Black Mesa Brass Quartet Present Fall Concert Oct. 17
Elk Graze Beneath Fall Colors Near Valles Caldera
Elk graze beneath fall colors Friday near Valles Caldera National Preserve. Photo by Lauren Hughes Read More
Daily Postcard: Is That Really The Milky Way Above East Gate Guard Tower!?
Daily Postcard: Not really … it is a photo of the Milky Way taken last summer in Show Low, Ariz., artistically superimposed above a shot of the East Gate Guard Tower taken in September. Also known as the Los Alamos Fire Lookout, the East Gate Guard Tower, in place since 1948, has played a key role in monitoring both security threats and forest fires in and around Los Alamos. Recently renovated, the tower today welcomes visitors to town as a National Historic Lookout and reminder of the Manhattan Project era. Photo by Steve Bublitz Read More
Black Mesa Brass Quintet Fall Concert Oct. 17
Los Alamos Makers Hosts Free Soap-Making Workshop With Local Family Business ‘Lively Faith Soap’ Oct. 16
‘Isla and baby Bernard’: Isla and her baby Bernard are two of the registered purebred Nubian goats from the local family farm (Lily’s Ridge Ranch). Courtesy/LAM
From Los Alamos Makers:
Los Alamos Makers continues its mission to empower creative entrepreneurs and bring hands-on learning to the community by hosting a free soap-making workshop led by Lively Faith Soap, a family-run natural soap company based in White Rock.
The event will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16 at Los Alamos Makers at 1789 Central Ave. Participants will discover the artistry and science behind handcrafted soap Read More
Late-Blooming Clematis Brightens White Rock Garden
A beautiful late-blooming clematis brightens a garden this week in White Rock. Photo by Joyce Wolff Read More
Step Up Gallery Encourages Los Alamos County Employees To Submit Art For 2025 Showcase
STEP UP GALLERY News:
The 2nd biennial Los Alamos County Employee Art Showcase will run Dec. 4 to Jan. 7, 2026 in Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library.
This year, retired Los Alamos County employees as well as current employees are invited to submit art they create, including photography.
The official “Call for Art (CFA)” for this exhibit is available to download now at: https://stepupgallery.org/call-for-art/. The application is due by Nov. 10. Please follow the instructions written in the CFA. Finished art to be displayed in the show is due to Step Up Gallery between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday, Read More
Autumn Perspective On Pajarito Mountain
Autumn perspective recently of Bonanza run on Pajarito Mountain. Photo by Ginny Staton Read More
Daily Postcard: Beautiful View Of 2025 Harvest Moon
Daily Postcard: Scene of Monday’s 2025 Harvest Supermoon gracing the garden of a small farm in the beautiful Española Valley. Photo by Liddie Martinez Read More
Beautiful Dahlias Blooming In Los Alamos
A view of Theresa Sandlin’s beautiful dahlia blooming in Los Alamos. Photo by Wren Propp
Another view of Theresa Sandlin’s beautiful dahlias blooming in Los Alamos. Photo by Wren Propp
Another view of Theresa Sandlin’s beautiful dahlias blooming in Los Alamos. Photo by Wren Propp Read More
SFCB To Present Halloween Concert Oct. 31
SFCB News:
The Santa Fe Concert Band (SFCB) will present a Halloween concert at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 31, in the St. Francis Auditorium (New Mexico Museum of Art), 107 W. Palace Ave.
Phantoms! Fantasy! Legends!
Nothing conjures the spirit of Halloween better than music. Bring the whole family to St. Francis Auditorium for a concert of mood-setting selections, including Danse Macabre by Saint-Saëns, Music for a Darkened Theatre, and How to Train Your Dragon.
Costumes welcome! Free admission. Donations welcome. Read More
Scenes From Ribbon Cutting For Leisure Lagoon Art
Las Cruces artist Amanda Jaffe, center, snips the ribbon Tuesday morning to officially celebrate the installation of her tile murals at the Leisure Lagoon at the Aquatic Center. Joining Jaffe from left, Los Alamos County Council Chair Theresa Cull, 4th from right, Los Alamos CSD Director Cory Stryon, far right, and Councilor David Reagor, far left. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Las Cruces artist Amanda Jaffe, left, chats with Council Chair Theresa Cull during the ribbon cutting for Jaffe’s tile murals Tuesday at the Leisure Lagoon. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
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Tao And Jacobson Perform At Lensic Nov. 9
MUSIC News:
SANTA FE — Conrad Tao returns for Santa Fe Pro Musica’s Fall Orchestra Concert. His work “all I had forgotten or tried to” was written in 2017, originally for piano solo. In 2019, Tao arranged this hauntingly beautiful work for Stefan Jackiw, violinist and a frequent music collaborator, who remarked that “I’ve long admired Conrad’s expressive creativity, his probing mind and his spirit of thoughtful investigation. His music is darkly expressive, gorgeously lyrical, and at times shatteringly powerful.” The program, led by Pro Musica artistic director and violinist, Colin Jacobsen, Read More
Sangre De Cristo Chorale Concerts Oct. 11 & 12
Sangre de Cristo Chorale. Courtesy photo
Music Director George Case
MUSIC News:
The Sangre de Cristo Chorale will perform The Passing of the Year, the opening concert of its 48 th season, on Saturday, October 11 and Sunday, October 12 in Santa Fe. Both concerts will be at 4 pm at the First Presbyterian Church of Santa Fe. The 52-voice Chorale is led by Music Director George Case and accompanied by pianist Deborah Wagner.
This concert celebrates nature and the changing seasons with music by Jonathan Dove, Aaron Copland, Z. Randall Stroope, Craig Hella Johnson, and more. English composer Dove’s Read More
Anonymous Million Dollar Endowment Gift To Help Shape Future Of Santa Fe Desert Chorale
Santa Fe Desert Chorale News:
The Santa Fe Desert Chorale, one of New Mexico’s longest running and pre-eminent music organizations, announced today that it has received a $1 million Endowment gift from an anonymous donor.
This transformative gift launches the organization’s endowment fund, newly managed by nonprofit investment advisors eCIO, into a new stage of growth. As they continue to grow this fund, the Chorale’s endowment will help secure the long-term future of its celebrated Summer and Winter Festivals; enable the creation of new choral works; and allow for the expansion Read More
2025 Río Grande Sky Fiesta Oct. 25-26 At Los Luceros Historic Site
Scene from an earlier Sky Fiesta event. Courtesy/NRGNHA
Scene from an earlier Sky Fiesta event. Courtesy/NRGNHA
NRGNHA News:
ALCALDE — The Northern Río Grande National Heritage Area (NRGNHA) is proud to present the 2025 Río Grande Sky Fiesta, Oct. 25-26 to the historic Los Luceros site in Alcalde.
This two-day celebration will once again fill the skies with vibrant hot air balloons and welcome guests with food, culture, and family-friendly fun along the Río Grande.
Following a successful inaugural year, the 2025 event will feature morning balloon ascensions at 6:45 a.m. and 7:45 a.m. on Read More
Explore The Possibility Of Life Beyond Earth At Aliens! A Spooky Planetarium Adventure With PEEC
PEEC News:
Is life beyond Earth science fiction or science fact? The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) invites the community to find out at Aliens!, a special planetarium program, 7-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, at the Los Alamos Nature Center.
Led by astrophysicist Kelcey Davis, this exciting, Halloween-season show takes audiences on a spooky journey through the skies in search of friendly neighbors.
Discover astronomy’s fascinating history of “alien hunting”, travel through the solar system to examine the potential for life, and consider the biggest question of all: Are we alone Read More
Moving Arts Española Co-Founder And CNN Hero Roger Montoya Honored With National Dance Teacher Award
Roger Montoya, Tuesday, Oct. 7, visited New York to receive his award as a 2025 Dance Teacher Honoree, one of the nation’s most prestigious honors recognizing outstanding contributions to dance education. Courtesy photo
MOA News:
ESPAÑOLA — The good news continues for Moving Arts Española. Co-Founder and Creative Director Roger Montoya, a CNN Hero, has been selected as a recipient of the 2025 Dance Teacher Award, one of the nation’s most prestigious honors recognizing outstanding contributions to dance education.
Montoya and fellow Co-Founder Salvador Ruiz-Esquivel attended the awards Read More
Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration At Museum Of Indian Arts And Culture
NMDCA News:
The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture invites the public to a vibrant and family-friendly celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day 2025, from 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 12.
The event will feature Native dance performances, storytelling, cultural demonstrations, a special exhibition tour, and more. Special guests include White Mountain Apache Crown Dancers (White River, AZ), Kenneth Duncan (San Carlos Apache), and Shannon Trujillo (Diné/Washoe), Face Painter. Free admission all day, generously sponsored by Sandia Resort & Casino.
Schedule of events:
- All day: Air
PAC 8 Community Media Center: Oct. 10–16, 2025
PAC 8 News:
PAC 8 Community Media Center is available for recording events, transferring of old media, shooting and editing, live streaming and drone photography and videography.
For information, call 505.662.7228 or visit pac8cmc.com.
PAC 8 Television schedule for Oct. 10–16, 2025:
Friday, Oct. 10, 2025
- 6 a.m. — Democracy Now! – Live
- 10 a.m. — The Thom Hartmann Program
- 11 a.m. — County Council Replay 10-07–25
- 4 p.m. — Democracy Now!
- 5 p.m. — PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates
- 6 p.m. — Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce – New Mexico State Representative Christine Chandler
- 7 p.m.
