Daily Postcard: As Sun Sets Coyote Relaxes On Lawn At IHM
Daily Postcard: As the sun begins to set Thursday a healthy looking coyote is spotted relaxing peacefully on the lawn at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church on Canyon Road. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
2021 Los Alamos Summer Concert Series Presented By Toyota Of Santa Fe Announces May And June Virtual Shows
SANCRE News:
Sancre Productions, Toyota of Santa Fe and Los Alamos County are pleased to announce that the 2021 Los Alamos Summer Concert Series will be a hybrid series, consisting of six virtual shows in May and June and nine potential live shows being planned for July and August.
Live show planning is underway with multiple Los Alamos County Departments and with the highest attention being paid to COVID-19 restrictions, crowd management and safety guideline adherence.
More information about the live shows will be available in the coming days and weeks. The 2021 virtual shows will be high-quality Read More
Daily Postcard: Female Red-winged Blackbird Nibbles Seeds
Daily Postcard: A female Red-winged Blackbird nibbles seeds from a hanging metal box Thursday in White Rock. Female Red-winged Blackbirds are remarkably different in appearance to the males of the species and often confused for very large sparrows, but the long stout bill and light line above the eye are giveaways. Source: PEEC. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
Unexpected Gift Sends Susan Tesch On New Artistic Journey
Susan Tesch illustrates the versatility of patterns her long arm machine has as she chose the Molecular Geometry pattern for her Einstein quilt. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com
Susan Tesch of White Rock received as a Christmas gift in 2011 a quilting kit from her mother and father-in-law. She said that although she did not know it at the time, this kit would set her off on a new artistic journey.
“When I unwrapped this gift, I thought, ‘Wow, what a beautiful and nice gift,’” Tesch said. “It was one of the best gifts I have ever Read More
Daily Postcard: Sunrise Over Barranca Mesa
Daily Postcard: View of the sun rising Wednesday over Barranca Mesa. Photo by Amanda Macdonald Read More
Teatro Paraguas Presents ‘Curious Smiles’ By Playwright Robert Benjamin And Featuring Local Actress Amelia Dolejsi
Don Converse and Amelia Dolejsi performing ‘Curious Smiles’. Photo by Duchess Dale
By Kelly Dolejsi
Los Alamos
Teatro Paraguas will present Los Alamos playwright Robert F. Benjamin’s short comedy “Curious Smiles” live on Zoom at 7 p.m. Friday, April 30, and Saturday, May 1, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 2.
Admission to the 25-minute comedy is free. Find links to register at teatroparaguasnm.org.
Duchess Dale directs this uplifting tale about a grandfather, played by Santa Fe actor Don Converse, and his sassy 10-year-old granddaughter Jamie, played by Amelia Dolejsi, a fifth-grader at Aspen Elementary Read More
Culture On Tap Features Art In Public Places April 26
COMMUNITY News:
The community is invited to hear the Los Alamos Creative District and Art In Public Places Board discuss public art and the work the board does to acquire, install and maintain the County’s public art collection.
This free event is 5:30 p.m., April 26 via Zoom, click here to register in advance.
Hear Art In Public Places Board Chair Father Theophan and County staff liaison to the Board Katherine Hudspeth talk about the board, how they choose the art to recommend for council to purchase, and decide where to put it.
The presentation will include official County photos of many of the Read More
Daily Postcard: Fruit Trees Blooming On Barranca Mesa
Daily Postcard: Peach trees blooming Saturday on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan
Cherry blossoms show spring is here despite cold weather Saturday. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan
Red apple tree shows signs of blooming Saturday on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan Read More
LAAC Presents Sunday Five Wind Quintet Wednesday
Sunday Five Wind Quintet makes its debut performance at the virtual Brown Bag show Wednesday. Courtesy/LAAC
LAAC News:
The Sunday Five Wind Quintet will make its debut performance during the Los Alamos Arts Council’s (LAAC) virtual Brown Bag show noon Wednesday.
The performance can be viewed here.
Sunday Five Winds formed during the pandemic with Gabriela Meriweather on flute, Kwami Barnett on clarinet, Pablo Hernandez on oboe, Dan Nebel on horn and Kyle Sneden on bassoon, who is based in Northern Colorado. Nebel was born and raised in Los Alamos and said he is thrilled to share music Read More
Olions To Perform Murder On The Orient Express
LAHS News:
The Los Alamos High School Olions will perform Murder On The Orient Express live in Duane Smith Auditorium 7 p.m. April 22, 23 and 24, and a matinee at 2 p.m. April 24.
About Murder On The Orient Express:
“Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, detective Hercule Poirot must identify the murderer – in Read More
SFOG: Book Club Reading Bram Stokers’s Dracula May 10
SFOG News:
The Santa Fe Opera Guild (SFOG) presents May Virtual Vivace Book Club reading Bram Stokers’s Dracula 6-7:30 p.m. Monday, May 10. Virtual Check-In is 5:50 p.m. and the guest facilitator is Bernadette Snider, PHD.
Register to attend: https://conta.cc/3reZyP1
Dracula is one of two literary sources that inspired The Lord of Cries, the world premier slated for Santa Fe Opera this coming summer.
The book discussion will focus not only on the central characters in the novel but the origins of vampire fiction, its role in the Romantic and Victorian eras, its continuing popularity in literature Read More
Daily Postcard: Scenic View Near Water Tank In Quemazon
Daily Postcard: Scenic view taken near the water tank Sunday in Quemazon. Photo by Teresa Resende Read More
Local Couple Create Unique ‘Los Alamos, New Mexico’ Table
Local couple Monica Poston and Taylor Kurtz create a one of a kind ‘Los Alamos, New Mexico’ table, placing the Los Alamos County logo inside the New Mexico Zia symbol just for fun and are quite pleased with the outcome! Courtesy photo Read More
Coro de Cámara Hosts Online Auction April 26-May 4
Courtesy/corodecamara-nm.org
By ANNE MARSH
Coro de Cámara
Making music online during this pandemic year has been both challenging and fun, but it is also expensive. With no concert tickets to sell to live audiences, all performing arts groups have struggled this year, and Coro de Cámara is no exception.
Since they can’t hold an in-person fundraiser this spring, the chamber chorus is hosting an online auction from April 26 – May 4, accessed from the Coro’s website corodecamara-nm.org.
Generous auction donors have provided something for everyone. The list of items offered include Read More
Daily Postcard: Golden Eagle Circling In Jemez
Daily Postcard: During a hike Wednesday in the Jemez this low-flying mature golden eagle came circling by searching for a meal. Photo by Marc BaileyPosts From The Road: Los Rios Historic District
Hidden House Coffee: Hidden House Coffee is in an old house on Los Rios Street in the Los Rios Historic District in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. Patrons sit under the large trees during a sunny March afternoon as they enjoy their coffee. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Tracks: The railroad came to San Juan Capistrano in the 1800s changing the lives of the Spanish and Acjachemen Indians, the primary residents of the area during that era. Today, downtown San Juan Capistrano lies to the right of the tracks and the Los Rios Historic District is at the left but not shown in this photo. Photo by Gary Read More
Daily Postcard: Chipping Sparrow Visits Garden Pond
Daily Postcard: A Chipping Sparrow visits a pond at a residence Wednesday on Barranca Mesa. This crisp, pretty sparrow has a bright rufous cap that both provides a splash of color and makes adults fairly easy to identify. Chipping Sparrows are common across North America wherever trees are interspersed with grassy openings. Their loud, trilling songs are one of the most common sounds of spring woodlands and suburbs. Source: www.allaboutbirds.org. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan Read More
Father Theophan: Assurance
Broken pottery. Photo by Fr. Theophan
By Father Theophan
Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church
Los Alamos
The clay was wedged completely, the pot was thrown evenly, it was dried slowly and thoroughly, it was bisqued correctly and glazed impeccably. It will be a perfect, beautiful, and functional pot.
Right?
Ah, maybe.
Maybe the handle shrinks and twists funny, maybe the glaze mixes and fluxes unexpectedly, maybe a hidden imperfection responds to the higher firing temperature and decides to become a crack.
There are a thousand ways that pottery fails to live up to the potter’s expectation.
As Read More
Santa Fe Symphony Goes Virtual At Museums April 18
Daily Postcard: Ruby-crowned Kinglet Bathes In Local Pond
Daily Postcard: A male Ruby-crowned Kinglet is spotted Wednesday morning bathing in a pond at a residence on Barranca Mesa. These are restless, acrobatic birds that move quickly through foliage, typically at lower and middle levels. Source: www.allaboutbirds.org. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan
A male Ruby-crowned Kinglet visits a pond Wednesday on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan
A male Ruby-crowned Kinglet visits a pond Wednesday on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan Read More
