Daily Postcard: Sunset Colors Clouds Over North Mesa
Daily Postcard: The sunset colors clouds in the sky Tuesday over North Mesa. Photo by Deepa Pawar Read More
Luján, Colleagues Introduce Legislation To Bolster Creative Economy, Provide Relief For Artists And Writers
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) led a group of his colleagues in introducing the Creative Economy Revitalization Act (CERA) to help bolster the creative economy through the creation of a workforce grants program to employ artists and writers to create publicly available art.
U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) are co-sponsors of the legislation, and U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) introduced companion legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The creative economy was
Daily Postcard: Sunset Colors Sky Viewed From Canyon
Daily Postcard: The sunset colors the sky viewed late Tuesday evening from Canyon Road and Diamond Drive. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Daily Postcard: Morning Sunrise Over Main Hill Road
Daily Postcard: Early sunrise shines through clouds Sunday above Main Hill Road. Photo by Tyler Marr Read More
Daily Postcard: View Of Peaceful Evening At Ashley Pond
Daily Postcard: View of a peaceful evening on Saturday at Ashley Pond. Photo by Dixon Wolf Read More
Posts From The Road: In Search Of Fall Colors…
Golden Meadow: This view during a recent trip to western Colorado shows a meadow of golden grasses and bushes with a tiny stand of gold aspens shining in front of a hillside of green. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Sheep: A bonus scene while driving through the West Elk Mountains in Colorado was to see a herd of sheep grazing in a meadow at the edge of the forest. We enjoyed watching as two dogs kept the herd gathered and moving as they grazed from the meadow into the pines and fir trees of the forest. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos
On a recent Read More
Scenes From Fall Group Show At Karen Wray Gallery
Gallery owner Karen Wray with her painting of a cactus flower, welcomes patrons to the opening of the Fall Group Show Friday evening at Karen Wray Gallery, 1247 Central Ave. The show continues through Oct. 22. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Patrons view the work on display during the opening of the Fall Group Show Friday evening at Karen Wray Gallery in downtown Los Alamos, which continues through Oct. 22. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Two of the pieces on display in the Fall Group Show at Karen Wray Gallery in downtown Los Alamos, which continues through Oct. 22. Photo Read More
Daily Postcard: Adorable Duo Pose For Camera
Daily Postcard: Adorable duo Tyson, an 8-year-old Shih Tzu, left, and Daffy, a 10-year-old Bichon Frise pose for the camera recently at their home in White Rock. Tyson and Daffy are members of the Mary and John Arrowsmith family. Photo by Mary Arrowsmith Read More
New Mexico Film Office Announces New Game Show Beginning Production Soon In Albuquerque
NMFO News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Film Office (NMFO) announces a new game show from production company Nobody’s Hero will soon begin filming in Albuquerque.
The new trivia show will offer contestants a chance to win big money, even when they don’t know the correct answer. Throughout the game, players will work their way up a money ladder either by answering questions correctly or by confidently giving incorrect answers – and persuading others that they are accurate.
With a lot of money on the line, in this game you don’t have to be the smartest person in the room to win, you just have to convince Read More
Daily Postcard: Williamson’s Sapsucker On Barranca Mesa
Daily Postcard: A regular visitor to the area this time of year, a male Williamson’s sapsucker is spotted recently on Barranca Mesa. Williamson’s sapsuckers are a strikingly marked woodpecker of western mountains. They may be found nesting in the same aspen groves as Red-naped or Red-breasted sapsuckers, but also occur in pure coniferous forest. Quiet and inconspicuous at most times, although its staccato drumming and nasal mewing calls may be noticeable in spring. Source: audubon.org. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan Read More
Local STEM Superstar Harshini Mukundan Featured On Emmy-Nominated Kids TV Show ‘Mission Unstoppable’
Los Alamos-based microbiologist Harshini Mukundan will be a guest on the season 3 premiere of CBS’ series, ‘Mission Unstoppable’. Courtesy/IF/THEN Collection
COMMUNITY News:
Saturday, Oct. 2, Los Alamos-based microbiologist, Harshini Mukundan, will be a guest on the season 3 premiere of CBS’ series, ‘Mission Unstoppable’.
The weekly series, which was nominated for two daytime Emmy Awards and received a Parents’ Choice Award and 20 Telly Awards, showcases stories of cutting-edge female scientists and STEM professionals to educate young girls about STEM careers in a fun Read More
International Folk Art Market Promotes Adrienne Murray
Adrienne A. Murray is promoted to director of marketing and community engagement at the International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe. Courtesy/Gabrialla Marks Photography
IFAM News:
The International Folk Art Market (IFAM)—the world’s largest folk art market—has promoted Adrienne A. Murray from associate director of marketing and community engagement to director of marketing and community engagement.
A fierce advocate for artists, Murray will now be responsible for managing IFAM’s marketing, communications and outreach programs. Her new responsibilities include virtual and in-person Read More
Daily Postcard: Hermit Thrush On Barranca Mesa
Daily Postcard: A Hermit Thrush perches on the branch of a Colorado spruce tree recently in the yard of a residence on Barranca Mesa. An unassuming bird with a melancholy song, the Hermit Thrush lurks in the understories of northern forests in summer and is a frequent winter companion across much of the country. It forages on the forest floor by rummaging through leaf litter or seizing insects with its bill. Source: allaboutbirds.org. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan Read More
County: Experience Exclusive Premiere Of Adventures Of A Mathematician And Q&A With Filmmakers In Los Alamos
The film ‘Adventures of a Mathematician’ by Thor Klein and Lena Vurma premieres at the Ashley Pond Park Amphitheater at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30—a day before the film is released nationwide by Samuel Goldwyn. Courtesy/LAC
Writer and director Thor Klein and producer Lena Vurma of the film ‘Adventures of a Mathematician’. Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos—where discoveries are made—served as a hub for research for the filmmakers of Adventures of a Mathematician, and Los Alamos County is honored to host the exclusive al fresco premiere of the film at the Ashley Pond Park Amphitheater Read More
‘So Pipe The Young’ … Psychological Mystery Will Haunt You
Author Jen Watkins with her chicken at home in El Rancho. Courtesy photo
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com
New Mexico author Jen Watkins lives just down the road from Los Alamos in El Rancho. She left her job at Los Alamos National Laboratory, where she worked as a computational social scientist modeling human behavior, to spend two years sailing in the Pacific. Her writing career began aboard the 42-foot sailboat “Red Herring”.
Watkins’ novel “So Pipe the Young” is set in rural Box Elder, N.M. It’s not unlike many small towns in the state, where families have lived Read More
Getting Back Up: Robert Benjamin’s Sequel To ‘Hunker Down’ Premieres This Weekend
Kevin and Bari (Don Converse and Duchess Dale) contemplate their future in ‘Hunker Up’, presented by Teatro Paraguas via Zoom. Courtesy photo
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com
Kevin and Bari, the seniors who found romance during COVID lockdown in “Hunker Down” are back for an encore in “Hunker Up”, a short romantic comedy sequel. Can their relationship survive once they get out of isolation?
“Hunker Down” was presented by Teatro Paraguas several times in 2020.
Duchess Dale and Don Converse starred as Bari and Kevin and reprise their roles again for “Hunker Read More
Daily Postcard: Young Deer Spotted Beneath Rainbow
Daily Postcard: A young deer is spotted beneath a rainbow Tuesday in White Rock. Photo by Mike Fletcher Read More
Decolonize Public Art Parte Dos Art Exhibit Oct. 1
By Dr. Bernadine Hernández
Assistant Professor
University of New Mexico
Decolonize Public Art Parte Dos Art Exhibit 5-8 p.m., Friday, Oct. 1, at El Chante: Casa de Cultura at 804 Park Ave. SW in Albuquerque.
The first Decolonize Public Art Pop Up show was a success. We were able to come together as an art community in Albuquerque to initiate conversations about the future of Public Art in the city.
Now, we are faced with even more challenges as we enter election season. Now it is time for PARTE DOS and we aren’t just doing a pop-up show this time. We are installing a whole show for the Albuquerque community Read More
PAC 8 Community Media Center: Sept. 24-30, 2021
PAC 8 News:
PAC 8 Community Media Center is available for recording events, transferring of old media, shooting and editing, live streaming and drone photography and videography.
For information, email pac8@losalamos.com, call 505.662.7228 or visit pac8cmc.com.
PAC 8 Television schedule for Sept. 24-30:
Friday, Sept. 24
- 6 a.m. — Democracy Now! – Live
- 10 a.m. — The Tom Hartman Program
- 11 a.m. — County Council Replay 9-07-21
- 2:45 p.m. — Meet the Farmers
- 3 p.m. — Democracy Now!
- 4 p.m. — Rising Up with Somali
- 5 p.m. — PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates
- 6 p.m. — Creative Conversations
Daily Postcard: Bull Elk In Valles Caldera National Preserve
Daily Postcard: A mature bull elk is seen early Tuesday morning in the Valles Caldera National Preserve. Photo by Marc Bailey
