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Hill Stompers 3rd Los Alamos Pub Crawl: Pajarito Brewpub, Smith’s Marketplace And The Tub Thursday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 24, 2019

Courtesy/HSB

Los Alamos Creative District News:

The Hill Stompers Band will bring its award-winning jazzy music and colorful, crazy antics to the Pajarito Brewpub and Grill, Smith’s Marketplace and Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op for the 3rd annual Los Alamos Pub Crawl.

The community is invited to this free, family friendly event 6-10 p.m. Thursday.

Snare drummer Jeff Favorite and his wife Kandice formed this lively group in 2000. In the past, the Hill Stompers have led a Mardi Gras Pub Crawl around the Plaza area of Santa Fe and down the main streets of Durango and Telluride. These events feature marching Read More

Tickets On Sale For Angel Fire Wine & Wagyu Festival

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 24, 2019
Courtesy/AFR

Scene from previous Angel Fire Wine & Wagyu Weekend. Courtesy/AFR

 
AFR News:
 
ANGEL FIRE ― Angel Fire Resort, Northern New Mexico’s premier year-round family vacation destination, announced tickets are now on sale for the third annual Angel Fire Wine & Wagyu Weekend.
 
The three-day western-themed food and wine event, sponsored by Texas-based A Bar N Ranch, Aug. 15-18. The festival offers guests the best in Wagyu beef, fine wines and western hospitality with food samplings, live music, country dancing and a deluxe Sunday Brunch.  
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National Hispanic Cultural Center Art Museum Hosts Farewell Party For Qué Chola Exhibition Aug. 4

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 24, 2019
NHCC News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― The National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) will host a Farewell Party Aug. 4 for its popular exhibition Qué Chola that has tripled attendance to the Art Museum since it opened March 8.
 
The Farewell Party, held on the first Sunday of the month, which allows free entrance to the Art Museum, will feature food, music, fashion, a car show, and a final chance to view Qué Chola.
 
The exhibition Qué Chola features cholas and homegirls in art and pop culture and celebrates her as a symbol of strength, power, and resilience in the face of racial, gender, and economic
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Concepto Tambor And Sol Connection Perform At Secret City Summer Concert At Ashley Pond Pavilion Friday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 24, 2019

Concepto Tambor headlines summer concert Friday night at Ashley Pond Pavilion. Courtesy/FaceBook

SUMMER CONCERT News:

The 2019 Los Alamos Secret City Summer Concert Series welcomes Concepto Tambor and Sol Connection Friday at Ashley Pond Pavilion for the 10th concert in the 2019 series.

Concepto Tambor blends Afro-Latin /Brazilian grooves, hip-hop, a call and response style of singing / ­chanting with a rock-n-roll attitude and energetic performance. The band has shared the stage with internationally known artists such as Lila Downs, Los Mocosos, Buju Banton, Quetzal, John Trudell, Read More

Schedule Of Events Taking Place At Indian Market

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 24, 2019
Mountain Lion Pair by Russell Sanchez. Courtesy/King Galleries
 
MIAC News:
 
SANTA FE — Santa Fe comes alive with arts each summer, particularly Native arts during the month of August, celebrating internationally known Indian Market.
 
The New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs offers a schedule of events from exhibitions on view and works from new artists to lectures and films celebrating many of the Pueblos and tribes across the state.
 
EXHIBITIONS ON VIEW
 
San Ildefonso Pottery, 1600-1930: Voices of the Clay
 
Aug. 11, 2019, the Museum of Indian Arts
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Museum Of Indian Arts And Culture Opens San Ildefonso Pottery, 1600-1930: Voices Of The Clay

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 23, 2019
Terrace Jar, Russell Sanchez. Courtesy/King Galleries
 
MIAC News:
 
SANTA FE ― The San Ildefonso Tewa Women’s Club will host the opening of San Ildefonso Pottery, 1600—1930: Voices of the Clay at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture (MIAC) noon to 4 p.m., Aug. 11.
 
Events include a Pueblo feast, celebration, and performances exemplifying the exhibition’s narrative, presented from the Pueblo’s perspective for the first time in San Ildefonso’s history. In illustrating portions of that narrative, co-curator Russell Sanchez (San Ildefonso) fired a pot July 15, 2019,
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New Mexico History Museum Launches Apollo Exhibit With Moon Rocks And Schmitt Flight Suit

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 23, 2019

On display at the NMHM is the Mercury Space Capsule 12B, created as a backup for the Mercury missions and on loan from the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum. Courtesy/NASA

Mercury Space Capsule 12B. Courtesy/NASA

NMHM  News:

SANTA FE – Northern New Mexico residents have a rare opportunity to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Moon landing with a temporary exhibit at the New Mexico History Museum (NMHM) in Santa Fe through Oct. 20.

NMHM hosts “A Walk on the Moon: The 50th Anniversary of the Apollo Moon Landing” as part of the worldwide celebration Read More

Posts From The Road: Chris LeDoux Memorial Park

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 21, 2019

Chris LeDoux was passionate about rodeoing and music and became a champion in both fields. LeDoux earned accolades in rodeoing beginning in high school and won the world bareback championship in 1976. LeDoux’s music love allowed him to write and sing about the cowboy lifestyle. With the help of his parents, he created an independent record label and sold four million recordings. LeDoux was mentioned in a hit recording by Garth Brooks, which brought him national attention and recognition and a recording contract with Capitol Records. He went on to sell more than six million recordings with Capitol. Read More

The Damn Band From Taos Rocks Summer Concert

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 20, 2019
Lead vocalist of The Damn Band from Taos performs during the Los Alamos Secret City Summer Concert Friday at Ashley Pond Pavilion. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
The Damn Band headlines the Los Alamos Secret City Summer Concert Friday at Ashley Pond Pavilion. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
A crowd gathers Friday evening at Ashley Pond Park for the Secret City Summer Concert. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com.
 
Light it up! Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
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An Open Book: Science And Humanity

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 18, 2019
By DAVID IZRAELEVTIZ
Los Alamos
 
Last Saturday was ScienceFest Discovery Day, and it was certainly a discovery Saturday for me. I missed the prior Friday night concert (more about that later), but I wanted to make sure to walk around on Saturday and get a feel for what this ever-improving Los Alamos signature event was all about. I saw loads of kids doing hands-on science experiments or safely peering through telescopes at the Sun. There were museums, parks, vendors, and even my old LANL division sharing their passion for knowledge, curiosity and the intricacies of the universe; a universe
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Daily Postcard: Western Bluebird Takes Energetic Bath

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 18, 2019

Daily Postcard: A western bluebird is spotted Wednesday taking an energetic bath in the yard of a residence on Andanada Street in Barranca Mesa. This bird takes its bathing seriously! Photo by Ken Hanson

That was great … now I need a nap! Photo by Ken Hanson Read More

LAAC Holds Auditions For ‘The Snow Queen’ July 22

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 17, 2019

Scene from the finale of Missoula Children’s Theatre’s production of ‘Wendy and Peter’. Courtesy photo

LAAC News:

The Los Alamos Arts Council (LAAC) invites children of the community to come and audition for this year’s Missoula Children’s Theatre’s production of “The Snow Queen” 10 a.m. to noon  Monday, July 22 at Crossroads Bible Church.

Those auditioning should arrive at 9:30 a.m. and plan to stay for the full two hours. Parents should send their child with water and a sack lunch in the event that they are required to stay for the second half of the day.

Auditions are free and open to the Read More

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