Daily Postcard: Bald Eagle Soars Above Bandelier
Daily Postcard: A bald eagle is spotted recently soaring up and down the canyon at Bandelier National Monument. Photo by Jim Cobble Read More
Moon Viewed From White Rock Early This Evening
The moon viewed early this evening looking east from White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Daily Postcard: Sunset Washes Across N.M. 502
Daily Postcard: The sunset Friday decorates the sky viewed from N.M. 502 and silhouettes the Los Alamos landscape. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More
YMCA Presents Red, Black & Wild West Ball 2020 March 14
YMCA News:
Some 3,000 youth and teens from northern New Mexico are the largest beneficiaries of The Family YMCA’s annual Ball, now in its 20th year.
“We are honored that Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has consented to host a dinner for eight at the Mansion as a live auction item,” Y CEO Rob Wilkinson said. “The Y is paying for the meals, but we are thrilled that she is making time on her schedule to support our youth.”
The Y has hosted a fundraising gala since 2000, according to Wilkinson, for its financial assistance and youth programs, including the Española YMCA Teen Center that served 800 youth Read More
Daily Postcard: Pair Of Bucks Throw Down In Snow
Daily Postcard: A pair of bucks spotted earlier this week throwing down in the snow at a residence in Los Alamos. Photo by David Guenther Read More
New Show ‘Inside Arts’ Begins Airing On PAC 8 Feb. 16
Inside Arts interview with Petr and Louise Jandacek. Courtesy/PAC8
PAC 8 News:
Los Alamos Museum of Art and PAC 8 Community Media Center have teamed up and produced a series of recordings featuring regional artists, musicians and collectors.
The new show, called Inside Arts will begin airing Feb. 16 and will air weekly at 8:30 p.m. Sundays, 4 p.m. Tuesdays and 8 p.m. Thursdays on Cable Channel 8 in Los Alamos.
The shows feature T.K Thompson, Karen Wray, Robert Wells, Ken Hanson, The Hot Flashes, Ruth Williamson and Petr and Louise Jandacek. Other productions are underway.
Los Alamos Museum of Read More
Movie Time At La Vista Church In White Rock Today
The excitement of the holidays (and snow days) is over, things are settling back into routine, and it’s time to reconnect with everyone after all the travel and craziness. The La Vista Church of the Nazarene invites the community to join the congregation after church today, Jan. 26, for a potluck lunch and family movie. The church provides the movie and the popcorn, attendees are asked to bring a dish to share and their best stories from the past few months. La Vista Church is at 15 Grand Canyon Dr., in White Rock. Courtesy/La Vista Church Read More
Los Alamos Choral Society Celebrates 75th Anniversary Concert At The Duane Smith Auditorium Sunday
Los Alamos Choral Society Conductor Steve Paxton with Choral Society Members. Courtesy photo
Los Alamos Choral Society Conductor Steve Paxton with Choral Society Members. Courtesy photo
LACS News:
The Los Alamos Choral Society is celebrating its 75th anniversary concert at 4 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 26, in the Duane Smith Auditorium.
The chorus was founded informally in 1943 by Manhattan Project scientists, and will be giving this gala anniversary concert in partnership with the Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra. Cost is $15 for adults, and students are free. The Conductor is Steven Paxton, Kay Read More
Daily Postcard: Canyon Rim Trail At Dusk
Daily Postcard: At dusk Sunday on Canyon Rim Trail. Photo by Jennifer Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More
Los Alamos High School Bel Canto Treble Choir Performs At 2020 All-State Honors Choir At Popejoy Hall
Los Alamos High School’s Bel Canto Treble Choir. Courtesy/LAHS
LAHS’s Bel Canto Treble Choir. Courtesy/LAHS
By CELINA LONG
LAHS Choir Booster Member
Los Alamos High School’s Bel Canto Treble Choir, under the direction of Jason Rutledge, had the privilege of performing by invitation as the 2020 All-State Honors Choir at Popejoy Hall Thursday, Jan. 9, in Albuquerque before a full audience of their peers and music educators.
Equally significant and meaningful was the fact that this was the first all female Honors Choir invited to perform at this event in more than 30 years. The theme of the concert Read More
Arts In Public Places Advisory Board Meets Jan. 23
Play With Clay At Fuller Lodge Beginning Jan. 31
Courtesy photo
ART News:
Play with Clay is a new five-week clay art and wellness experience open to everyone age 14 and older.
The classes begin 3-6 p.m., Jan 31 at Fuller Lodge at 2132 Central Ave. in downtown Los Alamos.
The Art Center Clay Studio will allow participants the opportunity to learn about wellness, coping skills and the benefits of art making, while being creative in the clay studio.
Sessions include mental health wellness education and clay instruction led by local art therapy interns Jane McConnell and Lauren Sherwood. New participants are welcome every week but must reserve Read More
The Lensic: International Guitar Night Feb. 7
Master guitarist Mike Dawes. Photo by Larry Dimarzio
LPAC News:
SANTA FE — The Lensic presents International Guitar Night Friday, Feb. 7, an evening of acoustic music by four guitar masters:
- Mike Dawes – England – contemporary guitar virtuoso, known for performing multiple parts simultaneously on one guitar using unique extended and micro-techniques.
- Cenk Erdogan – Turkey – master of the fretless guitar, known for his intriguing, exotic style and engaging on-stage personality.
- Olli Soikkeli – Finland – soulful, dexterous jazz guitarist called one of the “worthiest current-day successors
Watch ‘These Are the Voyages’ At Nature Center Tonight!
PEEC News:Ever wished you could activate the gate in Stargate Command, take The Orville for a spin, or walk the decks of the Enterprise? With the advent of more powerful computers, recreating environments with stunning detail is now a possibility. We will highlight three such endeavors with an outer space theme: Stargate Network, The Orville – Interactive Fan Experience, and the Virtual Enterprise D Recreation at this event. Join Peter Polko for an introduction to these
Plan 4 Jazz Quartet At Bathtub Row Saturday
MUSIC News:
The Plan 4 jazz quartet performs 7-10 p.m., Saturday at Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op at 163 Central Park Square in Los Alamos.
The Plan 4 jazz quartet plays a range from jazz standards to contemporary compositions, arrangements and interpretations.
Plan 4 is comprised of Los Alamos musicians Jim Gattiker (sax), John Frary (drums) Carl Greeff (Guitar) and Dave Rogers (bass).
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Udall, Heinrich, Luján Announce $850,000 In Grants To GallupARTS And Georgia O’Keeffe Museum
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), along with U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), announced Tuesday that the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded $100,000 to gallupARTS to support a digital project to increase public engagement and $750,000 to the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum for a grant-matching fund to encourage private support for a humanities project.
These grants will support New Mexico’s creative economy.
“New Mexico’s unique landscapes and rich history has inspired artists for generations—from trailblazers Read More
Kehar Koslowsky And Robert Tweeten Perform Feb. 28
Mezzo soprano Kehar Koslowsky and pianist Robert Tweeten perform Feb. 28 at First Presbyterian Church of Santa Fe. Courtesy photo
MUSIC News:
Mezzo soprano Kehar Koslowsky and pianist Robert Tweeten perform 5:30-6:15 p.m., Feb. 28 for the TGIF Concert Series at First Presbyterian Church of Santa Fe, 208 Grant Ave.
Admission is free and open to all; a freewill offering will be accepted.
Program:
A Unconventional Cabaret
- Sweeter Than Roses – Henry Purcell
- Music for a While – Henry Purcell
- Dear Pretty Youth – Henry Purcell
- Les Chemins de L’Amour – Francis Poulenc
NHCC Launches History Festival: ‘Mundos de Mestizaje’
NHCC News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The National Hispanic Cultural Center will present its first History Festival Friday and Saturday, Feb. 21 and 22.
This multigenerational event will include workshops, lectures, temporary murals, middle and high school contests and other events for all ages.
All events are inspired by the theme of mundos de mestizaje and the famous buon fresco of the same name, by artist Frederico Vigil. “Mundos de Mestizaje,” one of the largest concave murals in North America, depicts thousands of years of Hispanic history, from Europe to Mesoamerica to the U.S. Southwest, illustrating Read More
Community Invited To Diversity Week Events Jan. 19-24
International dances will be performed during Diversity Week Jan. 19-24. Courtesy photo
Book Club readings 1-2:30 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 19 at Mesa Public Library. Courtesy photo
One Los Alamos News:
One Los Alamos invites the community to celebrate Diversity Week Jan. 19-24, 2020, proclaimed by the County, with a series of art and cultural events.
All events are free and open to all.
One Los Alamos Books by Women of Color Book Club:
- 1-2:30 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 19, Mesa Public Library, 2400 Central, Rooms 2&3, 3rd floor
This is an ongoing book club open to all. Can’t always commit to a book club? You Read More
