Snyder: A History Of Movie Entertainment In Los Alamos
LASL Director Norris Bradbury and actress Linda Darnell, 1950. Courtesy/Los Alamos Historical Society Archives
Hill Theatre advertising its screening of ‘Rich, Young and Pretty’. Courtesy/Los Alamos Historical Society Archives
By Sharon Snyder
Los Alamos Historical Society
Along with the recent announcement of the closure of CB Fox, an old photograph of their location on Central Avenue surfaced. Dave Fox sent the picture of the old Hill Theatre to the Historical Society, and it created a curiosity about movie entertainment from the early days of Los Alamos to the present.
During the Manhattan Read More
‘The Glitter Girls’ Offers Good Entertainment
Lighting Director Ken Milder, left, discusses a technical detail with Director Kathi Collins during rehearsal for ‘The Glitter Girls’. Photo by Rich Hassman
Review By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Little Theater’s production of “The Glitter Girls”, opened Friday, March 6 and will continue at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through March 21, with a matinee at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 15.
Santa Fe playwright and Tennessee native Mark Dunn gives us a Southern fried comedy in which Trudy Tromaine wants to give $16 million of her fortune to one of the members Read More
PEEC: Experience ‘The Universe In Six Strings’ Friday
Classical guitarist and physicist Mohit Dubey performs Friday at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Travel through the universe using music as a vehicle in a one-of-a-kind planetarium show 7 p.m. Friday at the Los Alamos Nature Center.
Classical guitarist and physicist Mohit Dubey returns to the nature center by popular demand and will take listeners on a journey using full-dome visuals paired with classical guitar music in his performance “The Universe in Six Strings”.
From original compositions inspired by the beauty of nature, to the mathematical elegance of J.S. Read More
Daily Postcard: Sunny View From Anderson Overlook
Daily Postcard: A sunny view is spotted recently from Anderson Overlook. Photo by Colin Hoch Read More
State Film Office: ‘The Cleaning Lady’ To Film In New Mexico
NMFO News:
SANTA FE – The New Mexico State Film Office announced Tuesday that the television pilot “The Cleaning Lady”, produced by Warner Bros. Television/4423 Productions LLC for FOX, will begin filming mid-March and early April in Albuquerque and Algodones.
Miranda Kwok (“The 100”) wrote the pilot and will executive produce along with showrunner Melissa Carter (“Queen Sugar,” “Stargirl”), Shay Mitchell (“Pretty Little Liars”), Rose Marie Vega and Paola Suarez. Michael Offer (“Longmire,” “Homeland”) will direct and executive produce the pilot.
The production is employing approximately Read More
Daily Postcard: Clouds Rising From Canyon
Daily Postcard: Clouds rise from the Rio Grande Monday morning near Overlook Park in White Rock. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More
Albuquerque FBI Presents Director’s Community Leadership Award To Founder Of Christopher Productions
Albuquerque FBI Special Agent in Charge James Langenberg, left, presents the 2019 FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award to Chris Schueler, the Emmy® Award-winning founder of Christopher Productions, Monday in Albuquerque. Courtesy/FBI
FBI News:
Albuquerque FBI Special Agent in Charge James Langenberg presented the 2019 FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award Monday to Chris Schueler, the Emmy® Award-winning founder of Christopher Productions, for partnering with the FBI to host youth events about the dangers of opioid abuse, vaping and other important topics.
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BSMA: Night With A Nerd Thursday At Fuller Lodge
BSMA News:
Bradbury Science Museum Association’s Night with a Nerd event is 7-9 p.m. Thursday, March 12 at Fuller Lodge.
Join Georgia Strickfaden for her presentation of Workforce: The Girls from Las Vegas (NM) at the Manhattan Project.
Admission is free for Bradbury Science Museum Association (BSMA) members and $10 for the general public. Click here to register as space is limited.
BSMA members only are invited to the annual BSMA member appreciation event before the presentation, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Meet Night with a Nerd presenter Georgia Strickfaden and enjoy light bites and a hosted Read More
Daily Postcard: Robins Spotted Eating Cedar Tree Berries
A robin settles down Sunday in a cedar tree loaded with berries on Andanada Street. Photo by Ken Hanson
Posts From The Road: Ft. Union National Monument
Wide View: A wide view from a distance shows a portion of the ruins of Ft. Union. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Framed: Wagon wheels add interest to the wall of a row of buildings which were used for supply distribution. Wagons and an old cannon are a part of the fort today. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos
Ft. Union National Monument is about 28 miles north of Las Vegas, N.M. It is situated on grasslands near the eastern foothills of the Sangre De Cristo Mountains in Mora County.
The fort became a National Monument in 1954 and is operated Read More
Daily Postcard: Sunny, Shadowy Scene From Overlook Park
Daily Postcard: A sunny and shadowy scene viewed recently from Overlook Park in White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Belisama Irish Dancers Perform At James A. Little Theater March 15
Photo by Kate Russell
COMMUNITY News:
The community is invited to join the Belisama Irish Dancers 2 p.m. Sunday, March 15 at the James A. Little Theater at the New Mexico School for the Deaf in Santa Fe for Rhythm of Fire 2020, a wee bit early for St. Patrick’s Day.
A family friendly celebration of dance and music from Ireland, Scotland, Spain and Mexico.
They are joined this year by special guests from the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Folklorico and Flamenco programs, as well as Highland Dance Albuquerque.
A fusion of traditional and contemporary Irish step-dancing styles with music that will have the audience Read More
Chautauqua Performance Brings Historic Figure To Life At Fuller Lodge Tuesday March 10
The Los Alamos Historical Society presents a chautauqua performance by Dr. Evangeline Roybal Sena at 7 p.m., March 10 in Fuller Lodge. Sena will portray Maria Josefa Jaramillo Carson, the third wife of Kit Carson. Courtesy/LAHS
Los Alamos Historical Society News:
The Los Alamos Historical Society’s lecture series will present a chautauqua performance by Dr. Evangeline Roybal Sena 7 p.m., March 10 in Fuller Lodge.
Sena will portray Maria Josefa Jaramillo Carson, the third wife of western legend Kit Carson.
Maria Josefa Jaramillo Carson was born in 1828 in a small village north of Santa Fe. Read More
State Film Office: ‘Capitol Barbie’ Filming In New Mexico
NMFO News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico State Film Office has announced that the television pilot, “Capitol Barbie”, produced by Outlast Entertainment, LLC, a New Mexico based production company, will film in Albuquerque this month.
Directed and produced by Riley Del Rey (“Thought I Lost You” Sci-Fi Western pilot), the production is employing approximately 40 New Mexico crew members, 20 principal New Mexico actors and 40 New Mexico background talent.
“Capitol Barbie” is a mini-series featuring native New Mexican Elese Jones. Jones has been a stand-in on many union shows, including “Deputy,” Read More
Cinema Cindy Reviews: Portrait Of A Lady On Fire
By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
Los Alamos
“Portrait of a Lady on Fire”, is a two-hour long, French film that won writer/director Céline Sciamma Best Screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival in 2019.
Originally titled Portrait de la jeune fille en feu—in this story, la jeune fille is a young woman, untested by the real world.
If you choose to see this film, expect to patiently soak up long cinematic takes of wonder and beauty. This is a film is for those who don’t mind reading subtitles and who are open to seeing two women grow in attraction to each other. It is “Rated R for some nudity and sexuality”.
The first scene Read More
PEEC: Evening Of Free Family Fun March 10
PEEC’s monthly Family Star Party and Family Night kick off at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Head to the Los Alamos Nature Center Tuesday, March 10 for an evening of family fun.
The night kicks off at 5:30 p.m. with a Family Star Party in the planetarium and continues 6-7 p.m. with Family Night.
Both of these programs take place on the second Tuesday of every month and are free thanks to the Pajarito Environmental Education Center’s sponsors. New Mexico Bank & Trust sponsors Family Star Parties and Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos sponsors Family Nights. Read More
Teatro Paraguas: 7th Annual Library Tour Stories For The Village
Scene from Cuentos para la Aldea Teatro Paraguas. Courtesy/Teatro Paraguas
TEATRO PARAGUAS News:
Teatro Paraguas Studio Theatre presents Cuentos para la Aldea (Stories for the Village) bilingual folktales for kids of all ages, April 16-18 at all three public Libraries in Santa Fe and at Teatro Paraguas Studio Theatre.
Library performances are free, sponsored by Friends of the Santa Fe Library; Teatro Paraguas performances are $10 adults 21+, $5 for students (12+), children 11 and under are free.
Teatro Paraguas will present two bilingual cuentos (folktales) and an excerpt from a third Read More
Daily Postcard: Golden Sunrise Over White Rock
Inside Arts Features Gallery Owner Karen Wray
Karen Wray Gallery, owner Karen Wray, will be featured 8:30 p.m. Sunday, 4 p.m. Tuesday and 8 p.m. Thursday on Inside Arts. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
The Los Alamos Museum of Art continues its series, Inside Arts, with an interview of local gallery owner Karen Wray.
The interview airs 8:30 p.m. Sunday, 4 p.m. Tuesday and 8 p.m. Thursday.
Artist, teacher, promoter and gallery owner – Wray wears all these hats. She opened her first gallery in Los Alamos in 2008 realizing the town needed, “someplace where our most experienced artists can show their art”.
Four locations later, she settled Read More
Foundation Announces Permanent Balloon Fiesta Exhibition
AAAIBMF News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Members of the leadership team for the Anderson Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum Foundation (AAAIBMF) held a news briefing Thursday at the Balloon Museum, announcing plans for a new, permanent Balloon Fiesta exhibition.
The exhibition is set to be unveiled in celebration of the 50th Balloon Fiesta.
Speakers at the briefing include:
- Museum Manager Nan Masland, Balloon;
- Fiesta Board President Matt Guthrie, Balloon; and
- Balloon Museum Foundation Executive Director Laurie Magovern.
The Balloon Museum aims to create a world-class exhibition Read More
