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Canvas And Chamomile Painting Class Jan. 9

The Canvas and Chamomile painting class is 4 p.m., Jan. 9 at the White Rock Senior Center and 1:30 p.m., Jan. 27 at the Betty Ehart Senior Center. the cost is $25 for members and $30 for nonmembers. No experience is necessary. For registration and questions, call 505.412.1534. Courtesy photo Read More

Los Alamos Big Band New Year’s Dance Saturday

 
Los Alamos Big Band performs 7:30-10:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4 in the Parish Hall at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 3700 Canyon Road. Courtesy/LABB
 
By JOYCE ANN GUZIK
Los Alamos Big Band
 
Celebrate the New Year by dancing to tunes of the Los Alamos Big Band, 7:30-10:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 4.
 
The dance will be held at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Hall, and is a fund-raiser for the IHM Youth program.
 
Admission is $20 per person and $10 for high-school students. Admission is free for middle-school children and younger with a paying adult. Tickets are
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2019 Year In Photos In Los Alamos

This photo of a snoozing deer herd received the most attention and was shared around the world following the Jan. 1 winter snowstorm that covered Los Alamos. The owner of this home on Corona in Quemazon went out the following day, Jan. 2, to clear 3 feet of snow off of her hot tub when she encountered this snoozing deer herd on her patioPhoto by Patricia Walls

The sun shines a ring around the solar tree sculpture Wednesday, Jan. 10 in front of the County Municipal Building at 1000 Central Ave. in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by John Gustafson

A female Cooper’s Hawk perches on a fence Saturday Read More

Highlights Of Events In And Around Town In 2019

Central Avenue is filled with more than 1,300 pumpkin carvers Oct. 26 attempting to break the world record. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com
 
The community was busy with a variety of special events in 2019. Here are a few of the highlitghts:

Mass Pumpkin Carving Event

Central Avenue was awash with more than 1,300 pumpkin carvers attempting to break the Guinness World Record for simultaneous pumpkin carving Saturday, Oct. 26 in the heart of downtown Los Alamos. The Los Alamos Arts Council sponsored the activity.

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Los Alamos Residents At Tournament Of Roses Parade

Longtime Los Alamos residents Linda Deck, left, and Libby Carlsten are volunteers who helped put flowers on floats for the Tournament of Roses Parade Wednesday morning in Pasadena, Calif., where the temperature was a balmy 61. Deck is director of the Bradbury Science Museum and Carlsten recently retired from Los Alamos County. Courtesy photo

A float from Dole Foods for which Los Alamos residents Linda Deck and Libby Carlsten prepped the ‘orange crush’ roses displayed on the float bed. Photo by Linda Deck

A float celebrates the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote. Photo by Linda

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Daily Postcard: Deer Licks Chops After Devouring Seeds

Daily Postcard: A deer is spotted licking its chops after cleaning out the bird feeder at a residence Wednesday on Orange Street. Photo by Alene Bennett

A deer cleans out every last seed from the bird feeder at a residence on Orange Street. Photo by Alene Bennett

The birds don’t stand a chance with these hungry deer. Photo by Alene Bennett Read More

Daily Postcard: Happy 2020 To Our Readers!

Daily Postcard: As the sun rises today the Los Alamos Daily Post news team wishes our readers in Los Alamos, across the state and nation and around the world a very Happy New Year! Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

LALT: ‘The Neverending Story’ Opens Jan. 10

LALT News:

Los Alamos Little Theatre will present the beloved tale, “The Neverending Story” at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays Jan. 10-25 and 2:30 p.m. Sundays Jan. 12 and 19 at the Performing Arts Center, 1670 Nector St. in Los Alamos.

The production is directed by Mimi Adams and produced by Elisa Enriquez.

“Something special about this show is that 10 percent of profits will be donated to Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Northern New Mexico,” Enriquez said.

“The Neverending Story” (Die unendliche Geschichte) is a fantasy novel by German writer Michael Read More

Los Alamos Native Brian Fishbine Helps To Shine A Light On His Home State In Words And Pictures

Brian Fishbine of Atomic City Lights Publishers visits the Los Alamos Daily Post to talk about his company’s latest offerings. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com

Brian Fishbine has always been a Renaissance man. He holds a PhD in plasma physics and was initially hired at Los Alamos National Laboratory as a writer/editor. He also worked in research and development. He was the main science writer of Los Alamos Research Quarterly magazine, where he worked with “great editors and first rate designers,” Read More

Scene Of San Francisco de Asis Church In Golden

Snow falls Saturday on San Francisco de Asis Catholic Church in Golden. Built in 1839, the historic church is located along the Turquoise Trail Scenic Byway and about 10 miles north of the Sandia Park junction on N.M. 14. Photo by Fr. Glenn Jones Read More

State Film Office Names Carrie Wells Deputy Director

Carrie Wells
 
NMFO News:
 
SANTA FE Economic Development Department Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes has announced that Carrie Wells has been named deputy director of the New Mexico Film Office.
 
Wells worked in the Albuquerque Film Office, a Division of the City of Albuquerque Economic Development, for 14 years before moving to the State Economic Development Department in March 2019, where she served as special projects coordinator.
 
But with changes at the Film Office, Keyes said her knowledge and attention to detail was needed there, and Wells was transferred
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Daily Postcard: Frosty Morning In White Rock

Daily Postcard: Scenes of a frosty morning with ice crystals on fallen leaves Thursday in White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs

Frost spotted on a plant Thursday morning in White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More

Upstart Crows: The Merchant Of Venice Jan. 17-Feb. 2

The Merchant of Venice run Jan. 17 through Feb. 2 at the Swan Theater in Santa Fe. Courtesy/UCFS

 
UCSF News:
 
Upstart Crows of Santa Fe present Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. Three casts of young Shakespeareans 10-18 perform an uncut production of this brilliant and challenging play.
 
The Merchant of Venice contains two intertwined plots – a love story, and a revenge tale. And yet neither is what it seems at first. Shakespeare subverts the comedic form with this story of deplorable couples and prejudiced officials in a greed-driven system.
 
Portia, a rich
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‘Between Earth And Sky’ By Dana Salmond At Mesa Public Library Upstairs Gallery Closes Sunday

Lindsay Provan, left, celebrates her artist mom, Dana Salmond, at Opening Reception of  ‘Between Earth and Sky’ at Mesa Public Library’s upstairs gallery. The show continues through Sunday. Courtesy photo

ART News:

Los Alamos artist Dana Salmond celebrated more than 30 years of diverse creativity at her solo show’s opening reception Saturday,  Dec. 7. The exhibition, “Between Earth and Sky: Paintings, Mixed Media Constructions and Ceramics” runs through Sunday, Dec. 29 at the Upstairs Gallery at Mesa Public Library in Los Alamos.

The art pieces on display traces Salmond’s Read More

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