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2019 Summer Exhibition Opens At Karen Wray Gallery

The three lovely ladies of The Karen Wray Gallery welcome guests Thursday to the opening of the 2019 Summer Art Exhibition. From left, Owner Karen Wray, Marketing Director Karen Lee Kimbrough and Gallery Assistant Jean Wher. The trio is standing in front of artist Richard Prather’s painting ‘Viva El Rio Grande’. The show continues through Aug. 10 at The Karen Wray Gallery, 1247 Central Ave. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
‘Apricot Rose’, colored pencil by Erin Breneman is one of the pieces in the exhibit. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
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2019 Los Alamos ScienceFest Discovery Day Activities Schedule, Trolley And Parking Map

ScienceFest Trolley and Parking Map. Courtesy/LACD

ScienceFest  News:

The community is welcome to attend ScienceFest fun, all weekend long, as Discovery Day kicks off 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

You may have seen some fun promotional tickets, but organizers want to make sure everyone knows that the large event in Los Alamos downtown area is free, no ticket needed! A small number of activities require fees or pre-registration to participate. You can see the entire list at www.losalamossciencefestival.com/events.

This weekend includes a variety of food vendors, inflatables, photo Read More

Teatro Paraguas Presents Poetry Reading With Natachee Momaday Gray Aug. 18

Natachee Momaday Gray
 
TEATRO PARAGUAS News:
 
Natachee Momaday Gray is a Santa Fe poet and artist whose work focuses on the melding of art and myth, ancestry and nostalgia, food and prayer, glamour, frivolity and time.
 
A believer in the saying “the higher the heel, the closer to God,” she is intent on composing a unique and charming color to paint her world. 
 
She writes: “I will be reading from a new gathering  that I am calling Silver Box. It is my composition of collected memories and recent discoveries, a coming of age, a sensual account of meeting,
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Chevel Shepherd Has Arrived In Los Alamos!

Singer Chevel Shepherd arrived in Los Alamos this morning. The 17 year old was the Season 15 winner of The Voice. She will take the stage at 8 p.m. today at the Ashley Pond Pavilion as part of the Secret City Summer Concert Series. In addition to Shepherd, the show will feature singer-songwriter Eryn Bent as well as Gabriella Salazar, a 14 year old native Taoseña. Salazar will perform at 6 p.m. and Bent will take the stage at 6:30 p.m. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Despite being hours before the start of the concert, the lawn around Ashley Pond is already covered by camping chairs and blankets Read More

Scenes From TIME Exhibit At UNM-Los Alamos

Gordon McDonough of Los Alamos, stands next to his piece, Zephyr Vanes, Friday afternoon at UNM-LA. McDonough participated in the Temporary Installations Made For the Environment or TIME exhibit, which is part of ScienceFest. The theme of the exhibit is Aha! McDonough said his piece is a wind vane, which shows the direction the wind is blowing at different heights. The piece is made of a 25 foot long steel pipe and the vanes are made from a 3-D printer. McDonough said he was inspired to make this piece after seeing something similar years ago in San Francisco. He added he previously built a series Read More

On The Job In Los Alamos: Canopies For ScienceFest

On the job in Los Alamos are crews setting up canopy boothes Thursday evening at Ashley Pond Park in preparation for 2019 Los Alamos ScienceFest activities. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com 

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Museum Of Indian Arts And Culture: Mural Confronts Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women Epidemic

Diego Romero, Girl in the Anthropocene, 24.5” x 19”, Lithograph, Courtesy of the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture.
 
Mateo Romero, Mondo Pueblo #1, 38” x 50”, Oil on Canvas, Courtesy/Mateo Romero 
 
MIAC News:
 
The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture hosts Cochiti artists Diego and Mateo Romero as they create a mural confronting the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women epidemic.
 
The event is 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4 at Milner Plaza in Santa Fe.
 
As part of the Romero Brothers’ current exhibition, The Brothers Chongo: A Tragic Comedy in Two Parts, the mural will
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PEEC Celebrates ScienceFest Discovery Day!

Come see the Electric Vehicle Show at Discovery Day 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 13. PEEC is organizing this event, which is made possible by the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities. PEEC also is hosting the July New Mexico PBS Science Café 2-4 p.m. Stop by to watch a segment of ‘NOVA Wonders: What’s the Universe Made Of?’ and hear from a panel of experts. Courtesy photo
 
Photo by Thomas Graves
 
PEEC News:
 
Join the Pajarito Environmental Education Center for two special events this Saturday, July 13 for Los Alamos ScienceFest’s Discovery Day.
 
PEEC
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NMFO: Film & Media Industry Conference Aug. 9 & 10

NMFO News:
 
SANTA FE The New Mexico Film Office will host its 7th annual New Mexico Film & Media Industry Conference Aug. 9 and 10 at the Hyatt Regency, 330 Tijeras Ave NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102.
 
This two-day conference is a chance to learn about the film industry from a wide variety of instructors.
 
The film industry is booming in New Mexico and conference attendees will have the opportunity to go to multiple training on one subject or to learn about a variety of topics. There will be classes on Wardrobe, Hair & Makeup, Grip, Electric, Art Department, Acting, Film Distribution,
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The Lensic Announces Three New National Theatre Live In HD Broadcasts In Santa Fe Beginning Oct. 28

Rehearsal scene for National Theatre Live 2019: Present Laughter. Photo by Manuel Harlan
 
National Theatre Live 2019: A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Photo by Manuel Harlan
 

LENSIC News:  

 
SANTA FE — The Lensic announces three new National Theatre Live in HD broadcasts, all filmed live onstage in London and shown in high-definition video on The Lensic’s big screen.
 
National Theatre Live in HD: A Midsummer Night’s Dream 
Oct. 28, 2019, at 7 p.m.
$22 ($19 for Lensic members)
 
A feuding fairy King and Queen of the forest cross paths with four runaway
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Santa Fe Summer Shakespeare Offers Stage Combat Workshop With Ambrose Ferber Saturday July 13

Fight Director Ambrose Ferber guides state combat workshop Saturday in Santa Fe. Courtesy/SFSS
 
SFSS News:
 
Whether you are completely new to stage combat, a seasoned SAFD/LAMDA graduate, an actor looking to expand your skill set, or just looking for a fun new workout, come and experience the joys of stage combat!
  • Saturday, July 13, 2019
  • 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • Shakespeare Reading Room 3209 Calle Marie in Santa Fe (map)
Under the expert guidance of experienced Fight Director Ambrose Ferber you will learn:
  • Falling Down;
  • Unarmed Combat;
  • Swordplay;
  • Running Into Things;
  • Ugly Fights;
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ScienceFest Activities Through Sunday July 14

A chemistry experiment from the American Chemical Society was on display Tuesday at the ScienceFest Kickoff Party at Ashley Pond Park. Courtesy/Los Alamos Creative District

Stilt walkers and hoolahoopers get active Tuesday at the ScienceFest Kickoff Party at Ashley Pond Park. Courtesy/Los Alamos Creative District

A couple takes a selfie with the fractal hot air balloon, Infinitude, from The Fractal Foundation provided Tuesday as part of the ScienceFest Kickoff Party at the pond. Courtesy/Los Alamos Creative District

 

Los Alamos Creative District News:

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Newton: Encore Of Blakeley’s Gem Is A Wonderful Gift

Ilker Arcayürek (Nadir) and Corinne Winters (Leïla) with the Santa Fe Opera Chorus. Photo by Curtis Brown/Santa Fe Opera, 2019

Corinne Winters (Leïla). Photo by Curtis Brown/Santa Fe Opera, 2019

By CARL NEWTON
Los Alamos

The late British born Lee Blakeley was fortunate to have outstanding mentors like Sir David McVicar. His Santa Fe Opera debut was the 2010 production of Puccini’s Madam Butterfly.

He had made a much deserved following by introducing European audiences to the works of Stephen Sondheim.

He followed his SFO debut with productions of “The Pearl Fishers,” “The Grand Duchesse of Read More

The Met: Live In HD 2019-2020 Season

Christine Goerke in Turandot. Photo by Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera at Lensic
 
LPAC News:
 
SANTA FE — The Lensic and the Santa Fe Opera are proud to announce the new Met: Live in HD season schedule at The Lensic.
 
Tickets for the entire Met: Live in HD season go on sale at 10 a.m., July 17, 2019, (Pre-sale dates are at 10 a.m., July 11 for Met Guild members, in person or by phone only; 10 a.m.July 15 for Lensic and Santa Fe Opera members, online, in person, or by phone).
 
Tickets are priced from $22 to $25 (live broadcasts only: $15 for students; student ID required) and available
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Scenes From ScienceFest Kick Off Event At Pond

This year’s ScienceFest had an impressive start during its kick off event Tuesday at Ashley Pond Park. Los Alamos Creative District hosted the event, which featured ‘Infinitude’, a digitally printed fractual hot air balloon. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

‘Infinitude’, a digitally printed fractual hot air balloon was featured during the kick off event Tuesday for ScienceFest. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

‘Infinitude’ draws a crowd at the kick off event Tuesday for ScienceFest. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

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Lauritzen: Life After 50 … So Many Events This Week

Lauren Sherwood is co-presenting the 8-week program, Paint Strokes Through Grief, 2-4 p.m. beginning Thursday at the Betty Ehart Senior Center. Courtesy photo

Jane Mackenzie McConnell is co-presenting the 8-week program, Paint Strokes Through Grief, 2-4 p.m. beginning Thursday at the Betty Ehart Senior Center. Courtesy photo

 

By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Executive Director
LARSO

This month is flying by already, and so many great new things are happening locally, that I thought I would share a few.

On Wednesday, the White Rock Senior Center will host a presentation by Kendra Henning, Read More

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