Ré has shown how serene and elevating art can act as a model for living and can inspire us to find our inner depth and express it outwardly through good works.
Nominations can be submitted electronically or mailed and must be received no later than 5 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022 for the May 26, 2022 award presentation. Read More
Daily Postcard: Lavelle Hawthorne Tree Turns Fall Colors
Daily Postcard: A colorful Lavelle Hawthorne tree was spotted recently changing its colors for fall in the Demo Garden across from Mesa Public Library on Central Avenue. Photo by Ed Birnbaum Read More
