‘Lights Of Gisewa’ Farolito Lighting At Jemez Historic Site Dec. 12 & 13—Limited Tickets Now On Sale
A farolito at dusk at a previous ‘Lights of Gisewa’ annual holiday event at Jemez Historic Site. Courtesy/JHS
NMDCA News:
The community is invited to enjoy farolitos, Pueblo dancers, and Native art and music at Jemez Historic Site’s annual holiday event, Lights of Gisewa, 5-9 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Dec. 12 and 13, in Jemez Springs.
Walk the glowing farolito-lined paths curving around ancient Gisewa Pueblo and the remains of the San José de los Jemez Mission during this special holiday event.
The evening’s program includes Pueblo dances between two bonfires by the Northern-Southern Read More
New Study Shows How Connecting Conservation Efforts Can Save North America’s Migratory Birds
CORNELL News:
NEW YORK, NY — Every spring, the familiar songs of Wood Thrushes and warblers return to the parks and backyards of eastern North America. But their journey begins far to the south—in the lush, remote forests of Central America that sustain them throughout most of the year.
A new study from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology (Cornell Lab), published in Biological Conservation, reveals that the Five Great Forests of Central America—which stretch from southern Mexico to northern Colombia—are indispensable lifelines for dozens of migratory Read More
U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze To Launch Laureateship With Inaugural Reading, Translation Programs
ARTS News:
U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze will open his tenure in December with a workshop and reading focused on poetry translation at Queens College of the City University of New York, in the borough where he grew up, followed by his inaugural reading at the Library of Congress on Dec. 11 (rescheduled from October) and two poetry translation workshops in Sze’s hometown of Santa Fe, New Mexico, in early January.
Sze plans to engage with students and the public in a series of readings and workshops focused on translating poetry originally written in other languages during his laureateship. Translation Read More
Holiday Event: Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland Coming To Santa Fe Dec. 27
MUSIC News:
The all-new Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland returns to ignite the holiday spirit in audiences everywhere with its most spectacular production yet — featuring breathtaking and awe-inspiring acrobatics, majestic aerial performances, and hilarious hijinks set to a timeless soundtrack of holiday favorites with a cirque twist. A beloved tradition, Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland takes audiences on a magical musical and visual journey to help make holiday dreams come true for families in more than 60 cities across the U.S. and Canada, including Santa Fe on Dec. 27 at Buffalo Read More
Mariachi Christmas Rings In Holiday Season With Annual Popejoy Hall Tradition Dec. 19
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THEATER News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Celebrate over 25 years of Mariachi Christmas with the annual New Mexican holiday tradition at Popejoy Hall at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 19. Well-known for bringing the sights and sounds of Christmas in Mexico to the Popejoy Hall stage, Mariachi Christmas soars with rich mariachi music and traditional ballet folklórico. The show, with its cheery music and charming dance, all based in the faith and traditions found across Mexico, provides a magical holiday performance for the whole family.
Mariachi Juvenil Aztlán provides the music for this special Read More
Española Humane Announces World Premiere Of ¡Viva Pancho! On Giving Tuesday At Sky Cinema
COMMUNITY News:
Española Humane is thrilled to announce a special Giving Tuesday celebration featuring the world premiere of ¡Viva Pancho!—a heartfelt short film honoring Pancho, the brave Northern New Mexico dog whose incredible survival story touched hearts around the world.
The premiere will be held at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 2, at Sky Cinema, 1606 Alcaldesa St., Santa Fe.
The evening begins with a welcome from Executive Director Kate Baldwin, along with a few surprise guests. Before the feature, guests will enjoy a curated collection of nine powerful short films produced by Española Humane Read More
Los Alamos Clay Club Celebrates 10 Years, Announces New Name—Los Alamos Community Ceramics
Clay Club members at a 2023 LAAC craft fair, top row from left, Jen Moss, Lindsey Gurganus, Judy Goggin, Svetlana Kirillova, Jocelyn Warner, Vanessa Feagin; bottom row from left, Kathleen Weiss and Bonnie Peterson. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
The Fuller Lodge Art Center Clay Club, or “Clay Club” as members call it, is celebrating 10 years of building a ceramics community in Los Alamos and looking to the future.
The organization began in 2015 as a partnership with the then Fuller Lodge Art Center, under the direction of Ken Nebel, and grew out of the passion of two local artists, Gloria Gilmore-House Read More
Teatro Paraguas Presents Winter Tablao Flamenco Fridays Beginning Dec. 1
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TEATRO PARAGUAS News:
SANTA FE — After the tremendous success of Flamenco Paraguas – Summer Flamenco, Santa Fe’s acclaimed flamenco ensemble Compañía Chuscales & Mina Fajardo proudly announces a new winter series: Flamenco Paraguas – Winter Tablao Flamenco Friday 2026 at Teatro Paraguas.
Performances will be held Friday, Dec. 16, 2025, Jan. 13, 2026, and every Friday in February 2026, offering audiences the intimate, high-energy experience of traditional Andalusian tablao flamenco brought to life by Santa Fe’s beloved flamenco artists.
Tablao flamenco Read More
Is That A Supermoon Above The Elephant At The Pond?
Is that really a ‘Super Moon’ above the elephant statue at Ashley Pond Park? Actually, it is an artistically enhanced version of the Moon shining above the pond on Nov. 7 . Photo by Steve Bublitz Read More
Daily Postcard: Sharp-Shinned Hawk At Overlook Park
Daily Postcard: This Sharp-shinned Hawk posed on a fence recently at Overlook Park in White Rock. It can be challenging to tell the difference between a Sharp-shinned Hawk and a Cooper’s Hawk, but the prevailing view of the ‘authoritative sources’ is that this is a Sharp-shinned Hawk. Adults have red eyes and the yellow eyes on this hawk suggest it is a juvenile. According to All About Birds, Sharp-shinned Hawks are the smallest hawks in Canada and the US. Interestingly, females are generally about one-third larger than males, which is typical for hawks and owls but otherwise not common Read More
View Of Sky From Pajarito Astronomers Club Hosted & County-Sponsored Final ‘Dark Night’ Session Of 2025
View of the sky from the Pajarito Astronomers Club hosted, and County-sponsored, final ‘Dark Night’ session of 2025, held Saturday at Overlook Park. Photo by Steve Bublitz Read More
Santa Fe Community Orchestra Performs Musical Storytelling With ‘Riddles & Themes’ Dec. 14
Santa Fe Community Orchestra. Courtesy photo
MUSIC News:
SANTA FE — The Santa Fe Community Orchestra will perform its second concert of the 2025-2026 season at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 14, at the Scottish Rite Temple in Santa Fe. The orchestra will be led by conductor William Waag in a program of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Edward Elgar.
Concert Program
Riddles & Themes
Join us for an afternoon of captivating orchestral storytelling, where Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Edward Elgar explore identity, mystery, and emotion through masterful sets of variations that resonate across time and Read More
Daily Postcard: Early Sunrise Silhouettes Trees
Daily Postcard: Early sunrise silhouettes a line of trees Monday in White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann HibbsPeace And Serenity Of Guaje Pines On Warm Fall Day
The peace and serenity of Guaje Pines Cemetery under the warmth of the autumn sunshine. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Pair Of Cranes Land In Beautiful Española Valley
A pair of cranes land in the field of a small farm early Saturday morning in the beautiful Española Valley. Photo by Liddie Martinez Read More
Daily Postcard: Bucks Sparring On High School Lawn
Daily Postcard: A pair of bucks are spotted engaging in a sparring match, practicing their moves and establishing who gets the best turf on Sunday on the lawn at Los Alamos High School. Photo by Michael Smith
Another view of the bucks sparring Sunday on the lawn at Los Alamos High School. Photo by Michael Smith
And one more view of the bucks sparring Sunday on the lawn at Los Alamos High School. Photo by Michael Smith Read More
Posts From The Road: Red Oak II Near Carthage
General Store: The Red Oak General Store was operated by Lowell Davis’s father. Davis spent many hours in the store and this is where he learned to paint and sculpt. The store was moved to Red Oak II and restored in 1987. The interior has many features of the original store, but also contains several tables that can be used for a meeting or gathering space today. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Blacksmith Shop: The Blacksmith Shop is another Red Oak structure that played a part in Lowell Davis’s early years. The shop was operated by Lowell’s great-grandfather and there is no doubt where Lowell Read More
Daily Postcard: Golden Cottonwood Shimmers In Sunlight
Daily Postcard: A large cottonwood tree stands tall with its golden leaves shimmering in the sunlight on Saturday in the Pinon Trails neighborhood in White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
DALA To Present ‘Sugar Plum On The Hill’ Dec. 5-7
DALA News:
Dance Arts Los Alamos (DALA) will present “Sugar Plum on ‘The Hill’: Part 3, The Mysterious March” Dec. 5-7 at the Duane Smith Auditorium. This original ballet is the final installment of DALA Artistic Director Jonathan Guise’s Nutcracker on “The Hill” trilogy, the only narrative trilogy of full-length ballets in western ballet repertoire.
The story combines the traditional Nutcracker ballet with the unique history and character of Los Alamos, based on Guise’s thorough research of the Manhattan Project and close collaboration with the Los Alamos Read More
LAHS Gridiron Booster Club Paints Rock With Team Spirit
LAHS Gridiron Booster Club members paint the rock in White Rock with team spirit ahead of today’s Quarterfinals State Tournament between the Toppers and Gadsden, 11 a.m. at Sullivan Field. Go Toppers! Courtesy photo
LAHS Gridiron Booster Club paints the rock in White Rock with team spirit ahead of today’s Quarterfinals State Tournament between the Toppers and Gadsden, 11 a.m. at Sullivan Field. Courtesy photo
LAHS Gridiron Booster Club paints the rock in White Rock with team spirit ahead of today’s Quarterfinals State Tournament between the Toppers and Gadsden, 11 a.m. at Sullivan Field. Read More
