Signs Of Fall Emerging At Pajarito Ski Hill Thursday
Fall colors emerge Thursday around Pajarito Ski Hill. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com
Signs of fall spotted Thursday around Pajarito Ski Hill. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com
Fall is in the air Thursday at the Pajarito Ski Hill. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More
Daily Postcard: Crimson Sunrise Over North Community
Daily Postcard: The sunrise casts a crimson hue to the sky Thursday over North Community. Photo by Kathryn Willcutt Read More
State Of The Arts: Andrea Fisher Fine Pottery Shares Native American Artists Creating Pottery On YouTube
Rebecca Lucario, left, and Amanda Lucario at work on pottery during the live streaming of their afternoon show Tuesday at Andrea Fisher Fine Pottery, 100 W San Francisco in Santa Fe. Photo by Bonnie Gordon/ladailypost.com
Andrea Fisher Fine Pottery owner Andrea Fisher with her wares. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com
Editor’s note: “State of the Arts” is a new series about how New Mexico artists and other art professionals are coping with the global pandemic.
Andrea Fisher Fine Pottery has been a mainstay of the Santa Read More
On The Job In Los Alamos: At Village Arts On DP Road
On the Job at Village Arts is owner Ken Nebel in the framing department of his shop Tuesday at 216 DP Road. Village Arts carries a wide variety of art supplies, school supplies and offers artwork framing 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Saturday. For information, call 505.661.2526 or visit www.villageartsframing.com. #worklosalamos #wherediscoveriesaremade. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com
Kathy Nebel lurking at the end of the table in a mask with large eyes as Petra Fajardo works on a frame Tuesday at Village Arts at 216 DP Road. #worklosalamos #wherediscoveriesaremade. Photo by Read More
Iconic Annual Los Alamos Bear Festival To Feature Virtual Events Along With Bear Box Takeout Lunch For Locals
Learn about these furry neighbors at the virtual Los Alamos Bear Festival Aug. 27 & 29. Photo by Sally King/NPS
PEEC News:
Back for its fourth year, the annual Los Alamos Bear Festival will once again celebrate one of the area’s furriest neighbors—the black bear—Aug. 27 and 29.
Presented by the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) at the Los Alamos Nature Center, this year’s Bear Festival will feature an online live-streamed talk, and the beloved annual Eat Like a Bear portion of the event will take place via box lunch takeout from Pig + Fig Café.
“While things look somewhat different Read More
Daily Postcard: Hazy Sunset From Medio Fire
Daily Postcard: The setting sun viewed Wednesday through the haze from the Medio Fire. Photo by Karl Hjelvik Read More
Rising Star Award Recipient Gabriella Salazar Performs Los Alamos Summer Virtual Concert Series Friday Night
Gabriella Salazar performs Friday on the Los Alamos Summer Concert Series Facebook page. Courtesy/Sancre Productions
SUMMER CONCERT News:
The Los Alamos Summer Virtual Concert Series Presented by Toyota of Santa Fe is proud to present Gabriella Salazar performing at 6 p.m. this Friday on the Los Alamos Summer Concert Series Facebook page.
Salazar is a teenage award winning music artist from Taos, New Mexico. The New Mexico Hispano Music Awards presented Salazar the Rising Star Award and Crossover Song of the Year in 2017. The award program recognized her talent for the song “Gracias Read More
Los Alamos County Library Provides Postcards For Patrons
Timothy Lueninghoener mails a postcard to the library. Los Alamos County Library staff provided patrons with postcards to share pictures, greetings, favorite books and interesting shows. For more information about library services, visit losalamoslibrary.org, or email libweb@lacnm.us. To view two short video compilations of received cards, click here. CourtesyLAC Read More
HU: Rodgers Hall Renovation Receives Architectural Award
The interior of the renovated historic Rodgers Hall at New Mexico Highlands University showcases Depression-era murals by Lloyd Molan. Courtesy/Baker Architecture + Design
NMHU News:
LAS VEGAS, NM — The historic Rodgers Hall renovation at New Mexico Highlands University received a top architectural award.
The project architects, Baker Architecture + Design, won a Distinguished Architecture Merit Award from the American Association of Architects of New Mexico in August 2020. The firm is based in Albuquerque.
The AIA NM jury for the awards wrote, ”The jury felt that the architects have Read More
Daily Postcard: Rainbow Over Homes In White Rock
Daily Postcard: A rainbow appears over homes Monday evening in White Rock. Photo by VaLynn Purvis Read More
Zozobra! The Original Burning Man Goes Global
The 96th Burning of Zozobra will be broadcast live Friday, Sept. 4. Courtesy photo
ZOZOBRA News:
SANTA FE — Friday, Sept. 4, a spectacularly unique and transformative annual experience happens in Santa Fe, The City Different.
Due to crowd gathering restrictions from the Covid-19 pandemic, a New Mexico secret for nearly a century is now available to everyone as The 96th Burning of Zozobra will be broadcast live, with personal participation easily accessible online.
In a typical year, over 60,000 people from fifty states and 21 countries pack into Ft. Marcy Park to dispel all thoughts and feelings
Read MoreTeatro Paraguas: Virtual Performance Of ‘Almost Treason’
Mary Katharine Goddard
TEATRO PARAGUAS News:
Teatro Paraguas will present a live performance of Almost Treason, A Revolutionary Whimsy in Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage by Los Alamos playwright Robert F. Benjamin at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28.
Duchess Dale directs this short 15 minute fanciful tale about the historic 1777 printing of the Declaration of Independence and early advocacy for Women’s Suffrage, inspired by the heroism of Mary Goddard, an unsung Foremother of the American Revolution.
Mary Katharine Goddard (1738-1816) was an early American publisher, Read More
Daily Postcard: Rainbow Appears Behind Church Cross
Daily Postcard: A rainbow appears behind the cross of the Bryce Avenue Presbyterian Church following the rainstorm Monday afternoon in White Rock. Photo by VaLynn Purvis
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LAMOA Seeks Inclusion In Downtown Master Plan
Luba tribe: 10.5″ medicine bowl with two important women. African Tribal Art Collection. Courtesy photo
LAMOA News:
The Los Alamos Museum of Art (LAMOA) has been offered a unique and substantial collection of Tribal African and Oceanic art, including more than 900 pieces of authentic tribal masks, sculptures, votive and domestic works of art.
“These are not tourist market art pieces,” LAMOA President Board Ruth Tatter said. “These are authentic works used in dances and tribal life that would be coveted by any major museum and will attract a large national audience.”
The museum also Read More
Community Invited To Register Now For Upcoming Free Drive-In Movie: ‘Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story’
COUNTY News:
Environmental Services and the Zero Waste Los Alamos team would like to invite residents to a free drive-in movie Friday, Aug. 28: “Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story”.
According to film website IMDB, the movie follows filmmakers and food lovers Jen and Grant as they dive into the issue of waste from farm, through retail, all the way to the back of their own fridge. After catching a glimpse of the billions of dollars of good food that is tossed each year in North America, they pledge to quit grocery shopping cold turkey and survive only on foods that would otherwise be thrown away.
The film is Read More
Homer The Goose Lifting Spirits At Ashley Pond Sunday
Homer the beloved goose living at Ashley Pond lifting spirits Sunday of locals and visitors alike. Photo by Derrick Key Read More
On The Job In Los Alamos: Jeanne Adkins Of Jazdia’s Jewels
On the job in Los Alamos Monday Aug. 10 is artist Jeanne Adkins of Jazdia’s Jewels with her Fairy bottles, necklaces, earrings, bracelets, bookmarks, key chains, cards and other items, which she creates by hand. Adkins is showing her work 11-4 a.m., Tuesday through Saturday at Seeking Chameleon, 35 Rover Blvd. in White Rock. For more information, call 505.412.0933. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More
Daily Postcard: Buck Leaves Holes In Gravel On Totavi
Daily Postcard: Ever wake up and wonder why there are big holes in the gravel in gardens? Neighbors catch the culprit in the act Saturday morning at a residence on Totavi Street. Photo by Karyl Ann Armbruster Read More
Female Western Tanager Lifting Spirits Around Los Alamos
A female Western Tanager feeds on insects Thursday at the edge of Barranca Canyon. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan 
A female Western Tanager perching upside down while feeding on insects Thursday near Barranca Canyon. Photo by Selvi ViswanathanPosts From The Road: Highway To The Sky…
Driving the Trail: Driving Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park offers motorists some of the most beautiful scenery of any road in the country. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Peaks and Valleys: Scenic overlooks and parking areas allow visitors a view of forested valleys and rocky peaks high above treeline. Longs Peak in the distance is 14,259 feet. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos
One of the real jewels of the Rocky Mountains lies in Rocky Mountain National Park. This week’s Post From the Road features Trail Ridge Road,
