Posts From The Road: Turkey, Texas
Turkey Texas: An iron welded sign at the edge of town illustrates the ranching lifestyle and honors Turkey’s favorite son Bob Wills. Beyond the sign is a cotton field and a Turkey water tower stands above town a short distance away. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Bob Wills Monument: The Bob Wills Monument is displayed in the city park on the main street in Turkey, Texas. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos
In the southern area of the Texas Panhandle is the town of Turkey, Texas.
This tiny town was the home of Bob Wills who is known as Read More
Daily Postcard: Sun Rising Over Deer Trap Trailhead
Daily Postcard: The sun rising recently above Deer Trap Trailhead. Amanda Macdonald Read More
Golden Christmas Tree Lifts Spirits All Over Los Alamos
A golden Christmas tree decorated by two high school students today towers above Walnut Street and is lifting spirits all over Los Alamos. Photo by Terry DuBois Read More
Senior Center Window Display: Be Santa For A Senior
The Betty Ehart Senior Center created a window display for their annual Festival of Trees event. This year most of the event is happening via their website and social media pages. The window displays will change on Fridays and the yellow paper, Be the Light, is a chance to be a Santa for a Senior and can be taken from the front windows at each center. Courtesy/LARSO
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Visual Arts Gallery Presents Virtual Exhibition ‘SFCC’s Hidden Talents’ In Santa Fe Dec. 4 Through Jan. 31
Jake Lovato, ‘Totem of the Southwest Spirit of the Night and Day’, 24 inches by 9 feet tall. Courtesy/SFCC
SFCC News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College’s Visual Arts Gallery will present a virtual online exhibition, “SFCC’s Hidden Talents,” featuring the work of five SFCC faculty members who do not teach art.
English instructor Emily Stern will show her mixed media work, Nursing instructor Lucas Gonzales will exhibit his watercolors and three Welding instructors Jake Lovato, Clayton Peshlakai and Estevan Ortega will share their welded steel sculptures.
The SFCC Campus and the college’s Read More
Daily Postcard: Mother Nature’s Fall Decorations
Daily Postcard: Mother Nature’s late fall decorations are spotted gathered together Wednesday near a street in White Rock. By Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
2020 Recycle Art Fair & Fashion Show Winners Announced
Courtesy/LAC
Courtesy/LAC
County Environmental Services News:
The National Recycling Coalition created America Recycles Day in 1997. Every year on Nov. 15, millions of people across the United States participate in America Recycles Day. This day raises awareness about recycling, reusing, reducing waste and the importance of purchasing recycled products to close the loop.
In celebration of America Recycles Day, Los Alamos Public Schools and Los Alamos County Environmental Services hosted a fun and interactive Recycle Art and Fashion Show.
This year, despite COVID-19 restrictions, Read More
Fuller Lodge Art Center Website Features Creative Works Of Local Artist Gloria Sharp
‘Garden Glory’ by Los Alamos artist Gloria Sharp. Courtesy/FLAC
‘Jazz’ by Los Alamos artist Gloria Sharp. Courtesy/FLAC
Los Alamos artist Gloria Sharp
KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Artist Gloria Sharp was introduced to batik by chance. She found a pamphlet about the art form and this unexpected introduction kicked off a lifelong love for the art.
Sharp’s art was featured in the Portal Gallery at Fuller Lodge Art Center; her show was titled “Color in Every Direction”. Due to the Governor’s new public health order, the art center is closed through Nov. Read More
Daily Postcard: Sun Emerges From Behind Cloud
Daily Postcard: Sun emerges from behind a cloud early Wednesday. Photo by Amanda Macdonald Read More
Daily Postcard: Northern Red-Shafted Flicker Spotted In Tree
Daily Postcard: A Northern Red-shafted Flicker is spotted in a tree recently on Barranca Mesa. Flickers appear brownish overall with a white rump patch that’s conspicuous in flight and often visible when perched. The undersides of the wing and tail feathers are bright red. With a closer look their brown plumage is richly patterned with black spots, bars and crescents. Northern Red-shafted Flickers spend lots of time on the ground, and when in trees often perch upright on horizontal branches instead of leaning against their tails on a trunk. They fly in an up-and-down path using heavy flaps interspersed Read More
Daily Postcard: Rising Sun Viewed From Deer Trap Trailhead
Daily Postcard: The sun begins to rise over the horizon recently as viewed from the Deer Trap Trailhead at the end of Barranca Mesa. Photo by Amanda Macdonald Read More
Twilight Descends On Ashley Pond
Ducks and a goose glide across the water late today as twilight descends on Ashley Pond . Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
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Venancio Aragon Presents Virtual Artist Talk Nov. 19
SAR News:
Join Santa Fe, New Mexico’s School for Advanced Research (SAR) for a virtual artist talk and studio tour with renowned Navajo weavers and textile artist Venancio Aragon, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020.
Diné/Navajo weaver Aragon is SAR’s 2020 Rollin and Mary Ella King Native artist fellow. Aragon presents on his unique and stunning creations and his efforts to document the structures of lesser known and rarely practiced techniques seen in the Indian Arts Research Center’s textile collection.
“I’ve always grown up with the mind frame that nobody tells you what to weave, Read More
Sunset Falls On Sangre De Cristo Mountains
Sunset begins to fall on the Sangre de Cristo Mountains viewed Tuesday from East Jemez Road. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More
Rare Cassin’s Finch Spotted In Pinon Tree On Barranca Mesa
The rare local sighting of a Cassin’s Finch is spotted recently in a pinon tree at a residence on Barranca Mesa. Cassin’s Finches live in evergreen forests in the mountains up to about 10,000 feet elevation. In winter, they may move to lower elevations. They feed heavily upon seeds of pines and buds of quaking aspen. Source: www.allaboutbirds.org. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan
Cassin’s Finch spotted recently in a pinon tree on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan
Cassin’s Finch spotted recently in a pinon tree on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan Read More
Daily Postcard: Cirrocumulus Clouds Fill The Sky
Daily Postcard: Cirrocumulus clouds fill the sky Thursday over White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
Recording Coro de Cámara’s Upcoming Virtual Fall Concert
AV Engineer Rick Bolton at work in his home studio. Courtesy/Coro de Cámara
Alto Mary Beth Stevens recording for the Coro virtual concert. Courtesy/Coro de Cámara
By Anne Marsh with Rick Bolton
Many of us have seen remarkable virtual choir videos on YouTube and other platforms, where singers make music together through the marvels of technology. Los Alamos audiovisual engineer Rick Bolton now knows firsthand what goes into creating those videos.
Always interested in the latest recording techniques, Bolton said, “I was excited when Coro de Cámara Artistic Director Nylea Butler-Moore Read More
LAPS Hosts ‘Rock Your Mocs’ Week Virtual Activities
LAPS hosts ‘Rock Your Mocs’ week Nov. 16-20. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Public Schools is hosting a virtual “Rock Your Mocs” week Nov. 16-20.
Students are encouraged to post related photos and videos to social media each day:
- Monday is Rock Your Mocs Day;
- Tuesday, students are encouraged to share the work of their favorite Native American artist. The work can be art, music, poetry or more;
- Wednesday is Traditional Native American Food day when students can post a photo of their favorite traditional food;
- Thursday is Dress Your Best in both traditional and modern clothing; and
- Friday,
Fred Harvey Weekend Includes Seven Lectures Nov. 12-15
DCA News:
Explore the latest online programming from the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA), bringing the state’s unique blend of cultures into your home through its museums, historic sites, and cultural institutions.
This week includes three programs:
The annual Fred Harvey History Weekend presented by the New Mexico History Museum will be held completely online this year.
The 11th annual event will run Nov. 12-15 and consist of seven engaging lectures. The opening lecture, introduced by History Museum Executive Director Billy Garrett, will feature an introduction to Fred Read More
Daily Postcard: Golden Sunrise Shines Over White Rock
Daily Postcard: The sunrise colors the sky with a golden hue Saturday over White Rock. Photo by David Lannen Read More
