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Upcoming Los Alamos Chamber Of Commerce Events

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 2, 2019

Upcoming Chamber Events:

  • Chamber Business Breakfast:  7.30-9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, a conversation with U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján @ UNM-LA, Building 2, Room 230. Only PRE-REGISTERED members will be allowed.
  • Los Alamos Visiting Nurse Service, Inc. Ribbon Cutting: noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17 with ribbon cutting at 1 p.m. @ 109 Central Park Square
  • Coffee & Connections: 10-11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, @ Fleur de Lys, 1460 Trinity Dr.

Chamber Member News

Vest Orthodontics Grand Reopening
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3, all are welcome!! Bring a  friend, Read More

Daily Postcard: Buck Lingers On Andanada Street

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 1, 2019

Daily Postcard: We had a pretty buck come by to eat our fallen apples this morning in our year on Andanada Street on Barranca Mesa. His antlers were still in velvet, but they are already quite impressive. Before leaving he paused for a glamor shoot amongst the pinyon trees. Photo by Ken Hanson

Photo by Ken Hanson

Photo by Ken Hanson

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Explore Laura Marsh’s Quest For Missing Monkey

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 31, 2019

Join Laura Marsh at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3 at the Los Alamos Nature Center to hear about her Houseboat Amazon expedition seeking a particular species of saki monkey that had not been seen since the 1930s. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

Hear about Dr. Laura Marsh’s four-month expedition into the flooded depths of the Amazon rainforest 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3 at the Los Alamos Nature Center.

Dr. Marsh and her team were seeking a particular species of saki monkey that had not been seen since the 1930s on their quest. Learn about the trials and tribulations of this research excursion at this presentation, Read More

LAAC Features Black Mesa Brass Quintet During Brown Bag Show At Fuller Lodge Noon Wednesday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 31, 2019
The Black Mesa Brass Quintet performs noon Wednesday at Fuller Lodge. Courtesy photo
 
LAAC News:
 
Los Alamos Arts Council will have the second performance in its noontime Brown Bag Series Wednesday at Fuller Lodge.
 
The performance will feature The Black Mesa Brass Quintet. The Black Mesa Brass Quintet was formed in 1990 and still has three of the original five members. Their repertoire is an eclectic mix of classical, modern, pop and jazz tunes.
 
They play a variety of venues, including concerts, educational performances at schools, weddings and other special occasions.
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Solomon: Marvelous End To Terrific Chamber Festival

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 30, 2019
Review by ALICIA SOLOMON
Los Alamos

The final performance of the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival for this summer played to an almost full house at the Lensic Monday, Aug. 16.

The Dover Quartet (Joel Link and Brian Lee, violins, Milena Pajaro-Van de Stadt, viola, and Camden Shaw, cello) was featured, splitting into two different duos for the first half, the three gentlemen looking elegantly comfortable in white sports jackets over open-collar black shirts and slacks, the lady a pale, flowing bouquet with ruffles at her sweetheart neckline.

The opening number was a delightful violin/viola duet Read More

Pianists Wosner & Weiss Open LACA Season Sept. 8

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 30, 2019
Pianists Shai Wosner, left, and Orio Weiss perform Sept. 8 at Smith Auditorium. Courtesy/LACA

LACA News:

Combine two of the world’s greatest concert pianists and two incredible Steinway pianos (one on loan, with thanks, from the Steinway company) and you have an evening of unparalleled music.

Pianist Shai Wosner has attracted international recognition for his exceptional artistry, musical integrity, and creative insight. His performances of a broad range of repertoire-from Beethoven and Schubert to Ligeti and the music of today-reflect a degree of virtuosity and intellectual Read More

Ringo Starr Rocks Santa Fe Opera

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 29, 2019

Ringo Starr, third from left, and his All Starr Band performed Sunday evening at the Santa Fe Opera to a sold-out crowd. The energetic former Beatle and his musicians from Santana, Toto, Journey and Average White Band rocked the enthusiastic crowd for over two-and-a-half hours. Selections included Yellow Submarine, Photograph, It Don’t Come Easy, Oye Como Va, Black Magic Woman, Down Under, Hold the Line, I Wanna Be Your Man, Africa, Rosanna and With a Little Help from My Friends. Ringo turned 79 in July; this year marks the 30th anniversary of his All Starr Band tours. Photo Read More

Hillstrummers Irene Powell Performs Hula Dance

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 29, 2019

Hillstrummer and Hula dancer Irene Powell performs in honor of her late mother in July at the BESC. Photo by Bernadette Lauritzen

 
COMMUNITY News:
 
On the last Friday of the month the Hillstrummers at the Betty Ehart Senior Center strum their ukuleles to the merriment of the crowd, in celebration of monthly birthdays.
 
During July, Hillstrummer and Hula dancer Irene Powell did a celebratory hula dance in honor of her late mother Alice Armour.
 
“My mother Alice Armour was a hula dancer, born and raised in Hawaii, she took lessons from a large Hawaiian woman,”
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New Mexico Museum Of Art Receives Gift

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 28, 2019
Emil James Bisttram, The Flaming One, 1964, oil on canvas, 48 x 34 in. Promised gift to the New Mexico Museum of Art from William Dailey and Nicole Panter Dailey. Courtesy photo
 
NMMA News:
 
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Museum of Art, The William Dailey Trust and Dr. Nicole Panter Dailey are pleased to announce the irrevocable gift to the Museum of eight works of art by members of the Transcendental Painting Group (1938-42).
 
The Transcendental Painting Group (TPG) was formally established in Taos, New Mexico. The group was committed to innovative new directions in Modern American
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Ironweed Productions Presents Water By The Spoonful

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 28, 2019
Ironweed Productions News:
 
SANTA FE ― Ironweed Productions presents Water by the Spoonful by Quiara Alegría Hudes as part of a collaboration with Teatro Paraguas and the Santa Fe Playhouse to bring her three-play cycle, The Elliot Trilogy, to Santa Fe.
 
Ironweed’s production, directed by Valli Marie Rivera, will run Oct. 3 through Oct. 20.
 
Poignant, shocking and blisteringly funny, Water by the Spoonful is a riveting, Pulitzer Prize-winning play that grapples with the cost of war and addiction on human lives and explores the healing and redemptive power of family …
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Secret City Summer Concert Series Features Hometown Country Singer James Carothers In Grand Finale Friday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 27, 2019

Country singer James Carothers performs 8-10 p.m. Friday at the Ashley Pond Pavilion. Courtesy photo

SUMMER CONCERT News:

Country singer James Carothers headlines the final Secret City Summer Concert of 2019, Firday night at the Ashley Pond Pavilion.

The concert is sponsored by Plateau Property Management and New Mexico Bank & Trust.

Carothers is known for his stone-country originals, spot-on impressions of several of country’s greatest icons, character band mates and a large fan base of fiercely supportive followers who love real country music.

Carothers is listed as one Read More

SFCC Visual Arts Gallery Presents ‘Odd Nature’

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 26, 2019
SFCC News:
 
SANTA FE ― Santa Fe Community College’s Visual Arts Gallery presents the exhibition, “Odd Nature,” which opens with a reception 5-7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13. The show continues through Oct. 10.
 
Karina Hean, Visual Arts Chair and full-time instructor at the New Mexico School for the Arts based in Santa Fe, has curated the exhibit. She is part of a collaborative team with members from the U.S. and Europe. The team features two designers, a musician and nine visual artists representing practices that include painting, drawing, printmaking, letterpress, book arts, video,
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