Teatro Paraguas Presents Poetry Reading Sunday June 13
Art Goodtimes reads live with Joan Logghe 5 p.m. Sunday, June 13 on Zoom. Courtesy/Teatro Paraguas
TEATRO PARAGUAS News:
As part of the ongoing poetry readings at Teatro Paraguas, Joan Logghe and Art Goodtimes will read live at 5 p.m. Sunday, June 13 on Zoom.
Goodtimes was poetry editor for Earth First! Journal and Mountain Gazette before getting elected to five terms as a Green County Commissioner in Southwestern Colorado. Goodtimes hosts the Union of Mountain Poets on Facebook, co-edits the online anthology SageGreenJournal.org and is national poetry editor for Fungi magazine.
He is co-director Read More
Los Alamos High School Student Elijah Phillips Wins First Place In 2021 Congressional Art Competition
2021 Winning Entry ‘Ancient Wisdom’ created with pen and pencil by Los Alamos High School student Elijah Phillips will hang in the Capitol in Washington, D.C. for the next year. Courtesy photo
STATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández announced Wednesday the 2021 Congressional Art Competition winners for New Mexico’s 3rd Congressional District.
A number of Los Alamos High School (LAHS) students excelled in the competition. Elijah Phillips created this year’s winning entry, Esperanza Chavarria won second place and several LAHS students garnered honorable mention. Read More
Daily Postcard: Yucca Blooms On Deer Trap Mesa
Daily Postcard: Yucca blooming recently on Deer Trap Mesa. Photo by Kathryn Willcutt Read More
Hummingbird Spotted Sipping Nectar Near Overlook Park
A hummingbird is spotted sipping sweet nectar while displaying amazing flying precision Monday near Overlook Park in White Rock. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More
4H Club Donates Dog Toys To Los Alamos Animal Shelter
Los Alamos County 4H Club members donate 80 dog toys Wednesday to the Los Alamos County Animal Shelter that they made using 3 and 4 strand braiding methods. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com
This newly transferred dog from Española receives a handmade toy Wednesday from members of the Los Alamos 4H Club. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos County Animal Shelter Manager Paul Sena, center, treats Los Alamos 4H Club members to balloon animals, which they adopted and took home. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com
A shelter dog plays with its new, handmade toy donated by members Read More
NMHM Presents: ‘Palace Seen And Unseen: A Convergence Of History And Archaeology’ Set To Debut June 26
Palace of the Governors, Santa Fe in 1911. Courtesy/Jesse Nusbaum
DCA News:
Filled with more than 400 years of antiquity and culture, the New Mexico History Museum (NMHM) announces the opening of ‘Palace Seen and Unseen: A Convergence of History and Archaeology.’
Set to debut June 26, this new exhibition explores the Palace of the Governors as a public building and a storied place.
Reflecting current archaeological and historical perspectives, “Palace Seen and Unseen” draws from historic documents, photographs, and archaeological and architectural studies produced by its Read More
2021 Los Alamos Summer Virtual Concert Series Kicks Off Tonight Featuring Americana Singer Songwriter Dave Hause!
Americana singer songwriter Dave Hause
SUMMER CONCERT News:
Tonight the 2021 Los Alamos Summer Concert Series presented by Toyota of Santa Fe, kicks off the first concert of the series.
Tonight’s virtual concert will be the first of six virtual concerts in the series and features Dave Hause, an Americana singer songwriter who has captured millions of views in his two decades of performing. His music draws from heartland rock, folk rock and punk rock.
To learn more about Dave Hause, his upcoming tour dates, and merchandise visit www.davehause.com. Tonight’s concert is made possible by sponsors Read More
View Of Sunset Over Rio Grande Near Overlook Park
View of sunset Sunday over the Rio Grande near Overlook Park in White Rock. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More
Daily Postcard: Wild Lactiflora Peonies Bloom In White Rock
Daily Postcard: Wild Lactiflora Peonies blooming Thursday on Ridgecrest in White Rock. Photo by Shari Mills Read More
Community Invited To Splash Into Summer Party At La Vista
La Vista Church News:
The community is invited to splash into summer, noon to 3 p.m. Friday, May 28, at La Vista Church, 15 Grand Canyon Dr. in White Rock.
“After the last year, we think we all need a little water fun to kick off summer!”
The May 28 event includes a water slide, bubble pit and hot dogs and popsicles, all free! Fun extra treats will be available for purchase to benefit the La Vista Youth Group, and donations will be accepted benefitting WASH, an organization that partners with communities worldwide to provide clean water and healthy sanitation.
Find out more about WASH at ncm.org/program-update-wash Read More
Business Spotlight: Atomic City Quilts Pieces It All Together
Atomic City Quilts owner Shelly Kuropatwinski in her shop Tuesday at1247 Central Ave., Suite C. Photo by Bonnie Gordon/ladailypost.com
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com
Shelly Kuropatwinski, owner of Atomic City Quilts had a dream, and it came true Sept. 1, 2015 when she opened her quilt shop.
“I’ve been sewing since I was 8 years old, but I didn’t start quilting until I was pregnant with my first child. I said to myself, this baby needs a quilt! I taught myself to quilt and the rest is history!” she said.
With four kids and a full-time job at Los Alamos National Bank, Read More
New Mexico Museums & Historic Sites Have All Reopened
DCA News:
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) announces that the state’s eight museums and seven of its historic sites have now all reopened, allowing visitors to explore and learn more about the state’s rich heritage in person.
View new exhibitions and revisit popular permanent collections at DCA’s museums and explore interpretive exhibits at our historic site’s visitor centers.
For more information, including days and hours of operation at individual institutions, visit newmexicoculture.org.
“We are excited to welcome visitors back to all of our vibrant
Daily Postcard: Snow Dusts Jemez Mountains
Daily Postcard: A chilly Wednesday morning view of the Jemez Mountains from White Rock, show the mountains with a low cloud and dusting of snow. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
Family Strengths Network Announces Upcoming Events
The Family Resource Center at FSN is now open 9:30-11 a.m. Thursday-Saturday by appointment. Courtesy/FSN
FSN News:
Family Strengths Network (FSN) at 3540 Orange St., announces a variety of upcoming events:
- The Family Resource Center is now open 9:30-11 a.m. Thursday through Saturday by appointment;
- Infant CPR Saturday, June 5 in person at FSN. The class is limited to 8 participants, additional classes as needed to meet demand;
- FSN is hosting a Kids Paint series (virtual) in June;
- FSN Summer Splash event outside at FSN in June; and
- FSN Toddler Craft can be attended in person outside at FSN or
Greater Roadrunner Spends Time Near Overlook Park
A Greater roadrunner is spotted Sunday spending time near Overlook Park in White Rock. The handsome roadrunner is New Mexico’s state bird. With speeds upward of 25 miles an hour, roadrunners definitely earn their name. They are quick on the ground without losing their ability to fly, and will fly short distances to perch on branches, posts and rocks. Greater roadrunners—members of the cuckoo family—are about two feet tall with long, thin legs. Source: National Wildlife Federation. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More
Daily Postcard: Roosters Perch Together At Horse Stables
A pair of roosters perch together Monday at the North Mesa Stables. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More
Daily Postcard: Sun Illuminates Leaves At Pajarito Ski Hill
Daily Postcard: Brand new leaves sprout from a Rocky Mountain Maple Tree backlit by the sun Sunday at Pajarito Ski Hill. Photo by Randal Pair Read More
Dogs Lifting Spirits In Los Alamos: Meet Pogo & Lena
Pogo, 7.5, and Lena, 7, appear mesmerized by the size of that biscuit they are about to receive. The sweet dogs are lifting spirits all over Los Alamos and members of the Jenn and Brian Bartram family. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More
Daily Postcard: Red-breasted Nuthatch On Barranca Mesa
Daily Postcard: A Red-breasted Nuthatch perches recently on the trunk of a pinion tree on Barranca Mesa. Red-breasted Nuthatches move quickly over trunks and branches probing for food in crevices and under flakes of bark. They creep up, down, and sideways without regard for which way is up, and they don’t lean against their tail the way woodpeckers do. Flight is short and bouncy. Source: www.allaboutbirds.org. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan Read More
Ravens Chase Abert’s Squirrel On Barranca Mesa
A pair of ravens are spotted chasing an Abert’s squirrel this morning in a backyard on Barranca Mesa. The squirrel ran up and down a tree and then ran to another trying to get away. It finally found shelter under some bushes. Photo by Ken Hanson
