Spring Flowers Keep Bees Busy Around White Rock
Spring is a busy time for the bees as spotted recently with this bee buzzing around an Asiatic Apple Tree on Kendall Drive in White Rock. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
View During Hike Along Valles Canyon Trail
A view captured last week during a hike along the Valles Canyon Trail. Photo by Valerie Glowinski Daily Postcard: Bees Spotted On Apple Tree Blossoms
Daily Postcard: The Apple tree blossoms are spotted attracting bees Sunday morning in White Rock. The most important thing that bees do is pollinate. Pollination is needed for plants to reproduce, and so many plants depend on bees or other insects as pollinators. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs
LAAC Creates Virtual Arts And Crafts Fair
Teapot by Andrew Sanders. Courtesy/LAAC
Alan Ray Clover’s work. Courtesy/LAAC
LAAC News:
Los Alamos Arts Council (LAAC) announced April 21 that the physical May 2 Arts and Crafts Fair was cancelled due to the restrictions by the New Mexico Governors Office.
To support vendors who would appear in the fair, and to continue to provide a shopping experience for the Los Alamos Community, LAAC created a Virtual Craft Fair.
Patrons who visit LAAC’s website https://losalamosartscouncil.org/may-2nd-and-3rd-virtual-craft-fair/ May 2 and May 3 will see a list of craft fair vendors who have Read More
LAAC Cancels Upcoming Events Due To Social Distancing
LAAC News:
Los Alamos Arts Council (LAAC) has made the difficult decision to cancel several of their events due to Social Distancing, required by the State of New Mexico.
For the safety of patrons and visitors, LAAC has determined that the following events will be canceled, with alternatives when possible, even if the restrictions are eased or lifted before the event date.
Arts and Crafts Fair:
May 2 Arts and Crafts Fair. LAAC will offer a Virtual Craft Fair for the Vendors and Patrons of the Fair. More information is coming soon! Check out LAAC’s website www.losalamosartscouncil.org Read More
Posts From The Road: Dead Horse Point State Park
Dead Horse Point: Dead Horse Point offers breathtaking views of the Colorado River 2,000 feet below and the majestic Canyonlands National Park on the other side of the river. This landscape formed by ice, water and wind over millions of years is some of the most unique geological features in the world. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Colorado River: Visitors stand 2,000 feet above a gooseneck in the Colorado River. This iconic view, seen from the end of Dead Horse Point overlook is the most popular view within the state park. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
By GARY WARREN
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Live Neighborhood Blues Concert On Urban
A small group on onlookers kept their distance at a front yard blues concert around 7:45 p.m. Saturday on 41st Street and Urban. The front man said he planned to go live again Wednesday. Photo by Kathryn Oakes Hall Read More
Daily Postcard: Roadrunner Metal Sculpture
Daily Postcard: Monday was a partly sunny day and made an interesting backdrop for local metal artist Richard Swenson’s Roadrunner sculpture in front of El Parasol restaurant in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
The Summer Of Our Discontent: Theater During Covid-19
Trading cards packaged in cigarette boxes in the early 1900s. Imagine a world where you chose your cigarette brand based on your collection of Shakespeare trading cards… Courtesy/ISC
From the International Shakespeare Center Board
Santa Fe
We want to say that we are thinking of you, your family, and all those whose lives have been affected by this pandemic.
Theater has always been a communal activity and we consider you a part of our community. We trust you are staying safe and well.
During these days of isolation, the board of the International Shakespeare Center (ISC) has had to make some Read More
Monique Beyerle’s Southwest Photography Scenes Featured This Quarter At Los Alamos Medical Care Clinic
Photography by Monique Beyerle is on display at Los Alamos Medical Care Clinic at 3917 West Road, Suite 150. Courtesy photo
Photo by Monique Beyerle. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
Each quarter Los Alamos Medical Care Clinic inside Los Alamos Medical Center features an artist’s work in the waiting room and this quarter the photography of Physician Assistant Monique Beyerle is featured.
Most of Beyerle’s featured work is landscapes in and around the southwest.
“When I moved here I became one of those people who pulls off the side of the road to capture our majestic views,” she said. “I know this Read More
Daily Postcard: Quemazon Sunrise
Daily Post: The sunrise in Quemazon Monday colors the sky pink and blue then turns golden as the sun comes up. Photo by Trisha Ancell Read More
Author Fran Stoval Creates ‘Free Little Library’
Author/Artist Fran Stoval creates a ‘Free Little Library’ on Canyon Road. Courtesy photo
Author/Artist Fran Stoval creates the stained glass door for her ‘Free Little Library’ on Canyon Road. Courtesy photo
Author/Artist Fran Stoval fills her ‘Free Little Library’ with books on Canyon Road. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
Los Alamos author Fran Stoval has created, registered and filled a “Free Little Library” with mostly children’s books, including the one she wrote (The Secret Dragons) and put it up in her yard.
Stoval, also a stained glass, pastel and mosaic artist, created the stained Read More
Community Invited To Participate In COVID-19 Poster Contest
Courtesy image
COMMUNITY NEWS:
Los Alamos Museum of Art (LAMOA) and The Los Alamos Historical Society are sponsoring a COVID-19 Poster Contest.
The first-place winner will earn $300, second place will receive $150 and the third-place winner will earn $100.
There also will be a kids’ category for ages 5-14. They will have a chance to win $50.
Los Alamos and White Rock artists are invited to get creative with their digital and traditional media. Winning images will be made into posters for display in the local community.
Selected works will be used as part of each museum’s online gallery.
Digital Read More
Daily Postcard: Lavender Lilacs Beginning To Bloom
Daily Postcard: Lilacs are spotted blooming during a morning walk Wednesday in White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
Daily Postcard: Blossoming Trees Frame Post Office
Daily Postcard: Trees filled with white blossoms frame the Post Office Tuesday in downtown Los Alamos. This Post Office was constructed in 1948 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016 by the United States Department of The Interior. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Chalk Artwork With Uplifting Message Spotted On Driveway
Chalk artwork with an uplifting message is spotted today on a driveway in White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
Neal Sanders Wins 2020 Dog Jog Logo Contest
Neal Sanders, the winner of the 2020 Dog Jog logo contest poses with his dog Sneaker, adopted from the Santa Fe Animal Shelter four years ago. Courtesy photo
Neal Sanders’ winning 2020 Dog Jog logo. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
Neal Sanders, a 5th grade student at Aspens Elementary School is this year’s winner of the Dog Jog Logo contest.
His drawing is the official logo for this year’s Dog Jog event and he will receive a free t-shirt featuring his artwork. The winners are chosen on the basis of artistic merit, creativity and originality.
The other young artists recognized this year include Read More
Daily Postcard: Fresh Snow Falls On Sangres
Daily Postcard: Fresh snow on the Sangre de Cristo Mountains about 7 p.m. Saturday viewed from Quemazon down Pueblo Canyon. Photo by Nina Thayer Read More
Nurse Karen Williams Shares Experiences Through Poem
Staff Report
Ultrarunner Karen Williams was attacked by a black bear June 18, 2016 while competing in the annual Valles Caldera Runs as she ran up over a hill and came between a mother bear and her cubs (Link).
She is a nurse and because of her training she recently started taking shifts in the ICU at Los Alamos Medical Center. She also had the opportunity to work in the isolation area.
Williams shared her experiences in ICU and isolation with her nephew John Williams of Missouri. She asked him to put her experiences into a poem, which she would like to share with the community:
Don and Doff
By John Williams Read More
Pastel Colored Sunset Fills Friday Night Sky
A pastel colored sunset fills the sky Friday night near Overlook Park in White Rock. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More
